Oakland @ Toronto Picks & Props

The #5 park in the majors for suppressing batting average to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre. Yariel Rodriguez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Miguel Andujar in today's matchup. Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Miguel Andujar today. Miguel Andujar's launch angle lately (-5.6° over the last week) is a significant dropoff from his 7.9° seasonal figure. Miguel Andujar has been cold lately, posting a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to measure power) in the past two weeks' worth of games.

The #5 park in the majors for suppressing batting average to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre. Batting from the same side that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Alejandro Kirk will have a disadvantage in today's game. Alejandro Kirk's launch angle of late (5.3° in the past two weeks' worth of games) is significantly worse than his 10.6° seasonal figure.

The #5 park in the majors for suppressing batting average to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre. Osvaldo Bido will hold the platoon advantage against Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in today's matchup.

The #5 park in the majors for suppressing batting average to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre. Batting from the same side that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Ernie Clement has a tough challenge in today's game. In the last 14 days, Ernie Clement has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability. Ernie Clement's 85.9-mph average exit velocity is one of the worst in the game this year: 9th percentile.

The #5 park in the majors for suppressing batting average to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre. Osvaldo Bido will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against George Springer in today's game. George Springer has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 8.1% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the past two weeks. George Springer has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.6-mph to 94.5-mph in the last week. George Springer has put up a .255 BABIP this year, placing in the 14th percentile.

Lawrence Butler has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (62% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game. Lawrence Butler will have the handedness advantage over Yariel Rodriguez in today's matchup. Lawrence Butler hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Lawrence Butler has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 95.4-mph average to last season's 90.4-mph figure. Lawrence Butler has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99.3-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal EV of 95.4-mph.

The 8th-shallowest CF fences in the league are found in Rogers Centre. Batting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Addison Barger will have an advantage today. Addison Barger will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Addison Barger's launch angle in recent games (43° in the past week's worth of games) is significantly better than his 9.3° seasonal mark. Addison Barger has been unlucky this year, posting a .236 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .290 — a .054 disparity.

The 8th-shallowest CF fences in the league are found in Rogers Centre. Tyler Nevin has gotten much quicker this season, improving from last year's 25.72 ft/sec to 26.36 ft/sec now (according to Statcast's Sprint Speed metric). This year, Tyler Nevin's flyball exit velocity (a reliable stat to evaluate power) ranks in the 76th percentile at 94.1 mph. Tyler Nevin is in the 90th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs (21.2% rate this year).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Horwitz in the 82nd percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Spencer Horwitz is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today's game. The 8th-shallowest CF fences in the league are found in Rogers Centre. Batting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Spencer Horwitz will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Spencer Horwitz will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Zack Gelof hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 10th-shallowest CF fences today. Despite posting a .270 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Zack Gelof has had some very poor luck given the .036 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .306.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game. Brent Rooker hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Brent Rooker has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.7-mph average to last season's 94.9-mph EV. In notching a .417 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Brent Rooker has performed in the 99th percentile.

J.J. Bleday is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. J.J. Bleday will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yariel Rodriguez today. J.J. Bleday hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. J.J. Bleday's launch angle this season (18.4°) is a considerable increase over his 15.4° figure last year. As it relates to his batting average, J.J. Bleday has been unlucky this year. His .241 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .258.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Davis Schneider in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. The 8th-shallowest CF fences in the league are found in Rogers Centre. Davis Schneider will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. In the last week, Davis Schneider's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93-mph over the course of the season to 97.6-mph of late. Compared to his seasonal average of 21.8°, Davis Schneider has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 38° figure over the past week.

The 8th-shallowest CF fences in the league are found in Rogers Centre.

Daulton Varsho is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. The 8th-shallowest CF fences in the league are found in Rogers Centre. Batting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Daulton Varsho will have an edge today. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Daulton Varsho will hold that advantage in today's game. Daulton Varsho's launch angle this year (26.3°) is quite a bit better than his 20.3° mark last season.

The 8th-shallowest CF fences in the league are found in Rogers Centre. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Brian Serven will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Loperfido in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Joey Loperfido will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Osvaldo Bido today. Joey Loperfido hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 10th-shallowest CF fences today. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Joey Loperfido will hold that advantage in today's game. Joey Loperfido's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better of late, increasing from 21.1% on the season to 33.3% over the last two weeks.

Shea Langeliers is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. Shea Langeliers hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 10th-shallowest CF fences today. Compared to last season, Shea Langeliers has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 13.4% to 19.4% this season.

Seth Brown has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.