Tigers @ Athletics Matchup Details

Positives for the Detroit Tigers Game Today

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Kevin McGonigle ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Kevin McGonigle is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

,The #2 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.

,Sutter Health Park has the 4th-shortest average fence height in the league.

,A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is forecasted to have the hottest weather on the slate today at 105°.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Sutter Health Park as the 2nd-best ballpark in the league for left-handed batting average.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.9-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats.

,Sutter Health Park ranks as the #2 park in baseball for left-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Donovan Walton will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Casey Mize today.

,Javier Baez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jeffrey Springs in today’s matchup.

,Thomas White is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Donovan Walton will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Sutter Health Park profiles as the #2 venue in the game for RHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Spencer Torkelson will hold the platoon advantage against Jeffrey Springs in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Sutter Health Park ranks as the #2 stadium in Major League Baseball for right-handed home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Thomas White will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Riley Greene is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Casey Mize throws from, Lawrence Butler will have the upper hand today.

,Carlos Cortes will have the handedness advantage against Casey Mize in today’s game.

,Jeff McNeil will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Casey Mize in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Nick Kurtz ranks as the 10th-best hitter in the league.

,Nick Kurtz is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Jonah Heim is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Jonah Heim will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 79th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Jacob Wilson is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Hitters such as Javier Baez with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Jeffrey Springs who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

,Hao Yu Lee has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (90% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Lawrence Butler will hold that advantage today.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Dillon Dingler ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Dillon Dingler is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

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

,Hao Yu Lee’s BABIP skill is projected in the 83rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Carlos Cortes will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,When it comes to his batting average skill, Jacob Wilson is projected as the 19th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Casey Mize’s overall pitching talent ranks in the 84th percentile out of all starters in the majors currently.

,The 5th-worst projected lineup on the slate in terms of overall batting skill is that of the the Athletics.

,Dillon Dingler, the Tigers’s expected catcher in today’s game, projects as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,In his last GS, Casey Mize turned in a great performance and conceded 1 ER.

,With 7 bats of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Jeffrey Springs meets a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

,Jeffrey Springs has averaged 91.2 adjusted pitches per start this year, ranking in the 75th percentile.

,Casey Mize was in good form in his last GS and notched 9 strikeouts.

,Casey Mize has used his slider 10.9% more often this season (26.2%) than he did last season (15.3%).

,Placing in the 78th percentile, Casey Mize compiled a 12.1% Swinging Strike rate this year.

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

Negatives with the Athletics Game Today

Sutter Health Park has the 9th-largest outfield among all major league parks,— generally bad for HRs.

,Hitting from the same side that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Kevin McGonigle faces a tough challenge today.

,Extreme groundball bats like Kevin McGonigle usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Jeffrey Springs.

,Kevin McGonigle will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,In the past week, Kevin McGonigle’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.3% down to 0%.

,Tyler Soderstrom has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

,Tyler Soderstrom has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 9.6% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Over the past 7 days, Tyler Soderstrom’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14%.

,From last season to this one, Tyler Soderstrom’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes BABIP (-4° to 26°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 47% to 40.2%.

,Tyler Soderstrom has notched a .266 BABIP this year, ranking in the 19th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Walton in the 14th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Donovan Walton is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

,20% of the time that Donovan Walton has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

,Donovan Walton’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined lately, falling from 14.5% on the season to 0% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Javier Baez ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Javier Baez is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,This year, Javier Baez has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 15% of his appearances when starting against lefty on the mound.

,Among all stadiums, Sutter Health Park’s LF fences are the 6th-deepest.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Javier Baez today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thomas White in the 16th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Hitting from the same side that Casey Mize throws from, Thomas White encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Thomas White hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 77th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,In the last two weeks, Thomas White has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 86.1-mph on his flyballs.

,Putting up a 0.9° launch angle over the last two weeks suggests that Thomas White has been finding it challenging to lift the ball in recent games, which is a key component of hitting for power.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Walton in the 11th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Spencer Torkelson pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.3% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Typically, bats like Spencer Torkelson who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Jeffrey Springs.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Spencer Torkelson in today’s matchup.

,Spencer Torkelson has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 13.8% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Thomas White ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jeffrey Springs will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Riley Greene today.

,Riley Greene will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Lawrence Butler has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and will be challenged by MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

,There has been a significant decline in Lawrence Butler’s launch angle from last season’s 9.2° to 3.9° this year.

,Ranking in the 6th percentile, Lawrence Butler has posted a .272 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

,Placing in the 6th percentile, Lawrence Butler has notched a .199 batting average this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Cortes in the 18th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Carlos Cortes is projected to hit 8th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 69% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,This year, Carlos Cortes has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 36% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

,Carlos Cortes hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,This season, there has been a decline in Carlos Cortes’s speed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 26.61 ft/sec last year to 25.99 ft/sec currently.

,Sporting a .306 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, Lawrence Butler has performed in the 6th percentile.

,When estimating his home run ability, Jeff McNeil ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jeff McNeil is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Jeff McNeil’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 89.6-mph mark last year has lowered to 86.7-mph.

,Over the last 7 days, Jeff McNeil’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal EV of 86.7 mph to 79.7 mph.

,In today’s game, Nick Kurtz is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.8% rate (91st percentile).

,Nick Kurtz’s average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 93.4-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 85-mph over the past week.

,Nick Kurtz’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last season to this one, going from 20.7% to 16.8%.

,Nick Kurtz’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased recently, decreasing from 48.6% on the season to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against Casey Mize,Today, Jonah Heim is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.4% rate (84th percentile).

,Jonah Heim has been lucky this year, posting a .308 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .286 — a .022 gap.

,Based on Statcast metrics, Jonah Heim ranks in the 1st percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .239.

,Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Gleyber Torres has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 7% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the past 14 days.

,Gleyber Torres’s average exit velocity has decreased this year; his 89.8-mph EV last year has fallen off to 85.6-mph.

,Over the last two weeks, Gleyber Torres’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal figure of 90.6 mph to 85.6 mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 2nd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Casey Mize will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jacob Wilson in today’s matchup.

,Jacob Wilson’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last year to this one, going from 47.6% to 42.1%.

,Jacob Wilson’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined of late, going from 42.1% on the season to 25.6% in the last two weeks.

,When starting against a southpaw this year, Hao Yu Lee has been pinch hit for 49% of the time.

,Hao Yu Lee will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Hao Yu Lee has displayed bad plate discipline this year, checking in at the 18th percentile with a 5.34 K/BB rate.

,Dillon Dingler will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,In the last week, Dillon Dingler’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.1% down to 0%.

,Dillon Dingler’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off lately, decreasing from 20.3% on the season to 0% in the past week.

,Dillon Dingler has been lucky this year, notching a .362 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .323 — a .039 disparity.

,Compared to his seasonal angle of 6.9°, Jacob Wilson has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (3.7°) over the past two weeks.

,Over the past 7 days, Jacob Wilson has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable metric to study power).

,Jacob Wilson has compiled a .293 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 22nd percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Sutter Health Park as the best stadium in MLB for walks.

,The Athletics have 7 bats in the projected lineup that will have the handedness advantage over Casey Mize in today’s game.

,Because flyball pitchers hold a big advantage over flyball hitters, Jeffrey Springs and his 38% underlying FB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a good position in this outing facing 2 opposing FB hitters.

,Home field advantage generally improves pitcher metrics across the board, and Jeffrey Springs will hold that advantage today.

,In his previous GS, Jeffrey Springs was on point and allowed 2 ER.

,Given the 1.38 gap between Jeffrey Springs’s 6.23 ERA and his 4.85 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the league this year and figures to see positive regression in the future.

,The #10 ballpark in the majors for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.

,In his last outing, Jeffrey Springs struggled when it came to striking batters out and was only able to tally 2 Ks.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jonah Heim ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The Athletics (19.3 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 3rd-least strikeout-heavy group of hitters of all teams today.

,Carlos Cortes has been lucky this year, compiling a .333 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .309 — a .024 gap.

,In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Carlos Cortes ranks in just the 11th percentile with a 7.6° launch angle, which is one of the lowest angles in the majors.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 18th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Latest Athletics Matches

• Seattle Mariners at Athletics Odds MLB – Friday 11th 2026
• Mariners vs Athletics match player stats | 2026 Friday, September 11th
• Toronto Blue Jays at Athletics Odds MLB – Wednesday 9th 2026
• Blue Jays vs Athletics match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Wednesday, September 9th
• Toronto Blue Jays at Athletics Odds MLB – Tuesday 8th 2026
• Blue Jays vs Athletics match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, September 8th
• Toronto Blue Jays at Athletics Odds MLB – Monday 7th 2026
• Blue Jays vs Athletics match player stats | 2026 Monday, September 7th
• Athletics at Seattle Mariners Odds MLB – Sunday 6th 2026
• Athletics vs Mariners match player stats | 2026 Series Game 4 Sunday, September 6th

Latest Detroit Tigers Matches

• Colorado Rockies at Detroit Tigers Odds MLB – Friday 11th 2026
• Rockies vs Tigers match player stats | 2026 Friday, September 11th
• Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Odds MLB – Wednesday 9th 2026
• Twins vs Tigers match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Wednesday, September 9th
• Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Odds MLB – Tuesday 8th 2026
• Twins vs Tigers match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, September 8th
• Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Odds MLB – Monday 7th 2026
• Twins vs Tigers match player stats | 2026 Monday, September 7th
• Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians Odds MLB – Sunday 6th 2026
• Tigers vs Guardians match player stats | 2026 Series Game 4 Sunday, September 6th

---