Houston @ Los Angeles picks

It is anticipated that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (John Libka) in charge of the strike zone in this game.. Yainer Diaz, the Astros's expected catcher in today's game, profiles as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for batters.. Due to his reverse platoon split, Hunter Brown will be in a tough position matching up with 6 bats in the projected lineup who bat from the same side today.. Given that flyball pitchers are hit hardest by groundball hitters, Hunter Brown (49.3% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in this game with 2 GB hitters in Los Angeles's projected lineup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for batters.. Christian Walker will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi today... and moreover, Kikuchi has a large platoon split.. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.. Jose Altuve is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for batters.. Given Yusei Kikuchi's large platoon split, Jose Altuve will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today's game.

As it relates to his home run skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for batters.. Jo Adell will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.. Jo Adell has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 99.7-mph average to last season's 94.1-mph average.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mike Trout ranks as the 10th-best batter in baseball.. Mike Trout is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for batters.. Hitters such as Mike Trout with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Hunter Brown who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Isaac Paredes is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for batters.. Isaac Paredes will hold the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today's game... and moreover, Kikuchi has a large platoon split.. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 97th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.. Jorge Soler is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest average fence height.. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Jorge Soler will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Jorge Soler has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 95-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 90.5-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for batters.. Logan O'Hoppe will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.. Logan O'Hoppe has made notable improvements with his Barrel%, improving his 12% rate last year to 17.7% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.. Taylor Ward is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for batters.. Extreme groundball batters like Taylor Ward generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Hunter Brown.

Jake Meyers's batting average talent is projected to be in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for batters.. Considering Yusei Kikuchi's large platoon split, Jake Meyers will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today's matchup.. Among every team on the slate today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels.