Athletics @ Detroit picks

Rooker is locked in. He's hitting .317 with a .943 OPS, including eight extra-base hits and eight RBIs over his last 17 games. He's also hitting .306 with a 1.024 OPS vs. LHP this season. Skubal is a stud, but he's not unhittable. Rooker is also 6-for-14 with 2 HRs in his career vs. Skubal. If the A's score tonight, Rooker is a great bet to be the guy to do it.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best batter in Major League Baseball.. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.. Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height in the league.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 4th-best hitter in the game as it relates to his BABIP skill.. Riley Greene is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.. Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height in the league.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Gleyber Torres ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Gleyber Torres is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.. Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height in the league.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

When assessing his home run skill, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.. Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height in the league.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

When it comes to his home run ability, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height in the league.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. With a .300 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Lawrence Butler is ranked in the 76th percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best batter in Major League Baseball.. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.. Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height in the league.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

When it comes to his home run skill, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height in the league.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best batter in Major League Baseball.. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.. Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height in the league.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke as the 13th-best batter in baseball when estimating his BABIP talent.. Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height in the league.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Denzel Clarke will hold the platoon advantage against Tarik Skubal in today's matchup.

Adam Beck projects as a Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be umping in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 9th-best park in baseball for walks.. Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height in the league.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.. With 7 bats of the opposite hand in the opposing team's projected lineup, Luis Severino will have a tough matchup while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today's matchup.