Seattle @ Minnesota Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Kirilloff in the 87th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Alex Kirilloff will have the handedness advantage against George Kirby in today's game. The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Alex Kirilloff can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense profiles as the 4th-weakest out of every team playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Miranda in the 75th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Jose Miranda is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today's game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense profiles as the 4th-weakest out of every team playing today. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Jose Miranda will hold that advantage in today's game.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Mitch Haniger ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Mitch Haniger is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Since the start of last season, Mitch Haniger's 11.3% Barrel%, an advanced standard for measuring power, places him in the 81st percentile among his peers. Mitch Haniger is in the 88th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (19.9% rate since the start of last season).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Kepler in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Max Kepler is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Max Kepler will have the handedness advantage over George Kirby in today's game. Max Kepler is apt to have the upper hand against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners has just 1 same-handed RP.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Ryan Jeffers ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ryan Jeffers is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest out of every team playing today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Ryan Jeffers will hold that advantage today.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Based on Statcast data, Dylan Moore ranks in the 86th percentile for offensive skills per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .345. Dylan Moore's 98-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable stat to assess power) is in the 96th percentile since the start of last season. Dylan Moore has done a strong job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 19.7° figure is among the highest in the league since the start of last season (89th percentile).

As it relates to his BABIP talent, Edouard Julien is projected as the 8th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Edouard Julien is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Batting from the opposite that George Kirby throws from, Edouard Julien will have an advantage in today's game. The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Edouard Julien stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Manuel Margot in the 77th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense profiles as the 4th-weakest out of every team playing today. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Manuel Margot will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 81st percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.266) may lead us to conclude that Ty France has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .250 actual batting average.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense profiles as the 4th-weakest out of every team playing today. Christian Vazquez will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Christian Vazquez has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .221 rate is considerably lower than his .243 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data. Christian Vazquez ranks in the 89th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (47.6% rate since the start of last season).

Low humidity has a small but significant link with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the 5th-least humid conditions of all games on the slate at 40%. The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the most-favorable of the day for mound aces. Batting from the same side that Chris Paddack throws from, Julio Rodriguez will be in a tough position in today's game. Today, Julio Rodriguez is at a disadvantage facing the league's 10th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.2% rate (82nd percentile). Julio Rodriguez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Mitch Garver has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .265 mark is a fair amount lower than his .288 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data. Since the start of last season, Mitch Garver's 12.4% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 84th percentile among his peers. Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Mitch Garver has connected with reached a maximum exit velocity of 113.2 mph (an advanced metric to measure power), ranking in the 75th percentile. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Mitch Garver ranks in the 95th percentile with a 19.9° launch angle, which is among the steepest angles in the game.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense profiles as the 4th-weakest out of every team playing today. Willi Castro will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Willi Castro has put up a .333 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 88th percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jorge Polanco ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jorge Polanco is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Jorge Polanco has been unlucky this year, posting a .278 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .329 — a .051 deviation. Using Statcast metrics, Jorge Polanco grades out in the 86th percentile for offensive ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .355.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Larnach in the 78th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Trevor Larnach is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Trevor Larnach will have the handedness advantage against George Kirby in today's matchup. The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Trevor Larnach has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Carlos Correa is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense profiles as the 4th-weakest out of every team playing today. Carlos Correa will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Josh Rojas has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (61% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Chris Paddack throws from, Josh Rojas will have an advantage in today's game. Josh Rojas has been hot lately, batting his way to a .415 wOBA over the last 14 days. Josh Rojas has put up a .333 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 88th percentile.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest out of every team playing today. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Carlos Santana will hold that advantage today. Posting a 1.72 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Carlos Santana has displayed strong plate discipline, grading out in the 83rd percentile.

Cal Raleigh is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today's game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Since the start of last season, Cal Raleigh's 12.6% Barrel%, an advanced metric for measuring power, places him in the 85th percentile among his peers. Ranking in the 80th percentile, the hardest ball Cal Raleigh has hit since the start of last season reached a maximum exit velocity of 113.7 mph -- a reliable indication of underlying power skill. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Cal Raleigh ranks in the 95th percentile with a 19.9° launch angle, which is one of the most flyball-inducing angles in Major League Baseball.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Chris Paddack throws from, Luke Raley will have an edge in today's matchup. Luke Raley's 13.2% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power) ranks in the 89th percentile since the start of last season. Placing in the 87th percentile, the hardest ball Luke Raley has connected with since the start of last season reached a maximum exit velocity of 114.3 mph -- an advanced indication of underlying power ability. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Luke Raley ranks in the 85th percentile with a 17.1° launch angle, which is among the most flyball-inducing angles in MLB.

Luis Urias has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.