Seattle @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

Junior Valentine grades out as a Hitters Umpire and is expected to be behind the plate today. Angel Stadium has the 2nd-lowest fences in the majors. Shohei Ohtani has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 10th-deepest LF fences in today's game. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.400) suggests that Shohei Ohtani has been very fortunate this year with his .446 actual wOBA. Seattle Mariners batters jointly grade out 5th- in baseball for power this year when judging by their 9.6% Barrel%.

Cal Raleigh is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Extreme flyball batters like Cal Raleigh are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Chase Silseth. Over the last week, Cal Raleigh's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12.1% up to 25%.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners. Eduardo Escobar will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Angel Stadium ranks as the #23 field in the majors for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). In MLB, Angel Stadium's left field fences are the 10th-deepest. Chase Silseth will hold the platoon advantage over Julio Rodriguez in today's game. Julio Rodriguez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. Compared to his seasonal angle of 8°, Julio Rodriguez has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (2.3°) over the last two weeks.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Mike Ford will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chase Silseth today. Mike Ford has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 94.8-mph average to last year's 88.8-mph figure. In the last week, Mike Ford's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.8-mph over the course of the season to 99.5-mph in recent games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Eugenio Suarez is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Extreme groundball batters like Eugenio Suarez generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Chase Silseth.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners. Hunter Renfroe will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Luis Rengifo is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 82% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Luis Rengifo will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, Teoscar Hernandez is projected as the 20th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Teoscar Hernandez's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 14.6% up to 18.8%. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.344) suggests that Teoscar Hernandez has experienced some negative variance this year with his .300 actual wOBA.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Brandon Drury ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brandon Drury is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

Mike Moustakas is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Mike Moustakas will hold the platoon advantage over Bryce Miller in today's matchup. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Matt Thaiss will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryce Miller in today's matchup. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners. Matt Thaiss will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Cade Marlowe will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chase Silseth today.

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

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