Chicago @ Oakland props

Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for homers. Elvis Andrus has been unlucky this year, putting up a .245 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .295 — a .050 discrepancy.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Luis Robert is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for homers. Luis Robert has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 15.8% seasonal rate to 25.8% over the past two weeks. Luis Robert has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 96.6-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 89-mph figure.

Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for homers. Shea Langeliers will have the handedness advantage over Tanner Banks in today's game. The Chicago White Sox infield defense projects as the 7th-worst among all the teams on the slate today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Shea Langeliers will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Shea Langeliers's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls lately (25.4° over the past two weeks) is significantly better than his 17.8° seasonal angle.

The Chicago White Sox have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Tony Kemp stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. The Chicago White Sox infield defense projects as the 7th-worst among all the teams on the slate today. Tony Kemp will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Tony Kemp has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 86.9-mph average to last year's 84.2-mph EV. Compared to his seasonal average of 11.6°, Tony Kemp has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 25.6° mark in the past week.

Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for homers. Zach Remillard's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls recently (26.5° in the last 7 days) is quite a bit better than his 15.2° seasonal figure.

Gavin Sheets will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Medina in today's matchup. Gavin Sheets has exhibited impressive plate discipline this year, grading out in the 83rd percentile with a 1.73 K/BB rate.

The Chicago White Sox have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jace Peterson has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. The Chicago White Sox infield defense projects as the 7th-worst among all the teams on the slate today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Jace Peterson will hold that advantage in today's game. Jace Peterson's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (17.2°) is significantly better than his 12.9° angle last season. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Jace Peterson has had bad variance on his side this year. His .282 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .314.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Over the past 7 days, Andrew Vaughn's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10.2% up to 17.6%. Andrew Vaughn has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 96.6-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal average of 94.4-mph. Andrew Vaughn's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better in recent games, going from 15.7% on the season to 23.5% over the last week.

Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for homers. Jonah Bride will hold the platoon advantage over Tanner Banks in today's matchup. The Chicago White Sox infield defense projects as the worst among all the teams on the slate today. Jonah Bride will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Jonah Bride has made notable gains with his Barrel%, upping his 1.5% rate last year to 7.9% this season.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Eloy Jimenez ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Eloy Jimenez is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. Eloy Jimenez has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.6-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 92.1-mph EV. In the past week's worth of games, Eloy Jimenez's 63.2% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 39.9%.

Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for homers. Jake Burger has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 97.8-mph average to last year's 95.7-mph average. Jake Burger has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 99.8-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal EV of 97.8-mph. As it relates to his batting average, Jake Burger has been unlucky this year. His .215 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .246.

Yasmani Grandal has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for homers. Aledmys Diaz will have the handedness advantage over Tanner Banks in today's game. The Chicago White Sox infield defense projects as the 7th-worst among all the teams on the slate today. Aledmys Diaz will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Aledmys Diaz's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls recently (23.3° in the last two weeks) is quite a bit better than his 7.8° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esteury Ruiz in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Esteury Ruiz is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game. Esteury Ruiz will have the handedness advantage against Tanner Banks today. The Chicago White Sox infield defense projects as the 7th-worst among all the teams on the slate today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Esteury Ruiz will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Brent Rooker is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for homers. Brent Rooker will hold the platoon advantage over Tanner Banks in today's game. The Chicago White Sox infield defense projects as the 7th-worst among all the teams on the slate today. Brent Rooker will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Diaz in the 81st percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Jordan Diaz is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for homers. Jordan Diaz will hold the platoon advantage over Tanner Banks in today's matchup. The Chicago White Sox infield defense projects as the 7th-worst among all the teams on the slate today.

JJ Bleday has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Andrew Benintendi has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.

Tim Anderson has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.