Houston @ Detroit Picks & Props

Kyle Tucker projects as the 16th-best hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today's game. Comerica Park grades out as the #6 venue in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters.

Comerica Park grades out as the #6 venue in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Parker Meadows will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown today. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Parker Meadows is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the entire game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 6th-best ballpark in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Martin Maldonado will have the handedness advantage over Eduardo Rodriguez in today's game. Among every team on the slate today, the worst infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 2nd-best batter in the league when estimating his BABIP talent. Riley Greene is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. Comerica Park grades out as the #6 venue in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 6th-best ballpark in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Yainer Diaz will have the handedness advantage against Eduardo Rodriguez today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 2nd-best hitter in the game. Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. Comerica Park grades out as the #6 venue in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 6th-best ballpark in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Extreme groundball bats like Jake Rogers are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Hunter Brown. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Jake Rogers will hold that advantage in today's game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Kerry Carpenter ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Kerry Carpenter is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today's game. Comerica Park grades out as the #6 venue in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 6th-best ballpark in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Carson Kelly will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Carson Kelly's true offensive ability to be a .296, providing some evidence that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .047 deviation between that mark and his actual .249 wOBA.

Akil Baddoo has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (64% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game. Comerica Park grades out as the #6 venue in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Akil Baddoo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown in today's game.

Comerica Park grades out as the #6 venue in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Zach McKinstry will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown in today's matchup. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Zach McKinstry is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch the entire game.

Andy Ibanez has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.