Athletics @ Texas picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 93rd percentile when estimating his home run skill.. Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today's game.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Adolis Garcia will have the handedness advantage against Jacob Lopez in today's matchup.. The Athletics outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among every team playing today.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Marcus Semien ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Marcus Semien is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Hitting from the opposite that Jacob Lopez throws from, Marcus Semien will have an edge in today's matchup.. Marcus Semien will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.. Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage against Jack Leiter in today's matchup.. Grading out in the 84th percentile, Lawrence Butler has put up a .327 BABIP this year.

Nicholas Kurtz projects as the 14th-best home run hitter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Nicholas Kurtz has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (56% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Hitting from the opposite that Jack Leiter throws from, Nicholas Kurtz will have an edge in today's matchup.. Nicholas Kurtz has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 18.8% seasonal rate to 35% in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 83rd percentile when assessing his home run skill.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Batting from the opposite that Jack Leiter throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have an advantage in today's game.. Over the last 14 days, Tyler Soderstrom has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 12.5% to 18.2%.. Tyler Soderstrom has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 99.4-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal figure of 94.6-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run skill.. Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Compared to his seasonal average of 13.5°, Shea Langeliers has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 28.3° mark in the last two weeks' worth of games.. Checking in at the 87th percentile for power, Shea Langeliers has hit 30.4 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best hitter in the league.. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Brent Rooker has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 15.3% seasonal rate to 28.6% over the last two weeks.. Brent Rooker's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, rising from 17.6% on the season to 28.6% over the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.. Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage against Jack Leiter in today's matchup.. Grading out in the 84th percentile, Lawrence Butler has put up a .327 BABIP this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.. Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage against Jack Leiter in today's matchup.. Grading out in the 84th percentile, Lawrence Butler has put up a .327 BABIP this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best hitter in the league.. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. Globe Life Field has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Brent Rooker has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 15.3% seasonal rate to 28.6% over the last two weeks.. Brent Rooker's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, rising from 17.6% on the season to 28.6% over the past two weeks.