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Athletics @ Mariners Matchup Details

Teams : Athletics at Seattle Mariners

Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, September 3rd
Time : 03/09/26 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Athletics Game Today

Brock Rodden pulls many of his flyballs (34.6%,— 80th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Athletics.

,Brock Rodden will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Over the last 14 days, Brock Rodden has been successful in optimizing the launch angle of his hardest hit balls to hit for power, notching a 25.3° angle.

,The #1 venue in baseball for suppressing batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

,Among all SPs, Jackson Perkins’s fastball velocity of 94.9 mph ranks in the 76th percentile this year.

,Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are typically a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Jackson Perkins must realize this, because he has relied on his secondary pitches a lot this year: 67.4% of the time, grading out in the 94th percentile.

,With a 2.32 disparity between Jackson Perkins’s 6.42 ERA and his 4.10 estimated true talent ERA (per the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the league this year and figures to see better results in the future.

,Jonah Heim is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks T-Mobile Park as the 7th-best field in the league for right-handed home runs.

,T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for HRs.

,The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Kade Anderson.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke in the 97th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Batting from the opposite that Kade Anderson throws from, Denzel Clarke will have an advantage today.

,The Seattle Mariners infield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest out of all the teams in action today.

,When it comes to his BABIP talent, Henry Bolte is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Henry Bolte has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (62% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kade Anderson throws from, Henry Bolte will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Zack Gelof has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (61% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Zack Gelof will hold the platoon advantage over Kade Anderson in today’s game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Dominic Canzone ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Dominic Canzone is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

,Dominic Canzone will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jack Perkins in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Kade Anderson throws from, Brian Serven will have an advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.P. Crawford in the 78th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,J.P. Crawford will have the handedness advantage against Jack Perkins in today’s game.

,J.P. Crawford has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jeff McNeil is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 78% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Jeff McNeil pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 82nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Over the last 7 days, Jeff McNeil’s 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.4%.

,The #7 ballpark in MLB for boosting home runs to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

,Batting from the opposite that Jack Perkins throws from, Cole Young will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Cole Young pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.6% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Cole Young will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,With 7 hitters of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Kade Anderson will have a tough matchup while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

,Rating steepest in MLB since the start of last season, Athletics hitters as a group have put up a 17.1° launch angle on their hardest-hit balls (an advanced metric to study power skills).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Naylor in the 86th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Josh Naylor is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Josh Naylor will hold the platoon advantage against Jack Perkins in today’s game.

,Josh Naylor pulls many of his flyballs (35.2% — 82nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Arozarena in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Randy Arozarena is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

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

,Lawrence Butler is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 69% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Lawrence Butler has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Lawrence Butler has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 104.3-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal mark of 93-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Julio Rodriguez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Cal Raleigh projects as the 4th-best home run hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Cal Raleigh is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

,As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Cal Raleigh will get to bat from his good side against Jack Perkins in today’s game.

,Cal Raleigh pulls many of his flyballs (43.9% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Kade Anderson in the 83rd percentile among all SPs in baseball.

,The Athletics have 5 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Denzel Clarke, Brian Serven, Lawrence Butler, Zack Gelof, Henry Bolte).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects T-Mobile Park as the 2nd-best venue in the league for strikeouts.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the 14th-best batter in the majors as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Michael Stefanic will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kade Anderson in today’s game.

,Alika Williams will hold the platoon advantage against Kade Anderson in today’s matchup.

,Alika Williams grades out in the 76th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (17.9% rate this year).

,Cole Young has made significant gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 4.7% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the last 7 days.

,Batting from the opposite that Jack Perkins throws from, Lazaro Montes will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Lazaro Montes will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Alika Williams grades out in the 79th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (47% rate this year).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lazaro Montes in the 91st percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Zack Gelof has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 95.6-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal figure of 92.9-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jackson Perkins in the 87th percentile when assessing his strikeout skill.

,The Seattle Mariners have 3 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Brock Rodden, Lazaro Montes, Cal Raleigh).

,Denzel Clarke’s maximum exit velocity (an advanced standard to evaluate power) has been 113.4 mph since the start of last season, ranking in the 86th percentile.

,Over the last 7 days, Jonah Heim’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 88.8-mph over the course of the season to 97.8-mph of late.

,Julio Rodriguez will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Cal Raleigh will hold that advantage today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and J.P. Crawford will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 80th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Stefanic in the 80th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Negatives with the Seattle Mariners Game Today

Brock Rodden’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brock Rodden is penciled in 9th in the lineup today.

,The #1 field in the league for suppressing batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

,T-Mobile Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in MLB, which often leads to less offense.

,This game is projected to have the most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Perkins to throw 85 pitches in this game (9th-least of the day), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The 4th-best projected offense of all teams today in terms of overall hitting ability belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

,It may be smart to expect better numbers for the Seattle Mariners offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the unluckiest offense in baseball this year.

,Among all major league parks, T-Mobile Park’s RF dimensions are the 4th-shallowest.

,T-Mobile Park has the 10th-shortest fences in the majors.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jonah Heim ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jonah Heim will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,Jonah Heim’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 90.9-mph figure last season has lowered to 88.8-mph.

,Jonah Heim’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off lately, going from 15.4% on the season to 9.1% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

,Denzel Clarke is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,28% of the time that Denzel Clarke has started against a left-handed pitcher since the start of last season, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

,The #2 park in the majors for suppressing offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

,Denzel Clarke will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Henry Bolte today.

,Henry Bolte has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 6.8% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the past 7 days.

,In the past 14 days, Henry Bolte’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal mark of 93.6 mph to 73.5 mph.

,13% of the time that Zack Gelof has started against a left-handed pitcher this year, he has been pinch hit for.

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Zack Gelof in today’s matchup.

,Over the last 7 days, Zack Gelof’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.1% down to 0%.

,Dominic Canzone’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 95-mph seasonal EV has fallen off to 85.1-mph in the last 14 days.

,Dominic Canzone has been lucky this year, notching a .346 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .321 — a .025 discrepancy.

,Brian Serven’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brian Serven is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brian Serven in today’s game.

,J.P. Crawford has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (64% of the time), but he is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,J.P. Crawford has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 6.2% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 12th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,12% of the time that Jeff McNeil has started against a lefty hurler this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

,Cole Young is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Cole Young has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.4-mph dropping to 78.9-mph over the past 7 days.

,Cole Young’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined in recent games, going from 15.5% on the season to 0% in the past week.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Brock Rodden ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Over the last two weeks, Brock Rodden has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Kade Anderson’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 89th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball currently.

,The Athletics projected offense projects as the worst of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting skill.

,The Athletics have been the 5th-luckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse the rest of the season,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Cal Raleigh (the Mariners’s expected catcher in today’s game) grades out as an elite pitch framer.

,Josh Naylor’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 89.3-mph EV last season has fallen off to 87.3-mph.

,Josh Naylor has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.3-mph dropping to 82-mph over the past 14 days.

,Jack Perkins will hold the platoon advantage against Randy Arozarena in today’s game.

,Over the past 7 days, Randy Arozarena’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.5% down to 0%.

,Randy Arozarena’s launch angle this year (9.4°) is considerably worse than his 13.4° figure last year.

,Despite posting a .365 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Randy Arozarena has been very fortunate given the .019 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .346.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles T-Mobile Park as the worst stadium in the majors for righty batting average.

,Batting from the same side that Kade Anderson throws from, Lawrence Butler will be in a tough position today.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Lawrence Butler in today’s game.

,Jack Perkins will have the handedness advantage against Julio Rodriguez in today’s matchup.

,Compared to his seasonal figure of 11.6°, Josh Naylor has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-18.7°) over the past two weeks.

,Cal Raleigh’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last year to this one, falling from 39% to 31.2%.

,By putting up a .211 BABIP this year, Cal Raleigh has performed in the 0th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kade Anderson to throw 78 pitches in today’s game (3rd-least on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Julio Rodriguez’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off recently, falling from 42.4% on the season to 22.2% in the past week’s worth of games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Stefanic in the 1st percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Michael Stefanic is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Michael Stefanic today.

,Sporting a .242 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season, Michael Stefanic grades out in the 16th percentile for offensive ability.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Brian Serven ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jonah Heim’s BABIP ability is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alika Williams in the 20th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Alika Williams is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Alika Williams has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 40% of the time when starting against a lefty on the mound this year.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Alika Williams today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lazaro Montes in the 16th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Lazaro Montes is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Over the past 7 days, J.P. Crawford’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal figure of 92 mph to 86.2 mph.

,Compared to his seasonal mark of 6.6°, Lawrence Butler has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (3.1°) over the last two weeks.

,Zack Gelof’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off of late, decreasing from 11.3% on the season to 0% in the last week.

,The Seattle Mariners have 7 batters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage against Jackson Perkins in this matchup.

,Jackson Perkins will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Jackson Perkins has had some very good luck with his strikeouts this year, notching a 10.29 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.49 — a 0.80 K/9 difference.

,Over the last two weeks, Dominic Canzone’s 11.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.1%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke in the 19th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,In the last week, Henry Bolte’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 10%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cal Raleigh in the 1st percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Batting from the same side that Kade Anderson throws from, Jeff McNeil will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

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