Los Angeles @ Oakland Picks & Props

Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest in Major League Baseball. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. In the last 14 days, Nick Ahmed's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 89.8-mph over the course of the season to 92.8-mph lately. Nick Ahmed's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (16.4°) is considerably better than his 11.7° angle last season. Over the last two weeks, Nick Ahmed has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 36.8° compared to his seasonal mark of 16.4°.

Kike Hernandez is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest in Major League Baseball. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Kike Hernandez has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 90.6-mph average to last season's 87.8-mph figure. Kike Hernandez's launch angle of late (22.7° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is significantly higher than his 15.7° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Lux in the 79th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Gavin Lux is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Gavin Lux will have the handedness advantage over Osvaldo Bido in today's game. Gavin Lux has made significant gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 4.9% seasonal rate to 22.2% over the past 7 days.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Hitting from the opposite that River Ryan throws from, Seth Brown will have the upper hand today. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Seth Brown will hold that advantage in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Seth Brown's true offensive ability to be a .315, implying that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .028 gap between that figure and his actual .287 wOBA.

Andy Pages is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest in Major League Baseball. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Andy Pages has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 91.2-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 88.3-mph mark. Over the past two weeks, Andy Pages's 26.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.1%.

Lawrence Butler has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (66% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that River Ryan throws from, Lawrence Butler will have the upper hand today. Lawrence Butler will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Lawrence Butler has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 95.2-mph average to last year's 90.4-mph figure.

Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest in Major League Baseball. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Cavan Biggio will have an advantage today. Compared to his seasonal average of 20.1°, Cavan Biggio has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 43.5° figure in the last week's worth of games. Cavan Biggio's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (24.7°) is significantly better than his 14.4° mark last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 12th-best hitter in the league when assessing his BABIP talent. Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Teoscar Hernandez has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 14.4% seasonal rate has decreased to 8.3% over the past week. In the past two weeks, Teoscar Hernandez's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.9-mph over the course of the season to 100.2-mph recently.

When assessing his batting average skill, Amed Rosario is projected as the 17th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Extreme flyball batters like Amed Rosario tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Osvaldo Bido. Over the past two weeks, Amed Rosario's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 90.2-mph over the course of the season to 97-mph lately. Amed Rosario's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls in recent games (22.2° in the past 14 days) is a considerable increase over his 6.7° seasonal mark.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Abraham Toro will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

J.J. Bleday is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. J.J. Bleday will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against River Ryan in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and J.J. Bleday will hold that advantage in today's game. J.J. Bleday has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal 88.9-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 91st percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest in Major League Baseball. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Zack Gelof will hold that advantage today. In the past two weeks, Zack Gelof's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.6-mph over the course of the season to 99.3-mph recently.

Miguel Andujar's batting average talent is projected to be in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Miguel Andujar is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest in Major League Baseball. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Miguel Andujar will hold that advantage today.

Jason Heyward has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (74% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Jason Heyward will have the handedness advantage against Osvaldo Bido today. In the past 14 days, Jason Heyward's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.3-mph over the course of the season to 95.1-mph lately. As it relates to plate discipline, Jason Heyward's skill is quite strong, posting a 1.99 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 82nd percentile.

Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today's game. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest in Major League Baseball. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Shea Langeliers will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Shea Langeliers has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 97.9-mph average over the last week to his seasonal mark of 95.7-mph.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Kevin Kiermaier will hold the platoon advantage over Osvaldo Bido in today's matchup. Hitters such as Kevin Kiermaier with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Osvaldo Bido who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum. Kevin Kiermaier has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 90.6-mph average to last year's 87.4-mph figure. Kevin Kiermaier's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (7.7°) is quite a bit better than his 4.4° mark last year.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Brent Rooker ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brent Rooker is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest in Major League Baseball. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Brent Rooker will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Shohei Ohtani has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.