Tampa Bay @ San Francisco picks

There's not much that separates these two teams in the standings, but the pitching matchup favors the Giants with Landon Roupp taking on Joe Boyle. Roupp will be making his first start since July 22, while Boyle was shelled in two of his three starts this season. I'll side with the home team here. 

Joe Boyle has struck out batters at a very efficient rate this season. He has piled up 31 Ks through 30.2 innings of work and shown the ability to miss bats even when he doesn’t have his best stuff. In two of his last three appearances, for example, he recorded at least five strikeouts despite pitching only 3.1 innings. While he recorded just two strikeouts over five innings of work on August 3, that came against a powerhouse Dodgers team that ranks 2nd in OBP and homers. The San Francisco Giants…do not. San Francisco is one of the worst offensive teams in the majors. They sit tied for 24th in runs per game, 26th in average, 28th in SLG, and 29th in stolen bases.

As it relates to his home run talent, Willy Adames ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Willy Adames is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.. Oracle Park projects as the #3 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Willy Adames will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

When assessing his batting average skill, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 8th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Oracle Park projects as the #3 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats.. Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Rafael Devers ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Rafael Devers is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best venue in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average.. Oracle Park has the shallowest RF dimensions in the majors.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Heliot Ramos ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Heliot Ramos is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.. Oracle Park projects as the #3 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats.. Heliot Ramos has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

As it relates to his home run skill, Junior Caminero ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Junior Caminero is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.. Oracle Park projects as the #3 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats.. The San Francisco Giants infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst out of every team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Grant McCray in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best venue in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average.. Oracle Park has the shallowest RF dimensions in the majors.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats.. Grant McCray will have the handedness advantage against Joe Boyle in today's game.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Heliot Ramos ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Heliot Ramos is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.. Oracle Park projects as the #3 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats.. Heliot Ramos has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

When assessing his batting average skill, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 8th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Oracle Park projects as the #3 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats.. Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

When assessing his batting average skill, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 8th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Oracle Park projects as the #3 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats.. Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

As it relates to his home run talent, Willy Adames ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Willy Adames is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.. Oracle Park projects as the #3 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for bats.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Willy Adames will hold that advantage in today's matchup.