Houston @ Oakland Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oakland Coliseum as the 2nd-worst stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. Built just 0 feet above sea level, Oakland Coliseum has one of the lowest altitudes among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to lower offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast forecasts the 6th-most favorable pitching conditions on the schedule today. Mauricio Dubon has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) but may find it hard to clear MLB's 10th-deepest RF fences today. Mauricio Dubon will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oakland Coliseum as the 2nd-worst stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. Built just 0 feet above sea level, Oakland Coliseum has one of the lowest altitudes among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to lower offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast forecasts the 6th-most favorable pitching conditions on the schedule today. Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jeremy Pena today. In the last 14 days, Jeremy Pena's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.7% down to 0%.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Jace Peterson will have the handedness advantage over J.P. France in today's matchup. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Jace Peterson is guaranteed to hold the advantage against every reliever the whole game. Jace Peterson will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Jace Peterson has had some very poor luck this year. His .283 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .314.

Tyler Soderstrom is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Tyler Soderstrom will have the handedness advantage over J.P. France in today's matchup. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Tyler Soderstrom is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the entire game. Tyler Soderstrom will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Cody Thomas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against J.P. France in today's matchup. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Cody Thomas is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch the entire game. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Cody Thomas will hold that advantage in today's game.

The #2 park in Major League Baseball for suppressing batting average to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oakland Coliseum. Oakland Coliseum has the 10th-deepest RF fences among all major league parks. Built just 0 feet above sea level, Oakland Coliseum has one of the lowest altitudes among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to lower offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast forecasts the 6th-most favorable pitching conditions on the schedule today. Hogan Harris will hold the platoon advantage against Kyle Tucker in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. HRs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-shallowest in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Zack Gelof will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Diaz in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Jordan Diaz has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (55% of the time), but he is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Jordan Diaz will hold that advantage in today's game. Jordan Diaz has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 94.1-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 90.5-mph mark.

Tony Kemp has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (55% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Tony Kemp will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against J.P. France today. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Tony Kemp is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the entire game. Tony Kemp will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

HRs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-shallowest in the majors. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Shea Langeliers will hold that advantage today. In the past 7 days, Shea Langeliers's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.1% up to 28.6%. Shea Langeliers has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.5-mph to 96.6-mph in the last 7 days. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Shea Langeliers's true offensive skill to be a .315, implying that he this year given the .040 gap between that mark and his actual .275 wOBA.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Alex Bregman ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Alex Bregman is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. HRs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-shallowest in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Alex Bregman will have the handedness advantage against Hogan Harris in today's matchup.

Nick Allen will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. In the last week's worth of games, Nick Allen's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 2.1% up to 10%. Nick Allen's launch angle recently (39.3° over the last week) is significantly higher than his 7.1° seasonal figure. When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Nick Allen has had some very poor luck this year. His .208 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .243.

HRs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-shallowest in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Aledmys Diaz will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Aledmys Diaz has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .245 figure is a fair amount lower than his .294 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Abreu in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Jose Abreu is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Jose Abreu will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hogan Harris in today's game. Over the past 14 days, Jose Abreu's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 90.6-mph over the course of the season to 97.3-mph in recent games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. HRs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-shallowest in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Yainer Diaz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hogan Harris in today's matchup. Yainer Diaz has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 90.9-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chas McCormick in the 77th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Chas McCormick will have the handedness advantage against Hogan Harris in today's matchup. Chas McCormick has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 10.7% seasonal rate to 20% in the past week. Over the last 14 days, Chas McCormick's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.9-mph over the course of the season to 101.7-mph of late.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Seth Brown ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Seth Brown is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Seth Brown will have the handedness advantage over J.P. France in today's matchup. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Seth Brown is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch all game.

HRs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-shallowest in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters. Corey Julks will have the handedness advantage over Hogan Harris today. In the last 14 days, Corey Julks's 63.2% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 51.3%. In notching a .351 BABIP this year, Corey Julks finds himself in the 92nd percentile.

HRs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Oakland Coliseum has the 9th-shallowest in the majors. Martin Maldonado will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hogan Harris today. Martin Maldonado's launch angle this season (17.4°) is significantly higher than his 14.1° figure last year. Martin Maldonado has had some very poor luck with his batting average this year; his .168 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .192 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

JJ Bleday has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.