Los Angeles @ Washington props

Since the start of last season, Michael Stefanic has been pulled from the game early in 27% of his appearances when starting against lefty on the mound. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Nationals Park as the worst park in Major League Baseball for RHB BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the most-favorable of the day for pitchers. Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Michael Stefanic in today's matchup. In the last week's worth of games, Michael Stefanic has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to assess power).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 86th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Nolan Schanuel is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 4th-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Nolan Schanuel pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Nolan Schanuel has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 93.7-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal EV of 89.6-mph.

Among all major league stadiums, Nationals Park's right field fences are the 9th-shallowest. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood as the 8th-best batter in the league when it comes to his BABIP skill. James Wood is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Among all major league stadiums, Nationals Park's right field fences are the 9th-shallowest. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). James Wood will hold the platoon advantage over Griffin Canning today.

Among all major league stadiums, Nationals Park's right field fences are the 9th-shallowest. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Nasim Nunez will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Nasim Nunez is remarkably athletic, grading out in the 92nd percentile in Sprint Speed at 29.06 ft/sec this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Zach Neto is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 91% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Zach Neto will have an advantage in today's matchup. Zach Neto has made notable gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 9.2% seasonal rate to 25% in the past 7 days.

CJ Abrams is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 4th-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Hitting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, CJ Abrams will have the upper hand today. CJ Abrams pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.1% — 82nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. CJ Abrams will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Jo Adell will have the upper hand in today's game. Jo Adell has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.5-mph to 91.7-mph in the last two weeks. Jo Adell's launch angle recently (19.9° over the last two weeks) is significantly higher than his 14.5° seasonal angle. In terms of his batting average, Jo Adell has had bad variance on his side this year. His .202 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .233.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Taylor Ward is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today's game. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Hitting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Taylor Ward will have the upper hand today. Taylor Ward has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

Nationals Park grades out as the #28 field in Major League Baseball for lefty base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the most-favorable of the day for pitchers. Luis Garcia's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 92.5-mph seasonal EV has lowered to 90.2-mph in the last two weeks. Luis Garcia has been lucky this year, notching a .339 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .315 — a .024 gap.

Jacob Young's BABIP ability is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Jacob Young has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Jacob Young will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Jacob Young's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, increasing from 45% on the season to 58.3% in the last 7 days.

Juan Yepez is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Juan Yepez will hold that advantage today. Ranking in the 79th percentile, Juan Yepez has put up a .328 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season. With a .277 batting average since the start of last season, Juan Yepez is positioned in the 90th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Rendon in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Anthony Rendon will have the handedness advantage over Patrick Corbin today. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Anthony Rendon's true offensive talent to be a .326, indicating that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .050 deviation between that mark and his actual .276 wOBA. Anthony Rendon has exhibited strong plate discipline this year, checking in at the 80th percentile with a 2.05 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Logan O'Hoppe is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Logan O'Hoppe will have the upper hand today. Logan O'Hoppe has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 11.5% seasonal rate to 23.1% over the past two weeks.

The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 4th-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Ildemaro Vargas pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.6% — 77th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Ildemaro Vargas will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Over the last 7 days, Ildemaro Vargas's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 86.7-mph over the course of the season to 93.8-mph lately. Ildemaro Vargas has displayed good plate discipline this year, grading out in the 90th percentile with a 1.62 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Harold Ramirez in the 97th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 4th-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Harold Ramirez has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.6%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Harold Ramirez will hold that advantage today. Harold Ramirez has been unlucky this year, compiling a .268 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .305 — a .037 disparity.

Kevin Pillar is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Kevin Pillar will have an edge today. In the last week, Kevin Pillar's 27.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 22.2%. Ranking in the 79th percentile, Kevin Pillar sits with a .270 batting average this year.

The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Brandon Drury will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today's matchup. Brandon Drury has been unlucky this year, posting a .201 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .300 — a .099 gap.

Keibert Ruiz is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Keibert Ruiz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Griffin Canning in today's matchup. Keibert Ruiz pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.4% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Keibert Ruiz will hold that advantage in today's game.

Alex Call has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (80% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Alex Call will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Alex Call has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits in recent games, striking balls between -4° and 26° 57.9% of the time in the last week's worth of games. Sporting a 1.41 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Alex Call has shown favorable plate discipline, checking in at the 95th percentile.

Among all major league stadiums, Nationals Park's right field fences are the 9th-shallowest. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level of the day at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Batting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, Travis Blankenhorn will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Travis Blankenhorn will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Travis Blankenhorn has displayed some good exit velocity statistics in recent games, averaging 97.2-mph on his flyballs over the last week.