Oakland @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

Jo Adell is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. Jo Adell will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today's matchup... and moreover, Sears has a large platoon split. Jo Adell will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Jo Adell's maximum exit velocity (an advanced metric to measure power) has been 117.2 mph since the start of last season, ranking in the 98th percentile. Grading out in the 85th percentile, Jo Adell has posted a .336 BABIP since the start of last season.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Mickey Moniak will hold that advantage in today's game.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Brett Phillips will hold that advantage today. Brett Phillips's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, increasing from 12.3% to 20%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esteury Ruiz in the 84th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Esteury Ruiz is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. Esteury Ruiz has made big improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 2.7% seasonal rate to 9.1% over the past 14 days. With a .325 BABIP this year, Esteury Ruiz has performed in the 81st percentile.

Zach Neto is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 60% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Zach Neto will hold the platoon advantage over JP Sears today... and even better, Sears has a large platoon split. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Zach Neto will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Zach Neto's launch angle recently (19.1° over the last two weeks) is considerably better than his 13.8° seasonal figure. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Zach Neto has had some very poor luck this year. His .300 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .327.

J.J. Bleday is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game. Reid Detmers will hold the platoon advantage against J.J. Bleday today. The Los Angeles Angels have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so J.J. Bleday stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Over the past week, J.J. Bleday's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.7% up to 20%. J.J. Bleday has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92.8-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 88.8-mph figure.

Randal Grichuk is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today's game. Randal Grichuk will have the handedness advantage over JP Sears in today's game... and the cherry on top, Sears has a large platoon split. Randal Grichuk will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Randal Grichuk has made substantial strides with his Barrel% recently, improving his 6.9% seasonal rate to 12.9% over the last 14 days. Last season, Randal Grichuk had an average launch angle of 5.2° on his hardest-contacted balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 9.3°.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Brandon Drury ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brandon Drury is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. Brandon Drury will have the handedness advantage over JP Sears today... and moreover, Sears has a large platoon split. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Brandon Drury will hold that advantage in today's game. Brandon Drury has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 104.6-mph average in the past week to his seasonal mark of 91.8-mph.

David Fletcher will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against JP Sears today... and even better, Sears has a large platoon split. David Fletcher will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. David Fletcher has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 84.2-mph average to last year's 81.4-mph mark.