Brewers vs Athletics match player stats Friday, August 23rd 2024. Milwaukee Brewers at Oakland Athletics

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Brewers vs Athletics match player stats Friday, August 23rd 2024. Milwaukee Brewers at Oakland Athletics

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Oakland Coliseum has the 7th-smallest outfield in Major League Baseball — generally good for long-balls.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Shea Langeliers will hold that advantage today.

Shea Langeliers’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 13.4% to 18.8%.

Using Statcast metrics, Shea Langeliers is in the 94th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 32.100.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

William Contreras is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, William Contreras will have an edge in today’s matchup.

William Contreras has made significant strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 10% seasonal rate to 20% over the last two weeks.

William Contreras has seen a big gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 96.8-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal 92.7-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Miguel Andujar is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Miguel Andujar will hold that advantage today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Brent Rooker is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Brent Rooker will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Brent Rooker has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.4-mph average to last year’s 94.9-mph average.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

With a .341 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Shea Langeliers has performed in the 80th percentile.

Batting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, Gary Sanchez will have the upper hand in today’s game.

By putting up a 27.100 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Gary Sanchez grades out in the 88th percentile for power.

Gary Sanchez’s 11.7% Barrel% (an advanced metric to measure power) ranks in the 83rd percentile this year.

Placing in the 94th percentile, the hardest ball Gary Sanchez has made contact with this year reached a maximum exit velocity of 114.4 mph — an advanced indication of underlying power skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Willy Adames is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Willy Adames will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today’s matchup.

Willy Adames has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 11.7% seasonal rate to 20% in the last 7 days.

It may be best to expect worse results for the Milwaukee Brewers offense the rest of the season, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the luckiest offense in the game this year.

Oakland Coliseum profiles as the #30 field in Major League Baseball for home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Among all stadiums, Oakland Coliseum’s RF dimensions are the 10th-deepest.

Brice Turang is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Brice Turang will probably have the upper hand against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the Oakland Athletics only has 1 same-handed RP.

Brice Turang has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 87.8-mph average to last season’s 85.5-mph figure.

Sal Frelick is apt to have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Oakland Athletics only has 1 same-handed RP.

Sal Frelick has shown good plate discipline this year, ranking in the 82nd percentile with a 1.84 K/BB rate.

Lawrence Butler has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (56% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage against Aaron Civale in today’s game.

Lawrence Butler will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Lawrence Butler has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 95.2-mph average to last year’s 90.4-mph average.

Lawrence Butler has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .234 BA is significantly deflated relative to his .257 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to his home run ability, Seth Brown ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Seth Brown will have the handedness advantage over Aaron Civale in today’s matchup.

Seth Brown will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Seth Brown has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.6-mph to 95.1-mph in the last 7 days.

When estimating his home run skill, Rhys Hoskins ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Rhys Hoskins will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, Rhys Hoskins ranks in the 90th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 30.100.

Ranking in the 90th percentile for power, Rhys Hoskins has hit 30 long-balls per 600 plate appearances this year.

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

Max Schuemann’s launch angle recently (20° in the past two weeks) is quite a bit higher than his 15.3° seasonal angle.

Brent Rooker projects as the 9th-best home run hitter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 90th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Ortiz in the 80th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Joey Ortiz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against JP Sears today.

In the past two weeks, Joey Ortiz’s 57.7% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 41.9%.

Joey Ortiz has compiled a .337 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, placing in the 77th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Posting a 1.53 K/BB rate this year, Joey Ortiz has displayed impressive plate discipline, ranking in the 93rd percentile.

As it relates to his home run skill, Gary Sanchez ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

J.J. Bleday is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Aaron Civale throws from, J.J. Bleday will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

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

J.J. Bleday’s launch angle this season (18.7°) is significantly better than his 15.4° mark last year.

Compared to his seasonal average of 18.7°, J.J. Bleday has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 23.1° angle over the last two weeks.

Aaron Civale has a reverse platoon split and has the misfortune of matching up with 6 same-handed batters in this matchup.

Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Aaron Civale today.

Over his last 3 outings, Aaron Civale has experienced a notable fall off in his fastball spin rate: from 2619 rpm over the whole season to 2560 rpm recently.

Aaron Civale’s cut-fastball percentage has decreased by 5.9% from last year to this one (37.4% to 31.5%) .

With a 4.81 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that focuses on the aspects of pitching most within the pitcher’s control), Aaron Civale places in the 16th percentile.

JP Sears will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats in all categories.

JP Sears was on point in his previous game started and accumulated 9 strikeouts.

JP Sears has been unlucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, posting a 7.02 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.77 — a 0.74 K/9 gap.

Max Schuemann has compiled a .317 BABIP this year, placing in the 75th percentile.

Seth Brown has been unlucky this year, posting a .285 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .315 — a .030 deviation.

When estimating his home run ability, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In the last week, Brice Turang’s 66.7% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 47.2%.

In terms of his batting average, Brice Turang has suffered from bad luck this year. His .258 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .292.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 93rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Jackson Chourio is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 63% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Jackson Chourio will have the handedness advantage over JP Sears in today’s matchup.

Jackson Chourio has made big gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 6.8% seasonal rate to 17.6% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Gary Sanchez has done a good job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 16.9° angle is among the highest in the league this year (79th percentile).

When estimating his overall offensive skill, J.J. Bleday ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 83rd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Zack Gelof will hold that advantage in today’s game.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Zack Gelof has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 25.1° compared to his seasonal mark of 19.1°.

Zack Gelof has done a good job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 19.1° figure is among the highest in the majors this year (94th percentile).

The Oakland Athletics have 5 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Brent Rooker, Max Schuemann, Shea Langeliers, Zack Gelof, Seth Brown).

Among all starters, Aaron Civale’s fastball spin rate of 2393 rpm ranks in the 80th percentile this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 91st percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Zack Gelof has been unlucky this year, compiling a .276 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .307 — a .031 gap.

Joey Ortiz’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved recently, going from 11.3% on the season to 25% in the past week.

Compared to his seasonal average of 8.7°, Sal Frelick has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 21.8° angle in the last week.

Jackson Chourio has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.5-mph to 95.3-mph in the past two weeks.

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Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 70% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oakland Coliseum as the worst park in Major League Baseball for right-handed home runs.

Oakland Coliseum’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the majors, which generally leads to less offense.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 2nd-most suitable pitching conditions on the schedule today.

Batting from the same side that Aaron Civale throws from, Shea Langeliers encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

William Contreras has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 10th-deepest RF fences today.

William Contreras will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Aaron Civale will hold the platoon advantage over Miguel Andujar today.

The Milwaukee Brewers outfield defense projects as the 2nd-best out of every team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oakland Coliseum as the 4th-worst field in the league for righty batting average.

Hitting from the same side that Aaron Civale throws from, Brent Rooker faces a tough challenge today.

As it relates to his home run talent, Miguel Andujar ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gary Sanchez in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Gary Sanchez is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

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

Willy Adames’s average exit velocity has fallen off lately; his 88.8-mph seasonal figure has dropped off to 83.3-mph in the last week.

Projected catcher Shea Langeliers projects as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

With 6 batters of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected offense, JP Sears meets a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

JP Sears has added a sinker to his repertoire this season and has worked it in 10.8% of the time.

Out of all SPs, JP Sears’s fastball velocity of 91.5 mph ranks in the 21st percentile this year.

Out of all starters, JP Sears’s fastball spin rate of 2099 rpm ranks in the 10th percentile this year.

As it relates to his home run talent, Brice Turang ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Oakland Coliseum ranks as the #30 stadium in the majors for LHB home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When it comes to his home run talent, Sal Frelick ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Sal Frelick is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oakland Coliseum as the 4th-worst park in the majors for LHB batting average.

Rhys Hoskins is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

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

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

Aaron Civale will hold the platoon advantage against Max Schuemann in today’s matchup.

Joey Ortiz is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.

Joey Ortiz has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 10th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 9th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

The Oakland Athletics have been the 7th-luckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress the rest of the season, Projected catcher William Contreras profiles as a good pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Seth Brown’s BABIP ability is projected in the 23rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

JP Sears will hold the platoon advantage over Brice Turang in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jackson Chourio in today’s matchup.

Jackson Chourio’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined in recent games, falling from 40.8% on the season to 33.3% over the last 7 days.

Lawrence Butler has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 10.7% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the last 7 days.

Despite posting a .390 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Brent Rooker has had some very good luck given the .036 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .354.

J.J. Bleday has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.3-mph dropping to 82.9-mph over the past 14 days.

Rhys Hoskins’s BABIP talent is projected in the 7th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Zack Gelof is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

Aaron Civale will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zack Gelof in today’s matchup.

Aaron Civale has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, compiling an 8.47 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.24 — a 0.23 K/9 gap.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Ortiz in the 25th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Seth Brown has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 9.2% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (15.3) may lead us to conclude that Jackson Chourio has had some very good luck this year with his 21.6 actual HR/600.

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