Houston @ Seattle picks

Randy Arozarena is playing his best baseball of the season. He has averaged 3 H+R+R over his last 20 games, going over his total at a 65% clip along the way.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the 11th-best batter in the majors when estimating his batting average ability.. Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground among all parks — generally good for HRs.. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Julio Rodriguez will hold that advantage in today's game.

Nestor Ceja grades out as a Pitchers Umpire and is scheduled to be in charge of the strike zone today.. Projected catcher Cal Raleigh profiles as an elite pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The #1 park in baseball for suppressing batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.. Built just 17 feet above sea level, T-Mobile Park has one of the lowest elevations in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense.. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the most favorable for pitching of all games on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks T-Mobile Park as the worst field in the majors for run-scoring.. Built just 17 feet above sea level, T-Mobile Park has one of the lowest elevations in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense.. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the most favorable for pitching of all games on the slate today.. The switch-hitting Cal Raleigh will bat from his weak side (0) today against Lance McCullers Jr.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cole Young in the 78th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.. Batting from the opposite that Lance McCullers Jr. throws from, Cole Young will have an advantage today.. Cole Young pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.9% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Cole Young will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Raley in the 90th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground among all parks — generally good for HRs.. Hitting from the opposite that Lance McCullers Jr. throws from, Luke Raley will have an edge in today's matchup.. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Luke Raley will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

When assessing his home run ability, Dominic Canzone ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground among all parks — generally good for HRs.. Dominic Canzone will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Lance McCullers Jr. in today's matchup.. Dominic Canzone will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.