Kansas City @ Houston props

In today's matchup, Bobby Witt Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league's 9th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.3% rate (88th percentile). Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 3rd-best hitting conditions on the schedule today. Martin Maldonado will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans in today's matchup. Martin Maldonado pulls a lot of his flyballs (35% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Martin Maldonado will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 3rd-best hitting conditions on the schedule today. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nick Pratto can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Extreme flyball batters like Nick Pratto tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Framber Valdez.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Alex Bregman is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 3rd-best hitting conditions on the schedule today. Alex Bregman will have the handedness advantage over Cole Ragans in today's matchup. Alex Bregman pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 94th 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 matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, MJ Melendez ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). MJ Melendez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 3rd-best hitting conditions on the schedule today. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so MJ Melendez stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Batters such as MJ Melendez with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Framber Valdez who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jose Abreu ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 3rd-best hitting conditions on the schedule today. Jose Abreu will hold the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans in today's matchup. Jose Abreu will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 3rd-best hitting conditions on the schedule today. Mauricio Dubon will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Mauricio Dubon will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Maikel Garcia is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 3rd-best hitting conditions on the schedule today. Maikel Garcia will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chas McCormick in the 87th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 3rd-best hitting conditions on the schedule today. Chas McCormick will have the handedness advantage against Cole Ragans in today's game. Chas McCormick will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Jose Altuve is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 3rd-best hitting conditions on the schedule today. Jose Altuve will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans in today's matchup. Jose Altuve pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.8% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Dairon Blanco has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Nelson Velazquez has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Nick Loftin has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.