Tampa Bay @ Oakland Picks & Props

Oakland Coliseum profiles as the #29 ballpark in the game for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Oakland Coliseum's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which generally leads to worse offense. The Oakland Athletics infield defense profiles as the 2nd-best of all teams today. Yandy Diaz's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off lately, decreasing from 11.3% on the season to 0% over the past 7 days. Yandy Diaz has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .411 figure is a good deal higher than his .380 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Shea Langeliers will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Shea Langeliers has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 105.5-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal mark of 94.1-mph. Shea Langeliers's 20.4° launch angle (an advanced stat to measure a hitter's ability to lift the ball for power) is among the steepest in the game: 95th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Randy Arozarena in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Extreme groundball batters like Randy Arozarena generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like James Kaprielian.

THE BAT X projects Seth Brown in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Seth Brown is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Seth Brown will have the handedness advantage against Zach Eflin in today's game. Extreme groundball batters like Seth Brown tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Zach Eflin.

Ryan Noda is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Ryan Noda will hold the platoon advantage over Zach Eflin in today's matchup. Ryan Noda will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Ryan Noda has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 100.5-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal EV of 96-mph.

Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Jonah Bride will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Jonah Bride has been hot lately, compiling a 93-mph average exit velocity over the past two weeks. Jonah Bride has had some very poor luck with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .269 rate is considerably lower than his .301 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Oakland Coliseum grades out as the #29 field in the majors for left-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Oakland Coliseum has the 10th-deepest RF dimensions in Major League Baseball. Oakland Coliseum's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which generally leads to worse offense. The Oakland Athletics infield defense profiles as the 2nd-best of all teams today.

THE BAT X projects Jose Siri in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Jose Siri has made significant gains with his Barrel%, upping his 6.3% rate last year to 18.3% this year. Jose Siri's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 15.8% to 25.6%.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Jace Peterson will have the handedness advantage over Zach Eflin in today's matchup. Jace Peterson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Jace Peterson's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 14.4% to 21%. Jace Peterson's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased recently, rising from 21% on the season to 42.9% over the past 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Brent Rooker in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Brent Rooker is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Extreme flyball hitters like Brent Rooker tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Zach Eflin.

THE BAT X projects Ramon Laureano in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Ramon Laureano is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Ramon Laureano will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Esteury Ruiz in the 82nd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Esteury Ruiz is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Esteury Ruiz will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Esteury Ruiz has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 86.8-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 84.2-mph figure.

Isaac Paredes is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest fences among all parks — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Isaac Paredes has made notable improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 4.6% seasonal rate to 25% in the last week's worth of games. Isaac Paredes's launch angle this season (20.5°) is a considerable increase over his 15.5° figure last season.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Kevin Smith will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Kevin Smith has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94-mph average to last year's 91.5-mph EV.

THE BAT X projects Luke Raley in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Luke Raley has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (57% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Luke Raley will hold the platoon advantage against James Kaprielian in today's game. Luke Raley has made significant gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 21.7% seasonal rate to 36.4% over the last week.

Francisco Mejia has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Taylor Walls's launch angle this year (21.3°) is quite a bit better than his 16.4° angle last season.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for batters. Vidal Brujan has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .165 BA is deflated compared to his .197 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

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

Josh Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

Christian Bethancourt has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.