Houston @ Seattle Picks & Props

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Martin Maldonado pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 85th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. His wOBA this year has had some very poor luck as Martin Maldonado's .229 mark is considerably lower compared to his .281 Expected wOBA (calculated by THE BAT X's analysis of Statcast data).

In terms of his overall offensive capskill, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 84th percentile according to THE BAT X's projects. Eugenio Suarez is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Eugenio Suarez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 85th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Eugenio Suarez will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projections rank Kyle Tucker as the 16th-best batter in the majors. Kyle Tucker is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Kyle Tucker will hold the platoon advantage over Bryce Miller today. Kyle Tucker pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.2% — 77th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jarred Kelenic ranks in the 77th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Despite mainly batting in the latter half of the lineup this season (67% of games), Jarred Kelenic has been placed in the 3rd spot for this game. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-smallest outfield in the league — generally good for homers. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Jarred Kelenic will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Bielak in today's matchup.

Estimating his BABIP talent, Julio Rodriguez is ranked as the 3rd-best hitter in the majors by THE BAT X. Julio Rodriguez is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-smallest outfield in the league — generally good for homers. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Julio Rodriguez will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projections rank Yordan Alvarez as the 3rd-best hitter in the league. Yordan Alvarez is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-smallest outfield in the league — generally good for homers. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Yordan Alvarez will hold the platoon advantage over Bryce Miller in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 18th-best batter in the majors when estimating his BABIP skill. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-smallest outfield in the league — generally good for homers. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Teoscar Hernandez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Lately, Teoscar Hernandez' exit velocity on flyballs has notably increased, as figureidenced by his average of 98.5-mph in the last 7 days, compared to his seasonal average of 96-mph.

When estimating his BABIP captalent, Jeremy Pena is projected in the 93rd percentile by THE BAT X. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Jeremy Pena pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-smallest outfield in the league — generally good for homers. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Taylor Trammell will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Bielak in today's game. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Taylor Trammell stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Taylor Trammell will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-smallest outfield in the league — generally good for homers. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Kolten Wong will have the handedness advantage over Brandon Bielak today. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kolten Wong stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Kolten Wong will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Cal Raleigh pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.5% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Cal Raleigh will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Cal Raleigh has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% lately, upping his 16.4% seasonal rate to 22.2% in the last two weeks' worth of games.

Assessing his overall offensive capskill, Alex Bregman scores in the 94th percentile in THE BAT X projects. Alex Bregman is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Alex Bregman pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.6% — 96th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Compared to last year, Alex Bregman has improved his capability to hit the ball within the HR-maximizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, as his percentage has increased from 17.9% to 22.1%.

When assessing Mauricio Dubon's batting average capskill, THE BAT X places him in the 76th percentile. Mauricio Dubon is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Mauricio Dubon has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. In terms of his batting average since the start of last season, Mauricio Dubon has not been fortunate; his figure of .241 falls considerably below his Expected Batting Average of .255 (as determined by THE BAT X's analysis of Statcast data).

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Corey Julks pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.7% — 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-smallest outfield in the league — generally good for homers. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Jose Caballero will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Ranking in the 91st percentile with a sprint speed of 28.78 ft/sec this year, Jose Caballero displays remarkable toolsyism.

When it comes to his batting average ability, Jose Abreu is ranked in the 90th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Jose Abreu is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 7th-best of the day for batters. Jose Abreu has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Jose Abreu has been unlucky this year, notching a .237 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .345 — a .108 deviation.

Ty France has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

J.P. Crawford has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.