Houston @ Detroit Picks & Props

Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best hitter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Comerica Park projects as the #6 venue in baseball for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Yordan Alvarez will have the handedness advantage over Alex Faedo today.

Miguel Cabrera is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 95% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year. The #6 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Miguel Cabrera will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The #6 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the worst out of all the teams playing today. Martin Maldonado has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.2-mph to 99.9-mph in the past week. Despite posting a .253 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Martin Maldonado has experienced some negative variance given the .024 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .277.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chas McCormick in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Chas McCormick is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. The #6 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the worst out of all the teams playing today.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 16th-best batter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Kyle Tucker is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today. Comerica Park projects as the #6 venue in baseball for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Kyle Tucker will have the handedness advantage over Alex Faedo in today's game.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jose Altuve ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jose Altuve is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today's game. The #6 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the worst out of all the teams playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 2nd-best batter in the majors when assessing his BABIP ability. Riley Greene is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Comerica Park projects as the #6 venue in baseball for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Riley Greene will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Justin Verlander in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Abreu in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. The #6 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the worst out of all the teams playing today. Despite posting a .278 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jose Abreu has experienced some negative variance given the .060 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .338.

Akil Baddoo is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 63% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year. Comerica Park projects as the #6 venue in baseball for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Akil Baddoo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Justin Verlander in today's matchup. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Akil Baddoo is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the whole game.

The #6 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Jake Rogers will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. When it comes to his batting average, Jake Rogers has experienced some negative variance this year. His .205 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .237.

Comerica Park projects as the #6 venue in baseball for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Jon Singleton will have the handedness advantage over Alex Faedo in today's matchup. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the worst out of all the teams playing today. Jon Singleton has made significant gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 6% seasonal rate to 11.1% in the past 7 days.