Houston @ Seattle Picks & Props

Josh Rojas is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game. Batting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, Josh Rojas will have an advantage in today's matchup. Josh Rojas has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Josh Rojas will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best batter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Yordan Alvarez will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Castillo today. Out of every team playing today, the 7th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

J.P. Crawford is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today. T-Mobile Park has the least fair ground among all major league stadiums — generally good for home runs. J.P. Crawford will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown in today's matchup. J.P. Crawford will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.337) provides evidence that J.P. Crawford has had some very poor luck this year with his .282 actual wOBA.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Dylan Moore ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Dylan Moore has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (78% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game. Dylan Moore pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.1% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Extreme groundball hitters like Dylan Moore usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Cristian Javier. Dylan Moore will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Luke Raley ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Luke Raley is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, Luke Raley will have the upper hand today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Luke Raley will hold that advantage today.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 10th-best hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. Batting from the opposite that Luis Castillo throws from, Kyle Tucker will have an edge today. Out of every team playing today, the 7th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

Ty France's batting average ability is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Ty France will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Jose Altuve is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today. Jose Altuve pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.1% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Out of every team playing today, the 7th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Jeremy Pena is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today's game. Out of every team playing today, the 7th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

Dominic Canzone has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (76% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. T-Mobile Park has the least fair ground among all major league stadiums — generally good for home runs. Dominic Canzone will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown today. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Dominic Canzone will hold that advantage in today's game. In terms of his batting average, Dominic Canzone has been unlucky since the start of last season. His .219 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .284.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Alex Bregman is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. Alex Bregman pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 78th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Out of every team playing today, the 7th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Yainer Diaz has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Out of every team playing today, the 7th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

Mitch Haniger will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

As it relates to his BABIP talent, Julio Rodriguez is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). T-Mobile Park has the least fair ground among all major league stadiums — generally good for home runs. Julio Rodriguez will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Julio Rodriguez's true offensive ability to be a .353, providing some evidence that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .067 disparity between that figure and his actual .286 wOBA. Julio Rodriguez has compiled a .360 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 90th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 77th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Out of every team playing today, the 7th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.5% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Extreme groundball batters like Cal Raleigh usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Cristian Javier. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Cal Raleigh will hold that advantage in today's game.

Jose Abreu has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Out of every team playing today, the 7th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

Jon Singleton will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Castillo in today's matchup. Jon Singleton pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Out of every team playing today, the 7th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

Ryan Bliss will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Mitch Garver has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Chas McCormick has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.