Tampa Bay @ Oakland props

THE BAT X projects Kevin Smith in the 11th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Kevin Smith is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this game. Oakland Coliseum grades out as the #29 ballpark in the league for right-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Oakland Coliseum's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to worse offense. The weather forecast projects the best pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Shea Langeliers will have the handedness advantage over Yonny Chirinos in today's matchup. Shea Langeliers will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Shea Langeliers has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 105.5-mph average in the past week to his seasonal mark of 94.1-mph.

THE BAT X projects Jose Siri in the 86th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Jose Siri will hold the platoon advantage against Hogan Harris today. Jose Siri has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel%, improving his 6.3% rate last season to 17.9% this season.

THE BAT X projects Wander Franco as the 8th-best batter in the game when it comes to his batting average ability. Wander Franco is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Wander Franco will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Hogan Harris.

THE BAT X projects Randy Arozarena in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Randy Arozarena will have the handedness advantage over Hogan Harris in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Ramon Laureano in the 77th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Ramon Laureano is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Ramon Laureano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yonny Chirinos today.

Isaac Paredes is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Isaac Paredes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hogan Harris today. Isaac Paredes has made big strides with his Barrel% of late, upping his 4.5% seasonal rate to 25% in the last week's worth of games.

Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Francisco Mejia will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Hogan Harris.

THE BAT X projects Manuel Margot in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Manuel Margot will have the handedness advantage against Hogan Harris today. Manuel Margot's launch angle lately (18.8° over the past 14 days) is considerably higher than his 9.4° seasonal figure.

THE BAT X projects Yandy Diaz as the 9th-best hitter in the game when assessing his batting average talent. Yandy Diaz is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Yandy Diaz will have the handedness advantage against Hogan Harris in today's matchup. Yandy Diaz has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 95.3-mph average to last year's 92-mph EV.

Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Taylor Walls will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Hogan Harris. Taylor Walls's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (20.2°) is a considerable increase over his 16.4° angle last year.

THE BAT X projects Brent Rooker in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Brent Rooker is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Brent Rooker will have the handedness advantage over Yonny Chirinos in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Seth Brown in the 79th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Seth Brown will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Seth Brown has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 96.8-mph average to last year's 91.6-mph mark. Seth Brown's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 15.5% to 24.1%.

Jonah Bride has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Jonah Bride will have the handedness advantage over Yonny Chirinos in today's matchup. Jonah Bride will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Jace Peterson will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Jace Peterson's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (18.1°) is a significant increase over his 12.9° figure last season. Jace Peterson's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better recently, going from 21% on the season to 38.5% in the last week.

Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Aledmys Diaz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yonny Chirinos in today's game. Aledmys Diaz will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. Aledmys Diaz has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .237 mark is a good deal lower than his .302 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Esteury Ruiz in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Esteury Ruiz is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Esteury Ruiz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yonny Chirinos today. Esteury Ruiz will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Harold Ramirez as the 15th-best hitter in MLB when it comes to his batting average ability. Harold Ramirez is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in the league — generally good for HRs. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Harold Ramirez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hogan Harris in today's matchup.

Ryan Noda is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Ryan Noda will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Ryan Noda has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 101.4-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal EV of 96-mph. Ryan Noda's launch angle lately (22.6° in the last week's worth of games) is a considerable increase over his 15° seasonal mark.

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