Oakland @ Houston Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Brantley as the 14th-best batter in Major League Baseball when estimating his batting average talent. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Michael Brantley will have the handedness advantage against Paul Blackburn today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Michael Brantley will hold that advantage in today's game.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

Martin Maldonado pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.9% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today. Martin Maldonado will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. In the past 7 days, Martin Maldonado's 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.5%.

Tyler Soderstrom will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown today. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Tyler Soderstrom is guaranteed to hold the advantage against every reliever the entire game.

Shea Langeliers is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. Shea Langeliers pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.8% — 92nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. A consistent launch angle is an indicator of good hitting, and Shea Langeliers has been very consistent with his lately, putting up a 38.6° launch angle standard deviation in the past 14 days.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Tucker ranks as the 17th-best hitter in Major League Baseball. Kyle Tucker is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Kyle Tucker will have the handedness advantage against Paul Blackburn in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Kyle Tucker will hold that advantage today.

Tony Kemp is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Tony Kemp will receive 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 Tony Kemp is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Diaz in the 75th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Lawrence Butler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown in today's game. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Lawrence Butler is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Lawrence Butler has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Alex Bregman is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Alex Bregman pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.7% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Alex Bregman will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Jon Singleton will hold the platoon advantage against Paul Blackburn today. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Jon Singleton will hold that advantage in today's matchup.