Chicago @ Seattle picks

Eugenio Suarez projects as the 15th-best home run batter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Eugenio Suarez is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.4-mph in this contest, the best of the day for bats.. Eugenio Suarez pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.6% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Eugenio Suarez will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

When it comes to his BABIP skill, Julio Rodriguez is projected as the 5th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Julio Rodriguez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for home runs.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.. Among every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

Dominic Canzone is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup.. When starting against a northpaw this year, Dominic Canzone has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 22% of the time.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks T-Mobile Park as the worst stadium in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. T-Mobile Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts the 5th-most favorable pitching conditions on the slate.

Colson Montgomery has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (88% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.. Considering Bryan Woo's large platoon split, Colson Montgomery will have a colossal advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate today.. Colson Montgomery pulls many of his flyballs (33.9% — 82nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Out of every team in action today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Seattle Mariners.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 18th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.. Jorge Polanco is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 82% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.. Jorge Polanco has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 17% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks T-Mobile Park as the worst stadium in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. T-Mobile Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense.

T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for home runs.. Given Bryan Woo's large platoon split, Josh Rojas will have a huge advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.. Out of every team in action today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Seattle Mariners.. Josh Rojas has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 94.1-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 89-mph average.. In terms of his batting average, Josh Rojas has experienced some negative variance this year. His .176 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .205.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 79th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.. Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for home runs.. Andrew Benintendi will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryan Woo in today's matchup... and moreover, Woo has a large platoon split.. Out of every team in action today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Seattle Mariners.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Teel in the 92nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for home runs.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.. Kyle Teel will hold the platoon advantage over Bryan Woo in today's game... and the cherry on top, Woo has a large platoon split.. Kyle Teel's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased in recent games, rising from 50% on the season to 58.3% over the last week.

Luis Robert Jr.'s BABIP ability is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Luis Robert Jr. is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for home runs.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.. Out of every team in action today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Seattle Mariners.

When it comes to his BABIP skill, Julio Rodriguez is projected as the 5th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Julio Rodriguez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for home runs.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.. Among every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.