San Diego @ Athletics Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Sutter Health Park as the 3rd-worst park in baseball for RHB base hits. Hitting from the same side that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Manny Machado will not have the upper hand in today's game. In today's game, Manny Machado is at a disadvantage facing the league's 11th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.8% rate (96th percentile). Manny Machado will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today. Manny Machado has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 11.1% rate last year has dropped to 3.7% this year.

The #3 ballpark in baseball for suppressing base hits to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park. Luis Arraez has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) but may find it hard to clear the game's 6th-deepest LF fences today. Luis Arraez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game. Luis Arraez's launch angle this year (5.6°) is a significant dropoff from his 13.5° angle last year. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Luis Arraez has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Extreme groundball batters like Brandon Lockridge generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Osvaldo Bido. Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Athletics. Ranking in the 97th percentile for Sprint Speed at 29.23 ft/sec this year, Brandon Lockridge is quite quick.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Athletics. Elias Diaz has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits recently, striking balls between -4° and 26° 66.7% of the time over the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Brent Rooker is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Brent Rooker will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Brent Rooker's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, increasing from 20.6% to 25.9%.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Tyler Soderstrom is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Hitting from the opposite that Randy Vasquez throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have an advantage today. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Tyler Soderstrom will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Miguel Andujar will hold that advantage today. Miguel Andujar has put up a .292 batting average since the start of last season, ranking in the 93rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Shea Langeliers will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. Putting up a 95.1-mph average exit velocity in the past week, Shea Langeliers has been in great form recently.

When assessing his batting average talent, Jacob Wilson is projected as the 10th-best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Extreme groundball hitters like Jacob Wilson usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Randy Vasquez. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Jacob Wilson will hold that advantage today. Jacob Wilson has shown some good exit velocity metrics lately, averaging 101.3-mph on his flyballs over the last week.

Xander Bogaerts's batting average talent is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Xander Bogaerts is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Athletics. Xander Bogaerts's footspeed has gotten better this season. His 27.39 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 28.19 ft/sec now.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Athletics.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Max Muncy will hold that advantage today. Max Muncy has shown some good exit velocity stats of late, averaging 98-mph on his flyballs in the last two weeks. Max Muncy has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well recently, posting a 29.5° angle on such balls over the past two weeks.

Gio Urshela's batting average ability is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Gio Urshela will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. As it relates to his batting average, Gio Urshela has had some very poor luck since the start of last season. His .245 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .269. Gio Urshela is in the 93rd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (47.9% rate since the start of last season).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Lawrence Butler is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Hitting from the opposite that Randy Vasquez throws from, Lawrence Butler will have an edge in today's matchup. Lawrence Butler will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Luis Urias will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Hitting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Jason Heyward will have an advantage today. Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Athletics. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.233) suggests that Jason Heyward has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .202 actual batting average.

J.J. Bleday is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. J.J. Bleday will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Randy Vasquez in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and J.J. Bleday will hold that advantage in today's matchup. J.J. Bleday has exhibited strong plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 85th percentile with a 1.75 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Iglesias in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Extreme groundball bats like Jose Iglesias are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Osvaldo Bido. Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Athletics. Jose Iglesias is in the 98th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (50.6% rate since the start of last season).

Gavin Sheets has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (86% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today. Hitting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Gavin Sheets will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Athletics. Gavin Sheets has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits recently, hitting balls between -4° and 26° 71.4% of the time in the past 7 days.

Yuli Gurriel has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.