Atlanta @ Athletics Picks & Props

Among all major league stadiums, Sutter Health Park's left field dimensions are the 6th-deepest. Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Austin Riley in today's game. Posting a 4.39 K/BB rate this year, Austin Riley has shown poor plate discipline, placing in the 14th percentile.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Nick Allen will have the handedness advantage against JP Sears in today's game. Extreme flyball hitters like Nick Allen usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like JP Sears. Out of all the teams today, the 13th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage over Spencer Strider in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Batters such as Michael Harris II with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like JP Sears who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum. Out of all the teams today, the 13th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics.

Ronald Acuna Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40% — 98th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB's 11th-deepest CF fences today. Ronald Acuna Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.378) suggests that Ronald Acuna Jr. has been lucky this year with his .448 actual wOBA.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Tyler Soderstrom will hold the platoon advantage over Spencer Strider in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 84th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Zack Gelof will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. In the last week, Zack Gelof has been successful in optimizing the launch angle of his hardest hit balls to hit for power, posting a 20.5° angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke as the 10th-best hitter in baseball as it relates to his BABIP talent. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Extreme flyball bats like Denzel Clarke tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Spencer Strider. Denzel Clarke will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcell Ozuna in the 95th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Marcell Ozuna will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today's game. Out of all the teams today, the 13th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Sean Murphy ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Sean Murphy has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (67% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Hitting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, Sean Murphy will have the upper hand in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Shea Langeliers is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Shea Langeliers will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Olson in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Matt Olson is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Out of all the teams today, the 13th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics.

Jurickson Profar is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. The switch-hitting Jurickson Profar will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against JP Sears. Out of all the teams today, the 13th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics.

Among all major league stadiums, Sutter Health Park's left field dimensions are the 6th-deepest. Spencer Strider will have the handedness advantage over Jacob Wilson today. The Atlanta Braves outfield defense projects as the 5th-best among every team on the slate today. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jacob Wilson's true offensive talent to be a .304, providing some evidence that he has been lucky this year given the .064 gap between that figure and his actual .368 wOBA. Jacob Wilson's 2.3% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) is in the 7th percentile this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Max Muncy will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Max Muncy's maximum exit velocity (an advanced stat to evaluate power) has been 112.6 mph this year, placing in the 86th percentile.

Miguel Andujar's batting average ability is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Miguel Andujar is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today's game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Miguel Andujar will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Nicholas Kurtz is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 63% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Nicholas Kurtz will hold the platoon advantage against Spencer Strider in today's game. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Nicholas Kurtz will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Brent Rooker projects as the 14th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Brent Rooker is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Brent Rooker will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. The switch-hitting Ozzie Albies will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against JP Sears. Out of all the teams today, the 13th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics. Ozzie Albies is an extreme flyball batter and faces the weak outfield defense of Sacramento (#3-worst of all teams on the slate today).

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest temperature of the day at 96°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Austin Wynns will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Max Schuemann has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Drake Baldwin has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.