Athletics @ Texas picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Brent Rooker as baseball's 6th-best home run batter.. Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. This game is expected to have the 12th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Extreme flyball batters like Brent Rooker tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Nathan Eovaldi.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run skill.. Tyler Soderstrom is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. This game is expected to have the 12th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Tyler Soderstrom will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nathan Eovaldi in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.. Joc Pederson is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. This game is expected to have the 12th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Batting from the opposite that Luis Severino throws from, Joc Pederson will have an advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 96th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.. Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. This game is expected to have the 12th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Shea Langeliers has made substantial gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 11% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the past 14 days.

Josh Smith has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (55% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today's game.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. This game is expected to have the 12th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Batting from the opposite that Luis Severino throws from, Josh Smith will have the upper hand today.. Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the the Athletics.

When it comes to his home run skill, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. This game is expected to have the 12th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage over Nathan Eovaldi today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 97th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.. Jake Burger is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 78% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. This game is expected to have the 12th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the the Athletics.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Brent Rooker as baseball's 6th-best home run batter.. Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. This game is expected to have the 12th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Extreme flyball batters like Brent Rooker tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Nathan Eovaldi.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run skill.. Tyler Soderstrom is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. This game is expected to have the 12th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Tyler Soderstrom will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nathan Eovaldi in today's game.

When it comes to his home run skill, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. This game is expected to have the 12th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage over Nathan Eovaldi today.