San Francisco @ Houston Picks & Props

Compared to other stadiums among all parks, Minute Maid Park has a near sea-level elevation that often results in decreased offensive production. Anthony DeSclafani will have the handedness advantage over Mauricio Dubon in today's matchup. Mauricio Dubon hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 92nd percentile) and and will have to hit them out towards the league's 8th-deepest CF fences today. Mauricio Dubon's 2.3% Barrel% (an advanced stat to measure power) is in the 7th percentile since the start of last season. Mauricio Dubon's 86.3-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced metric to evaluate power) is in the 2nd percentile since the start of last season.

The weatherman calls for the best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Extreme groundball batters like David Villar usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Hunter Brown. David Villar has been unlucky this year, putting up a .260 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .307 — a .047 discrepancy.

Compared to other stadiums among all parks, Minute Maid Park has a near sea-level elevation that often results in decreased offensive production. Anthony DeSclafani will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Abreu in today's matchup. Jose Abreu hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and and will be challenged by MLB's 8th-deepest CF fences in today's game. This year, there has been a decline in Jose Abreu's footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 25.96 ft/sec last year to 25.39 ft/sec currently. Optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls, Jose Abreu's angle of 6.7° is among the lowest in the league since the start of last season, indicating a poor job, ranking at the 10th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Yainer Diaz in the 78th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Among all parks, Minute Maid Park's LF fences are the 2nd-shallowest. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts that the game will experience the best hitting conditions. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Yainer Diaz will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Among all parks, Minute Maid Park's LF fences are the 2nd-shallowest. The weatherman calls for the best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. On the slate today, the San Francisco Giants' infield defense is expected to be the 4th-worst.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Alex Bregman ranks in the 95th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Alex Bregman is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts that the game will experience the best hitting conditions. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Alex Bregman pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.9% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

According to THE BAT X, Kyle Tucker is predicted to be the 16th-best batter in MLB. Kyle Tucker is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts that the game will experience the best hitting conditions. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Kyle Tucker will have the handedness advantage against Anthony DeSclafani in today's game.

Compared to other stadiums among all parks, Minute Maid Park has a near sea-level elevation that often results in decreased offensive production.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts that the game will experience the best hitting conditions. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Joey Bart pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Joey Bart's 9.9% Barrel% (a reliable standard to evaluate power) is in the 77th percentile since the start of last season. Joey Bart's maximum exit velocity (an advanced stat to evaluate power) has been 114.3 mph since the start of last season, grading out in the 95th percentile.

Assessing his BABIP ability, THE BAT X rates Blake Sabol in the 83rd percentile. Generally, having the least fair ground among all parks makes Minute Maid Park a good place for homers. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts that the game will experience the best hitting conditions. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Blake Sabol will hold the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown today.

Assessing his overall offensive capability, Mitch Haniger scores in the 91st percentile in THE BAT X projects. Mitch Haniger is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. The weatherman calls for the best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Mitch Haniger's 11.8% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power) grades out in the 87th percentile since the start of last season.

THE BAT X projects Michael Conforto in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Michael Conforto is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. Generally, having the least fair ground among all parks makes Minute Maid Park a good place for homers. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts that the game will experience the best hitting conditions. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

When it comes to his BABIP captalent, Jeremy Pena is projected in the 91st percentile by THE BAT X. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts that the game will experience the best hitting conditions. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Jeremy Pena pulls many of his flyballs (33.6% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today. Jeremy Pena will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts that the game will experience the best hitting conditions. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Cal Stevenson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown in today's game. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Cal Stevenson is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

THE BAT X projects Joc Pederson in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Joc Pederson is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts that the game will experience the best hitting conditions. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Joc Pederson will hold the platoon advantage over Hunter Brown today.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts that the game will experience the best hitting conditions. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Corey Julks pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 93rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Corey Julks will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

When assessing his batting average ability, Thairo Estrada is ranked in the 85th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Thairo Estrada is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts that the game will experience the best hitting conditions. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Thairo Estrada pulls many of his flyballs (33.9% — 84th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Wilmer Flores is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts that the game will experience the best hitting conditions. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Wilmer Flores pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.7% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Extreme flyball bats like Wilmer Flores are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Hunter Brown.

J.D. Davis has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

LaMonte Wade Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.