Oakland @ Washington props

The #3 stadium in the league for suppressing BABIP to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park. Out of all the teams in action today, the 3rd-best infield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates CJ Abrams's true offensive skill to be a .299, indicating that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .018 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .317 wOBA. CJ Abrams has exhibited bad plate discipline this year, placing in the 11th percentile with a 4.49 K/BB rate.

The #4 venue in the majors for suppressing BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park. Jake Irvin will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Esteury Ruiz today. Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Esteury Ruiz in today's matchup. By putting up a .292 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year, Esteury Ruiz is positioned in the 10th percentile for offensive ability. Ranked in the 0th percentile, Esteury Ruiz's average exit velocity of 82.7 mph ranks among the lowest in the majors this year.

The #3 venue in the majors for suppressing BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park. Luis Medina will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joey Meneses today. Out of all the teams in action today, the 3rd-best infield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics. Joey Meneses's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last year to this one, decreasing from 19.2% to 11.3%. In terms of his batting average, Joey Meneses has had some very good luck this year. His .280 rate has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .251.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Brent Rooker ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brent Rooker is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 89°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. In the last 14 days, Brent Rooker's 23.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 17.2%.

In MLB, Nationals Park's right field fences are the 9th-shallowest. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 89°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Tyler Soderstrom will have the handedness advantage against Jake Irvin in today's game. Tyler Soderstrom has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 90.8-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal 86.7-mph mark.

Keibert Ruiz is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 89°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Keibert Ruiz pulls many of his flyballs (35.3% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Keibert Ruiz will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 89°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Alex Call will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Alex Call has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 92.9-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 86.7-mph average. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Alex Call's true offensive skill to be a .317, indicating that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .042 gap between that figure and his actual .275 wOBA.

The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 89°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Stone Garrett will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Stone Garrett has compiled a .359 BABIP since the start of last season, placing in the 93rd percentile.

The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 89°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Shea Langeliers has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.8-mph to 94.2-mph in the past 14 days. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Shea Langeliers's true offensive talent to be a .315, implying that he this year given the .039 difference between that mark and his actual .276 wOBA.

Jordan Diaz's batting average ability is projected to be in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Jordan Diaz is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 89°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Jordan Diaz has made significant strides with his Barrel% recently, improving his 7.6% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Zack Gelof is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 89°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. In the past two weeks, Zack Gelof's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.8-mph over the course of the season to 99.7-mph recently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lane Thomas in the 78th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Lane Thomas is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 90°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Lane Thomas will hold that advantage today. Lane Thomas has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 8.8% seasonal rate to 14.3% over the past week.

Dominic Smith has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (59% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. In MLB, Nationals Park's right field fences are the 9th-shallowest. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 89°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Dominic Smith will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Medina in today's game.

Ildemaro Vargas is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 94% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. In MLB, Nationals Park's right field fences are the 9th-shallowest. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 89°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Ildemaro Vargas will hold that advantage in today's game.

The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 89°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Nick Allen has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Nick Allen has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 89.2-mph average to last year's 85.9-mph average. Nick Allen's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (8.5°) is quite a bit higher than his 4.8° angle last year.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Seth Brown ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Seth Brown is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today's game. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 89°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Seth Brown will have the handedness advantage over Jake Irvin today.

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