Houston @ Seattle Picks & Props

Victor Robles has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (96% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today. Victor Robles pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.8% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Victor Robles will hold that advantage in today's game. In the last 14 days, Victor Robles's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 96-mph over the course of the season to 108.3-mph in recent games. Victor Robles's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved in recent games, increasing from 50% on the season to 60% in the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.P. Crawford in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. J.P. Crawford is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today. Home runs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest among all major league stadiums. J.P. Crawford will have the handedness advantage against Ronel Blanco in today's game. J.P. Crawford will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Dylan Moore pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Dylan Moore will hold that advantage in today's matchup. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Dylan Moore ranks in the 100th percentile with a 24° launch angle, which is among the steepest angles in the league. The standard deviation of Dylan Moore's launch angle this year (25.4°) is in the 91st percentile. A low figure like this tends to lead to a higher BABIP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Raley in the 81st percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Home runs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest among all major league stadiums. Hitting from the opposite that Ronel Blanco throws from, Luke Raley will have an edge today. Luke Raley will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Luke Raley has compiled a .327 BABIP this year, checking in at the 78th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the best batter in the majors when estimating his BABIP skill. Julio Rodriguez is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. Home runs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest among all major league stadiums. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Julio Rodriguez will hold that advantage in today's game. Julio Rodriguez has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 108.8-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal EV of 94-mph.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Jorge Polanco ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jorge Polanco is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. Jorge Polanco pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.4% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Jorge Polanco will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. In the last two weeks, Jorge Polanco's 63.6% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 42.9%.

Home runs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest among all major league stadiums. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Mitch Haniger will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Home runs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest among all major league stadiums. Josh Rojas will have the handedness advantage over Ronel Blanco in today's matchup. Josh Rojas will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Josh Rojas'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 41.9% to 47.8%. Josh Rojas has displayed good plate discipline this year, checking in at the 76th percentile with a 1.97 K/BB rate.

Mitch Garver is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Mitch Garver pulls many of his flyballs (41.7% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Mitch Garver will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Mitch Garver's launch angle recently (64° in the past week) is quite a bit better than his 15.7° seasonal mark.

Cal Raleigh is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.1% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Cal Raleigh will hold that advantage today.