Athletics vs Orioles match player stats | 2026 Friday, May 8th

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Athletics @ Orioles Matchup Details

Teams : Athletics at Baltimore Orioles

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, May 8th
Time : 08/05/26 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Athletics Game Today

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.3-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for bats.

,Jeremiah Jackson will have the handedness advantage over Jacob Lopez in today’s matchup… and even better, Lopez has a large platoon split.

,Jeremiah Jackson has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball’s shallowest RF fences today.

,Jeremiah Jackson will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The Baltimore Orioles have 4 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Weston Wilson, Tyler O’Neill, Coby Mayo, Blaze Alexander).

,Given that groundball batters are less effective against groundball pitchers, Jacob Lopez (40.6% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in today’s game with 2 GB hitters in the opposing club’s projected lineup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Nick Kurtz ranks as the 15th-best batter in Major League Baseball.

,Nick Kurtz is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Nick Kurtz will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Bradish in today’s matchup.

,Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.

,Carlos Cortes is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Bradish throws from, Carlos Cortes will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Carlos Cortes hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 86th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 4th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Taylor Ward is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Taylor Ward will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jacob Lopez today… and moreover, Lopez has a large platoon split.

,Taylor Ward has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game’s shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 81st percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blaze Alexander in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Blaze Alexander will hold the platoon advantage over Jacob Lopez in today’s game… and the cherry on top, Lopez has a large platoon split.

,Blaze Alexander has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Batters such as Blaze Alexander with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Jacob Lopez who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

,Pete Alonso projects as the 18th-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Pete Alonso is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

,Given Jacob Lopez’s large platoon split, Pete Alonso will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

,Pete Alonso has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Tyler Soderstrom is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

,Batting from the opposite that Kyle Bradish throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have the upper hand today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Pete Alonso as baseball’s 14th-best home run hitter.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Adley Rutschman ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Adley Rutschman is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,The switch-hitting Adley Rutschman will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Jacob Lopez… and even better, Lopez has a large platoon split.

,Adley Rutschman will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Coby Mayo will have the handedness advantage over Jacob Lopez in today’s game… and the cherry on top, Lopez has a large platoon split.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Coby Mayo will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Shea Langeliers is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Shea Langeliers hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler O’Neill in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Tyler O’Neill is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Considering Jacob Lopez’s large platoon split, Tyler O’Neill will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Tyler O’Neill will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Shea Langeliers as the league’s 20th-best home run batter.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Tyler O’Neill as MLB’s 15th-best home run batter.

,Lawrence Butler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Bradish today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gunnar Henderson in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Gunnar Henderson is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,The Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Gunnar Henderson has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

,Gunnar Henderson will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Jeff McNeil will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Bradish in today’s matchup.

,Jeff McNeil pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Coby Mayo ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his home run ability, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Blaze Alexander will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,When it comes to his batting average skill, Jacob Wilson is projected as the 11th-best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his home run ability, Brent Rooker ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brent Rooker is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Negatives with the Baltimore Orioles Game Today

Jeremiah Jackson is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

,Low humidity has a small but significant connection with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the 4th-driest conditions of all games on the slate today at 40%.

,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.

,The Baltimore Orioles have 8 hitters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage against Jacob Lopez in this game, which is especially precarious given his large platoon split.

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

,In today’s matchup, Nick Kurtz is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.6% rate (91st percentile).

,Nick Kurtz will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Carlos Cortes’s BABIP talent is projected in the 17th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Carlos Cortes will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Extreme groundball hitters like Taylor Ward tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Jacob Lopez.

,Zack Gelof is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Kyle Bradish will hold the platoon advantage over Zack Gelof in today’s game.

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

,Blaze Alexander is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Tyler Soderstrom has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and will be challenged by MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Coby Mayo in the 25th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Coby Mayo is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

,Coby Mayo pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.6% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

,Typically, hitters like Coby Mayo who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Jacob Lopez.

,Kyle Bradish will have the handedness advantage over Shea Langeliers in today’s game.

,Shea Langeliers will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Tyler O’Neill pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.5% — 93rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Lawrence Butler has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

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

,Considering Jacob Lopez’s large platoon split, Gunnar Henderson will be at a gigantic disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 14th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Jeff McNeil is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

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

,Jacob Wilson has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (95% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

,Kyle Bradish will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jacob Wilson in today’s game.

,Jacob Wilson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 2nd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Batting from the same side that Kyle Bradish throws from, Brent Rooker will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Brent Rooker pulls many of his flyballs (34.3% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

,Brent Rooker will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Jacob Lopez is an extreme flyball pitcher (40.6% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is stuck pitching in the #7 HR venue among all parks in this matchup.

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