Oakland Coliseum
The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the worst of all teams on the slate today.
Kyle Schwarber projects as the 15th-best hitter in the majors, according to THE BAT X. Kyle Schwarber is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Kyle Schwarber will have the handedness advantage over James Kaprielian in today's matchup. Kyle Schwarber has made significant strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 15.8% seasonal rate to 23.5% over the last 14 days. Kyle Schwarber has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 101.9-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal figure of 96.7-mph.
Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for dingers. Shea Langeliers will have the handedness advantage over Cristopher Sanchez in today's matchup. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the worst of all teams on the slate today. Shea Langeliers will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Shea Langeliers has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% of late, improving his 10.9% seasonal rate to 25% in the past week.
THE BAT X projects Brent Rooker in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Brent Rooker is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for dingers. Brent Rooker will have the handedness advantage against Cristopher Sanchez in today's matchup. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the worst of all teams on the slate today.
THE BAT X projects Trea Turner as the 18th-best batter in the game when it comes to his batting average skill. Trea Turner is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for dingers. Trea Turner has seen a big gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92.4-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 89.4-mph mark. Trea Turner's launch angle this year (14.7°) is quite a bit higher than his 9.7° figure last season.
THE BAT X projects Alec Bohm in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Alec Bohm has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 94.2-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal 89.8-mph figure. Alec Bohm has posted a .286 Expected Batting Average this year, checking in at the 87th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).
The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the worst of all teams on the slate today.
THE BAT X projects Ramon Laureano in the 77th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Ramon Laureano is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for dingers. Ramon Laureano will have the handedness advantage against Cristopher Sanchez in today's game. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the worst of all teams on the slate today.
THE BAT X projects Brandon Marsh as the best batter in the game when estimating his BABIP ability. Brandon Marsh will hold the platoon advantage against James Kaprielian in today's matchup. Brandon Marsh has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92.3-mph average to last season's 89.2-mph EV. Brandon Marsh has notched a .380 BABIP since the start of last season, ranking in the 100th percentile.
THE BAT X projects Edmundo Sosa in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for dingers.
THE BAT X projects Bryson Stott in the 78th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Bryson Stott will hold the platoon advantage over James Kaprielian in today's matchup. Bryson Stott has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 90.3-mph average over the last week to his seasonal figure of 88.2-mph. Bryson Stott has posted a .302 batting average this year, checking in at the 94th percentile.
Kody Clemens will hold the platoon advantage against James Kaprielian in today's matchup.
Jonah Bride has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (85% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for dingers. Jonah Bride will have the handedness advantage against Cristopher Sanchez in today's game. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the worst of all teams on the slate today. Jonah Bride will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.
The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the worst of all teams on the slate today. Jace Peterson will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.
THE BAT X projects Esteury Ruiz in the 81st percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Esteury Ruiz is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. Esteury Ruiz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cristopher Sanchez today. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the worst of all teams on the slate today. Esteury Ruiz will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.
Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for dingers. Aledmys Diaz will hold the platoon advantage against Cristopher Sanchez today. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the worst of all teams on the slate today. Aledmys Diaz will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Aledmys Diaz has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average this year; his .203 figure is considerably lower than his .259 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).
Ryan Noda is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the worst of all teams on the slate today. Ryan Noda will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Ryan Noda has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 98.2-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal EV of 95.7-mph. Ryan Noda's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, increasing from 52.3% on the season to 68.8% in the last week's worth of games.
Bryce Harper has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.
Nick Castellanos has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.
J.T. Realmuto has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.
