Oakland @ Seattle props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.P. Crawford in the 79th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. J.P. Crawford is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in the majors — generally good for dingers. J.P. Crawford will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zach Neal in today's matchup. J.P. Crawford will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Diaz in the 78th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Jordan Diaz is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. Jordan Diaz has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the Seattle Mariners. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Jordan Diaz's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.2-mph over the course of the season to 103.3-mph lately.

The #2 stadium in the game for suppressing base hits to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park. Built just 17 feet above sea level, T-Mobile Park has one of the lowest altitudes in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to lower offensive output. The weather report forecasts the 3rd-best pitching conditions of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Zach Neal will hold the platoon advantage against Julio Rodriguez today. Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-strongest infield defense is that of the the Oakland Athletics.

Ryan Noda is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. Ryan Noda will hold the platoon advantage over Bryce Miller in today's matchup. Ryan Noda pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33% — 77th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the Seattle Mariners. Ryan Noda has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 100.1-mph average in the past week to his seasonal EV of 95.1-mph.

Nick Allen has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the Seattle Mariners. Nick Allen has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 88.2-mph average to last year's 85.9-mph EV. In the last 7 days, Nick Allen's 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 17.4%. In terms of his batting average, Nick Allen has suffered from bad luck this year. His .208 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .247.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 92nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Zack Gelof is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. Zack Gelof has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the Seattle Mariners. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Zack Gelof's 59.5% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 48.1%.

Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. Cal Raleigh pulls many of his flyballs (38.1% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Cal Raleigh will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Cal Raleigh's launch angle of late (28.2° in the past 14 days) is quite a bit higher than his 20.6° seasonal angle.

Josh Rojas will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zach Neal in today's game. Josh Rojas has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Josh Rojas will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Josh Rojas has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% recently, upping his 4.3% seasonal rate to 10% over the last week.

Mike Ford will hold the platoon advantage against Zach Neal in today's game. Mike Ford pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.2% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Mike Ford will hold that advantage in today's game. Mike Ford has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 19% seasonal rate to 29.4% in the last two weeks. Mike Ford has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.2-mph to 97.4-mph over the past 7 days.

Tony Kemp is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in the majors — generally good for dingers. Tony Kemp will have the handedness advantage over Bryce Miller today. Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the Seattle Mariners. In comparison to his 84.2-mph average last year, Tony Kemp's exit velocity has noticeably risen this season, now sitting at 86.9 mph.

Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage against Bryce Miller in today's game. Lawrence Butler has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the Seattle Mariners.

T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in the majors — generally good for dingers. Dominic Canzone will have the handedness advantage against Zach Neal today. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Dominic Canzone will hold that advantage in today's game. Dominic Canzone has seen a big gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 91.9-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 89.4-mph average. Dominic Canzone's launch angle recently (22.9° in the last two weeks) is a significant increase over his 15.3° seasonal angle.

Shea Langeliers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.8% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the Seattle Mariners. Shea Langeliers has made significant gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 11.1% seasonal rate to 25% in the past 7 days. Shea Langeliers has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.3-mph to 96.6-mph in the past 7 days. In the last week's worth of games, Shea Langeliers's 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 11.9%.