Oakland @ Philadelphia Picks & Props

Citizens Bank Park profiles as the #23 venue in the league for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built just 19 feet above sea level, Citizens Bank Park has one of the lowest altitudes in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to lower offensive output. In the last 7 days, Bryce Harper's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.2% down to 0%. Over the last 7 days, Bryce Harper's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal mark of 94.6 mph to 80.7 mph. Compared to his seasonal mark of 15.5°, Bryce Harper's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls has dropped significantly of late (10.5° in the past 14 days).

Citizens Bank Park profiles as the #23 venue in MLB for RHB base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built just 19 feet above sea level, Citizens Bank Park has one of the lowest altitudes in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to lower offensive output. Joey Estes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alec Bohm today. In the past week's worth of games, Alec Bohm's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.5% down to 0%. Alec Bohm's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off recently, going from 14.6% on the season to 0% over the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 95th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats. This season, Zack Gelof has experienced a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 95.9 mph compared to last year's 92.7 mph mark.

Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.309) may lead us to conclude that Brett Harris has been unlucky this year with his .274 actual wOBA.

Citizens Bank Park profiles as the #23 venue in MLB for RHB base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built just 19 feet above sea level, Citizens Bank Park has one of the lowest altitudes in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to lower offensive output. Hitting from the same side that Joey Estes throws from, Trea Turner will not have the upper hand in today's matchup. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.274) provides evidence that Trea Turner has had positive variance on his side this year with his .343 actual batting average.

Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats. Shea Langeliers pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Shea Langeliers has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 99.8-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal 91.1-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Marsh as the best hitter in baseball when estimating his BABIP talent. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Joey Estes throws from, Brandon Marsh will have an advantage today. Brandon Marsh has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences today.

Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Michael Mercado throws from, Seth Brown will have the upper hand in today's game. Seth Brown has been unlucky this year, putting up a .250 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .310 — a .060 disparity.

Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Joey Estes throws from, Garrett Stubbs will have an edge today. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense projects as the 4th-weakest out of all the teams in action today.

Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Michael Mercado throws from, Lawrence Butler will have an edge today. Lawrence Butler has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats. Extreme flyball hitters like Johan Rojas tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Joey Estes. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense projects as the 4th-weakest out of all the teams in action today.

Miguel Andujar's batting average skill is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Miguel Andujar is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats. Miguel Andujar pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Brent Rooker ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brent Rooker is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats. Brent Rooker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.8% — 80th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Castellanos in the 85th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense projects as the 4th-weakest out of all the teams in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryson Stott in the 87th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Bryson Stott is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats. Bryson Stott will have the handedness advantage over Joey Estes in today's game.

J.J. Bleday is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Michael Mercado throws from, J.J. Bleday will have an edge in today's game.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Kyle Schwarber ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Kyle Schwarber is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today's game. Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the highest temperatures on the slate today at 93°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats.