Texas @ Seattle Picks & Props

When evaluating his BABIP ability, THE BAT X ranks Julio Rodriguez as the 3rd-best batter in MLB. Julio Rodriguez is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. Long-balls are generally more common at T-Mobile Park due to its fences being the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. Jon Gray will have the handedness advantage over Julio Rodriguez in today's game. The Texas Rangers infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst of the day.

THE BAT X projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 17th-best hitter in the majors when estimating his BABIP talent. Teoscar Hernandez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game. Long-balls are generally more common at T-Mobile Park due to its fences being the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. Jon Gray will hold the platoon advantage over Teoscar Hernandez in today's game. The Texas Rangers infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst of the day.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 84th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Eugenio Suarez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Jon Gray will hold the platoon advantage over Eugenio Suarez today. Eugenio Suarez pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The Texas Rangers infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst of the day.

Long-balls are generally more common at T-Mobile Park due to its fences being the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. Comparing his seasonal 89.6-mph mark to his 96-mph average in the past week's games, Leody Taveras's exit velocity has significantly improvementd in recent times. Ranked in the 97th percentile, Leody Taveras's .352 BABIP since the start of last season, has been posted.

Long-balls are generally more common at T-Mobile Park due to its fences being the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. Jon Gray will have the handedness advantage over Jose Caballero in today's game. The Texas Rangers infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst of the day. Jose Caballero will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Jose Caballero has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits recently, lifting balls between -4° and 26° 60% of the time over the last week.

Jonah Heim pulls many of his flyballs (41.6% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. A significant escalation has been observed in Jonah Heim's Barrel% as he has increased his rate from 6.9% in the previous season to 13.8% in the current year. His exit velocity has greatly increased this season, evident by his current 89.1-mph average compared to his 91.8-mph EV from the previous year, as demonstrated by Jonah Heim. Compared to last year's 11.7°, Jonah Heim has shown a notable increase in his average launch angle of 19.1° on his hardest-hit balls this year.

For 63% of the time this season, Robbie Grossman has mainly batted in the back-half of the lineup, but for this matchup, he is listed in the 2nd spot in the lineup. Robbie Grossman pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 80th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

Long-balls are generally more common at T-Mobile Park due to its fences being the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. Brad Miller will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Gilbert in today's matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Marcus Semien ranks in the 85th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Marcus Semien is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Marcus Semien pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.8% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. In his recent games, Marcus Semien's exit velocity on flyballs has significantly increased, evident by his 94.8-mph EV over the past fortnight, a notable increase from his seasonal EV of 89.2-mph. Marcus Semien's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 17% to 21.3%.

Long-balls are generally more common at T-Mobile Park due to its fences being the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. The switch-hitting Sam Haggerty will bat from his worse side (0) today against Jon Gray The Texas Rangers infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst of the day. Sam Haggerty will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Checking in at the 95th percentile with a sprint speed of 29.2 ft/sec this year, Sam Haggerty displays remarkable fastism.

Cal Raleigh is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. The switch-hitting Cal Raleigh will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Jon Gray Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.7% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Cal Raleigh will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. In the past 14 days, Cal Raleigh has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs, which has increased from 21.4% to 32% during the current season.

Adolis Garcia is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Adolis Garcia pulls many of his flyballs (33.1% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. In the last 14 days, Adolis Garcia has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs, which has increased from 18.4% to 25% during the current season. Adolis Garcia has posted a .344 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 81st percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

This year, Ezequiel Duran has mainly batted in the back-half of the order (95% of the time), however, it's expected that he will bat 2nd in the batting order for this game. Ezequiel Duran pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.1% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Ezequiel Duran has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 7.9% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the last week. In recent times, Ezequiel Duran's exit velocity has notably risen; observe the difference between his average of 92.5 mph in the past 7 days and his seasonal figure of 90.5 mph. Of late, Ezequiel Duran has improved his capacity to strike the ball at an optimal launch angle for base hit (ranging from -4° to 26°), with his percentage rising from 46% during the season to 55.6% in the past week.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jarred Kelenic ranks in the 75th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. This year, Jarred Kelenic has mainly batted in the back-half of the order (63% of the time), however, it's expected that he will bat 3rd in the lineup for this game. Long-balls are generally more common at T-Mobile Park due to its fences being the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. The Texas Rangers infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst of the day. Jarred Kelenic will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Jon Gray will have the handedness advantage against Tom Murphy in today's game. Tom Murphy pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.1% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Texas Rangers infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst of the day. Tom Murphy will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Josh Jung in the 84th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Josh Jung is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. Josh Jung pulls a lot of his flyballs (33% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. In his recent games, Josh Jung's exit velocity on flyballs has significantly increased, evident by his 99.3-mph EV over the past fortnight, a notable increase from his seasonal EV of 96.6-mph. His seasonal mark has been 19.1° but Josh Jung has lately recorded a launch angle of 35.7° over the last 7 days, which is notably higher.

J.P. Crawford has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Nathaniel Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.

AJ Pollock has not yet played a game this season.

Ty France has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Josh H. Smith has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.