Yordan Alvarez Total Hits Props • Houston

Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. The weather report predicts temperatures in this game to reach the 5th-highest level on the schedule today at 42°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for batters.