Athletics @ Detroit Picks & Props

The #7 venue in baseball for suppressing batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Batting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Gleyber Torres encounters a tough challenge in today's game. Today, Gleyber Torres is at a disadvantage facing the league's 10th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.7% rate (89th percentile). In the past 7 days, Gleyber Torres's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal mark of 92.2 mph to 86 mph. Gleyber Torres's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined lately, going from 19.9% on the season to 6.3% over the past 7 days.

Nicholas Kurtz has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (85% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Nicholas Kurtz has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99.4-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal mark of 97-mph. In the last two weeks, Nicholas Kurtz has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-hit balls: 23° compared to his seasonal mark of 15.1°.

The #7 venue in baseball for suppressing batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. In the league, Comerica Park's CF dimensions are the 2nd-deepest. Extreme flyball batters like Jacob Wilson tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Tarik Skubal. Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jacob Wilson in today's game. Jacob Wilson's average exit velocity has declined lately; his 85.9-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 83.1-mph over the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 80th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Grading out in the 91st percentile, Lawrence Butler sits with a .347 BABIP this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best batter in Major League Baseball. Brent Rooker is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Tarik Skubal throws from, Brent Rooker will have an edge in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke as the 13th-best batter in baseball when estimating his BABIP talent. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Denzel Clarke will hold the platoon advantage against Tarik Skubal in today's matchup. Despite posting a .208 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Denzel Clarke has suffered from bad luck given the .072 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .280.

Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Extreme groundball batters like Spencer Torkelson are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Luis Severino. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Spencer Torkelson will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Max Muncy is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Tarik Skubal throws from, Max Muncy will have an advantage in today's matchup. Max Muncy has been hot of late, notching a a 14.3% Barrel% (a reliable metric to assess power) in the past 7 days.

Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Tarik Skubal throws from, Luis Urias will have an edge today. Luis Urias's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased in recent games, increasing from 44.7% on the season to 63.2% over the past week. When it comes to plate discipline, Luis Urias's ability is quite good, posting a 1.25 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 93rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 4th-best hitter in the game as it relates to his BABIP skill. Riley Greene is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Riley Greene will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Severino in today's game.

Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Zach McKinstry will hold the platoon advantage against Luis Severino in today's game. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Zach McKinstry will hold that advantage in today's game. Zach McKinstry's launch angle in recent games (27.8° over the last week) is considerably better than his 12.9° seasonal figure.

Wenceel Perez is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Wenceel Perez will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Luis Severino. Wenceel Perez will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colt Keith in the 87th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Colt Keith is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Hitting from the opposite that Luis Severino throws from, Colt Keith will have an advantage in today's matchup.

Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Parker Meadows will hold the platoon advantage against Luis Severino today. Batters such as Parker Meadows with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Luis Severino who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum. Parker Meadows will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Kerry Carpenter is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Luis Severino throws from, Kerry Carpenter will have an advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gio Urshela in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Gio Urshela will have the handedness advantage against Tarik Skubal in today's game. Gio Urshela's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, rising from 47.5% to 53.5%.

Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Dillon Dingler will hold that advantage in today's game. Over the past 7 days, Dillon Dingler's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.4-mph over the course of the season to 94.5-mph recently. Dillon Dingler's launch angle in recent games (23.8° in the past 14 days) is considerably better than his 17.4° seasonal mark.

Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Javier Baez will hold that advantage today. Over the past 7 days, Javier Baez's 26.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.5%. Javier Baez's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 35% to 40.2%.

Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Trey Sweeney will hold the platoon advantage against Luis Severino in today's game. Trey Sweeney will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Austin Wynns is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 95% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Austin Wynns will have the handedness advantage against Tarik Skubal in today's game.