Athletics @ Toronto picks

Let's not overthink this one. The Toronto Blue Jays are swinging a hot bat right now after putting up 12 on Thursday vs. these very A's. Now they go again in Game 2, with Chris Bassitt on the bump, taking on Jeffrey Springs. I expect Bassitt to deliver a gem, and the Jays' bats to stay hot. 

The #3 venue in the game for boosting home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.. In the majors, Rogers Centre's centerfield fences are the 10th-shallowest.. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Addison Barger will hold that advantage in today's game.. Addison Barger has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 14.5% seasonal rate to 28.6% in the last two weeks' worth of games.. Addison Barger has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 94.3-mph average to last year's 88.1-mph mark.

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 bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Rogers Centre as the 3rd-best stadium in baseball for righty home runs.. Brent Rooker hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 94th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.. Extreme flyball hitters like Brent Rooker tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Chris Bassitt.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, George Springer ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. George Springer is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Rogers Centre as the 3rd-best stadium in baseball for righty home runs.. In the majors, Rogers Centre's centerfield fences are the 10th-shallowest.. George Springer will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jeffrey Springs today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as the best batter in the game as it relates to his batting average talent.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Rogers Centre as the 3rd-best stadium in baseball for righty home runs.. Batting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will have the upper hand in today's game.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 80th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 88th percentile when assessing his home run skill.. Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. The #3 venue in the game for boosting home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.. Tyler Soderstrom will have the handedness advantage over Chris Bassitt in today's game... and even more favorably, Bassitt has a large platoon split.. Tyler Soderstrom hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

Anthony Santander is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Rogers Centre as the 3rd-best stadium in baseball for righty home runs.. In the majors, Rogers Centre's centerfield fences are the 10th-shallowest.. The switch-hitting Anthony Santander will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Jeffrey Springs.. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Anthony Santander will hold that advantage in today's game.

Daulton Varsho is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.. The #3 venue in the game for boosting home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.. In the majors, Rogers Centre's centerfield fences are the 10th-shallowest.. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Daulton Varsho will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. The Barrel% of Daulton Varsho has significantly improved, with an increase from 6.4% last year to 22.6% this year.

It may be best to expect improved performance for the Toronto Blue Jays offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 9th-unluckiest offense in the league this year.. It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (John Libka) calling pitches today.. Shea Langeliers, the Athletics's expected catcher today, profiles as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Rogers Centre ranks as the #2 ballpark in the majors for home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. In the majors, Rogers Centre's centerfield fences are the 10th-shallowest.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as the best batter in the game as it relates to his batting average talent.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Rogers Centre as the 3rd-best stadium in baseball for righty home runs.. Batting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will have the upper hand in today's game.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 80th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 10th-shallowest CF fences 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 bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Rogers Centre as the 3rd-best stadium in baseball for righty home runs.. Brent Rooker hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 94th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.. Extreme flyball hitters like Brent Rooker tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Chris Bassitt.