Athletics @ Tampa Bay picks

Tampa Bay sits 2nd in average, 4th in slugging, and 3rd in wOBA at home during that span. They are tearing the cover off the ball. I expect that to continue against one of their former pitchers in Jeffrey Springs. He has not performed as well on the road, and the Rays have excelled against lefties of late. They rank 4th in OBP at home vs. lefties over the last couple of months. They should be able to provide real run support early for Shane Baz, who posted a 3.26 ERA in June – one of the best marks among today’s projected starters. Look for Baz and the Rays to get the early jump and lead through five innings.

As it relates to his home run talent, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 85°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 4th-hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 82°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-best of the day for batters.. Batting from the opposite that Shane Baz throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have an advantage today.

Brent Rooker projects as the 14th-best hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 85°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters.

When it comes to his home run skill, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Brandon Lowe is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 4th-hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 82°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-best of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.. Junior Caminero is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 85°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 84th percentile when assessing his home run skill.. Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 82°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-best of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.. Christopher Morel is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 4th-hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 82°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-best of the day for batters.

Curtis Mead is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 85°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters.. Curtis Mead will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jeffrey Springs today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicholas Kurtz in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Nicholas Kurtz is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 85°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters.

Brent Rooker projects as the 14th-best hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 85°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters.