Los Angeles @ Seattle Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Max Muncy is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Max Muncy will have the handedness advantage against Logan Gilbert in today's game. Max Muncy pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.8% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Max Muncy's launch angle recently (28.7° in the past two weeks' worth of games) is considerably higher than his 21.8° seasonal figure.

James Outman will hold the platoon advantage against Logan Gilbert in today's game. James Outman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. James Outman has made significant improvements with his Barrel% recently, upping his 11.1% seasonal rate to 22.2% over the past 7 days. James Outman's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved recently, rising from 18.1% on the season to 33.3% in the last 7 days. By putting up a .343 BABIP this year, James Outman is positioned in the 89th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarred Kelenic in the 77th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Jarred Kelenic is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Dingers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball. Jarred Kelenic will hold the platoon advantage against Shelby Miller in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Jarred Kelenic will hold that advantage in today's game.

Josh Rojas will have the handedness advantage over Shelby Miller in today's game. Josh Rojas has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Josh Rojas will hold that advantage today. Josh Rojas's launch angle lately (20.9° over the last 14 days) is a significant increase over his 12.3° seasonal figure. Josh Rojas has put up a .320 BABIP this year, grading out in the 75th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.D. Martinez in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. J.D. Martinez is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. J.D. Martinez has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. J.D. Martinez has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 93.1-mph average to last year's 89.1-mph figure. Posting a .350 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year, J.D. Martinez has performed in the 78th percentile for offensive ability.

Dingers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball. Despite posting a .206 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Austin Barnes has had some very poor luck given the .070 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .276.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Rojas in the 83rd percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Miguel Rojas has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. The standard deviation of Miguel Rojas's launch angle has been very consistent lately (34.8° in the past week), which is a measure of reliable bat control and seeing the ball well.

Jason Heyward has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (72% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. Jason Heyward will have the handedness advantage against Logan Gilbert in today's matchup. Jason Heyward pulls many of his flyballs (37.4% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Jason Heyward's 63.6% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 44.6%. Jason Heyward has compiled a .363 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 88th percentile.

Mike Ford will have the handedness advantage over Shelby Miller in today's game. Mike Ford pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.5% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Mike Ford will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Mike Ford has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94.6-mph average to last season's 88.8-mph average. Mike Ford has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 98.2-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal figure of 94.6-mph.