Todays Game 3 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Los Angeles at Oakland Game 3 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 80th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Lawrence Butler is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.9-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters.

Lawrence Butler will have the handedness advantage against Carson Fulmer in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Lawrence Butler will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 82nd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Mickey Moniak will hold the platoon advantage against Joey Estes in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his home runs, Mickey Moniak has experienced some negative variance this year. His 11.8 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been quite a bit lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 19.2.

Nolan Schanuel is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Nolan Schanuel will have the handedness advantage over Joey Estes in today’s game.

Extreme flyball bats like Nolan Schanuel usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Joey Estes.

Nolan Schanuel has made substantial strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 3.5% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the past week.

The Oakland Athletics have 6 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Lawrence Butler, Brent Rooker, Seth Brown, Zack Gelof, Kyle McCann, Max Schuemann).

In his previous game started, Carson Fulmer performed well and accumulated 7 strikeouts.

Carson Fulmer’s high utilization percentage of his secondary pitches (60.6% since the start of last season) figures to work in his favor since they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Oakland Coliseum has the 7th-shallowest fences among all major league stadiums — generally good for long-balls.

Jo Adell’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, going from 15% on the season to 29.4% over the past 14 days.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.322) implies that Jo Adell has had bad variance on his side this year with his .281 actual wOBA.

Lawrence Butler has made significant strides with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 11.8% seasonal rate to 20% in the past two weeks.

Max Schuemann will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Brett Harris will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

Brett Harris has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.4-mph to 94.9-mph in the last week.

In the last 7 days, Brett Harris’s 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 81st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Zach Neto has done a good job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 16.8° mark is among the highest in MLB this year (90th percentile).

By putting up a 24.700 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Zach Neto finds himself in the 82nd percentile for power.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Anthony Rendon ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Anthony Rendon is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Compared to last year, Anthony Rendon has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 16% to 20.3% this season.

Willie Calhoun is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Willie Calhoun will have the handedness advantage against Joey Estes today.

Willie Calhoun’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, increasing from 40% to 48%.

Based on Statcast data, Willie Calhoun ranks in the 79th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .269.

J.J. Bleday is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

Hitting from the opposite that Carson Fulmer throws from, J.J. Bleday will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and J.J. Bleday will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

J.J. Bleday’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better lately, increasing from 46% on the season to 100% over the past week.

In notching a .337 BABIP this year, Max Schuemann is positioned in the 88th percentile.

Miguel Andujar’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Miguel Andujar is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Miguel Andujar will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Zack Gelof will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Zack Gelof has made significant strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 9.4% seasonal rate to 28.6% over the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seth Brown in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Seth Brown is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Carson Fulmer throws from, Seth Brown will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Seth Brown will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 84th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Taylor Ward ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Taylor Ward is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

Taylor Ward has made significant gains with his Barrel%, improving his 8.3% rate last year to 14.2% this season.

Taylor Ward’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, rising from 17.8% to 23.8%.

Willie Calhoun has shown favorable plate discipline this year, ranking in the 92nd percentile with a 1.48 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Brent Rooker as the league’s 9th-best home run hitter.

Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Brent Rooker will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The #1 park in baseball for suppressing home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oakland Coliseum.

Joey Estes is an extreme flyball pitcher (42.3% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be aided by pitching in the #30 HR venue among all major league stadiums in this game.

Collectively, Los Angeles Angels hitters have done well when assessing hitting balls in the launch angle span that tends to optimize home runs (between 23° and 34°), rating 4th-best in the game.

J.J. Bleday’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, going from 18.4% on the season to 26.3% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Jo Adell’s maximum exit velocity (an advanced metric to evaluate power) has been 115.6 mph this year, ranking in the 94th percentile.

Despite posting a .257 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Mickey Moniak has suffered from bad luck given the .043 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .300.

As it relates to his home run talent, Zack Gelof ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Using Statcast data, Logan O’Hoppe is in the 78th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .336.

Joey Estes will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats across the board.

Out of all starters, Joey Estes’s fastball spin rate of 2406 rpm ranks in the 77th percentile this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Carson Fulmer’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 15th percentile out of all starters in the game right now.

Over his previous 3 GS, Carson Fulmer has experienced a notable decline in his fastball spin rate: from 2267 rpm over the whole season to 2190 rpm in recent games.

Compared to his seasonal average of 6.5°, Miguel Andujar has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 9.5° angle in the last two weeks.

Over the last week, Seth Brown’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9.8% up to 33.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 95th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Sunday Game 3 player match stat slumps with Angels vs Athletics Matchup

The #1 ballpark in baseball for suppressing home runs to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oakland Coliseum.

The 10th-deepest right field dimensions among all major league parks are found in Oakland Coliseum.

Oakland Coliseum’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which generally leads to lower offensive output.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-most favorable for pitching on the slate today.

As it relates to his home runs, Lawrence Butler has had positive variance on his side this year. His 27.3 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 20.4.

Mickey Moniak is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this game.

When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Mickey Moniak has been pinch hit for 21% of the time.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 4th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Carson Fulmer is projected to throw 75 pitches in this matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the least of the day.

Carlos Torres grades out as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be umping in today’s game.

The #9 ballpark in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oakland Coliseum.

Carson Fulmer will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Jo Adell is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

Oakland Coliseum profiles as the #30 stadium in the game for RHB home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Joey Estes will hold the platoon advantage against Jo Adell in today’s game.

Oakland Coliseum projects as the #22 venue in the majors for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In notching a .229 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Lawrence Butler is ranked in the 24th percentile.

Max Schuemann is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Carson Fulmer throws from, Max Schuemann will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Brett Harris is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Carson Fulmer throws from, Brett Harris faces a tough challenge today.

Zach Neto is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

The #8 field in the league for suppressing batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oakland Coliseum.

Joey Estes will have the handedness advantage over Zach Neto in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Joey Estes throws from, Anthony Rendon will not have the upper hand today.

Extreme groundball batters like Anthony Rendon are generally less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Joey Estes.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willie Calhoun in the 3rd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Willie Calhoun has been pulled from the game early 19% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 9th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Hitting from the same side that Carson Fulmer throws from, Miguel Andujar will be in a tough position in today’s game.

Miguel Andujar’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off lately; his 83.8-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 79.8-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Zack Gelof is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the same side that Carson Fulmer throws from, Zack Gelof faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

This year, Seth Brown has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 16% of his appearances when starting against righty on the mound.

Nolan Schanuel will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Joey Estes will have the handedness advantage against Taylor Ward in today’s game.

Taylor Ward has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 10th-deepest RF fences today.

When it comes to his home run skill, Willie Calhoun ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the same side that Carson Fulmer throws from, Brent Rooker will have a disadvantage today.

Despite posting a .393 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Brent Rooker has been lucky given the .049 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .344.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Estes to throw 83 pitches in this matchup (7th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

The Los Angeles Angels have been the 4th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better in the future, Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Joey Estes has relied on his fastball a lot this year, though: 56% of the time, placing in the 100th percentile.

J.J. Bleday has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 8.1% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last 7 days.

When it comes to his batting average, Brent Rooker has experienced some positive variance this year. His .291 figure has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .240.

Joey Estes will have the handedness advantage against Logan O’Hoppe in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Logan O’Hoppe in today’s matchup.

The Oakland Athletics projected batting order grades out as the 4th-weakest of the day in terms of overall batting ability.

It may be wise to expect negative regression for the Oakland Athletics offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 2nd-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 21st percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seth Brown in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.