Seattle @ Oakland Picks & Props

Ty France's batting average ability is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Ty France is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Ty France will have the handedness advantage against JP Sears in today's game. Ty France's launch angle this year (12.8°) is considerably higher than his 9.7° mark last season.

This matchup is predicted to have the most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Teoscar Hernandez has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 10th-deepest RF fences today. Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics. Teoscar Hernandez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game. Teoscar Hernandez's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 98-mph mark last year has fallen off to 95-mph.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Ryan Noda ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ryan Noda is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Ryan Noda will hold the platoon advantage against Bryan Woo today... and the cherry on top, Woo has a huge platoon split. The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the 5th-weakest out of all the teams playing today.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Tyler Soderstrom will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryan Woo in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Woo has a huge platoon split. The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the 5th-weakest out of all the teams playing today. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Tyler Soderstrom will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Over the past week, Tyler Soderstrom's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.8% up to 25%.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the 5th-weakest out of all the teams playing today. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Nick Allen will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Nick Allen has been unlucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .213 BA is deflated compared to his .253 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Lawrence Butler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryan Woo in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Woo has a huge platoon split. The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the 5th-weakest out of all the teams playing today. Lawrence Butler will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.300) implies that Lawrence Butler has been unlucky this year with his .276 actual wOBA.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the 5th-weakest out of all the teams playing today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Jordan Diaz will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof as the 11th-best batter in the game when it comes to his BABIP ability. Zack Gelof is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the 5th-weakest out of all the teams playing today. Zack Gelof will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sam Haggerty in the 79th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Sam Haggerty will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against JP Sears. Over the past week, Sam Haggerty's 77.8% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 49.2%. Sam Haggerty has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .296 rate is quite a bit lower than his .325 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Seth Brown ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Seth Brown is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Seth Brown will have the handedness advantage over Bryan Woo in today's game... and even better, Woo has a huge platoon split. The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the 5th-weakest out of all the teams playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Eugenio Suarez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Eugenio Suarez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today's game. In the past 7 days, Eugenio Suarez's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12.8% up to 18.2%.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Dylan Moore will have the handedness advantage over JP Sears in today's matchup. Dylan Moore has made substantial strides with his Barrel%, upping his 13.1% rate last year to 19.2% this year. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.355) may lead us to conclude that Dylan Moore has suffered from bad luck this year with his .330 actual wOBA. Checking in at the 82nd percentile, Dylan Moore has put up a .342 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) since the start of last season.

Brent Rooker has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.