Seattle @ Tampa Bay Picks & Props

The Tropicana Field roof figures to be closed today, making conditions in this game -10° colder than the average outdoor game on the slate today — favorable for pitching. Zack Littell will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Julio Rodriguez today. Out of all the teams playing today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Tampa Bay Rays. Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Julio Rodriguez today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Siri in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Jose Siri pulls many of his flyballs (37% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Among every team in action today, the 7th-worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Jose Siri will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, J.P. Crawford ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). J.P. Crawford is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Batting from the opposite that Zack Littell throws from, J.P. Crawford will have an edge today.

Mitch Garver is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today's game. Mitch Garver pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.2% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Isaac Paredes pulls many of his flyballs (45.6% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Among every team in action today, the 7th-worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Isaac Paredes will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Raley in the 78th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Luke Raley has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (72% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. Hitting from the opposite that Zack Littell throws from, Luke Raley will have an edge in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 11th-best batter in the majors when it comes to his batting average ability. Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game. Yandy Diaz has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Among every team in action today, the 7th-worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Yandy Diaz will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Randy Arozarena is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Among every team in action today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Randy Arozarena will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Jose Caballero is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 98% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Jose Caballero pulls many of his flyballs (35.3% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Among every team in action today, the 7th-worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Jose Caballero will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jorge Polanco ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jorge Polanco pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.5% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

Richie Palacios is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Because of Luis Castillo's large platoon split, Richie Palacios will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today's game. Richie Palacios will probably have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners has just 1 same-handed RP. Richie Palacios pulls many of his flyballs (35.5% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Among every team in action today, the 7th-worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners.

Cal Raleigh is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game. Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.9% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

Hitting from the opposite that Zack Littell throws from, Dominic Canzone will have an edge in today's matchup.

Among every team in action today, the 7th-worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Taylor Walls will hold that advantage in today's game.

Considering Luis Castillo's large platoon split, Ben Rortvedt will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today's matchup. The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Ben Rortvedt can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Ben Rortvedt has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Among every team in action today, the 7th-worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Ben Rortvedt will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Josh Rojas will have the handedness advantage against Zack Littell today. Josh Rojas has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Josh Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.