Athletics @ Padres Matchup Details

Positives for the Athletics Game Today

Petco Park has the 4th-lowest fences among all major league stadiums.

,Jeff McNeil will have the handedness advantage over Walker Buehler in today’s matchup.

,Miguel Andujar’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Miguel Andujar is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 56% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Batting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Miguel Andujar will have an edge today.

,Miguel Andujar hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. projects as the 17th-best batter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. will hold the platoon advantage over Jeffrey Springs in today’s game.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Tyler Soderstrom is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,The shallowest centerfield fences among all major league stadiums are found in Petco Park.

,Tyler Soderstrom will have the handedness advantage against Walker Buehler today.

,Nick Castellanos’s BABIP skill is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Nick Castellanos will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Out of every team on the slate today, the worst outfield defense is that of the the Athletics.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Walker Buehler in the 15th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching abilities.

,The Athletics projected offense ranks as the 5th-strongest of the day in terms of overall hitting skill.

,It may be sensible to expect stronger performance for the Athletics offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 9th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year.

,Tyler Soderstrom’s 12.2% Barrel% (a reliable metric to assess power) is in the 80th percentile this year.

,Darell Hernaiz hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.6% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

,Darell Hernaiz’s launch angle this year (17.2°) is a significant increase over his 6° figure last year.

,Posting a 1.39 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Darell Hernaiz has demonstrated favorable plate discipline, grading out in the 94th percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Nick Kurtz ranks as the 12th-best batter in the league.

,Nick Kurtz is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Nick Kurtz will have the handedness advantage against Walker Buehler today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Nick Castellanos will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Xander Bogaerts is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Xander Bogaerts will hold the platoon advantage against Jeffrey Springs in today’s game.

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

,Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Shea Langeliers hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

,Shea Langeliers is an extreme flyball batter and faces the weak outfield defense of San Diego (#2-worst of the day).

,Shea Langeliers’s launch angle this season (20°) is quite a bit higher than his 16.3° figure last season.

,When assessing his home run talent, Zack Gelof ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Zack Gelof has a ton of pop (87th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (29.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Walker Buehler doesn’t generate many whiffs (12th percentile K%) — great news for Gelof.

,Zack Gelof hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Bashing 4 home runs over the past two weeks, Zack Gelof has been on fire recently.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Manny Machado in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Manny Machado is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Manny Machado will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jeffrey Springs in today’s game.

,Manny Machado hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 80th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Ramon Laureano’s BABIP ability is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Ramon Laureano will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Brent Rooker projects as the 16th-best home run hitter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Brent Rooker hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (37.9% — 75th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Brent Rooker’s launch angle this season (20.3°) is quite a bit better than his 16.4° figure last year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 76th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Batting from the opposite that Walker Buehler throws from, Lawrence Butler will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Lawrence Butler hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (37.9% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Since the start of last season, Lawrence Butler has an average exit velocity of 90.4 mph, which is among the best in Major League Baseball at the 75th percentile.

,Carlos Cortes is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Carlos Cortes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Walker Buehler today.

,In the past 14 days, Carlos Cortes has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .418.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Shea Langeliers as MLB’s 17th-best home run hitter.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Since the start of last season, Brent Rooker’s 14.1% Barrel%, a reliable standard for measuring power, places him in the 90th percentile among his peers.

,Batting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Freddy Fermin will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Freddy Fermin hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 80th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Freddy Fermin will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Miguel Andujar will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ramon Laureano in the 81st percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Ramon Laureano will hold that advantage today.

,Freddy Fermin’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, increasing from 10.8% to 13.8%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Petco Park as the 10th-best ballpark in baseball for strikeouts.

,Jeffrey Springs’s slider rate has risen by 5.2% from last year to this one (27% to 32.2%) .

,Since the start of last season, Zack Gelof’s 12.1% Barrel%, an advanced stat for measuring power, places him in the 81st percentile among his peers.

,Zack Gelof has done a strong job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 22.8° figure is among the highest in the league since the start of last season (96th percentile).

,Nick Kurtz has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 95-mph average to last year’s 92.7-mph mark.

,Gavin Sheets is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Gavin Sheets will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Gavin Sheets’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, rising from 15% to 18%.

,In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Gavin Sheets has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .370.

,Carlos Cortes grades out in the 92nd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (51.5% rate since the start of last season).

,Gavin Sheets has been hot recently, bashing 3 HRs in the last week.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Nick Castellanos grades out in the 96th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (20.1% rate since the start of last season).

,The San Diego Padres have been the 2nd-unluckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in the future,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Darell Hernaiz in the 78th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Jeffrey Springs has exhibited favorable control this year, putting up a 76th percentile walk rate of 7.1%.

Negatives with the San Diego Padres Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 15th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Jeff McNeil is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Petco Park as the worst ballpark in MLB for LHB batting average.

,Built just 14 feet above sea level, Petco Park has one of the lowest elevations among all stadiums, which tends to lead to lower offensive output.

,Jeff McNeil pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.7% — 85th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Petco Park as the worst field in the league for righty batting average.

,From last season to this one, Miguel Andujar’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 13.2% to 10%.

,Fernando Tatis Jr.’s launch angle this season (1.8°) is considerably worse than his 9.6° figure last year.

,Grading out in the 22nd percentile, Fernando Tatis Jr. has put up a .271 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

,Grading out in the 0th percentile for power, Fernando Tatis Jr. has hit 0 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

,The San Diego Padres infield defense profiles as the 3rd-strongest out of every team in action today.

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Tyler Soderstrom today.

,Tyler Soderstrom’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last season to this one, falling from 47% to 34.1%.

,With a .281 wOBA in the past two weeks’ worth of games, Tyler Soderstrom has been struggling at the plate.

,Nick Castellanos is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Nick Castellanos’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last season to this one, decreasing from 49.8% to 44.8%.

,With a .237 wOBA over the last two weeks, Nick Castellanos has been struggling at the plate.

,Sporting a 4.57 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Nick Castellanos has displayed weak plate discipline, ranking in the 11th percentile.

,Petco Park ranks as the #28 stadium in the majors for base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Walker Buehler will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Walker Buehler’s higher utilization rate of his secondary pitches this season (66.3% vs. 58.8% last season) ought to work in his favor since they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

,Given the 1.18 difference between Walker Buehler’s 5.01 ERA and his 3.83 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in baseball this year and figures to positively regress the rest of the season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Darell Hernaiz in the 6th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Darell Hernaiz is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Walker Buehler throws from, Darell Hernaiz will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Nick Kurtz will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,From last season to this one, Nick Kurtz’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 20.7% to 16.8%.

,Xander Bogaerts’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last season to this one, falling from 47.6% to 40.9%.

,Walker Buehler will hold the platoon advantage over Shea Langeliers in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Shea Langeliers today.

,Ranking in the 24th percentile, Tyler Soderstrom has put up a .278 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

,Zack Gelof is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Walker Buehler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zack Gelof today.

,Manny Machado has struggled with his Barrel%; his 12.9% rate last year has dropped to 6.4% this year.

,Manny Machado’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 92.9-mph figure last year has dropped to 90.3-mph.

,Manny Machado’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined from last year to this one, going from 46.6% to 39.2%.

,Ramon Laureano is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

,Walker Buehler will have the handedness advantage over Brent Rooker in today’s game.

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

,Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Lawrence Butler in today’s game.

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

,Carlos Cortes hits a large number of his balls with a launch angle that is “too high” (above 38°), which often leads to lazy pop-up outs. His 12.9% “too-high” rate since the start of last season is in the 17th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddy Fermin in the 15th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Freddy Fermin is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

,There has been a decrease in Freddy Fermin’s average exit velocity this year, from 89.1 mph last year to 86.1 mph now,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Darell Hernaiz in today’s game.

,Walker Buehler has averaged 13.8 outs per game per started this year, checking in at the 12th percentile.

,Freddy Fermin’s 3.5% Barrel% (an advanced stat to study power) grades out in the 11th percentile since the start of last season.

,Carlos Cortes’s BABIP skill is projected in the 23rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,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 San Diego Padres have 8 bats in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage against Jeffrey Springs today.

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

,Jeffrey Springs wasn’t on when it came to striking hitters out in his previous start and compiled 2 Ks.

,Jeffrey Springs’s 90.7-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 7th percentile out of all SPs.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 20th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Walker Buehler in the 25th percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

,Walker Buehler’s 2166-rpm fastball spin rate this year ranks in the 22nd percentile out of all SPs.

,Walker Buehler has had some very good luck with his strikeouts this year, compiling an 8.06 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.24 — a 0.81 K/9 deviation.

,Walker Buehler has posted a 7.2% Swinging Strike percentage this year, checking in at the 5th percentile.

,Manny Machado’s launch angle this year (10.6°) is considerably lower than his 14.4° figure last year.

,Grading out in the 21st percentile, Manny Machado has put up a .270 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

,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 Zack Gelof today.

,By putting up a 5.19 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Zack Gelof has shown poor plate discipline, ranking in the 18th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Sheets in the 21st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Jeffrey Springs will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gavin Sheets today.

,Gavin Sheets pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 86th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Lawrence Butler’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last season to this one, decreasing from 14.2% to 10.1%.

,Lawrence Butler has been cold in recent games, limping his way to a .244 wOBA over the past two weeks.

,Xander Bogaerts’s 8.8° launch angle (an advanced standard to measure a batter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is among the lowest in the league: 17th percentile.

,Jeff McNeil will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,In his previous GS, Jeffrey Springs was firing on all cylinders and gave up 2 ER.

,Positioned 2nd-least steep in the game this year, San Diego Padres hitters collectively have compiled a 9.9° launch angle (a reliable metric to measure the ability to lift the ball for power).

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