Los Angeles @ Athletics picks

The Angels plate a run in the first inning at the highest rate in the majors at 41.3%. They have an OPS of .807 over the last week and face A's rookie Gunnar Hoglund who is in the bottom 20th percentile in xERA (4.96) and xBA (.284). The A's are 11th in the majors in both OPS (.724) and first-inning run percentage (31.3%). They should get on the board early against Kyle Hendricks who has a 5.27 ERA through eight starts while pitching to a 7.88 ERA in the opening frame.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run skill.. The #9 park in the majors for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Among all major league parks, Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of all games today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.3-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

The #9 park in the majors for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Among all major league parks, Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of all games today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.3-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. The Athletics outfield defense projects as the 3rd-worst out of all the teams today.

Brent Rooker projects as the 10th-best home run hitter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.. The #9 park in the majors for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Among all major league parks, Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of all games today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.. Logan O'Hoppe is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.. The #9 park in the majors for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Among all major league parks, Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of all games today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

When estimating his home run skill, Jorge Soler ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Jorge Soler is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.. The #9 park in the majors for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Among all major league parks, Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of all games today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 96th percentile when assessing his home run skill.. Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.. The #9 park in the majors for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Among all major league parks, Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of all games today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.. Yoan Moncada is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.. The #9 park in the majors for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Among all major league parks, Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of all games today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.. Taylor Ward is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. The #9 park in the majors for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Among all major league parks, Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of all games today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

The #9 park in the majors for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Among all major league parks, Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of all games today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The Athletics outfield defense projects as the 3rd-worst out of all the teams today.. Travis d'Arnaud's 94.9-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable stat to assess power) ranks in the 87th percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.. Zach Neto is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.. The #9 park in the majors for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Among all major league parks, Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of all games today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).