Minnesota @ Seattle Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Byron Buxton in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Byron Buxton is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Byron Buxton pulls many of his flyballs (40.9% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Among every team on the slate today, the 13th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Over the past two weeks, Byron Buxton's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.3-mph over the course of the season to 100.1-mph recently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Carlos Correa is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. HRs are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest among all major league stadiums. Among every team on the slate today, the 13th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Carlos Correa has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.3-mph to 96.6-mph in the last week's worth of games.

HRs are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest among all major league stadiums. Among every team on the slate today, the 13th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Ryan Jeffers has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 90.4-mph average to last season's 88.2-mph average. Ryan Jeffers's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 40.5% to 54.5%. Grading out in the 84th percentile, Ryan Jeffers has put up a .355 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Kirilloff in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Alex Kirilloff is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. Alex Kirilloff will have the handedness advantage against Logan Gilbert in today's matchup. Alex Kirilloff has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Among every team on the slate today, the 13th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the 3rd-best hitter in the game when estimating his BABIP skill. Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today. HRs are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest among all major league stadiums. Out of every team in action today, the 14th-worst infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins. Julio Rodriguez will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edouard Julien as the 16th-best batter in Major League Baseball when assessing his BABIP ability. Edouard Julien is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. Edouard Julien will have the handedness advantage against Logan Gilbert in today's matchup. Edouard Julien has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Among every team on the slate today, the 13th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Solano in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Donovan Solano is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. HRs are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest among all major league stadiums. Among every team on the slate today, the 13th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Donovan Solano has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 95.7-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 91.1-mph figure.

Max Kepler will have the handedness advantage against Logan Gilbert today. Max Kepler pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.1% — 77th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Among every team on the slate today, the 13th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Max Kepler has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.4-mph to 96.6-mph over the past 14 days. Max Kepler's launch angle of late (32° over the past week) is a significant increase over his 13° seasonal angle.

Teoscar Hernandez's BABIP skill is projected in the 97th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). HRs are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest among all major league stadiums. Out of every team in action today, the 14th-worst infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Teoscar Hernandez will hold that advantage in today's matchup. In the past week, Teoscar Hernandez's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 14% up to 50%.

Mike Ford will have the handedness advantage against Sonny Gray today. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Mike Ford can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Mike Ford pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.8% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Out of every team in action today, the 14th-worst infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins. Mike Ford will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Jose Caballero pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 84th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Out of every team in action today, the 14th-worst infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins. Jose Caballero will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Jose Caballero's 23.5° launch angle (a reliable stat to study a hitter's ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most flyball-inducing in MLB: 96th percentile. Ranking in the 93rd percentile for Sprint Speed at 29.19 ft/sec this year, Jose Caballero is notably fast.

Jarred Kelenic is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. HRs are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest among all major league stadiums. Jarred Kelenic will hold the platoon advantage against Sonny Gray in today's matchup. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jarred Kelenic can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Out of every team in action today, the 14th-worst infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins.

Cal Raleigh is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today's game. Cal Raleigh pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.1% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Out of every team in action today, the 14th-worst infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins. Cal Raleigh will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.342) may lead us to conclude that Cal Raleigh has experienced some negative variance this year with his .311 actual wOBA.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Eugenio Suarez is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. Eugenio Suarez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.5% — 80th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Out of every team in action today, the 14th-worst infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins. Eugenio Suarez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Joey Gallo will have the handedness advantage against Logan Gilbert today. Joey Gallo pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.6% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Among every team on the slate today, the 13th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Joey Gallo has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 93.4-mph average to last season's 89.4-mph mark. Joey Gallo's launch angle this year (27.8°) is a significant increase over his 23.4° angle last year.

Christian Vazquez has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

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

Kyle Farmer has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Willi Castro has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Michael A. Taylor has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

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