Todays Game 2 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for San Francisco at Oakland Game 2 Matchup Today

Miguel Andujar’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Miguel Andujar is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

In the majors, Oakland Coliseum’s CF dimensions are the 11th-shallowest.

Hitting from the opposite that Blake Snell throws from, Miguel Andujar will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Miguel Andujar will hold that advantage today.

Casey Schmitt will hold the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today’s matchup.

Among all the teams playing today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Oakland Athletics.

Casey Schmitt has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 90.4-mph average to last season’s 88.1-mph EV.

Casey Schmitt’s launch angle this season (21.1°) is quite a bit higher than his 14.9° figure last year.

Tyler Nevin is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Blake Snell throws from, Tyler Nevin will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Tyler Nevin will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

With a 2.13 K/BB rate this year, Tyler Nevin has shown strong plate discipline, placing in the 78th percentile.

Darell Hernaiz will hold the platoon advantage against Blake Snell in today’s game.

Darell Hernaiz hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 11th-shallowest CF fences today.

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

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Darell Hernaiz has experienced some negative variance this year. His .220 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .261.

Tyler Fitzgerald’s BABIP ability is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Tyler Fitzgerald has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (62% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Tyler Fitzgerald will have the handedness advantage over JP Sears in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Grant McCray in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Grant McCray hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38% — 75th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 11th-shallowest CF fences today.

Blake Snell projects as the 14th-best starter in the league currently, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Compared to the average pitcher, Blake Snell has been granted more leash than the typical pitcher this year, recording an additional 6.4 adjusted pitches each outing.

The Oakland Athletics have been the 5th-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse in the future, It is expected that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Emil Jimenez) calling pitches today.

Projected catcher Patrick Bailey grades out as an elite pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mark Canha in the 78th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Mark Canha is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, Mark Canha will have an advantage today.

Daz Cameron is penciled in 1st in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Daz Cameron will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Blake Snell in today’s game.

Daz Cameron hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.4% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 11th-shallowest CF fences today.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Daz Cameron will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.342) may lead us to conclude that Daz Cameron has experienced some negative variance this year with his .285 actual wOBA.

Patrick Bailey has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 91-mph average to last year’s 88.7-mph average.

When it comes to his batting average, Patrick Bailey has been unlucky this year. His .241 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .264.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Fitzgerald in the 82nd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Tyler Fitzgerald’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved recently, increasing from 23% on the season to 26.8% over the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jerar Encarnacion in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Jerar Encarnacion is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 82% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Jerar Encarnacion will have the handedness advantage over JP Sears in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 93rd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Heliot Ramos is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Heliot Ramos will have the handedness advantage against JP Sears in today’s matchup.

With a 1.99 K/BB rate this year, Mark Canha has shown favorable plate discipline, checking in at the 78th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Matt Chapman as the league’s 16th-best home run batter.

Matt Chapman is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, Matt Chapman will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Matt Chapman hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 97th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 11th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Matt Chapman has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 13.1% seasonal rate to 21.2% over the past 14 days.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Matt Chapman ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Shea Langeliers will hold the platoon advantage over Blake Snell in today’s matchup.

Shea Langeliers hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 79th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 11th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

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

J.J. Bleday is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

J.J. Bleday hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 85th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 11th-shallowest CF fences today.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and J.J. Bleday will hold that advantage in today’s game.

J.J. Bleday’s launch angle this season (18.4°) is considerably better than his 15.4° mark last year.

J.J. Bleday’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased in recent games, rising from 45.3% on the season to 53.3% in the last week.

Blake Snell projects as the 5th-best SP in the majors right now when assessing his strikeout talent, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Oakland Athletics have 3 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Brent Rooker, Zack Gelof, Shea Langeliers).

Max Schuemann will have the handedness advantage over Blake Snell in today’s game.

Max Schuemann hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 11th-shallowest CF fences today.

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

Max Schuemann’s launch angle lately (24.2° in the past two weeks) is a considerable increase over his 15.3° seasonal angle.

Placing in the 77th percentile, Max Schuemann has notched a .321 BABIP this year.

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

Batting from the opposite that Blake Snell throws from, Brent Rooker will have an edge today.

Brent Rooker hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 96th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 11th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Brent Rooker will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Brent Rooker has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.3-mph average to last season’s 94.9-mph average.

When assessing his home run talent, Jerar Encarnacion ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Jerar Encarnacion has averaged an impressive 100.6-mph exit velocity on his flyballs, an advanced indicator of home run potential.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 89th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Batting from the opposite that Blake Snell throws from, Zack Gelof will have an advantage in today’s game.

Zack Gelof hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 11th-shallowest CF fences today.

Zack Gelof will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Despite posting a .276 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Zack Gelof has had bad variance on his side given the .031 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .307.

When estimating his home run ability, Mike Yastrzemski ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

When estimating his home run skill, Heliot Ramos ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Heliot Ramos has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 100.7-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal mark of 96.7-mph.

Patrick Bailey has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .290 figure is a good deal lower than his .310 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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

JP Sears will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his metrics in all categories.

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

Zack Gelof’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls of late (28.7° in the last two weeks’ worth of games) is considerably higher than his 19.2° seasonal mark.

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

The San Francisco Giants have 5 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Tyler Fitzgerald, Heliot Ramos, Jerar Encarnacion, Mike Yastrzemski, Grant McCray).

Sunday Game 2 player match stat slumps with Giants vs Athletics Matchup

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oakland Coliseum as the 8th-worst ballpark in the majors for RHB batting average.

Oakland Coliseum’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which often leads to worse offense.

This contest is projected to have the most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Miguel Andujar’s average exit velocity has dropped off of late; his 86.2-mph seasonal figure has dropped off to 81.2-mph in the last 7 days.

Miguel Andujar has been very fortunate when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .311 rate is inflated compared to his .281 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Casey Schmitt is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

Casey Schmitt will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Tyler Nevin has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 8.7% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the past 7 days.

Tyler Nevin’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off recently; his 93.8-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 78.8-mph in the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 16th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Mike Yastrzemski is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oakland Coliseum as the worst field in the league for lefty home runs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Darell Hernaiz in the 10th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Darell Hernaiz is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Tyler Fitzgerald in today’s matchup.

Over the past 7 days, Tyler Fitzgerald’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.3% down to 5.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 20th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Grant McCray is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the same side that JP Sears throws from, Grant McCray encounters a tough challenge 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 Blake Snell in today’s game.

Blake Snell has been one of the luckiest mound aces in baseball on balls in play this year with a .265 BABIP and ought to see that luck normalize going forward.

Collectively, Oakland Athletics hitters have performed well as far as hitting balls in the launch angle band that tends to best-produce home runs (between 23° and 34°), rating best in the league.

Mark Canha will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Mark Canha’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off lately; his 90.8-mph seasonal figure has decreased to 78.2-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Patrick Bailey has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (68% of the time), but he is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Patrick Bailey in today’s game.

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

Jerar Encarnacion will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Jerar Encarnacion has been cold lately, notching a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to study power) in the last week.

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

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Heliot Ramos’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 15.3% down to 9.7%.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Matt Chapman today.

Shea Langeliers’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 90.8-mph seasonal figure has dropped off to 86.7-mph in the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Grant McCray in the 15th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 11th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Blake Snell will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against J.J. Bleday in today’s matchup.

Max Schuemann is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Max Schuemann has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 6.4% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

Brent Rooker has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (98% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Brent Rooker has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 18.1% seasonal rate has fallen to 12.5% in the last two weeks.

Zack Gelof is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Zack Gelof has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.2-mph dropping to 87-mph over the last two weeks.

The #8 park in the majors for suppressing batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oakland Coliseum.

JP Sears will have the handedness advantage against Mike Yastrzemski in today’s matchup.

By putting up a .265 BABIP this year, Shea Langeliers grades out in the 19th percentile.

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

The San Francisco Giants have 7 hitters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage against JP Sears in this matchup.

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

In the past two weeks, Darell Hernaiz’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal mark of 87.1 mph to 84.9 mph.

J.J. Bleday has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.5-mph dropping to 84.3-mph over the last two weeks.

JP Sears’s 2100-rpm fastball spin rate this year ranks in the 10th percentile out of all starting pitchers.