Arizona @ Oakland Picks & Props

Jordan Diaz's batting average skill is estimated to be in the 86th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Having the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to homers. Jordan Diaz will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Jordan Diaz has made big strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 7.1% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the last two weeks' worth of games. Over the past 14 days, Jordan Diaz has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs, which has increased from 23.8% to 33.3% during the current season.

THE BAT X projects Alek Thomas in the 78th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Alek Thomas will have the handedness advantage over Drew Rucinski in today's game. Alek Thomas has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .224 figure is quite a bit lower than his .261 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Christian Walker ranks in the 91st percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Christian Walker is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Having the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to homers. Christian Walker has made significant improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 10.2% seasonal rate to 20% in the last 14 days. A significant increase in Christian Walker's exit velocity on flyballs has been observed of late, evidenced by his average of 94.9-mph in the past 14 days in comparison to his seasonal average of 92.9-mph.

THE BAT X projects Ketel Marte in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Ketel Marte is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today. Ketel Marte has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 96.7-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal mark of 93.2-mph.

THE BAT X projects Brent Rooker in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. Having the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to homers. Brent Rooker will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Brent Rooker has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 99.3-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 92.6-mph mark.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Ramon Laureano ranks in the 83rd percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Ramon Laureano is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game. Having the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to homers. Ramon Laureano will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Ramon Laureano has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 10% seasonal rate to 20% in the past week's worth of games.

Jace Peterson will hold the platoon advantage against Merrill Kelly in today's matchup. Jace Peterson will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats. In recent times, Jace Peterson has shown significant progress in his Barrel% as he has elevated his seasonal rate of 7.8% to 20% in the games played over the past week. Jace Peterson's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 14.4% to 23.4%. Recently, Jace Peterson's proficiency in hitting the ball at a launch angle that maximizes the Home Run count (ranging from -4° to 26°) has progressed considerably. In the previous week, this ability has been boosted from 23.4% for the season to 50%.

THE BAT X projects Gabriel Moreno in the 94th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Posting a .312 batting average since the start of last season has positioned Gabriel Moreno in the 97th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Corbin Carroll in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Corbin Carroll is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Corbin Carroll will have the handedness advantage against Drew Rucinski in today's matchup. In his recent games, Corbin Carroll's exit velocity on flyballs has significantly increased, evident by his 98.1-mph EV over the past fortnight, a notable increase from his seasonal EV of 92.4-mph. The BAT X interprets Statcast data to place Corbin Carroll in the 83rd percentile with a .337 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) compiled since the start of last season.

Having the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to homers. Shea Langeliers will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. In recent games, Shea Langeliers's exit velocity has notably improvementd, evident in his 103-mph average in the past week's games compared to his seasonal 89.1-mph mark. Lately, Shea Langeliers's capacity to strike the ball at an angle that optimizes BABIP (ranging from -4° to 26°) has grown, progressing from 40% this season to 75% in the last 7 days. Shea Langeliers's 95-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable metric to measure power) grades out in the 86th percentile since the start of last season.

Josh Rojas is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. Josh Rojas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Drew Rucinski in today's matchup. Josh Rojas's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, rising from 15.4% to 20.9%. Josh Rojas has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .291 rate is a fair amount lower than his .323 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Having a 2 K/BB rate, Josh Rojas demonstrated impressive plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 82nd percentile.

Having the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to homers. Nick Ahmed has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 96.4-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal 84.4-mph EV.

Jesus Aguilar is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. Having the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks, Oakland Coliseum is usually conducive to homers. Jesus Aguilar will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Nick Allen will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. His launch angle has improved significantly from 7.4° in the previous season to 17.3° this year, as observed in Nick Allen's performance.

Pavin Smith will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Drew Rucinski today. Pavin Smith has shown favorable plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 78th percentile with a 2.12 K/BB rate.

THE BAT X projects Esteury Ruiz in the 85th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Esteury Ruiz is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today. Esteury Ruiz will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. The recent increase in Esteury Ruiz's hitting performance can be attributed to his ability to hit the ball within the BABIP-maximizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, with his percentage going from 42.3% on the season to 60% in the past week. Esteury Ruiz has posted a .279 Expected Batting Average this year, ranking in the 83rd percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

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

Dominic Fletcher has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

Geraldo Perdomo has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.

Ryan Noda has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.