Todays Game 2 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Oakland at San Francisco Game 2 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Conforto in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Michael Conforto is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.

The 2nd-shallowest right field dimensions in MLB are found in Oracle Park.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.4-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for hitters.

The #9 field in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.

Posting a .344 BABIP this year, Max Schuemann is ranked in the 91st percentile.

Shea Langeliers projects as the 19th-best home run hitter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

In the last 7 days, Shea Langeliers’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 15.9% up to 33.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Chapman in the 97th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Matt Chapman is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.

Matt Chapman will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Miguel Andujar is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Sporting a .288 batting average this year, Miguel Andujar finds himself in the 89th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 95th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Heliot Ramos is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

Heliot Ramos has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

When assessing his home run skill, Seth Brown ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Logan Webb throws from, Seth Brown will have an edge in today’s matchup.

When assessing his home run ability, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Lawrence Butler is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 70% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Lawrence Butler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Webb in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Fitzgerald in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Tyler Fitzgerald will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Tyler Fitzgerald has made big improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 11.8% seasonal rate to 25.9% over the last two weeks.

Heliot Ramos has big-time HR ability (85th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (28.7% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Ross Stripling doesn’t generate many whiffs (18th percentile K%) — great news for Ramos.

Logan Webb projects as the 12th-best starting pitcher in baseball right now, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Compared to league average, Logan Webb has been granted an above-average leash this year, tallying an additional 7.0 adjusted pitches each game.

The Oakland Athletics have been the 3rd-luckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress the rest of the season, David Rackley grades out as a Pitchers Umpire and is likely to be in charge of the strike zone in this game.

Projected catcher Patrick Bailey projects as an elite pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects LaMonte Wade Jr. in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

LaMonte Wade Jr. is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Ross Stripling throws from, LaMonte Wade Jr. will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Ross Stripling throws from, Brett Wisely will have an edge today.

Brett Wisely will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

J.J. Bleday is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

J.J. Bleday will have the handedness advantage over Logan Webb in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the worst park in the majors for walks.

Ross Stripling has experienced some negative variance in regards to his ERA this year; his 6.02 figure is a fair amount higher than his 3.97 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

Extreme flyball bats like J.J. Bleday are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Logan Webb.

The San Francisco Giants have 5 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Matt Chapman, Heliot Ramos, Derek Hill, Tyler Fitzgerald, Mike Yastrzemski).

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Patrick Bailey will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Compared to last year, Patrick Bailey has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for base hits, increasing his percentage of balls hit between -4° and 26° from 46.3% to 51.5% this season.

Tyler Fitzgerald has strong power (80th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (31.6% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Ross Stripling struggles to strike batters out (7th percentile K%) — great news for Fitzgerald.

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

Brent Rooker is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

Extreme flyball bats like Brent Rooker tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Logan Webb.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Brent Rooker ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Shea Langeliers has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 98.5-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 91.4-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 84th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Mike Yastrzemski will have the handedness advantage against Ross Stripling in today’s matchup.

Mike Yastrzemski pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.3% — 92nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

When it comes to his home run ability, Tyler Fitzgerald ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mike Yastrzemski will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Zack Gelof’s BABIP talent is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In the past week, Zack Gelof’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9.6% up to 28.6%.

Zack Gelof has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 101.6-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal mark of 94.6-mph.

Brent Rooker has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.5-mph average to last season’s 94.9-mph EV.

Patrick Bailey has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 91.5-mph average to last year’s 88.7-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 84th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Zack Gelof’s launch angle recently (26.5° over the last 7 days) is a considerable increase over his 15.3° seasonal angle.

Michael Conforto will hold the platoon advantage against Ross Stripling in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Chapman in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Over the last two weeks, Brett Wisely’s 21.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 17.2%.

Hitters such as Seth Brown with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Logan Webb who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

The Oakland Athletics have 6 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Shea Langeliers, Lawrence Butler, Brent Rooker, Seth Brown, Zack Gelof, Max Schuemann).

When it comes to his home run talent, Heliot Ramos ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Matt Chapman has made substantial strides with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 12.2% seasonal rate to 18.8% in the past week.

Wednesday Game 2 player match stat slumps with Athletics vs Giants Matchup

Oracle Park has the tallest fences among all parks.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast forecasts the best pitching conditions of all games on the slate.

In the last 14 days, Michael Conforto’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal EV of 93.2 mph to 81.9 mph.

Michael Conforto’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off of late, falling from 15.6% on the season to 0% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

By putting up a .215 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Michael Conforto is positioned in the 8th percentile.

Max Schuemann is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

Oracle Park’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which often leads to less offense.

Hitting from the same side that Logan Webb throws from, Max Schuemann has a tough challenge today.

Logan Webb will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shea Langeliers in today’s game.

Shea Langeliers will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Ross Stripling will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matt Chapman today.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Matt Chapman’s 3.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 11.8%.

Logan Webb will have the handedness advantage against Miguel Andujar in today’s game.

Miguel Andujar will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Max Schuemann will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Ross Stripling will hold the platoon advantage over Heliot Ramos in today’s game.

Heliot Ramos has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 91.5-mph dropping to 88.8-mph over the past 14 days.

Heliot Ramos’s launch angle lately (5.4° in the last two weeks) is a significant dropoff from his 8.9° seasonal angle.

Seth Brown is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Seth Brown will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Seth Brown’s average exit velocity has decreased this year; his 90.5-mph figure last year has fallen to 88-mph.

The #8 park in the majors for suppressing home runs to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.

Lawrence Butler will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Lawrence Butler’s launch angle lately (9.3° in the past 7 days) is significantly worse than his 13.5° seasonal mark.

Tyler Fitzgerald is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Ross Stripling throws from, Tyler Fitzgerald will have a tough challenge today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Tyler Fitzgerald’s true offensive skill to be a .299, suggesting that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .128 disparity between that figure and his actual .427 wOBA.

Given that flyball pitchers struggle the most against groundball hitters, Logan Webb (56.7% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged today with 3 GB hitters in Oakland’s projected lineup.

Logan Webb’s change-up percentage has decreased by 10% from last season to this one (41.6% to 31.6%) .

Out of all starting pitchers, Logan Webb’s fastball velocity of 91.6 mph ranks in the 22nd percentile this year.

Abraham Toro has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (86% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Abraham Toro will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side against Logan Webb today.

In the last 7 days, LaMonte Wade Jr.’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.3% down to 0%.

LaMonte Wade Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off of late; his 90.3-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 82.8-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Abraham Toro in the 20th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Brett Wisely is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Brett Wisely has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 7.9% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the past two weeks.

Brett Wisely’s average exit velocity has decreased of late; his 87.3-mph seasonal EV has dropped off to 83.6-mph over the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 10th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

J.J. Bleday will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

J.J. Bleday has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 8% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the last 7 days.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Shea Langeliers (the Athletics’s expected catcher in today’s game) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

Ross Stripling will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Ross Stripling allowed a whopping 5 earned runs in his last GS.

As it relates to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Ross Stripling in the 10th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the worst park in MLB for strikeouts.

Patrick Bailey has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (70% of the time), but he is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Patrick Bailey has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 5.4% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the past 14 days.

Over the last two weeks, Patrick Bailey’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.2%.

Logan Webb will hold the platoon advantage against Brent Rooker in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brent Rooker today.

Brent Rooker’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined in recent games, falling from 22.6% on the season to 9.5% in the past 7 days.

The #8 venue in the game for suppressing home runs to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.

Lawrence Butler has been lucky in regards to his home runs this year; his 27.6 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is a good deal higher than his 20.6 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Mike Yastrzemski is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this game.

Mike Yastrzemski’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 93.7-mph seasonal EV has decreased to 90-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 25th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 18th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Lawrence Butler has been lucky this year, putting up a .339 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .306 — a .033 gap.

Zack Gelof is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Logan Webb throws from, Zack Gelof will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

LaMonte Wade Jr. has been lucky this year, notching a .365 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .332 — a .033 discrepancy.

Over the last 14 days, Miguel Andujar’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal average of 82.4 mph to 77.3 mph.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Zack Gelof in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seth Brown in the 25th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 18th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.