Houston @ Kansas City Picks & Props

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Tucker ranks as the 14th-best hitter in baseball. Kyle Tucker is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The #3 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Jeremy Pena is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today's game. Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-most fair ground in the majors — generally bad for home runs. Brady Singer will hold the platoon advantage over Jeremy Pena in today's matchup... and it's an over-sized mismatch considering Singer's large platoon split. Typically, batters like Jeremy Pena who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Brady Singer. Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jeremy Pena in today's game.

The #3 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Kyle Isbel will hold the platoon advantage over Hunter Brown in today's game. The Houston Astros outfield defense grades out as the 8th-strongest out of all the teams in action today.

Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-most fair ground in the majors — generally bad for home runs. Brady Singer will have the handedness advantage against Yainer Diaz in today's matchup... and it's an over-sized mismatch considering Singer's large platoon split. Extreme flyball hitters like Yainer Diaz generally hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Brady Singer. Yainer Diaz will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today. Yainer Diaz has been cold in recent games, compiling a 0% Barrel% (a reliable stat to evaluate power) over the last 14 days.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the best batter in the game. Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game. The #3 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game. The #3 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Hunter Brown will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bobby Witt Jr. today. In today's matchup, Bobby Witt Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league's deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.1% rate (88th percentile). Bobby Witt Jr. has been cold lately, compiling a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to assess power) over the past two weeks. In the last 14 days, Bobby Witt Jr. has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 71.2-mph on his flyballs. Over the past two weeks, Bobby Witt Jr.'s swing has not been well optimized for home runs, hitting a mere 0% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of 23° to 34°.

Hunter Brown will have the handedness advantage against Maikel Garcia today. Maikel Garcia has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball's deepest RF fences in today's matchup. Typically, hitters like Maikel Garcia who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Hunter Brown. Maikel Garcia has put up a .295 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, grading out in the 21st percentile.

Considering Brady Singer's large platoon split, Jose Altuve will be at a gigantic disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in this game. Jose Altuve pulls many of his flyballs (40.2% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB's 4th-deepest LF fences in today's game. Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jose Altuve today. Jose Altuve has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite poorly of late, putting up a -2.8° angle on such balls over the past 14 days. In terms of his batting average, Jose Altuve has had some very good luck since the start of last season. His .315 mark has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .248.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Hunter Renfroe will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Putting up a 104.6-mph average exit velocity over the last 14 days, Hunter Renfroe has been in great form of late.

The #3 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Adam Frazier will have the handedness advantage over Hunter Brown in today's matchup. Adam Frazier will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Over the last 14 days, Adam Frazier has been successful in optimizing the launch angle of his hardest hit balls to hit for power, putting up a 77° angle.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, MJ Melendez ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). MJ Melendez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. The #3 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Houston Astros outfield defense grades out as the 8th-strongest out of all the teams in action today. Nelson Velazquez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Houston Astros outfield defense grades out as the 8th-strongest out of all the teams in action today. Nick Loftin will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Salvador Perez is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Houston Astros outfield defense grades out as the 8th-strongest out of all the teams in action today.

The #3 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 9th-strongest out of all the teams today.

Chas McCormick's BABIP talent is projected in the 80th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 9th-strongest out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Houston Astros outfield defense grades out as the 8th-strongest out of all the teams in action today. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Freddy Fermin will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Alex Bregman ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Alex Bregman is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

The #3 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jon Singleton will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brady Singer today... and even better, Singer has a large platoon split. Extreme groundball batters like Jon Singleton generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Brady Singer.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Abreu in the 75th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 9th-strongest out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 9th-strongest out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. The weather report expects the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 9th-strongest out of all the teams today. In the last two weeks, Jake Meyers's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 50% up to 50%.