Oakland @ Chicago Picks & Props

When starting against a righty on the mound this year, Seth Brown has been pulled from the game early 20% of the time. Seth Brown will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today. Seth Brown has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 13.1% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the past week. Seth Brown has put up a .229 Expected Batting Average this year, placing in the 20th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data. With a .224 batting average this year, Seth Brown grades out in the 17th percentile.

Jesse Scholtens will hold the platoon advantage against Zack Gelof in today's game. Zack Gelof will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today. Zack Gelof has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 91.6-mph dropping to 89.5-mph in the past week. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Zack Gelof's true offensive skill to be a .314, suggesting that he has had some very good luck this year given the .093 difference between that mark and his actual .407 wOBA.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #7 ballpark in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report forecasts temperatures in this game to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 94°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Nick Allen has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. Out of every team today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. Nick Allen has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 88-mph average to last year's 85.9-mph mark.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #7 ballpark in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Homers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this game to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 94°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Out of every team today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. Jonah Bride has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 96-mph average to last season's 90.5-mph EV.

Jordan Diaz is penciled in 6th in the lineup today. Jesse Scholtens will hold the platoon advantage against Jordan Diaz today. Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jordan Diaz today.

Ken Waldichuk will have the handedness advantage against Andrew Benintendi in today's game... and it's an even larger mismatch considering Waldichuk's large platoon split. Among every team on the slate today, the best infield defense is that of the the Oakland Athletics. Andrew Benintendi's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 91.1-mph figure last year has fallen to 87.2-mph. Over the past week, Andrew Benintendi's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal EV of 87.2 mph to 84.5 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 85th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #7 ballpark in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Homers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this game to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 94°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Yoan Moncada will hold that advantage in today's game.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #7 ballpark in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report forecasts temperatures in this game to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 94°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Shea Langeliers pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 92nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Out of every team today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. Shea Langeliers has made substantial strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 10.7% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the last 7 days.

Ryan Noda is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #7 ballpark in the game for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report forecasts temperatures in this game to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 94°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Ryan Noda will have the handedness advantage over Jesse Scholtens in today's matchup. Ryan Noda pulls many of his flyballs (33% — 77th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

Andrew Vaughn's batting average skill is projected to be in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Andrew Vaughn is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #7 ballpark in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report forecasts temperatures in this game to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 94°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Andrew Vaughn will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ken Waldichuk today... and even better, Waldichuk has a large platoon split.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #7 ballpark in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Homers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this game to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 92°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The switch-hitting Yasmani Grandal will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Ken Waldichuk... and even better, Waldichuk has a large platoon split. Yasmani Grandal will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Tony Kemp is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #7 ballpark in the game for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Homers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this game to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 94°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Tony Kemp will hold the platoon advantage over Jesse Scholtens today.

Oscar Colas has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.