Oakland @ Boston Picks & Props

Fenway Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which generally leads to lower offensive output. Because of JP Sears's large platoon split, Jarren Duran will be at a tremendous disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in today's game. Jarren Duran has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 9% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last 7 days. Jarren Duran's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, decreasing from 15.4% on the season to 0% in the past 7 days.

Fenway Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which generally leads to lower offensive output. Batting from the same side that Nick Pivetta throws from, Miguel Andujar will be at a disadvantage in today's matchup. Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Miguel Andujar in today's game. Miguel Andujar's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased lately; his 83.5-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 80.9-mph in the last 14 days. Miguel Andujar's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined of late, decreasing from 39.2% on the season to 31.3% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

Fenway Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which generally leads to lower offensive output. Rob Refsnyder has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 8.2% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the last week's worth of games. Rob Refsnyder's average exit velocity has declined of late; his 89.9-mph seasonal EV has fallen off to 84.9-mph over the past 7 days. In the last week, Rob Refsnyder's 14.3% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 49.1%. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.281) suggests that Rob Refsnyder has had positive variance on his side this year with his .303 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masataka Yoshida in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Fenway Park as the 4th-best ballpark in the majors for LHB batting average. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Masataka Yoshida has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Lawrence Butler has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (93% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Fenway Park as the 4th-best ballpark in the majors for LHB batting average. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Nick Pivetta throws from, Lawrence Butler will have an edge in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best park in the majors for RHB batting average. In MLB, Fenway Park's LF fences are the shallowest. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Extreme groundball hitters like Brett Harris usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Nick Pivetta.

Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best park in the majors for RHB batting average. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Shea Langeliers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.1% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 97th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best park in the majors for RHB batting average. In MLB, Fenway Park's LF fences are the shallowest. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best park in the majors for RHB batting average. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Tyler Nevin has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Tyler Nevin's quickness has gotten better this year. His 25.72 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 26.29 ft/sec now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ceddanne Rafaela in the 82nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best park in the majors for RHB batting average. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Given JP Sears's large platoon split, Ceddanne Rafaela will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Rafael Devers ranks as the 16th-best hitter in MLB. Rafael Devers is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Fenway Park as the 4th-best ballpark in the majors for LHB batting average. Fenway Park has the 3rd-shallowest right field fences among all major league stadiums. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Connor Wong in the 75th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Connor Wong is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best park in the majors for RHB batting average. In MLB, Fenway Park's LF fences are the shallowest. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best park in the majors for RHB batting average. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for bats.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Tyler O'Neill ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Tyler O'Neill is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best park in the majors for RHB batting average. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for bats.

Tyler Soderstrom is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Fenway Park as the 4th-best ballpark in the majors for LHB batting average. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Tyler Soderstrom will have the handedness advantage over Nick Pivetta in today's game.

J.J. Bleday is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Fenway Park as the 4th-best ballpark in the majors for LHB batting average. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for bats. J.J. Bleday will hold the platoon advantage against Nick Pivetta today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Romy Gonzalez in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best park in the majors for RHB batting average. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Because of JP Sears's large platoon split, Romy Gonzalez will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best park in the majors for RHB batting average. In MLB, Fenway Park's LF fences are the shallowest. This contest is expected to have the 15th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Jamie Westbrook will hold the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today's game... and even more favorably, Sears has a large platoon split.

David Hamilton has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Dazmon Cameron has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.