Oakland @ Seattle Picks & Props

T-Mobile Park projects as the #30 ballpark in the majors for right-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built just 17 feet above sea level, T-Mobile Park has one of the lowest altitudes among all major league parks, which often leads to worse offense. The weather forecast projects temperatures in this contest to drop to the lowest level of the day at 58°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts). Mitch Spence will have the handedness advantage over Julio Rodriguez in today's matchup. Julio Rodriguez's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased in recent games, going from 39.7% on the season to 17.6% in the past 7 days.

T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. Josh Rojas will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Spence in today's game. Among every team on the slate today, the worst outfield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics. Josh Rojas will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Josh Rojas has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 92.6-mph average to last year's 86.3-mph mark.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Luke Raley ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Luke Raley is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. Luke Raley will have the handedness advantage against Mitch Spence in today's matchup. Among every team on the slate today, the worst outfield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, J.P. Crawford ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. J.P. Crawford will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Spence in today's game. Among every team on the slate today, the worst outfield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics. J.P. Crawford will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 97th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. Out of every team in action today, the 3rd-weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jorge Polanco ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jorge Polanco pulls many of his flyballs (40% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Among every team on the slate today, the worst outfield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Jorge Polanco will hold that advantage in today's game. In the past week, Jorge Polanco's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.9-mph over the course of the season to 102-mph lately.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 78th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. Lawrence Butler will have the handedness advantage against Logan Gilbert in today's game. Lawrence Butler has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Out of every team in action today, the 3rd-weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Randy Arozarena is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today's game. T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. Among every team on the slate today, the worst outfield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics. Randy Arozarena will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Seth Brown is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. Seth Brown will hold the platoon advantage over Logan Gilbert in today's matchup. Out of every team in action today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

Justin Turner's batting average talent is projected to be in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. Among every team on the slate today, the worst outfield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Justin Turner will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Justin Turner has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 91.7-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 87.2-mph mark.

Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game. T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. Hitting from the opposite that Logan Gilbert throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have the upper hand in today's game. Out of every team in action today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners. Over the past week, Tyler Soderstrom's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 14.5% up to 23.1%.

Victor Robles is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today. Victor Robles pulls many of his flyballs (37% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Among every team on the slate today, the worst outfield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics. Victor Robles will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Over the last two weeks, Victor Robles's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.7-mph over the course of the season to 94.1-mph in recent games.

Brent Rooker projects as the 19th-best hitter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Brent Rooker is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. Brent Rooker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.1% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Out of every team in action today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners. Brent Rooker has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 96.9-mph average to last season's 94.9-mph average.

Zack Gelof's BABIP talent is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Zack Gelof is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. Out of every team in action today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Shea Langeliers pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.6% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Out of every team in action today, the 3rd-weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners. Shea Langeliers has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.3-mph to 95.2-mph over the last two weeks.

J.J. Bleday is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today. T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for long-balls. Batting from the opposite that Logan Gilbert throws from, J.J. Bleday will have the upper hand in today's game. Out of every team in action today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners. J.J. Bleday's launch angle this season (18.5°) is a significant increase over his 15.4° figure last season.

Cal Raleigh is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.3% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Among every team on the slate today, the worst outfield defense is that of the Oakland Athletics. Oakland's -2-worst outfield defense of all teams today creates a favorable matchup for Cal Raleigh, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Cal Raleigh will hold that advantage in today's game.

Mitch Garver has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Tyler Nevin has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

Kyle McCann has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Daz Cameron has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Nick Allen has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.