Houston @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Miguel Vargas in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Dodger Stadium projects as the #10 ballpark in MLB for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Miguel Vargas hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 85th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Miguel Vargas will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Miguel Vargas's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, going from 16.9% on the season to 36.4% over the last 7 days.

Dodger Stadium grades out as the #10 venue in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. James Outman will have the handedness advantage over Ronel Blanco in today's game. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so James Outman is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch the entire game. James Outman will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. James Outman's launch angle in recent games (26.9° in the past two weeks) is significantly higher than his 18.8° seasonal angle.

THE BAT X projects Jeremy Pena in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Dodger Stadium projects as the #10 ballpark in MLB for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. Jeremy Pena has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .253 rate is a fair amount lower than his .272 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Dodger Stadium projects as the #10 ballpark in MLB for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Martin Maldonado has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 98.8-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal average of 88.8-mph. Martin Maldonado has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .182 mark is quite a bit lower than his .204 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Jose Altuve in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Jose Altuve is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today. Dodger Stadium projects as the #10 ballpark in MLB for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. Jose Altuve has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 91.9-mph average in the last week to his seasonal 88.3-mph figure.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 16th-best hitter in the game, via THE BAT X. Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Dodger Stadium grades out as the #10 venue in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kyle Tucker will hold the platoon advantage against Bobby Miller today. Kyle Tucker hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

Dodger Stadium grades out as the #10 venue in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. Michael Busch will have the handedness advantage over Ronel Blanco in today's game. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Michael Busch is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch all game. Michael Busch will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Freddie Freeman as the 2nd-best hitter in MLB when it comes to his batting average skill. Freddie Freeman is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game. Dodger Stadium grades out as the #10 venue in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. Freddie Freeman will have the handedness advantage over Ronel Blanco in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Alex Bregman in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Alex Bregman is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today. Dodger Stadium projects as the #10 ballpark in MLB for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Alex Bregman hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 77th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Alex Bregman's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, going from 40.4% on the season to 64.7% in the past week.

THE BAT X projects Mookie Betts in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Mookie Betts is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Dodger Stadium projects as the #10 ballpark in MLB for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. Mookie Betts will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Jose Abreu in the 86th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Jose Abreu is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Dodger Stadium projects as the #10 ballpark in MLB for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Jose Abreu hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.5% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Jose Abreu has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 96.7-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 88.7-mph mark.

THE BAT X projects Yainer Diaz in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Yainer Diaz has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (84% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. Dodger Stadium projects as the #10 ballpark in MLB for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Yainer Diaz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 86th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's 10th-shallowest CF fences today. Yainer Diaz has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99.1-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal figure of 95.1-mph.

Jason Heyward is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Dodger Stadium grades out as the #10 venue in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Jason Heyward will hold the platoon advantage over Ronel Blanco in today's game. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Jason Heyward is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen all game. Jason Heyward hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 96th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

Dodger Stadium projects as the #10 ballpark in MLB for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. Corey Julks has made substantial strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 5.1% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the past week's worth of games. Corey Julks has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 96.2-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal average of 89.8-mph. Corey Julks's launch angle recently (26° over the past 7 days) is considerably higher than his 17.9° seasonal mark.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Rojas in the 86th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Dodger Stadium projects as the #10 ballpark in MLB for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Miguel Rojas will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats. Miguel Rojas has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 89.9-mph average to last season's 86.7-mph average. Miguel Rojas has had some very poor luck with his batting average this year; his .231 BA is considerably lower than his .303 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects David Peralta in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. David Peralta has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (76% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. Dodger Stadium grades out as the #10 venue in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. David Peralta will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ronel Blanco today.

Dodger Stadium grades out as the #10 venue in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 10th-shallowest centerfield fences in the league. Bligh Madris will have the handedness advantage over Bobby Miller today. Bligh Madris has had some very poor luck with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .231 rate is a good deal lower than his .287 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

J.D. Martinez has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.