Texas @ Oakland Picks & Props

Oakland Coliseum grades out as the #29 venue in MLB for righty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. With its low altitude, Oakland Coliseum has one of the lowest levels in the majors, resulting in decreased offensive production. This game projects for the best pitching weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Luis Medina will hold the platoon advantage against Marcus Semien today. The Oakland Athletics infield defense grades out as the 2nd-best of all teams on the slate.

Ryan Noda is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Ryan Noda will have the handedness advantage against Nathan Eovaldi in today's game. The Texas Rangers infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate. Ryan Noda will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Jordan Diaz in the 86th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Having the 2nd-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. The Texas Rangers infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate. Jordan Diaz will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

For 83% of the time this year, Shea Langeliers has mainly batted in the back-half of the batting order, but for this matchup, he is listed in the 5th spot in the batting order. Having the 2nd-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. The Texas Rangers infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate. Shea Langeliers will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

As it relates to his BABIP captalent, Josh Jung is projected in the 84th percentile by THE BAT X. Josh Jung is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. Having the 2nd-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Josh Jung's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls of late (26.6° in the last two weeks) is significantly higher than his 20.2° seasonal angle.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Brent Rooker ranks in the 83rd percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. Having the 2nd-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. The Texas Rangers infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate.

Having the 2nd-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to HRs.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Jace Peterson will have the handedness advantage over Nathan Eovaldi today. The Texas Rangers infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate. Jace Peterson will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Compared to last season, Jace Peterson has improved his capability to hit the ball within the HR-optimizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, as his percentage has increased from 14.4% to 21.4%.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Tony Kemp will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nathan Eovaldi today. The Texas Rangers infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate. Tony Kemp will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Tony Kemp has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 86.8-mph average to last year's 84.2-mph figure.

As it relates to his BABIP capskill, Ezequiel Duran is projected in the 77th percentile by THE BAT X. Having the 2nd-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Ezequiel Duran has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 90.7-mph average to last season's 85.4-mph figure. Lately, Ezequiel Duran' exit velocity on flyballs has notably increased, as markidenced by his average of 101.6-mph in the last 7 days, compared to his seasonal average of 94-mph.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Comparing his figure of 96 mph this year to last season's figure of 90 mph, Jonah Heim has exhibited a noteworthy increase in his exit velocity on flyballs. Over the last 14 days, Jonah Heim's launch mark has improved significantly to 22.3° from his seasonal mark of 18.3°. There is a significant increase in Jonah Heim's average launch angle on the balls he has hit hardest this season, which stands at 18.7°, compared to his angle of 11.7° in the previous season.

Robbie Grossman has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (61% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. In the 97th percentile, Leody Taveras's .354 BABIP since the start of last season has been recorded.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 75th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. Having the 2nd-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Over the last week's worth of games, Adolis Garcia has significantly increased his Barrel% from a seasonal rate of 13.9% to 25%, showcasing sizeable strides in his performance.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. The Texas Rangers infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate. Nick Allen will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Nick Allen's launch angle this year (20.6°) is a considerable increase over his 7.4° figure last year. Nick Allen's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls in recent games (16° over the last two weeks) is considerably higher than his 13° seasonal figure.

THE BAT X projects Esteury Ruiz in the 84th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Esteury Ruiz is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. The Texas Rangers infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst on the slate. Esteury Ruiz will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Nathaniel Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.

JJ Bleday has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Josh H. Smith has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.