Houston @ Texas Picks & Props

The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Framber Valdez. Jonah Heim will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The switch-hitting Robbie Grossman will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Framber Valdez. Extreme groundball hitters like Robbie Grossman are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Framber Valdez. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Robbie Grossman will hold that advantage in today's game. Robbie Grossman has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 90.7-mph average in the last week to his seasonal 88.6-mph mark.

Martin Maldonado has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 90.1-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal 88.1-mph average. Martin Maldonado's launch angle of late (25.1° in the last two weeks) is considerably higher than his 17.7° seasonal mark.

Globe Life Field profiles as the #25 ballpark in the game for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Globe Life Field has the 6th-deepest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball. The Globe Life Field roof projects to be closed today, making weather conditions in this game -13° colder than the average outdoor game of the day — favorable for pitching. Nathan Eovaldi will hold the platoon advantage over Jeremy Pena today. Jeremy Pena will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Leody Taveras in the 82nd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. The switch-hitting Leody Taveras will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Framber Valdez. Leody Taveras will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Leody Taveras has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 92.1-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal figure of 89.7-mph. When it comes to his batting average, Leody Taveras this year. His .262 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .296.