San Francisco @ Oakland Picks & Props

Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage over Hayden Birdsong today. Lawrence Butler will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Lawrence Butler has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 95.2-mph average to last season's 90.4-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Fitzgerald in the 90th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Tyler Fitzgerald has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (62% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 10th-shallowest in the league. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Tyler Fitzgerald's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, going from 23% on the season to 26.8% in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Grant McCray in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Grant McCray will have an advantage in today's game.

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Brett Wisely will have an advantage in today's matchup. Checking in at the 75th percentile, Brett Wisely has posted a .316 BABIP this year.

J.J. Bleday is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Hayden Birdsong throws from, J.J. Bleday will have the upper hand today. J.J. Bleday will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. J.J. Bleday's launch angle this season (18.4°) is a considerable increase over his 15.4° figure last season.

Zack Gelof's BABIP talent is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 10th-shallowest in the league. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Zack Gelof will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Zack Gelof has been unlucky this year, putting up a .276 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .307 — a .031 difference.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 10th-shallowest in the league. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Shea Langeliers will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Brent Rooker is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 10th-shallowest in the league. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Brent Rooker will hold that advantage today.

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Seth Brown will have the handedness advantage over Hayden Birdsong in today's game. Seth Brown will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. Seth Brown has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.4-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 88.2-mph EV. Seth Brown has been unlucky this year, notching a .280 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .315 — a .035 discrepancy.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Heliot Ramos is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Extreme flyball bats like Heliot Ramos are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Osvaldo Bido. In the past 14 days, Heliot Ramos's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 96.7-mph over the course of the season to 100.7-mph in recent games.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, LaMonte Wade Jr. ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). LaMonte Wade Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, LaMonte Wade Jr. will have the upper hand in today's game. LaMonte Wade Jr. has seen a big increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 95.1-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 90.6-mph average.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Matt Chapman ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Matt Chapman is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 10th-shallowest in the league. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Over the last 14 days, Matt Chapman has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 13.1% to 21.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 85th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Miguel Andujar is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 10th-shallowest in the league. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Miguel Andujar will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Conforto in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Michael Conforto is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Michael Conforto will have an edge in today's game. Michael Conforto has made big gains with his Barrel% of late, improving his 11% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last two weeks' worth of games.

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Patrick Bailey has seen a big increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 91-mph average to last year's 88.7-mph average. As it relates to his batting average, Patrick Bailey has suffered from bad luck this year. His .241 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .264.

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Mike Yastrzemski will have an advantage today.