Seattle @ Minnesota picks

The Twins are in a great position here to pick up a win with Joe Ryan taking on George Kirby. Ryan has given up more than three runs just once over his last 10 starts, and against the feeble Mariners, he should dominate. George Kirby goes for the M's, and he's been very hittable, giving up seven home runs over his last five starts. 

George Kirby is starting to regain his composure, allowing Under 2.5 earned runs in three of his last four outings, with the outlier coming against the Cubs, one of baseball's best offenses..

Cal Raleigh may be getting all the headlines for the Mariners, but it's also overshadowing the comeback season that Julio Rodriguez is having. J-Rod is now hitting .296 over his last 27 games. He also has solid numbers vs. Twins' starter Joe Ryan, going 4-for-9 with two doubles and a dinger, good for a .382 xBA and a .769 xSLG.

When assessing his batting average talent, Julio Rodriguez is projected as the 10th-best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.. The #7 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Out of every team today, the weakest infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins.. Julio Rodriguez has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.6-mph to 93.8-mph in the last week's worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Byron Buxton as the majors's 10th-best home run hitter.. Byron Buxton is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game.. The #7 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Extreme groundball batters like Byron Buxton usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like George Kirby.. Byron Buxton will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Raley in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.. The #7 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense.. Luke Raley will hold the platoon advantage over Joe Ryan today... and even more favorably, Ryan has a large platoon split.. Out of every team today, the weakest infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins.

Matt Wallner projects as the 11th-best home run hitter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Matt Wallner is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game.. The #7 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Matt Wallner will hold the platoon advantage against George Kirby in today's game.. The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Matt Wallner stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willi Castro in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.. Willi Castro has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (62% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.. The #7 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. The switch-hitting Willi Castro will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against George Kirby.. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Willi Castro will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Trevor Larnach ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Trevor Larnach is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The #7 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Trevor Larnach will have the handedness advantage over George Kirby today.. The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Trevor Larnach can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 91st percentile when assessing his batting average ability.. Carlos Correa is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. The #7 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Carlos Correa will hold that advantage today.. Carlos Correa has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 97.4-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal 89.6-mph EV.

Cal Raleigh projects as the 4th-best home run batter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Cal Raleigh is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.. The #7 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Out of every team today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins.. Cal Raleigh has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.6-mph average to last year's 94.9-mph mark.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today's game.. The #7 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Out of every team today, the weakest infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins.. Randy Arozarena has notched a .347 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 76th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Solano in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.. The #7 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense.. Out of every team today, the weakest infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins.. Donovan Solano has made notable strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 5.7% seasonal rate to 11.1% over the past two weeks.