Oakland @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Stefanic in the 85th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. This game is forecasted to have the 4th-highest humidity of all games today (78%); there is a small yet noteworthy link with increased offense (and decreased strikeouts) when the weather is humid. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Michael Stefanic will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Jo Adell will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Jo Adell has hit one of the hardest balls in MLB over the last 7 days — 113.9-mph — which is a favorable proxy for recent form and raw power. Jo Adell's maximum exit velocity (an advanced metric to measure power) has been 117.2 mph since the start of last season, placing in the 98th percentile. Ranking in the 87th percentile, Jo Adell has posted a .338 BABIP since the start of last season.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Extreme groundball bats like Jordan Diaz tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Andrew Wantz. Jordan Diaz's 95-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable metric to evaluate power) ranks in the 84th percentile this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esteury Ruiz in the 84th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. In the last 7 days, Esteury Ruiz's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 2.7% up to 11.1%. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.267) may lead us to conclude that Esteury Ruiz has had bad variance on his side this year with his .253 actual batting average. Esteury Ruiz has posted a .324 BABIP this year, grading out in the 81st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Logan O'Hoppe is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Logan O'Hoppe will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Logan O'Hoppe has made notable improvements with his Barrel% of late, improving his 15.5% seasonal rate to 23.1% over the past 14 days.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Randal Grichuk will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Randal Grichuk has made substantial gains with his Barrel% of late, improving his 7% seasonal rate to 14.8% in the past 14 days. Randal Grichuk has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.7-mph to 92.7-mph in the last week's worth of games. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Randal Grichuk's 37% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 14.6%.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Extreme groundball hitters like Nick Allen generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Andrew Wantz. Nick Allen has had some very poor luck with his batting average this year; his .213 rate is quite a bit lower than his .252 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Drury in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Brandon Drury is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Brandon Drury will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. Brandon Drury's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off of late; his 91.7-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 88.8-mph in the last week.