Oakland @ Milwaukee props

Julio Teheran will hold the platoon advantage against Esteury Ruiz in today's game... and it's an even larger mismatch considering Teheran's large platoon split. Esteury Ruiz has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball's 7th-deepest RF fences in today's game. The Milwaukee Brewers outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-best of all teams on the slate. Esteury Ruiz's launch angle lately (4° in the last two weeks) is a considerable dropoff from his 9.3° seasonal mark. Esteury Ruiz has been cold recently, putting up a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to measure power) in the last week.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Kevin Smith has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94.5-mph average to last season's 91.5-mph mark. Kevin Smith has been unlucky this year, compiling a .221 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .280 — a .059 gap.

The Oakland Athletics infield defense profiles as the 3rd-best of all teams on the slate. Christian Yelich's launch angle lately (1.3° in the last 14 days) is a significant dropoff from his 5.1° seasonal figure.

THE BAT X projects William Contreras in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. William Contreras is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

Rowdy Tellez is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Rowdy Tellez will have the handedness advantage against Paul Blackburn today. Rowdy Tellez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (41.6% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Ramon Laureano in the 78th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Ramon Laureano is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. American Family Field has the 5th-shallowest CF dimensions in the league. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°.

THE BAT X projects Willy Adames in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Willy Adames is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today. American Family Field has the 5th-shallowest CF dimensions in the league. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°.

American Family Field has the 5th-shallowest CF dimensions in the league. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Shea Langeliers's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls in recent games (28.4° over the last 14 days) is considerably higher than his 16.5° seasonal mark.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Victor Caratini hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 79th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Victor Caratini will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Victor Caratini has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92.8-mph average to last season's 89.3-mph EV.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Joey Wiemer hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 85th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's 8th-shallowest CF fences today. Joey Wiemer will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Joey Wiemer has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 10.6% seasonal rate to 25% over the last 7 days.

Jace Peterson is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Jace Peterson will hold the platoon advantage over Julio Teheran in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Teheran has a large platoon split. The Milwaukee Brewers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jace Peterson can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

American Family Field has the 5th-shallowest CF dimensions in the league. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Aledmys Diaz has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 95.4-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 87.7-mph figure. Aledmys Diaz has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .225 mark is deflated compared to his .304 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Jonah Bride hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Jonah Bride has been hot of late, putting up a 93.8-mph average exit velocity in the past two weeks' worth of games. Jonah Bride has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .268 mark is deflated compared to his .296 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Brian Anderson in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Brian Anderson will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Ryan Noda is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Ryan Noda will have the handedness advantage against Julio Teheran today... and the cherry on top, Teheran has a large platoon split. The Milwaukee Brewers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Ryan Noda can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

THE BAT X projects Seth Brown in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Seth Brown is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Seth Brown will have the handedness advantage over Julio Teheran in today's game... and even better, Teheran has a large platoon split.

American Family Field has the 5th-shallowest CF dimensions in the league. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Andruw Monasterio will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Andruw Monasterio has been hot recently, hitting his way to a .369 wOBA in the past two weeks' worth of games.

American Family Field has the 5th-shallowest CF dimensions in the league. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report the 2nd-hottest weather of all games today at 85°. Luis Urias will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats. Luis Urias has displayed good plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 80th percentile with a 2.06 K/BB rate.

Jonathan Singleton has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

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