Jeremy Pena Total Hits Props • Houston

Minute Maid Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense. George Kirby will hold the platoon advantage over Jeremy Pena in today's game. Jeremy Pena has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 5.6% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the past 14 days. Jeremy Pena's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls in recent games (-6.1° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is considerably worse than his 7° seasonal figure. Jeremy Pena's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last season to this one, falling from 45.9% to 40.8%.