Oakland @ Houston Picks & Props

The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Jon Singleton will have the handedness advantage over Joey Estes in today's game. Among all the teams on the slate today, the 12th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Oakland Athletics. Jon Singleton will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. As it relates to plate discipline, Jon Singleton's ability is quite impressive, sporting a 1.78 K/BB rate since the start of last season while ranking in in the 86th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Jeremy Pena is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Among all major league parks, Minute Maid Park's LF fences are the 2nd-shallowest. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Extreme groundball batters like Jeremy Pena usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Joey Estes.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Brent Rooker ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brent Rooker is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Brent Rooker's 15.5% Barrel% (a reliable metric to evaluate power) is in the 94th percentile since the start of last season. Since the start of last season, Brent Rooker has an average exit velocity of 91.6 mph, which is among the best in the game at the 88th percentile.

J.J. Bleday is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today's game. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. J.J. Bleday will hold the platoon advantage over Cristian Javier today. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so J.J. Bleday can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. J.J. Bleday's footspeed has increased this season. His 27.15 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.64 ft/sec now.

Kyle McCann has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Kyle McCann will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cristian Javier in today's game. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kyle McCann stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Seth Brown will have the handedness advantage against Cristian Javier today. Seth Brown is likely to have an edge against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Houston Astros only has 1 same-handed RP. Despite posting a .235 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Seth Brown has had some very poor luck given the .080 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .315. Since the start of last season, Seth Brown's 12.2% Barrel%, a reliable metric for measuring power, places him in the 83rd percentile among his peers.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 2nd-best batter in Major League Baseball. Yordan Alvarez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Yordan Alvarez will hold the platoon advantage against Joey Estes today. Among all the teams on the slate today, the 12th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Oakland Athletics.

Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense. Joey Estes will have the handedness advantage against Jose Altuve in today's game. Despite posting a .372 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jose Altuve has experienced some positive variance given the .032 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .340. Ranked in the 7th percentile, Jose Altuve's average exit velocity of 86 mph ranks among the lowest in baseball since the start of last season.

Yainer Diaz is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today's game, which would be a downgrade from his 56% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense. Joey Estes will have the handedness advantage over Yainer Diaz in today's matchup. In today's game, Yainer Diaz is at a disadvantage facing the league's 9th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.7% rate (87th percentile).

Zack Gelof's BABIP ability is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Despite posting a .252 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Zack Gelof has suffered from bad luck given the .054 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .306. Zack Gelof's 11% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power) ranks in the 79th percentile since the start of last season. Zack Gelof has done a good job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 16.3° mark is among the highest in the majors since the start of last season (76th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Loperfido in the 91st percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Joey Loperfido will have the handedness advantage over Joey Estes in today's matchup. Among all the teams on the slate today, the 12th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Oakland Athletics. Joey Loperfido will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 12th-best hitter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today. Dingers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest in Major League Baseball. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Kyle Tucker will have the handedness advantage over Joey Estes in today's matchup.

Among all major league parks, Minute Maid Park's LF fences are the 2nd-shallowest. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 9° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Extreme groundball hitters like Brett Harris generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Cristian Javier.

Abraham Toro is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Abraham Toro's speed has increased this year. His 26.92 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.81 ft/sec now. Using Statcast data, Abraham Toro is in the 100th percentile for offensive ability per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .433. Ranking in the 78th percentile, Abraham Toro has posted a .345 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

Tyler Soderstrom is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Hitting from the opposite that Cristian Javier throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have the upper hand in today's game. Tyler Soderstrom has a good chance to have an advantage against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Houston Astros only has 1 same-handed RP. Tyler Soderstrom has been hot recently, putting up a .406 wOBA over the past week.

Among all major league parks, Minute Maid Park's LF fences are the 2nd-shallowest. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Among all the teams on the slate today, the 12th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Oakland Athletics. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Jake Meyers will hold that advantage today. Jake Meyers ranks in the 99th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs (21.4% rate since the start of last season).

Shea Langeliers is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 53% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 9° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Shea Langeliers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.8% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today. Since the start of last season, Shea Langeliers's 13.1% Barrel%, a reliable metric for measuring power, places him in the 88th percentile among his peers. Shea Langeliers's 95.6-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable metric to evaluate power) is in the 93rd percentile since the start of last season.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Alex Bregman ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Alex Bregman is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 8° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense. Among all the teams on the slate today, the 12th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Oakland Athletics. Alex Bregman will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.