Athletics @ San Francisco picks

The A's are 10th in the majors in OPS (.738) and plate a run in the first inning at the 11th-highest rate (31.1%). Meanwhile, the Giants have an OPS of .752 at home and there's a strong 24 mph wind blowing towards the outfield at Oracle Park tonight which should lead to better offense for both sides. Both teams also have mediocre starters. San Fran is giving the pill to Landon Roup who had a 4.95 ERA with an OBA of .286 through eight starts. The A's respond with Luis Severino who has a 4.70 ERA with an xBA of .295 across nine starts.

Brent Rooker projects as the 10th-best home run batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The #3 venue in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.6-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.. Batters such as Brent Rooker with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Landen Roupp who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

When it comes to his home run skill, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for LHB batting average.. Among all parks, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.6-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 88th percentile when estimating his home run talent.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for LHB batting average.. Among all parks, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.6-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.. Lawrence Butler will have the handedness advantage over Landen Roupp today.

Matt Chapman projects as the 9th-best home run hitter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Matt Chapman is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.. The #3 venue in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.6-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.. Hitters such as Matt Chapman with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Luis Severino who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for LHB batting average.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.6-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.. Batting from the opposite that Luis Severino throws from, LaMonte Wade Jr. will have the upper hand today.. LaMonte Wade Jr. pulls many of his flyballs (33.6% — 78th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Athletics.

Wilmer Flores is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.. The #3 venue in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.6-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.. Batters such as Wilmer Flores with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Luis Severino who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Athletics.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.. The #3 venue in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.6-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.. Extreme flyball bats like Willy Adames are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Luis Severino.. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Athletics.

Mike Yastrzemski is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for LHB batting average.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.6-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.. Mike Yastrzemski will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Severino today.. Mike Yastrzemski pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.. Heliot Ramos is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. The #3 venue in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.6-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.. Heliot Ramos has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. The #3 venue in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.6-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.. Shea Langeliers has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 92.8-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 90.7-mph EV.