Houston @ Seattle Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.P. Crawford in the 79th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. J.P. Crawford is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in the league — generally good for HRs. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and J.P. Crawford will hold that advantage today.

Ty France's batting average skill is projected to be in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in the league — generally good for HRs. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. Ty France will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Ty France will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

When assessing his BABIP skill, Julio Rodriguez is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Julio Rodriguez is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game. T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in the league — generally good for HRs. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Julio Rodriguez will have an advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Jose Altuve is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today's game. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. Jose Altuve pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.8% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Over the past two weeks, Jose Altuve has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 26.8° compared to his seasonal mark of 18°.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. Jorge Polanco pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.5% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Extreme groundball bats like Jorge Polanco usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Framber Valdez. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Jorge Polanco will hold that advantage in today's game. When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Jorge Polanco has been unlucky this year. His .258 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .307.

Cal Raleigh is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Cal Raleigh will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Framber Valdez in today's game. Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Extreme groundball bats like Cal Raleigh tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Framber Valdez.

T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in the league — generally good for HRs. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. Mitch Haniger will have the handedness advantage over Framber Valdez today. Mitch Haniger will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Mitch Haniger's true offensive skill to be a .312, suggesting that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .038 gap between that figure and his actual .274 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 77th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in the league — generally good for HRs. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. Over the past 7 days, Jake Meyers's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.3-mph over the course of the season to 104.5-mph recently. Jake Meyers's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last year to this one, going from 40% to 48%.

Mitch Garver is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. Mitch Garver will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez in today's matchup. Mitch Garver pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.7% — 99th 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 game. Extreme groundball bats like Mitch Garver are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Framber Valdez.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. Dylan Moore will have the handedness advantage over Framber Valdez in today's matchup. Dylan Moore pulls many of his flyballs (38% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Extreme groundball bats like Dylan Moore generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Framber Valdez. Dylan Moore will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Joey Loperfido's BABIP skill is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in the league — generally good for HRs. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. Joey Loperfido will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against George Kirby today. The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Joey Loperfido has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Alex Bregman ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Alex Bregman is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Alex Bregman has shown impressive plate discipline this year, ranking in the 86th percentile with a 1.76 K/BB rate.

Victor Robles is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. Victor Robles will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez today. Victor Robles pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.9% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Victor Robles will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trey Cabbage in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in the league — generally good for HRs. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate at 81°. Trey Cabbage will hold the platoon advantage over George Kirby today. Trey Cabbage is apt to have an edge against every reliever for the game's entirety, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners only has 1 same-handed RP.