Kansas City @ Oakland Picks & Props

Esteury Ruiz's BABIP talent is projected in the 82nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-shallowest fences among all stadiums — generally good for homers. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the 5th-hottest temperature of the day at 82°. Esteury Ruiz will have the handedness advantage over Cole Ragans in today's game. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Esteury Ruiz will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Zack Gelof is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the 5th-hottest temperature of the day at 82°. Zack Gelof will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans today. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Zack Gelof will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-shallowest fences among all stadiums — generally good for homers. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the 5th-hottest temperature of the day at 82°. Shea Langeliers will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans in today's matchup. Shea Langeliers will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Shea Langeliers's true offensive talent to be a .319, suggesting that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .039 gap between that figure and his actual .280 wOBA.

Dairon Blanco's BABIP talent is projected in the 91st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the 5th-hottest temperature of the day at 82°. Dairon Blanco will hold the platoon advantage against Kyle Muller today. Among every team playing today, the 4th-worst outfield defense belongs to the Oakland Athletics. Dairon Blanco's quickness has improved this season. His 28.86 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 30.47 ft/sec now.

Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-shallowest fences among all stadiums — generally good for homers. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the 5th-hottest temperature of the day at 82°. Freddy Fermin will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Muller in today's game. Among every team playing today, the 4th-worst outfield defense belongs to the Oakland Athletics. Using Statcast data, Freddy Fermin grades out in the 96th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .298.

Jordan Diaz's batting average skill is projected to be in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the 5th-hottest temperature of the day at 82°. Jordan Diaz will hold the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans today. Jordan Diaz will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Jordan Diaz has made notable improvements with his Barrel% of late, improving his 7.7% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the past 7 days.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the 5th-hottest temperature of the day at 82°. Nick Allen will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans in today's matchup. Nick Allen will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. This season, Nick Allen has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 88.2 mph compared to last year's 85.9 mph mark. As it relates to his batting average, Nick Allen has been unlucky this year. His .196 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .252.