Los Angeles @ Oakland Picks & Props

Zack Gelof's BABIP ability is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Oakland Coliseum has the 7th-shallowest fences among all stadiums — generally good for dingers. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Zack Gelof will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Zack Gelof has made substantial gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 9.4% seasonal rate to 22.2% in the past week.

Lawrence Butler has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (85% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Lawrence Butler will have the handedness advantage over Griffin Canning in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Lawrence Butler will hold that advantage today. Lawrence Butler has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 11.8% seasonal rate to 19% over the last 14 days.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Hitting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, Seth Brown will have the upper hand in today's game. Seth Brown will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Seth Brown's true offensive talent to be a .314, suggesting that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .046 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .268 wOBA.

Shea Langeliers is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Oakland Coliseum has the 7th-shallowest fences among all stadiums — generally good for dingers. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Shea Langeliers will hold that advantage in today's game. Shea Langeliers has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 98-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 91.2-mph figure.

Miguel Andujar's batting average talent is projected to be in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Miguel Andujar is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today. Oakland Coliseum has the 7th-shallowest fences among all stadiums — generally good for dingers. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Miguel Andujar will hold that advantage in today's game.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Brent Rooker ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brent Rooker is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. Oakland Coliseum has the 7th-shallowest fences among all stadiums — generally good for dingers. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Brent Rooker will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

J.J. Bleday is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, J.J. Bleday will have an edge today. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and J.J. Bleday will hold that advantage in today's matchup. J.J. Bleday's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased in recent games, going from 46% on the season to 75% over the last 7 days.