Oakland @ Miami Picks & Props

LoanDepot Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which generally leads to worse offense. Paul Blackburn will hold the platoon advantage against Bryan De La Cruz in today's matchup. The Oakland Athletics infield defense projects as the 4th-best on the slate today. Bryan De La Cruz's launch angle in recent games (-1.8° over the last week) is quite a bit lower than his 6.8° seasonal angle. Bryan De La Cruz's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (8.5°) is significantly worse than his 13.2° mark last year.

THE BAT X projects Jesus Sanchez in the 76th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Jesus Sanchez has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (59% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jesus Sanchez will have the handedness advantage over Paul Blackburn in today's matchup. Jesus Sanchez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Ramon Laureano in the 78th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Ramon Laureano is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game. LoanDepot Park has the 6th-shallowest CF dimensions among all parks. The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Ramon Laureano has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 103.1-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal figure of 92-mph.

Ryan Noda is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Ryan Noda will hold the platoon advantage over Sandy Alcantara in today's matchup. Ryan Noda has made significant strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 17.3% seasonal rate to 23.5% over the past two weeks. Ryan Noda has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 102.8-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal figure of 95.2-mph.

THE BAT X projects Brent Rooker in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Brent Rooker is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Brent Rooker hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's 6th-shallowest CF fences today. Extreme groundball bats like Brent Rooker usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Sandy Alcantara.

THE BAT X projects Esteury Ruiz in the 83rd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Esteury Ruiz is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today. The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Esteury Ruiz has notched a .339 BABIP this year, grading out in the 81st percentile.

The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Shea Langeliers's launch angle of late (47° in the past 7 days) is significantly higher than his 20.2° seasonal angle.

THE BAT X projects Jorge Soler in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Jorge Soler is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jorge Soler will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Jorge Soler has made notable gains with his Barrel%, improving his 12.2% rate last season to 18.9% this season.

Yuli Gurriel is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. LoanDepot Park has the 6th-shallowest CF dimensions among all parks. The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Yuli Gurriel will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Yuli Gurriel has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92.2-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 87.9-mph EV.

The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Nick Allen has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .223 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .261 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Aledmys Diaz has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.7-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal 87.2-mph average. Aledmys Diaz has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .219 figure is a good deal lower than his .305 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Joey Wendle in the 77th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Joey Wendle will have the handedness advantage against Paul Blackburn in today's game. Joey Wendle will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Joey Wendle has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 90.7-mph average to last season's 87.5-mph mark.

THE BAT X projects Seth Brown in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Seth Brown is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Seth Brown will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sandy Alcantara in today's game. Seth Brown hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 6th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Jean Segura in the 90th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jean Segura hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 6th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Jean Segura will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Jean Segura has been unlucky this year, compiling a .220 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .311 — a .091 disparity.

THE BAT X projects Garrett Cooper as the 13th-best hitter in the game when estimating his BABIP ability. Garrett Cooper is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Garrett Cooper will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Garrett Cooper's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, rising from 14.3% to 17.8%.

The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jacob Stallings will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Jacob Stallings has made sizeable strides with his Barrel%, upping his 3.4% rate last season to 10.3% this season. Jacob Stallings has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 89.9-mph average to last year's 86.7-mph figure. Jacob Stallings has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .203 figure is deflated compared to his .265 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

The weather report expects the 5th-most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jace Peterson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sandy Alcantara in today's matchup. Jace Peterson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 6th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Jace Peterson has been unlucky this year, putting up a .262 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .301 — a .039 disparity.

Luis Arraez 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.