Brewers vs Athletics match player stats Sunday, August 25th 2024. Milwaukee Brewers at Oakland Athletics Series Game 3

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Brewers vs Athletics match player stats Sunday, August 25th 2024. Milwaukee Brewers at Oakland Athletics Series Game 3

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J.J. Bleday is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.

J.J. Bleday will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Frankie Montas in today’s matchup.

J.J. Bleday will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

J.J. Bleday’s launch angle this season (19.2°) is significantly better than his 15.4° angle last season.

Compared to his seasonal average of 19.2°, J.J. Bleday has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 27.6° angle over the past two weeks.

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

HRs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 7th-shallowest among all major league parks.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Zack Gelof will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Zack Gelof’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls lately (25.1° over the past two weeks) is significantly higher than his 19.3° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 77th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Lawrence Butler is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 55% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Lawrence Butler will have the handedness advantage over Frankie Montas today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Lawrence Butler will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seth Brown in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Hitting from the opposite that Frankie Montas throws from, Seth Brown will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Seth Brown will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Seth Brown has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.7-mph to 96-mph in the past two weeks.

Seth Brown’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better recently, increasing from 40.1% on the season to 66.7% in the past week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Brent Rooker as the league’s 9th-best home run batter.

Brent Rooker is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Brent Rooker will hold that advantage in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 82nd percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

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

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Miguel Andujar will hold that advantage today.

Miguel Andujar has posted a .291 batting average this year, placing in the 91st percentile.

Despite posting a .284 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Seth Brown has been unlucky given the .030 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .314.

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

Shea Langeliers is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Shea Langeliers will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

In the past 7 days, Shea Langeliers’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.2-mph over the course of the season to 98.8-mph recently.

Max Schuemann will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Max Schuemann’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased lately, falling from 19.9% on the season to 14.3% in the past 7 days.

Projected catcher Shea Langeliers grades out as a weak pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Given that flyball hitters hold a sizeable edge over groundball pitchers, Joey Estes and his 43.1% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a hard position in today’s outing being matched up with 2 opposing GB bats.

Over his last 3 outings, Joey Estes has seen a notable drop off in his fastball spin rate: from 2386 rpm over the entire season to 2331 rpm in recent games.

Joey Estes’s high utilization percentage of his fastball (54.8% this year) is likely hurting his results, considering they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Joey Estes has been one of the luckiest pitchers in the game on balls in play this year with a .265 BABIP and ought to see that luck normalize going forward.

Shea Langeliers has posted a .338 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 78th percentile.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Brent Rooker ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

In the last week, Miguel Andujar’s 16.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 9.2%.

Despite posting a .274 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Zack Gelof has been unlucky given the .032 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .306.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.256) implies that Lawrence Butler has experienced some negative variance this year with his .239 actual batting average.

Frankie Montas has averaged 93.5 adjusted pitches per start this year, checking in at the 83rd percentile.

The Oakland Athletics have 4 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Shea Langeliers, Max Schuemann, Zack Gelof, Brent Rooker).

As it relates to his home run ability, Zack Gelof ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Zack Gelof and his 19.3° launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls rank in 94th percentile, among the highest in baseball this year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have 3 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Garrett Mitchell, Blake Perkins, Jake Bauers).

Joey Estes will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats in all categories.

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

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

Oakland Coliseum grades out as the #30 stadium in MLB for left-handed home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Oakland Coliseum has the 10th-deepest right field fences in the league.

Built just 0 feet above sea level, Oakland Coliseum has one of the lowest elevations in Major League Baseball, which generally leads to worse offense.

The weather forecast forecasts the 4th-best pitching weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Zack Gelof is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oakland Coliseum as the worst ballpark in baseball for RHB home runs.

Hitting from the same side that Frankie Montas throws from, Zack Gelof will have a tough challenge today.

Out of every team playing today, the best infield defense is that of the the Milwaukee Brewers.

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

When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Seth Brown has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 17% of the time.

Frankie Montas will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brent Rooker today.

Frankie Montas will hold the platoon advantage over Miguel Andujar in today’s game.

Frankie Montas will hold the platoon advantage over Shea Langeliers in today’s game.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Lawrence Butler’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10.3% down to 0%.

Oakland Coliseum projects as the #25 stadium in baseball for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Max Schuemann is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oakland Coliseum as the 4th-worst stadium in MLB for right-handed batting average.

Batting from the same side that Frankie Montas throws from, Max Schuemann will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

It may be smart to expect worse results for the Milwaukee Brewers offense going forward, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 3rd-luckiest offense in the game this year.

It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (CB Bucknor) behind the plate in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oakland Coliseum as the worst park in MLB for home runs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 19th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Shea Langeliers has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 14% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the past week.

In the past week’s worth of games, Brent Rooker’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 97.4-mph over the course of the season to 100.4-mph of late.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 19th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Estes to throw 84 pitches today (11th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Frankie Montas in today’s game.

When assessing his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Joey Estes in the 20th percentile among all SPs in Major League Baseball.

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.

Seth Brown’s BABIP skill is projected in the 24th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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