Pros

As it relates to his home run skill, Christopher Morel ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Christopher Morel is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Homers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 8th-shallowest among all major league parks.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for bats.

Christopher Morel has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .287 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .319 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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

Seth Brown will have the handedness advantage over Shane Baz in today’s game.

Seth Brown will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Seth Brown has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 93.4-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 88.4-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Brandon Lowe is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Brandon Lowe will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joey Estes in today’s matchup.

In the past 14 days, Brandon Lowe’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.4-mph over the course of the season to 98-mph lately.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Yandy Diaz ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Yandy Diaz is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Extreme groundball hitters like Yandy Diaz tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Joey Estes.

Yandy Diaz’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls lately (5.1° in the last two weeks) is significantly higher than his 0.2° seasonal angle.

The Oakland Athletics have been the 5th-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, It is expected that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Tripp Gibson) behind the plate today.

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

Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the the Oakland Athletics.

Last season, Dylan Carlson had an average launch angle of 15° on his hardest-hit balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 23.5°.

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

Lawrence Butler is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 56% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Shane Baz throws from, Lawrence Butler will have the upper hand in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 13th-best hitter in MLB as it relates to his batting average ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Yandy Diaz’s true offensive ability to be a .345, implying that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .027 difference between that mark and his actual .318 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

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

In the past week’s worth of games, Taylor Walls’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.1% up to 9.1%.

Compared to his seasonal average of 17.6°, Taylor Walls has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 30° figure in the past week’s worth of games.

Taylor Walls has been unlucky in regards to his home runs this year; his 0.0 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is a good deal lower than his 8.4 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Posting a 1.64 K/BB rate this year, Taylor Walls has demonstrated impressive plate discipline, placing in the 91st percentile.

The Tampa Bay Rays have 3 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Josh Lowe, Christopher Morel, Jose Siri).

Joey Estes will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his metrics in all categories.

Abraham Toro will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

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

Brent Rooker is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

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

Darell Hernaiz will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Darell Hernaiz’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls in recent games (2.8° in the past two weeks’ worth of games) is considerably higher than his -0.3° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Darell Hernaiz’s true offensive talent to be a .283, suggesting that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .063 deviation between that figure and his actual .220 wOBA.

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

Miguel Andujar is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

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

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

Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Shea Langeliers will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

J.J. Bleday is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

J.J. Bleday will have the handedness advantage over Shane Baz in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and J.J. Bleday will hold that advantage today.

J.J. Bleday’s launch angle this season (18.5°) is a considerable increase over his 15.4° angle last year.

When estimating his home run ability, Jose Siri ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jose Siri has big-time power (92nd percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (34.6% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Joey Estes is a pitch-to-contact type (2nd percentile K%) — great news for Siri.

Jose Siri has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 96.7-mph average to last season’s 94-mph mark.

The Oakland Athletics 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) (Shea Langeliers, Lawrence Butler, Seth Brown, Zack Gelof, Brent Rooker).

Shane Baz’s 95.4-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 92nd percentile among all starters.

Rob Brantly will have the handedness advantage against Joey Estes in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Jackson in the 84th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Alex Jackson has a ton of pop (84th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (31.2% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Joey Estes doesn’t generate many whiffs (9th percentile K%) — great news for Jackson.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Alex Jackson’s true offensive talent to be a .279, suggesting that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .077 deviation between that figure and his actual .202 wOBA.

Jonny Deluca’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, rising from 14.7% on the season to 23.3% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jonny Deluca’s true offensive talent to be a .293, providing some evidence that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .051 difference between that figure and his actual .242 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Lowe in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Josh Lowe is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Joey Estes throws from, Josh Lowe will have the upper hand today.

Last year, Josh Lowe had an average launch angle of 11.7° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 17.3°.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Max Schuemann will hold that advantage today.

Max Schuemann has made substantial strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 6.7% seasonal rate to 12.5% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

In the last week, Max Schuemann’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.4-mph over the course of the season to 98.1-mph in recent games.

Max Schuemann’s launch angle in recent games (22.8° in the past two weeks’ worth of games) is significantly higher than his 15.6° seasonal figure.

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

The Tampa Bay Rays have been the 10th-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse going forward, The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Siri in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Jose Siri has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .276 figure is considerably lower than his .324 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Junior Caminero is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

Extreme flyball batters like Junior Caminero generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Joey Estes.

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

Junior Caminero’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Miguel Andujar’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls in recent games (7.8° over the past week) is quite a bit higher than his 1.9° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Joey Estes’s high usage percentage of his fastball (54.7% this year) is likely weakening his results, since they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 82nd 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.

In the past two weeks, Zack Gelof has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 26.9° compared to his seasonal mark of 19.4°.

Cons

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

Built just 0 feet above sea level, Oakland Coliseum has one of the lowest altitudes in the majors, which often leads to worse offense.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast forecasts the 4th-best pitching conditions of all games on the slate.

Joey Estes will have the handedness advantage over Christopher Morel in today’s matchup.

The Oakland Athletics infield defense projects as the 4th-best among all the teams today.

Seth Brown is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Seth Brown has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 16% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oakland Coliseum as the worst venue in MLB for lefty home runs.

Oakland Coliseum has the 10th-deepest RF fences among all major league stadiums.

12% of the time that Brandon Lowe has started against a northpaw this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

Brandon Lowe pulls many of his flyballs (36.6% — 93rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 10th-deepest RF fences today.

Joey Estes will hold the platoon advantage over Yandy Diaz today.

Yandy Diaz has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.7%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 10th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shane Baz to throw 81 pitches in today’s game (least of the day), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Shane Baz today.

Oakland ranks as the #2 team in the game when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs (17.3% rate this year).

Dylan Carlson is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this game.

Out of every team playing today, the 4th-best infield defense is that of the Tampa Bay Rays.

Zack Gelof is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the same side that Shane Baz throws from, Zack Gelof faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Taylor Walls’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Taylor Walls is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Joey Estes in the 22nd percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Estes to throw 84 pitches today (4th-least of the day), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

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

Over his last 3 games started, Joey Estes has seen a notable decrease in his fastball spin rate: from 2386 rpm over the entire season to 2319 rpm lately.

Abraham Toro’s BABIP talent is projected in the 19th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Abraham Toro has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (78% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Shane Baz throws from, Brent Rooker will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Darell Hernaiz in the 25th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Darell Hernaiz is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Oakland Coliseum grades out as the #25 ballpark in the league for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Shane Baz will have the handedness advantage over Miguel Andujar in today’s matchup.

Batting from the same side that Shane Baz throws from, Shea Langeliers will be in a tough position today.

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

Jose Siri is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Joey Estes will have the handedness advantage against Jose Siri in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oakland Coliseum as the 6th-worst venue in baseball for lefty batting average.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Rob Brantly ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Rob Brantly is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

Alex Jackson is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game.

When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Alex Jackson has been pinch hit for 36% of the time.

Jonny Deluca is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the same side that Joey Estes throws from, Jonny Deluca faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonny Deluca in the 25th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Josh Lowe has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 20% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Jackson in the 4th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Max Schuemann is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast forecasts the 5th-best pitching conditions of all games on the slate.

Shane Baz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Schuemann today.

Brent Rooker’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased recently, going from 22.3% on the season to 8.3% in the last two weeks.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Joey Estes’s overall pitching talent is in the 25th percentile among all starters in baseball right now.

Lawrence Butler has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 10.9% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

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

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

Joey Estes will have the handedness advantage against Junior Caminero in today’s matchup.

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

In the last 14 days, Shea Langeliers’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14.3% down to 4.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seth Brown in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

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

J.J. Bleday has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.3-mph dropping to 82.1-mph over the last two weeks.