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Andrew Benintendi u1.5 Total Bases (-204) Projection 0.92
Andrew Benintendi's BABIP skill is in the 21st percentile according to THE BAT X, Sutter Health Park has the 9th-deepest fences, low humidity correlates with less offense and the day's forecast calls for 8% humidity, the Athletics outfield defense is rated as the 2nd-strongest, and Benintendi will be at a disadvantage as a visiting player.
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Carlos Cortes u1.5 Total Bases (-214) Projection 0.71
Carlos Cortes is projected to hit 6th in today's game, with a 10th percentile BABIP ability, has been pulled early in 45% of his appearances against left-handed pitchers, and will be facing the driest conditions of all games today at 8% humidity, while hitting 38.6% of his flyballs to center field.
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Miguel Vargas u1.5 Total Bases (-181) Projection 0.93
Low humidity at 9% is expected to correlate with less offense, while Aaron Civale has a platoon advantage over Miguel Vargas, who hits many flyballs to center field where the fences are deep, and the Athletics have the second-strongest outfield defense.
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Lawrence Butler u1.5 Total Bases (-225) Projection 0.81
Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 8th today with low humidity expected, which correlates with less offensive production, while facing MLB's 6th-deepest LF fences, and he has seen a decrease in exit velocity from 90.5 mph to 87.9 mph and launch angle from 9.2° to 1.3° this season.
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Miguel Vargas o1.5 Total Bases (+134) Projection 1.77
Miguel Vargas ranks in the 89th percentile for overall offensive skill according to THE BAT X projections, is batting 4th in the lineup, and has improved his exit velocity from a seasonal average of 87.3 mph to 95.2 mph in the last week, while Sutter Health Park is ranked #4 in run-scoring and has the 3rd-shortest average fence height in MLB.
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Andrew Benintendi u1.5 Total Bases (-195) Projection 0.92
Andrew Benintendi's BABIP skill is projected in the 21st percentile by THE BAT X, and he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 19% of the time when facing a right-handed pitcher this year; Sutter Health Park ranks 9th in the deepest fences, low humidity correlates with less offense and is expected at 9% today, and the Athletics outfield defense grades as the 2nd-strongest among all teams.
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Nick Kurtz o0.5 Total RBIs (+113) Projection 0.71
Nick Kurtz is projected as the 10th-best home run hitter in the majors and will bat 3rd in the lineup, while Sutter Health Park ranks 4th in run-scoring and has the 3rd-shortest average fence height in MLB, giving Kurtz a platoon advantage over Davis Martin.
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Andrew Benintendi o1.5 Total Bases (+142) Projection 1.62
Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 1st today, facing Aaron Civale, while Sutter Health Park ranks as the #4 field for run-scoring and has the 3rd-shortest average fence height in MLB, with the Athletics' bullpen featuring only 1 same-handed reliever.
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Munetaka Murakami u1.5 Total Bases (-218) Projection 0.73
Low humidity, at 9%, correlates with reduced offense and increased strikeouts, which may disadvantage Munetaka Murakami facing tough center field conditions and strong outfield defense while playing on the road.
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