Oakland Coliseum
Brandon Marsh has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.
Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for dingers. Shea Langeliers will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats. Shea Langeliers has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 10.3% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last week's worth of games. Shea Langeliers has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 98.9-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal EV of 94.3-mph.
THE BAT X projects Ramon Laureano in the 76th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Ramon Laureano is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for dingers. Ramon Laureano will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Ramon Laureano's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, going from 18.6% on the season to 24% in the last two weeks.
Kevin Smith will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Kevin Smith has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 94.3-mph average to last season's 91.5-mph mark.
THE BAT X projects Trea Turner as the 15th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when assessing his batting average ability. Trea Turner is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for dingers. Trea Turner will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today's game... and even better, Sears has a huge platoon split. Trea Turner has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 97.5-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal average of 91.7-mph.
Kyle Schwarber projects as the 14th-best hitter in the game, via THE BAT X. Kyle Schwarber is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game. Kyle Schwarber has made significant improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 16% seasonal rate to 23.5% in the last 14 days. Kyle Schwarber has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 103.7-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal average of 96.7-mph. Kyle Schwarber's launch angle of late (25.8° over the past week) is a considerable increase over his 17.5° seasonal mark.
Tony Kemp will hold the platoon advantage over Taijuan Walker in today's game. Tony Kemp will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Tony Kemp has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 86.2-mph average to last year's 84.2-mph average. Tony Kemp has been unlucky this year, compiling a .211 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .286 — a .075 discrepancy.
Bryce Harper projects as the 10th-best hitter in MLB, via THE BAT X. Bryce Harper is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. Bryce Harper has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .355 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .398 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Bryce Harper has notched a .296 Expected Batting Average this year, ranking in the 96th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Bryce Harper has exhibited favorable plate discipline this year, grading out in the 91st percentile with a 1.42 K/BB rate.
Ryan Noda is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. Ryan Noda will have the handedness advantage against Taijuan Walker today. Ryan Noda will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Ryan Noda has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 98.2-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal figure of 95.7-mph. Ryan Noda's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, rising from 52.3% on the season to 68.8% over the past 7 days.
Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for dingers. Jonah Bride will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Jonah Bride has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 91.7-mph average to last season's 86.9-mph figure. Jonah Bride has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 100-mph average in the last week to his seasonal mark of 96.8-mph. Jonah Bride's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better recently, going from 40.7% on the season to 62.5% over the past 7 days.
Bryson Stott has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.
Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for dingers. Josh Harrison will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against JP Sears today... and even better, Sears has a huge platoon split.
THE BAT X projects Edmundo Sosa in the 80th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for dingers. Edmundo Sosa will have the handedness advantage against JP Sears in today's game... and even better, Sears has a huge platoon split. Edmundo Sosa's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved of late, rising from 43.8% on the season to 53.3% in the last 14 days.
Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for dingers. Aledmys Diaz will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Aledmys Diaz has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .239 figure is a fair amount lower than his .302 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).
THE BAT X projects Alec Bohm in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Alec Bohm will hold the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today's matchup... and moreover, Sears has a huge platoon split. Alec Bohm has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 94.2-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 89.8-mph mark. Alec Bohm has been unlucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .267 mark is considerably lower than his .285 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).
THE BAT X projects Brent Rooker in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for dingers. Brent Rooker will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Brent Rooker has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 104.3-mph average over the last week to his seasonal mark of 94.4-mph.
Kody Clemens has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.
Jace Peterson is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. Jace Peterson will have the handedness advantage against Taijuan Walker in today's matchup. Jace Peterson will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.
THE BAT X projects Seth Brown in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Seth Brown is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. Seth Brown will have the handedness advantage over Taijuan Walker in today's game. Seth Brown will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. Seth Brown's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, rising from 15.5% to 24.6%.
THE BAT X projects Esteury Ruiz in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Esteury Ruiz is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game. Esteury Ruiz will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Esteury Ruiz's launch angle in recent games (23.3° in the last week) is a considerable increase over his 9.4° seasonal angle.
J.T. Realmuto has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.
Cristian Pache has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.
Nick Castellanos has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.
