Boston @ Seattle picks

Garrett Crochet has struck out 117 hitters in just 96 1/3 innings. The southpaw is electric, and he’ll have a chance to rack up the Ks today, as the Mariners are fifth in most team strikeouts, and he’s collected 17 of them in 47 at-bats against this Seattle lineup. 

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Romy Gonzalez in the 97th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.. Romy Gonzalez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. Romy Gonzalez has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Batters such as Romy Gonzalez with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Luis Castillo who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Jorge Polanco is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Jorge Polanco will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Garrett Crochet in today's game.. Jorge Polanco pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.7% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Extreme groundball batters like Jorge Polanco tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Garrett Crochet.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the 9th-best batter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his batting average talent.. Julio Rodriguez is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game.. Long-balls are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. Julio Rodriguez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Garrett Crochet in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Cal Raleigh as the game's 5th-best home run hitter.. Cal Raleigh is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Cal Raleigh will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Garrett Crochet today.. Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.8% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Abraham Toro has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (65% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Long-balls are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. In the past week, Abraham Toro's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 90.3-mph over the course of the season to 93.6-mph in recent games.. There has been a significant improvement in Abraham Toro's launch angle from last season's 12.1° to 16° this season.

Roman Anthony is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. Given Luis Castillo's large platoon split, Roman Anthony will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today's game.. Roman Anthony is likely to have the upper hand against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners has just 1 same-handed RP.. Roman Anthony has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran as the 16th-best hitter in the majors as it relates to his BABIP skill.. Jarren Duran is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. Jarren Duran will have the handedness advantage over Luis Castillo in today's matchup... and moreover, Castillo has a large platoon split.. Jarren Duran may have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners only has 1 same-handed RP.

As it relates to his home run skill, Dylan Moore ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Dylan Moore has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (78% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. Hitting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Dylan Moore will have an edge in today's matchup.. Dylan Moore pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.8% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Cal Raleigh as the game's 5th-best home run hitter.. Cal Raleigh is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Cal Raleigh will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Garrett Crochet today.. Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.8% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Roman Anthony is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. Given Luis Castillo's large platoon split, Roman Anthony will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today's game.. Roman Anthony is likely to have the upper hand against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners has just 1 same-handed RP.. Roman Anthony has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.