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Athletics Athletics logo ATH
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Minnesota Twins logo MIN
Thu, Aug 21 • 1:10 PM ET
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Brent Rooker logo
Brent Rooker o0.5 Total RBIs (+140)
Projection 0.8 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 hours ago
EV Model Rating
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best batter in the majors.. Brent Rooker is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. Target Field grades out as the #10 ballpark in MLB for overall righty offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Compared to his seasonal average of 16°, Brent Rooker has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 25.8° mark in the last two weeks' worth of games.
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Lawrence Butler logo
Lawrence Butler o0.5 Total RBIs (+190)
Projection 0.6 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 hours ago
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.. Lawrence Butler is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.. Target Field ranks as the #10 park in the game for overall left-handed offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage against Jose Urena in today's matchup.. Lawrence Butler has made significant gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 9.2% seasonal rate to 25% over the last 7 days.
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Texas Rangers logo TEX
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Kansas City Royals logo KC
Thu, Aug 21 • 2:10 PM ET
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Evan Carter logo
Evan Carter o0.5 Total RBIs (+255)
Projection 0.5 (Over)
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Pick made: 2 hours ago
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Evan Carter in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.. Evan Carter is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game.. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Evan Carter will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Lorenzen in today's game.
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Maikel Garcia logo
Maikel Garcia o0.5 Total RBIs (+195)
Projection 0.6 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 2 hours ago
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.. Maikel Garcia is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today's game.. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Maikel Garcia will have an advantage in today's game.
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Milwaukee Brewers logo MIL
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Chicago Cubs logo CHC
Thu, Aug 21 • 2:20 PM ET
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MoneyLine
Milwaukee Brewers logo
MIL (+120)
Best Odds
Pick made: 7 hours ago
Chris Vasile image
Chris Vasile
Publishing Editor

Can the Cubs find a way to take four of five vs. the Brewers? With Shota Imanaga, they have a good chance, but I'm backing Quinn Presiter in this spot. The youngster has been solid, posting an 11-2 record with a 3.48 ERA. He's only had one bad start across his last seven starts, and I trust his form more than I do Imanaga's. 

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Seiya Suzuki logo
Seiya Suzuki o0.5 Total RBIs (+200)
Projection 0.6 (Over)
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Pick made: an hour ago
EV Model Rating
Seiya Suzuki projects as the 15th-best hitter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.. The shallowest left field fences in MLB are found in Wrigley Field.. Extreme groundball bats like Seiya Suzuki are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Quinn Priester.. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Seiya Suzuki will hold that advantage in today's game.
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Los Angeles Dodgers logo LAD
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Colorado Rockies logo COL
Thu, Aug 21 • 3:10 PM ET
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Hunter Goodman logo
Hunter Goodman o0.5 Total RBIs (+155)
Projection 1 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 36 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Goodman in the 96th percentile when assessing his home run ability.. Hunter Goodman is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The #1 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is projected to have the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 96°.
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Brenton Doyle logo
Brenton Doyle o0.5 Total RBIs (+180)
Projection 0.7 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: an hour ago
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.. The #1 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is projected to have the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 96°.. Brenton Doyle will hold the platoon advantage over Clayton Kershaw today.
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New York Mets logo NYM
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Washington Nationals logo WAS
Thu, Aug 21 • 4:05 PM ET
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New York Mets logo
Washington Nationals logo
o8.0 (-120)
Best Odds
Pick made: 7 hours ago
Chris Vasile image
Chris Vasile
Publishing Editor

I can't in good faith take an under with Sean Manaea and MacKenzie Gore taking the mound. Gore has been better since imploding vs. the Athletics, giving up two runs over his last two starts. The problem is I don't trust that mini resurgence, and I'm looking for the Mets to do the heavy lifting. As for Manaea, he's given up at least four runs in each of his last three games. 

Total Bases
Francisco Lindor logo
Francisco Lindor o1.5 Total Bases (+125)
Projection 1.8 (Over)
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Pick made: 2 hours ago
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Francisco Lindor in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.. Francisco Lindor is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-best for hitting on the slate today.. The switch-hitting Francisco Lindor will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against MacKenzie Gore.. Francisco Lindor pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.1% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences today.
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San Francisco Giants logo SF
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San Diego Padres logo SD
Thu, Aug 21 • 4:10 PM ET
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Ramon Laureano logo
Ramon Laureano o0.5 Total RBIs (+200)
Projection 0.6 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 1 hours ago
EV Model Rating
As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Ramon Laureano ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Ramon Laureano is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.. The #9 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.. In the majors, Petco Park's CF dimensions are the shallowest.. Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 6th-lowest average fence height.
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Manny Machado logo
Manny Machado o0.5 Total RBIs (+145)
Projection 0.8 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 1 hours ago
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Manny Machado in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.. Manny Machado is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. The #9 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.. Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 6th-lowest average fence height.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report expects for the 4th-best hitting conditions on the slate today.
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Houston Astros logo HOU
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Baltimore Orioles logo BAL
Thu, Aug 21 • 7:15 PM ET
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Gunnar Henderson logo
Gunnar Henderson o0.5 Total RBIs (+150)
Projection 0.8 (Over)
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Pick made: 3 hours ago
EV Model Rating
Gunnar Henderson projects as the 17th-best hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Gunnar Henderson is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.. The #5 stadium in MLB for boosting offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.. Gunnar Henderson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jason Alexander today.. Gunnar Henderson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 4th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.
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Christian Walker logo
Christian Walker o0.5 Total RBIs (+165)
Projection 0.7 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 hours ago
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 93rd percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Christian Walker is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.. The #5 stadium in MLB for boosting offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.. Christian Walker's launch angle lately (49.7° over the last week) is a significant increase over his 16.8° seasonal mark.. Despite posting a .303 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Christian Walker has been unlucky given the .027 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .330.
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Boston Red Sox logo BOS
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New York Yankees logo NYY
Thu, Aug 21 • 7:15 PM ET
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Aaron Judge logo
Aaron Judge o0.5 Total RBIs (+125)
Projection 0.9 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 26 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best batter in baseball.. Aaron Judge is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.. Among all major league stadiums, Yankee Stadium has the 9th-lowest average fence height.. Aaron Judge will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.. Compared to his seasonal average of 18.5°, Aaron Judge has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 23.2° figure in the past two weeks' worth of games.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. logo
Jazz Chisholm Jr. o0.5 Total RBIs (+190)
Projection 0.6 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 hours ago
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 95th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.. Jazz Chisholm Jr. is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game.. Among all major league stadiums, Yankee Stadium has the 9th-lowest average fence height.. Jazz Chisholm Jr. will hold the platoon advantage over Lucas Giolito today.. Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.6% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.
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St. Louis Cardinals logo STL
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Tampa Bay Rays logo TB
Thu, Aug 21 • 7:35 PM ET
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Nolan Gorman logo
Nolan Gorman o0.5 Total RBIs (+200)
Projection 0.6 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 hours ago
EV Model Rating
As it relates to his home run ability, Nolan Gorman ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Nolan Gorman has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (77% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. George M. Steinbrenner Field profiles as the #4 venue in the game for LHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Among all major league parks, George M. Steinbrenner Field has the lowest average fence height.. The weather forecast expects temperatures in this game to reach the 2nd-highest level on the slate today at 86°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).
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Yandy Diaz logo
Yandy Diaz o0.5 Total RBIs (+175)
Projection 0.6 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 hours ago
EV Model Rating
When assessing his batting average talent, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 7th-best batter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.. The #4 field in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is George M. Steinbrenner Field.. Among all major league parks, George M. Steinbrenner Field has the lowest average fence height.. The weather forecast expects temperatures in this game to reach the 2nd-highest level on the slate today at 86°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).
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