Oakland @ Seattle props

Mitch Haniger is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-shallowest fences in the league — generally good for long-balls. Batting from the same side that Alex Wood throws from, Mitch Haniger will have a tough challenge today. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today. Mitch Haniger will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-shallowest fences in the league — generally good for long-balls. Brett Harris has been hot recently, putting up a .361 wOBA in the last 14 days.

Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage against Luis Castillo in today's matchup. Lawrence Butler has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

Ty France's batting average ability is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-shallowest fences in the league — generally good for long-balls. Hitting from the same side that Alex Wood throws from, Ty France will be in a tough position in today's matchup. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today. Ty France will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Alex Wood will have the handedness advantage against Luis Urias in today's game. Luis Urias pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.6% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Luis Urias will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The #2 venue in the majors for suppressing batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park. T-Mobile Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense. Low humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 3rd-least humid conditions of all games on the slate at 40%. Julio Rodriguez ranks in the 7th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs (11.7% rate since the start of last season). Sporting a 4.58 K/BB rate this year, Julio Rodriguez has shown bad plate discipline, placing in the 14th percentile.

J.J. Bleday is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-shallowest fences in the league — generally good for long-balls. Hitting from the opposite that Luis Castillo throws from, J.J. Bleday will have an edge today. J.J. Bleday has done a strong job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 18.7° mark is among the highest in the game since the start of last season (86th percentile). As it relates to plate discipline, J.J. Bleday's ability is quite good, posting a 1.79 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 79th percentile.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Brent Rooker ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-shallowest fences in the league — generally good for long-balls. Brent Rooker's 15.5% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power) grades out in the 94th percentile since the start of last season. Since the start of last season, Brent Rooker has an average exit velocity of 91.6 mph, which ranks among the elite in MLB at the 88th percentile.

Abraham Toro is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game. Abraham Toro pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.4% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Abraham Toro's footspeed has gotten better this season. His 26.92 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.82 ft/sec now. Utilizing Statcast metrics, Abraham Toro ranks in the 100th percentile for offensive skills per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .433. By putting up a .371 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Abraham Toro has performed in the 95th percentile.

Shea Langeliers is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Shea Langeliers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.2% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Shea Langeliers's 13.1% Barrel% (a reliable metric to assess power) grades out in the 88th percentile since the start of last season. Since the start of last season, Shea Langeliers's flyball exit velocity (an advanced standard to study power) ranks in the 93rd percentile at 95.6 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Jorge Polanco is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Jorge Polanco pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.7% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jorge Polanco will hold that advantage today.

Mitch Garver has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (50% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. Hitting from the same side that Alex Wood throws from, Mitch Garver meets a tough challenge in today's game. Mitch Garver pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.3% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Mitch Garver will hold that advantage today.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the plate, Sam Haggerty will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Alex Wood today. Sam Haggerty pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.5% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Sam Haggerty will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Sam Haggerty has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .300 mark is deflated compared to his .326 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Seth Brown is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today. T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-shallowest fences in the league — generally good for long-balls. Seth Brown will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Castillo in today's matchup. Despite posting a .238 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Seth Brown has suffered from bad luck given the .077 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .315. Seth Brown's 12.2% Barrel% (an advanced stat to study power) is in the 83rd percentile since the start of last season.

Dylan Moore is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 96% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Alex Wood will have the handedness advantage over Dylan Moore in today's matchup. Dylan Moore pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today. Dylan Moore will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

Seby Zavala will hold the platoon advantage over Alex Wood in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Wood has a large platoon split. Seby Zavala pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today. Seby Zavala will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.191) suggests that Seby Zavala has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .173 actual batting average.