Athletics @ Houston picks

Severino owns an ERA over 5.00 and he’s given up 13 bombs in 21 starts in 2025. Diaz has an impressive track record versus the righty, going 4-for-10 with two home runs. 

As it relates to his home run skill, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Batting from the opposite that Jason Alexander throws from, Lawrence Butler will have the upper hand today.. Lawrence Butler has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.. This year, the hardest ball Lawrence Butler has connected with reached a maximum exit velocity of 113.6 mph (an advanced standard to evaluate power), ranking in the 83rd percentile.. Lawrence Butler has compiled a .321 BABIP this year, grading out in the 79th percentile.

Victor Caratini has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (54% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.. Among every team today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the Athletics.. Victor Caratini will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.. Victor Caratini has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 92.7-mph average to last season's 89.9-mph figure.. There has been a significant improvement in Victor Caratini's launch angle from last year's 9.1° to 15.1° this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best batter in MLB.. Brent Rooker is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.. Brent Rooker pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.6% — 79th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Extreme groundball hitters like Brent Rooker generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jason Alexander.. Brent Rooker's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 42.1% to 48.3%.

When it comes to his home run skill, Christian Walker ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Christian Walker is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.. Christian Walker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.3% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.. Among every team today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the Athletics.. Christian Walker will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.. Shea Langeliers pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.3% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Shea Langeliers's footspeed has gotten better this season. His 27.76 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 28.35 ft/sec now.. In terms of his batting average, Shea Langeliers has been unlucky this year. His .245 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .269.

When assessing his home run skill, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Tyler Soderstrom is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. Batting from the opposite that Jason Alexander throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have an edge today.. Tyler Soderstrom has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Sporting a .340 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year, Tyler Soderstrom is ranked in the 76th percentile for offensive skills.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 97th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.. Yainer Diaz is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.. Among every team today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the Athletics.. Yainer Diaz will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.. There has been a significant improvement in Yainer Diaz's launch angle from last season's 8.7° to 12.2° this year.

As it relates to his home run skill, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Batting from the opposite that Jason Alexander throws from, Lawrence Butler will have the upper hand today.. Lawrence Butler has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.. This year, the hardest ball Lawrence Butler has connected with reached a maximum exit velocity of 113.6 mph (an advanced standard to evaluate power), ranking in the 83rd percentile.. Lawrence Butler has compiled a .321 BABIP this year, grading out in the 79th percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best batter in MLB.. Brent Rooker is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.. Brent Rooker pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.6% — 79th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Extreme groundball hitters like Brent Rooker generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jason Alexander.. Brent Rooker's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 42.1% to 48.3%.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best batter in MLB.. Brent Rooker is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.. Brent Rooker pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.6% — 79th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Extreme groundball hitters like Brent Rooker generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jason Alexander.. Brent Rooker's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 42.1% to 48.3%.