Seattle @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Luke Raley ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Luke Raley has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (58% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today's game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. Batting from the opposite that Walker Buehler throws from, Luke Raley will have an advantage in today's matchup. Luke Raley hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 92nd percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Arozarena in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Randy Arozarena is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. In the majors, Dodger Stadium's CF dimensions are the 9th-shallowest. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. Randy Arozarena has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.6-mph to 93.3-mph in the past 14 days.

In the majors, Dodger Stadium's CF dimensions are the 9th-shallowest. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. Mitch Haniger has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.6-mph to 93.3-mph over the last 14 days. Despite posting a .283 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Mitch Haniger has had bad variance on his side given the .029 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .312.

In the majors, Dodger Stadium's CF dimensions are the 9th-shallowest. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Dylan Moore has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 36.2° compared to his seasonal mark of 17.3°. In terms of his batting average, Dylan Moore has suffered from bad luck this year. His .197 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .217.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman as the 5th-best hitter in the game as it relates to his batting average skill. Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game. In the majors, Dodger Stadium's CF dimensions are the 9th-shallowest. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. Freddie Freeman will have the handedness advantage against Bryce Miller today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Edman in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. In the majors, Dodger Stadium's CF dimensions are the 9th-shallowest. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-weakest out of every team playing today. Tommy Edman will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Victor Robles is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today's game. In the majors, Dodger Stadium's CF dimensions are the 9th-shallowest. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. Victor Robles's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls lately (29.4° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is significantly better than his 18.3° seasonal figure. Posting a .335 BABIP since the start of last season, Victor Robles has performed in the 87th percentile.

Walker Buehler will have the handedness advantage over Julio Rodriguez in today's game. Julio Rodriguez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. Julio Rodriguez's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 93.5-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 86-mph in the last two weeks. In the past 14 days, Julio Rodriguez's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (1.7°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 8.6°. Julio Rodriguez has exhibited bad plate discipline this year, placing in the 12th percentile with a 4.6 K/BB rate.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. Josh Rojas will have the handedness advantage over Walker Buehler in today's game. Josh Rojas hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Josh Rojas has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 96.8-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal average of 92.9-mph. Josh Rojas's launch angle recently (27.6° over the past 14 days) is a considerable increase over his 14.8° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Jorge Polanco's 26.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 17.5%. Jorge Polanco has been hot lately, compiling a a 13% Barrel% (a reliable metric to evaluate power) in the last two weeks. When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Jorge Polanco has had some very poor luck this year. His .290 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .323.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 9th-best batter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP skill. Teoscar Hernandez is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-weakest out of every team playing today. Teoscar Hernandez will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. Cal Raleigh has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92-mph average to last season's 89.6-mph figure. Compared to his seasonal average of 20.7°, Cal Raleigh has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 38.5° figure in the last week. Cal Raleigh has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .314 mark is a fair amount lower than his .342 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Mookie Betts projects as the 14th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Mookie Betts is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. Mookie Betts hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-weakest out of every team playing today.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. Hitting from the opposite that Bryce Miller throws from, Max Muncy will have an edge in today's game. Max Muncy may have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners has just 1 same-handed RP. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-weakest out of every team playing today. Max Muncy is an extreme flyball hitter and faces the weak outfield defense of Seattle (#3-worst on the slate).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Lux in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Gavin Lux has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (76% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. Gavin Lux will hold the platoon advantage over Bryce Miller in today's game. The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Gavin Lux can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

In the majors, Dodger Stadium's CF dimensions are the 9th-shallowest. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. Batting from the opposite that Bryce Miller throws from, Kevin Kiermaier will have the upper hand in today's game. Kevin Kiermaier will probably have the upper hand against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners has just 1 same-handed RP. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-weakest out of every team playing today.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of the day at 86°. Compared to his seasonal average of 12.3°, Leonardo Rivas has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 30° angle in the last 7 days.

Enrique Hernandez has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

Shohei Ohtani has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Jason Heyward has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.