Houston @ Tampa Bay picks

Victor Caratini is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level of all games on the slate today at 88°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. Batters such as Victor Caratini with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Zack Littell who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.. Jose Altuve is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level of all games on the slate today at 88°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 79th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level of all games on the slate today at 88°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.. Jake Meyers has posted a .354 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 77th percentile.

Yainer Diaz's batting average talent is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yainer Diaz is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level of all games on the slate today at 88°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.. Junior Caminero is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level of all games on the slate today at 88°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.. Jonathan Aranda is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level of all games on the slate today at 88°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 88th percentile when assessing his home run talent.. Brandon Lowe is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level of all games on the slate today at 88°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.. Jeremy Pena is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today's game.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level of all games on the slate today at 88°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run talent.. Christian Walker is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level of all games on the slate today at 88°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

It may be smart to expect better numbers for the Houston Astros offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 10th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.. It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Alan Porter) calling pitches in this game.. George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. The weather report forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level of all games on the slate today at 88°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.