Seattle @ Los Angeles picks

Both the Mariners and the Angels have trended toward the Over this year, going 32-26 and 33-28, respectively. Starters Bryce Miller and Kyle Hendricks both sport ERAs over 5.00 this year. making the Over the call here.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. The switch-hitting Leody Taveras will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Kyle Hendricks.. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels.. Despite posting a .240 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Leody Taveras has had bad variance on his side given the .061 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .301.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run skill.. Jorge Soler is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. The Seattle Mariners infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today.. Jorge Soler will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the 10th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when estimating his batting average skill.. Julio Rodriguez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels.. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Julio Rodriguez's true offensive talent to be a .363, providing some evidence that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .044 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .319 wOBA.

Logan O'Hoppe is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most suitable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. Bryce Miller will hold the platoon advantage over Logan O'Hoppe in today's game.. Logan O'Hoppe has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 20.2% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the last 7 days.. Logan O'Hoppe has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs this year; his 42.6 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a good deal higher than his 34.6 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for hitters.. The Seattle Mariners infield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst among all the teams in action today.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Chris Taylor will hold that advantage today.. Chris Taylor's launch angle this season (23.5°) is considerably higher than his 16.8° angle last year.. Chris Taylor has been unlucky in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 8.0 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is a fair amount lower than his 13.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run skill.. Jorge Soler is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for hitters.. The Seattle Mariners infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today.. Jorge Soler will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Extreme flyball batters like Luis Rengifo usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Bryce Miller.. The Seattle Mariners infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today.. Luis Rengifo will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.. Luis Rengifo has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 90.3-mph average to last season's 87.5-mph figure.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels.. Randy Arozarena has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 11.5% seasonal rate to 19.2% in the past two weeks.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Taylor Ward ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Taylor Ward is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for hitters.. The Seattle Mariners infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the 10th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when estimating his batting average skill.. Julio Rodriguez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels.. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Julio Rodriguez's true offensive talent to be a .363, providing some evidence that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .044 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .319 wOBA.