Washington @ Houston Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Kyle Tucker in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. Kyle Tucker will hold the platoon advantage against Josiah Gray in today's game. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Kyle Tucker is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the entire game. Kyle Tucker will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so CJ Abrams has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. A consistent launch angle is a measure of good hitting, and CJ Abrams has been very consistent with his lately, compiling a 43.2° launch angle standard deviation over the last 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Luis Garcia in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Luis Garcia is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Luis Garcia can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Luis Garcia has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Luis Garcia has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 91.2-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 89.1-mph mark.

THE BAT X projects Jose Altuve in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Jose Altuve is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game. Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.5% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Jose Altuve will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Jose Altuve has hit one of the hardest balls in the league in the past week — 109.6-mph — which is a good indicator of recent form and raw power.

The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Dominic Smith can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Dominic Smith has made big improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 4.3% seasonal rate to 13.3% in the last week. Dominic Smith's launch angle recently (25.2° over the past week) is considerably higher than his 13° seasonal angle.

Chas McCormick will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Chas McCormick's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls lately (24.7° over the past 14 days) is a considerable increase over his 19.8° seasonal mark.

Martin Maldonado pulls a lot of his flyballs (32.9% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today. Martin Maldonado will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Jeimer Candelario is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. The switch-hitting Jeimer Candelario will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Framber Valdez. Jeimer Candelario pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.6% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Jeimer Candelario has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 96.5-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal average of 92-mph.

THE BAT X projects Jeremy Pena in the 93rd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest left field dimensions among all parks. Jeremy Pena will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Jeremy Pena has had a particularly strong THE BAT X Spray Score in the last week, which measures a batter's skill in hitting the ball to all fields.

Keibert Ruiz has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 10% seasonal rate to 20.8% over the last 14 days. Keibert Ruiz has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 93.1-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal 88.4-mph average. Keibert Ruiz's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better recently, rising from 17.8% on the season to 25% over the last two weeks.

THE BAT X projects Joey Meneses in the 86th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Joey Meneses is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. Joey Meneses will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez today. Joey Meneses has made notable improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 5.9% seasonal rate to 11.8% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

THE BAT X projects Jose Abreu in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Jose Abreu is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. Jose Abreu will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Jose Abreu has made significant improvements with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 4.9% seasonal rate to 12.5% over the last 7 days. Jose Abreu has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 91.2-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 88.1-mph figure.

THE BAT X projects Yainer Diaz in the 87th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Yainer Diaz will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Yainer Diaz has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 97-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal mark of 93.6-mph. Yainer Diaz's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved lately, increasing from 23.6% on the season to 27.3% in the past two weeks' worth of games. Yainer Diaz has been hot lately, compiling a an 18.2% Barrel% (an advanced stat to evaluate power) in the past two weeks.

Lane Thomas is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Lane Thomas will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez today. Lane Thomas has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 7.3% seasonal rate to 15.4% over the past 7 days. Lane Thomas has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 93.8-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 87.7-mph figure. Lane Thomas's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, increasing from 43.6% on the season to 53.8% in the past 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Alex Bregman in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Alex Bregman is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.3% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today. Alex Bregman will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Alex Bregman has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 4.2% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the past 7 days.

Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest left field dimensions among all parks. Alex Call will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez today. Alex Call has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 90.3-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal EV of 87-mph.

Stone Garrett is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest left field dimensions among all parks. Stone Garrett will hold the platoon advantage over Framber Valdez in today's game. Extreme flyball hitters like Stone Garrett are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Framber Valdez.

Corey Julks pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.1% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today. Corey Julks will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Corey Julks has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 95.6-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal EV of 89.4-mph.

The switch-hitting Ildemaro Vargas will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Framber Valdez.

Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest left field dimensions among all parks. Riley Adams will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez today.

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