San Francisco @ Oakland Picks & Props

Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground among all parks — generally good for long-balls. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the San Francisco Giants. Shea Langeliers will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Over the last 14 days, Shea Langeliers's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.7-mph over the course of the season to 105.1-mph lately. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Shea Langeliers's true offensive ability to be a .314, implying that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .038 deviation between that figure and his actual .276 wOBA.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Brent Rooker ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brent Rooker is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground among all parks — generally good for long-balls. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the San Francisco Giants. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Brent Rooker will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 92nd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Zack Gelof is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game. Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground among all parks — generally good for long-balls. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the San Francisco Giants. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Zack Gelof will hold that advantage today.

Alex Cobb will have the handedness advantage against Tyler Soderstrom in today's game... and it's an even bigger mismatch considering Cobb's huge platoon split. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the San Francisco Giants. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Tyler Soderstrom will hold that advantage in today's game.

Patrick Bailey has made significant gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 13.6% seasonal rate to 20% in the last 14 days. Over the past two weeks, Patrick Bailey's 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 17.6%.

Luis Matos's batting average skill is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground among all parks — generally good for long-balls. Over the past week, Luis Matos's 52.9% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 47.6%. As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Luis Matos has been unlucky this year. His .300 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .329.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esteury Ruiz in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Esteury Ruiz is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today's game. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the San Francisco Giants. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Esteury Ruiz will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thairo Estrada in the 76th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Thairo Estrada is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground among all parks — generally good for long-balls.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Diaz in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground among all parks — generally good for long-balls. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the San Francisco Giants. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Jordan Diaz will hold that advantage today. Jordan Diaz has made big strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 6.4% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last week's worth of games.

Wilmer Flores is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-least fair ground among all parks — generally good for long-balls. Oakland's 3rd-worst outfield defense of all teams on the slate today creates a favorable matchup for Wilmer Flores, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs. There has been a significant improvement in Wilmer Flores's launch angle from last season's 20.3° to 26.2° this year. In the past 14 days, Wilmer Flores's 27.6% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 18.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blake Sabol in the 85th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Blake Sabol will hold the platoon advantage against Luis Medina today. The Oakland Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Blake Sabol stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Out of all the teams playing today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense belongs to the Oakland Athletics. Blake Sabol's 13.2% Barrel% (an advanced stat to evaluate power) ranks in the 87th percentile this year.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Michael Conforto ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Michael Conforto will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Medina in today's matchup. The Oakland Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Conforto can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Michael Conforto has made substantial gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 8.3% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the past 7 days. In the past 7 days, Michael Conforto's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.7-mph over the course of the season to 101.6-mph in recent games.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Seth Brown ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Seth Brown is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Alex Cobb will hold the platoon advantage against Seth Brown today... and it's an even larger mismatch considering Cobb's huge platoon split. Extreme flyball hitters like Seth Brown tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Alex Cobb. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the San Francisco Giants.

Brandon Crawford will have the handedness advantage against Luis Medina today. The Oakland Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brandon Crawford stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Brandon Crawford has been unlucky this year, notching a .275 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .319 — a .044 discrepancy.

Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the San Francisco Giants. Nick Allen will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Nick Allen has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 88.2-mph average to last year's 85.9-mph figure. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.237) suggests that Nick Allen has had some very poor luck this year with his .189 actual batting average.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Joc Pederson ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Joc Pederson is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today. Joc Pederson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Medina today. The Oakland Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Joc Pederson stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Joc Pederson has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.1-mph to 94.8-mph over the past week.

Aledmys Diaz has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Tony Kemp has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

J.D. Davis has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

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

LaMonte Wade Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.