Seattle @ San Diego Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Arozarena in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Randy Arozarena is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. The shallowest centerfield dimensions among all parks are found in Petco Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Randy Arozarena has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 96.8-mph average to last season's 94.2-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Xander Bogaerts is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. The shallowest centerfield dimensions among all parks are found in Petco Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Among every team playing today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

The shallowest centerfield dimensions among all parks are found in Petco Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Among every team playing today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Elias Diaz will hold that advantage today. Last season, Elias Diaz had an average launch angle of 6° on his hardest-contacted balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 9°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.P. Crawford in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. J.P. Crawford is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 67% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Michael King throws from, J.P. Crawford will have an edge in today's game. J.P. Crawford hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 91st percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Cronenworth in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. The shallowest centerfield dimensions among all parks are found in Petco Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Jake Cronenworth will hold the platoon advantage against Bryan Woo in today's game... and even more favorably, Woo has a large platoon split. The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jake Cronenworth can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

As it relates to his batting average talent, Luis Arraez is projected as the best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Luis Arraez is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game. The shallowest centerfield dimensions among all parks are found in Petco Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Luis Arraez will hold the platoon advantage over Bryan Woo today... and the cherry on top, Woo has a large platoon split.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Considering Bryan Woo's large platoon split, Gavin Sheets will have a tremendous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today's matchup. The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Gavin Sheets stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Among every team playing today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Gavin Sheets will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the 3rd-best hitter in the majors when it comes to his BABIP talent. Julio Rodriguez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. The shallowest centerfield dimensions among all parks are found in Petco Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Julio Rodriguez has made substantial gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 9.2% seasonal rate to 14.3% over the past week.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Leonardo Rivas hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 86th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

Manny Machado's batting average ability is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Manny Machado is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Manny Machado hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. Among every team playing today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Iglesias in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Hitters such as Jose Iglesias with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Bryan Woo who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum. Among every team playing today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Jose Iglesias will hold that advantage today.

The shallowest centerfield dimensions among all parks are found in Petco Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Mitch Garver has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 96.9-mph average to last year's 94.6-mph EV.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 8th-best hitter in the majors. Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Among every team playing today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

The shallowest centerfield dimensions among all parks are found in Petco Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Michael King throws from, Miles Mastrobuoni will have an edge today. Miles Mastrobuoni has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .230 figure is a fair amount lower than his .306 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Rowdy Tellez is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Michael King throws from, Rowdy Tellez will have the upper hand today. Rowdy Tellez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 80th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. The Barrel% of Rowdy Tellez has significantly improved, with an increase from 8.1% last year to 16.4% this season.

As it relates to his batting average ability, Jackson Merrill is projected as the 13th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Jackson Merrill is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Jackson Merrill will have the handedness advantage against Bryan Woo in today's matchup... and even better, Woo has a large platoon split. The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jackson Merrill has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Leody Taveras will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Michael King in today's game. Leody Taveras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. Leody Taveras's launch angle this season (24.5°) is a considerable increase over his 14.1° figure last year. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Leody Taveras's true offensive talent to be a .301, providing some evidence that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .071 difference between that figure and his actual .230 wOBA.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jorge Polanco ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jorge Polanco is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Jorge Polanco has made substantial strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 14.8% seasonal rate to 28.6% in the last week. Jorge Polanco has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 92-mph to 102.5-mph in the last 7 days.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Cal Raleigh ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Cal Raleigh has made notable improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 15.5% rate last season to 21% this season. Over the past week, Cal Raleigh's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 21% up to 41.7%.

Brandon Lockridge has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.