Brewers vs Athletics match player stats Saturday, August 24th 2024. Milwaukee Brewers at Oakland Athletics Series Game 2

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Brewers vs Athletics match player stats Saturday, August 24th 2024. Milwaukee Brewers at Oakland Athletics Series Game 2

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HRs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 7th-shallowest in the majors.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.8-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.

In notching a 26.500 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 has performed in the 86th percentile for power.

Gary Sanchez’s 11.6% Barrel% (a reliable standard to measure power) grades out in the 82nd percentile this year.

Grading out in the 94th percentile, the hardest ball Gary Sanchez has hit 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 Seth Brown in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Seth Brown will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Colin Rea today.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Seth Brown will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Seth Brown has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 96-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal 88.7-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Jackson Chourio has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (62% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Jackson Chourio has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 93.5-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal 89.4-mph figure.

Sal Frelick will have the handedness advantage over Joe Boyle today.

Sal Frelick is likely to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Oakland Athletics has just 1 same-handed RP.

Compared to his seasonal average of 9.2°, Sal Frelick has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 30.2° figure in the past week’s worth of games.

In terms of plate discipline, Sal Frelick’s talent is quite impressive, sporting a 1.84 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 82nd percentile.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, William Contreras ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

William Contreras is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

William Contreras has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 97.1-mph average to last season’s 94.7-mph figure.

Over the past 14 days, William Contreras’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 97.1-mph over the course of the season to 101.8-mph recently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Mitchell as the 16th-best hitter in baseball as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Garrett Mitchell has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (61% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Joe Boyle throws from, Garrett Mitchell will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

The Oakland Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Garrett Mitchell has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

Joey Ortiz has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 93.9-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 88-mph mark.

Joey Ortiz’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better of late, going from 11.4% on the season to 23.1% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Based on Statcast metrics, Joey Ortiz ranks in the 78th percentile for hitting ability per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .339.

Sporting a 1.48 K/BB rate this year, Joey Ortiz has displayed favorable plate discipline, placing in the 93rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rhys Hoskins in the 95th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

With a 29.400 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 , Rhys Hoskins has performed in the 90th percentile for power.

Grading out in the 89th percentile for power, Rhys Hoskins has hit 29.3 home runs per 600 plate appearances this year.

When estimating his home run skill, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

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

Over the last week, Seth Brown’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 40.1%.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Max Schuemann will hold that advantage in today’s game.

In the past week’s worth of games, Max Schuemann’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.6% up to 14.3%.

Max Schuemann’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, rising from 40.3% on the season to 71.4% in the past 7 days.

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

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

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Brent Rooker will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Rhys Hoskins’s true offensive talent to be a .334, suggesting that he has been unlucky this year given the .024 disparity between that figure and his actual .310 wOBA.

Darell Hernaiz will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Darell Hernaiz’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, increasing from 17.7% on the season to 27.8% over the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Darell Hernaiz’s true offensive ability to be a .284, indicating that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .048 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .236 wOBA.

Joey Ortiz’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Joey Ortiz has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .247 BA is quite a bit lower than his .268 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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

J.J. Bleday will hold the platoon advantage against Colin Rea in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and J.J. Bleday will hold that advantage today.

J.J. Bleday’s launch angle this year (19.2°) is quite a bit higher than his 15.4° mark last year.

As it relates to his home run skill, Willy Adames ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Willy Adames is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Over the last 7 days, Willy Adames’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.6% up to 25%.

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

Miguel Andujar is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

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

In the last two weeks, Zack Gelof has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-hit balls: 25.1° compared to his seasonal mark of 19.3°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 77th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Lawrence Butler has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (55% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

Lawrence Butler will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Colin Rea in today’s matchup.

Lawrence Butler will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

When estimating his home run talent, Zack Gelof ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brice Turang is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Joe Boyle throws from, Brice Turang will have an edge today.

Brice Turang will probably have an advantage against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Oakland Athletics has just 1 same-handed RP.

In comparison to his 85.5-mph average last year, Brice Turang’s exit velocity has noticeably risen this season, now sitting at 87.8 mph.

Lawrence Butler has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 94.6-mph average to last season’s 90.4-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Dan Iassogna) calling pitches in this game.

Colin Rea will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Colin Rea’s 91.7-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 24th percentile out of all starters.

Given the 1.15 deviation between Colin Rea’s 3.52 ERA and his 4.67 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in MLB this year and ought to negatively regress the rest of the season.

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

Jackson Chourio’s launch angle lately (20.5° over the past 7 days) is significantly higher than his 6.9° seasonal angle.

The Milwaukee Brewers have been the 3rd-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse in future games, Checking in at the 17th percentile, Joe Boyle has posted a 1.6 K/BB rate this year.

Shea Langeliers’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, going from 13.4% to 18.6%.

When it comes to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Joe Boyle in the 88th percentile among all starters in the majors.

With 6 hitters who share the same handedness in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Joe Boyle figures to benefit from having the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher stats across the board, and Joe Boyle will hold that advantage today.

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

With 6 bats who share the same handedness in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Colin Rea should benefit from holding the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

Colin Rea’s slider rate has jumped by 6% from last year to this one (10.7% to 16.7%) .

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Max Schuemann’s launch angle recently (18.5° over the past 14 days) is a significant increase over his 15.2° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 83rd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

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

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

Gary Sanchez is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oakland Coliseum as the worst venue in baseball for righty home runs.

Built just 0 feet above sea level, Oakland Coliseum has one of the lowest elevations in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to lower offensive output.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 3rd-most suitable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

Seth Brown is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

When starting against a northpaw this year, Seth Brown has been pinch hit for 17% of the time.

Oakland Coliseum profiles as the #30 ballpark in baseball for LHB home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The 10th-deepest right field fences in MLB are found in Oakland Coliseum.

Hitting from the same side that Joe Boyle throws from, Jackson Chourio faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 4th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Sal Frelick is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Joe Boyle throws from, William Contreras faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

William Contreras has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-deepest RF fences today.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Garrett Mitchell in today’s matchup.

Joey Ortiz is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Joe Boyle throws from, Joey Ortiz will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Rhys Hoskins is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Joe Boyle throws from, Rhys Hoskins will be in a tough position today.

Hitting from the same side that Colin Rea throws from, Shea Langeliers faces a tough challenge today.

Over the last week, Shea Langeliers’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14% down to 0%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seth Brown in the 24th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oakland Coliseum as the 4th-worst field in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average.

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

Batting from the same side that Colin Rea throws from, Max Schuemann encounters a tough challenge today.

Colin Rea will have the handedness advantage over Brent Rooker in today’s game.

Brent Rooker has been lucky this year, compiling a .388 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .354 — a .034 difference.

As it relates to his home run talent, Darell Hernaiz ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Darell Hernaiz is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

The #4 stadium in baseball for suppressing batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oakland Coliseum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 8th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

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

Willy Adames will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Colin Rea throws from, Miguel Andujar will have a tough challenge today.

Miguel Andujar has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.1-mph dropping to 82.8-mph over the past 14 days.

Zack Gelof is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

Batting from the same side that Colin Rea throws from, Zack Gelof will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Lawrence Butler has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 10.3% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the last two weeks.

Batting from the same side that Colin Rea throws from, Darell Hernaiz will be at a disadvantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 5th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

J.J. Bleday has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.4-mph dropping to 84.4-mph in the past 14 days.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Brice Turang in today’s game.

It may be smart to expect weaker performance for the Oakland Athletics offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 8th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

The #1 park in MLB for suppressing home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oakland Coliseum.

Generating 12.6 outs per start this year on average, Joe Boyle checks in at the 1st percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Shea Langeliers (the Athletics’s expected catcher today) projects as a weak pitch framer.

Joe Boyle’s high usage rate of his fastball (58.1% this year) is likely dampening his results, since they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Shea Langeliers’s BABIP ability is projected in the 18th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Placing in the 6th percentile, Colin Rea recorded a 7.8% Swinging Strike percentage this year.

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

Hitting from the same side that Joe Boyle throws from, Gary Sanchez meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

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