Oakland @ Atlanta Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Abraham Toro in the 19th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. When starting against a southpaw this year, Abraham Toro has been pinch hit for 18% of the time. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for pitchers. Abraham Toro pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.3% — 80th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league's 3rd-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. Abraham Toro will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for pitchers. Hitting from the same side that Aaron Brooks throws from, Marcell Ozuna will have a tough challenge in today's matchup. Marcell Ozuna pulls many of his flyballs (34.8% — 85th percentile) and will be challenged by the league's 3rd-deepest LF fences today. Marcell Ozuna's quickness has declined this season. His 26.37 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 25.2 ft/sec now. Despite posting a .414 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Marcell Ozuna has experienced some positive variance given the .073 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .341.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for pitchers. As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Ozzie Albies will bat from his worse side against Aaron Brooks in this game. Ozzie Albies's footspeed has declined this year. His 27.54 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.84 ft/sec now. Hitting the ball to all fields is a core skill for batting average that Ozzie Albies has struggled with since the start of last season, as evidenced by his checking in at the 2nd percentile on THE BAT X's Spray Score.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for pitchers. Hitting from the same side that Aaron Brooks throws from, Austin Riley will be at a disadvantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Truist Park as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty BABIP. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Because of Chris Sale's large platoon split, Zack Gelof will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today's matchup. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Atlanta Braves.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for pitchers. This season, there has been a decline in Michael Harris II's quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 28.78 ft/sec last year to 28.06 ft/sec currently. Michael Harris II and his 5.3° launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls rank in 5th percentile, among the lowest in the league since the start of last season. Michael Harris II has shown poor plate discipline this year, checking in at the 19th percentile with a 3.92 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarred Kelenic in the 85th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Truist Park as the 6th-best park in the game for lefty base hits. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Jarred Kelenic will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Aaron Brooks today. Jarred Kelenic hits many of his flyballs to center field (41.1% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 5th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Brent Rooker is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Truist Park as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty BABIP. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Given Chris Sale's large platoon split, Brent Rooker will have a tremendous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Miguel Andujar is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Truist Park as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty BABIP. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Miguel Andujar will have the handedness advantage against Chris Sale today... and even better, Sale has a large platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Truist Park as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty BABIP. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Aledmys Diaz will hold the platoon advantage over Chris Sale in today's matchup... and even better, Sale has a large platoon split. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Atlanta Braves.

Daz Cameron has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (100% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Truist Park as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty BABIP. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Given Chris Sale's large platoon split, Daz Cameron will have a colossal advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today's game. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Atlanta Braves.

Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Truist Park as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty BABIP. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Considering Chris Sale's large platoon split, Shea Langeliers will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Atlanta Braves.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Matt Olson ranks as the 14th-best batter in the game. Matt Olson is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Truist Park as the 6th-best park in the game for lefty base hits. Truist Park has the 5th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Truist Park as the 6th-best park in the game for lefty base hits. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. J.J. Bleday hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 5th-shallowest CF fences today. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Atlanta Braves. J.J. Bleday's speed has improved this season. His 27.15 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.76 ft/sec now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Truist Park as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty BABIP. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Among every team today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics. Travis d'Arnaud will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Travis d'Arnaud's 90.6-mph average exit velocity ranks among the best in baseball since the start of last season: 76th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Truist Park as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty BABIP. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Among every team today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics. Orlando Arcia will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.340) provides evidence that Orlando Arcia has experienced some negative variance this year with his .270 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Truist Park as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty BABIP. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Among every team today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics. Adam Duvall will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Adam Duvall's 12.6% Barrel% (an advanced stat to measure power) is in the 85th percentile since the start of last season.