Tampa Bay @ Houston picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 91st percentile when estimating his batting average skill.. Junior Caminero is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.. Minute Maid Park projects as the #8 venue in the game for overall RHB offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Junior Caminero pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.3% — 75th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Junior Caminero has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 91.9-mph average to last season's 89.5-mph average.

As it relates to his batting average ability, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 17th-best hitter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.. Minute Maid Park projects as the #8 venue in the game for overall RHB offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Yandy Diaz has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 95.1-mph average to last season's 91.9-mph EV.. Yandy Diaz has been unlucky this year, putting up a .296 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .349 — a .053 disparity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.. Christian Walker is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game.. Minute Maid Park projects as the #8 venue in the game for overall RHB offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Christian Walker pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.6% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Christian Walker will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.. Jose Altuve is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. Minute Maid Park projects as the #8 venue in the game for overall RHB offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.8% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Jose Altuve will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 91st percentile when estimating his batting average skill.. Junior Caminero is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.. Minute Maid Park projects as the #8 venue in the game for overall RHB offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Junior Caminero pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.3% — 75th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Junior Caminero has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 91.9-mph average to last season's 89.5-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Minute Maid Park as the 8th-best ballpark in MLB for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters.. Matt Thaiss will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown in today's game.. Matt Thaiss's speed has improved this season. His 24.85 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 25.41 ft/sec now.. Matt Thaiss has been unlucky in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 6.0 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is significantly deflated relative to his 12.6 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.. When it comes to plate discipline, Matt Thaiss's talent is quite strong, posting a 1.63 K/BB rate since the start of last season while placing in in the 90th percentile.

As it relates to his batting average ability, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 17th-best hitter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.. Minute Maid Park projects as the #8 venue in the game for overall RHB offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Yandy Diaz has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 95.1-mph average to last season's 91.9-mph EV.. Yandy Diaz has been unlucky this year, putting up a .296 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .349 — a .053 disparity.

Minute Maid Park projects as the #8 venue in the game for overall RHB offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Jose Caballero pulls many of his flyballs (38.9% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.. Jose Caballero's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last year to this one, increasing from 43.9% to 54.7%.. Jose Caballero has posted a .320 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 84th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.. Jose Altuve is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. Minute Maid Park projects as the #8 venue in the game for overall RHB offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.8% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Jose Altuve will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Minute Maid Park as the 8th-best ballpark in MLB for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters.. HRs are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest among all stadiums.. Kameron Misner will have the handedness advantage against Hunter Brown in today's game.