Houston @ Cleveland Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Andres Gimenez in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Andres Gimenez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cristian Javier today. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Andres Gimenez is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch the entire game. Extreme groundball bats like Andres Gimenez are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Cristian Javier.

THE BAT X projects Jose Ramirez in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.9% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Jose Ramirez will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Alex Bregman in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Alex Bregman is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Alex Bregman will hold the platoon advantage over Logan Allen today... and the cherry on top, Allen has a large platoon split. Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.6% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Jose Abreu in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Jose Abreu is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Jose Abreu will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Allen in today's matchup... and the cherry on top, Allen has a large platoon split. Jose Abreu has been unlucky this year, notching a .244 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .336 — a .092 gap.

THE BAT X projects Josh Bell in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Josh Bell is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Extreme groundball batters like Josh Bell tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Cristian Javier. Josh Bell will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Amed Rosario as the 20th-best batter in MLB when estimating his BABIP ability. Amed Rosario is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Extreme groundball hitters like Amed Rosario tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Cristian Javier. Amed Rosario will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Myles Straw in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Myles Straw has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (48.4%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Myles Straw will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Myles Straw's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined in recent games, going from 14.8% on the season to 8.3% in the past week's worth of games.

THE BAT X projects Will Brennan in the 92nd percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Will Brennan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cristian Javier in today's game. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Will Brennan is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the whole game. Will Brennan will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Corey Julks will hold the platoon advantage over Logan Allen today... and the cherry on top, Allen has a large platoon split. Corey Julks pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.6% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today. Corey Julks has made significant strides with his Barrel% recently, improving his 4.3% seasonal rate to 14.3% over the last week. Corey Julks has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 96.2-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal figure of 89.1-mph.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Mike Zunino pulls many of his flyballs (40.4% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Mike Zunino will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Kyle Tucker as the 20th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when assessing his batting average talent. Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kyle Tucker can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Kyle Tucker's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, rising from 43.8% on the season to 66.7% in the last week.

THE BAT X projects Steven Kwan in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Steven Kwan is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Steven Kwan will have the handedness advantage over Cristian Javier in today's matchup. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Steven Kwan is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch the whole game.

THE BAT X projects Yainer Diaz in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Yainer Diaz will have the handedness advantage against Logan Allen in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Allen has a large platoon split. Yainer Diaz has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 106.5-mph average over the last week to his seasonal EV of 93.1-mph. Yainer Diaz has been hot lately, posting a an 18.2% Barrel% (an advanced metric to assess power) over the past week.

THE BAT X projects Jose Altuve in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Jose Altuve is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Jose Altuve will hold the platoon advantage against Logan Allen in today's matchup... and moreover, Allen has a large platoon split. Jose Altuve pulls many of his flyballs (40.5% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Martin Maldonado will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Allen in today's game... and moreover, Allen has a large platoon split. Martin Maldonado pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.1% — 77th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Martin Maldonado's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better in recent games, increasing from 16.1% on the season to 30.8% in the past two weeks.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Chas McCormick will hold the platoon advantage against Logan Allen in today's game... and even better, Allen has a large platoon split. Chas McCormick has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Jeremy Pena in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Progressive Field has the shallowest left field dimensions among all parks. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Jeremy Pena will have the handedness advantage against Logan Allen in today's game... and even more favorably, Allen has a large platoon split. Jeremy Pena has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 6.5% seasonal rate to 13.3% in the last two weeks' worth of games.

Mauricio Dubon has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.