Tampa Bay @ Oakland Picks & Props

Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 56% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Lawrence Butler will have an advantage in today's game. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Lawrence Butler will hold that advantage today. Lawrence Butler has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 95.2-mph average to last year's 90.4-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oakland Coliseum as the 6th-worst stadium in baseball for RHB batting average. Built just 0 feet above sea level, Oakland Coliseum has one of the lowest elevations among all major league parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to less offense. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Batting from the same side that Mitch Spence throws from, Yandy Diaz meets a tough challenge today. Today, Yandy Diaz is at a disadvantage facing the league's 10th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 41.7% rate (99th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Junior Caminero is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. Homers are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest among all major league parks. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Junior Caminero has hit one of the hardest balls in the game in the last two weeks — 116.3-mph — which is a strong indicator of recent form and raw power.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Last year, Dylan Carlson had an average launch angle of 15° on his hardest-hit balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 22.7°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Siri in the 89th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Homers are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest among all major league parks. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Jose Siri has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 96.7-mph average to last year's 94-mph average.

J.J. Bleday is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. J.J. Bleday will have the handedness advantage over Ryan Pepiot in today's matchup. J.J. Bleday will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. J.J. Bleday's launch angle this year (18.7°) is a significant increase over his 15.4° mark last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 91st percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Homers are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest among all major league parks. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Zack Gelof will hold that advantage today. Zack Gelof's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls lately (25.1° in the last 14 days) is a significant increase over his 19.1° seasonal angle.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Christopher Morel ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Christopher Morel is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game. Homers are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest among all major league parks. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Brandon Lowe is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Brandon Lowe will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Spence in today's matchup. Brandon Lowe will probably have an advantage against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Oakland Athletics only has 1 same-handed RP.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Taylor Walls's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls of late (32° over the last two weeks) is considerably better than his 18.3° seasonal angle. Taylor Walls has displayed good plate discipline this year, grading out in the 91st percentile with a 1.64 K/BB rate.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Tyler Nevin will hold that advantage in today's game.

Seth Brown is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Seth Brown will have an advantage in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Seth Brown will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Seth Brown has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 95.1-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal 88.6-mph figure.

Homers are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest among all major league parks. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Kyle McCann will have an advantage in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Kyle McCann will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Brent Rooker ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brent Rooker is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today's game. Homers are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest among all major league parks. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Brent Rooker will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 85th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Miguel Andujar is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. Homers are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest among all major league parks. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Miguel Andujar will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Homers are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest among all major league parks. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, 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 game. Homers are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest among all major league parks. Shea Langeliers will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Shea Langeliers's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, increasing from 13.4% to 18.8%.

Homers are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest among all major league parks. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Abraham Toro will hold that advantage today.

Josh Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.