Oakland @ St. Louis Picks & Props

Busch Stadium has the 5th-most fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally bad for homers. The Oakland Athletics infield defense grades out as the 3rd-strongest among every team on the slate today. Tommy Edman's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off of late, decreasing from 39.3% on the season to 18.8% in the past week. In notching a .267 BABIP this year, Tommy Edman has performed in the 15th percentile.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Brent Rooker ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Brent Rooker hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Lars Nootbaar hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Extreme groundball batters like Lars Nootbaar tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like JP Sears.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Tyler Soderstrom will have the handedness advantage over Miles Mikolas today. The St. Louis Cardinals outfield defense projects as the 15th-worst out of all the teams playing today. Tyler Soderstrom has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.6-mph to 90-mph in the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Zack Gelof is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. The St. Louis Cardinals outfield defense projects as the 15th-worst out of all the teams playing today.

Jordan Diaz's batting average ability is projected to be in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Jordan Diaz is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. The St. Louis Cardinals outfield defense projects as the 15th-worst out of all the teams playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esteury Ruiz in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Esteury Ruiz is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Esteury Ruiz hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the league's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Paul Goldschmidt ranks as the 18th-best batter in baseball. Paul Goldschmidt is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Paul Goldschmidt will have the handedness advantage over JP Sears today... and even more favorably, Sears has a large platoon split.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. The St. Louis Cardinals outfield defense projects as the 15th-worst out of all the teams playing today. Shea Langeliers has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 99.1-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 95.1-mph. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Shea Langeliers's true offensive skill to be a .313, implying that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .039 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .274 wOBA.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Taylor Motter will hold the platoon advantage over JP Sears in today's matchup... and moreover, Sears has a large platoon split. Taylor Motter will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Nolan Gorman ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Nolan Gorman is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Nolan Gorman will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. The St. Louis Cardinals outfield defense projects as the 15th-worst out of all the teams playing today. Nick Allen has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 89.2-mph average to last season's 85.9-mph figure. When it comes to his batting average, Nick Allen has had bad variance on his side this year. His .200 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .261.

Jordan Walker's BABIP ability is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Jordan Walker will hold the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today's matchup... and the cherry on top, Sears has a large platoon split. Extreme flyball bats like Jordan Walker tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like JP Sears.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seth Brown in the 81st percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Seth Brown is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Seth Brown will have the handedness advantage against Miles Mikolas today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Willson Contreras is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Willson Contreras will hold the platoon advantage over JP Sears today... and the cherry on top, Sears has a large platoon split.

Nolan Arenado is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most suitable for hitting on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Nolan Arenado will hold the platoon advantage against JP Sears today... and moreover, Sears has a large platoon split. Nolan Arenado will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

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

Tyler O'Neill has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.