Oakland @ San Francisco Picks & Props

Lawrence Butler has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (70% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game. Oracle Park projects as the #9 venue in the game for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Oracle Park has the 2nd-shallowest RF dimensions among all stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Lawrence Butler has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.1-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal 92.6-mph figure.

Oracle Park projects as the #9 venue in the game for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Mike Yastrzemski pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Mike Yastrzemski will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Mike Yastrzemski ranks in the 87th percentile with a 18.1° launch angle, which is one of the steepest angles in the game.

The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Brett Harris will hold the platoon advantage against Robbie Ray today. Extreme flyball bats like Brett Harris usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Robbie Ray. As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Brett Harris has experienced some negative variance this year. His .260 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .312.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 92nd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Zack Gelof will hold the platoon advantage against Robbie Ray today. In the past week, Zack Gelof's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9.6% up to 28.6%.

Patrick Bailey is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today's game. The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Patrick Bailey will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Patrick Bailey's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 46.3% to 51.5%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Jorge Soler is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today. The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.8-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Considering JP Sears's large platoon split, Jorge Soler will have a tremendous advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Fitzgerald in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Tyler Fitzgerald has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (84% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today. The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Tyler Fitzgerald will hold the platoon advantage over JP Sears in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Sears has a large platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Derek Hill in the 91st percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Derek Hill will hold the platoon advantage over JP Sears today... and even better, Sears has a large platoon split. Derek Hill has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Miguel Andujar is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Hitting from the opposite that Robbie Ray throws from, Miguel Andujar will have an edge in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 95th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Heliot Ramos is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Heliot Ramos will hold the platoon advantage against JP Sears today... and even better, Sears has a large platoon split.

The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Because of JP Sears's large platoon split, David Villar will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's matchup. David Villar will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. David Villar has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99.3-mph average in the past week to his seasonal average of 94.3-mph.

Casey Schmitt has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (93% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Casey Schmitt will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against JP Sears today... and even more favorably, Sears has a large platoon split. Casey Schmitt will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Brent Rooker ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brent Rooker is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today. The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Hitting from the opposite that Robbie Ray throws from, Brent Rooker will have an advantage in today's matchup.

Shea Langeliers is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Shea Langeliers will have the handedness advantage over Robbie Ray today. Shea Langeliers has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% of late, upping his 15.9% seasonal rate to 33.3% over the last 7 days.

The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Hitting from the opposite that Robbie Ray throws from, Tyler Nevin will have an edge today. Tyler Nevin has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Tyler Nevin has gotten much quicker this year, improving from last season's 25.72 ft/sec to 26.33 ft/sec now (according to Statcast's Sprint Speed metric).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Chapman in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Matt Chapman is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Because of JP Sears's large platoon split, Matt Chapman will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today's game.

Daz Cameron is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The #9 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Daz Cameron will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Robbie Ray in today's game. Daz Cameron has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .278 mark is a fair amount lower than his .341 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.8-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Abraham Toro will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against Robbie Ray in today's matchup. Abraham Toro's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls lately (15° in the last week) is significantly better than his 10.4° seasonal angle.

LaMonte Wade Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.