Houston @ Los Angeles picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Gusto to throw 82 pitches today (5th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 9th-strongest of the day for batters.. Ryan Gusto will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 96th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.. Logan O'Hoppe is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 9th-strongest of the day for batters.. Logan O'Hoppe will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.. Jeremy Pena is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 9th-strongest of the day for batters.. Extreme groundball hitters like Jeremy Pena tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Kyle Hendricks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.. Yainer Diaz is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today's game.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters.. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest out of every team today.

On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 9th-strongest of the day for batters.. LaMonte Wade Jr. will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryan Gusto in today's game.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and LaMonte Wade Jr. will hold that advantage in today's game.. There has been a significant improvement in LaMonte Wade Jr.'s launch angle from last season's 12.8° to 22.3° this season.

Projected catcher Logan O'Hoppe grades out as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 9th-strongest of the day for batters.. Kyle Hendricks has a reverse platoon split and is stuck matching up with 6 same-handed hitters today.. Kyle Hendricks is an extreme flyball pitcher (34.7% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and will be disadvantaged pitching in the #10 HR venue in Major League Baseball in this game.

On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 9th-strongest of the day for batters.. Extreme flyball batters like Victor Caratini tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Kyle Hendricks.. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest out of every team today.. Victor Caratini has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 93.9-mph average to last season's 89.9-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 96th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.. Logan O'Hoppe is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 9th-strongest of the day for batters.. Logan O'Hoppe will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.. Taylor Ward is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 9th-strongest of the day for batters.. Taylor Ward will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.. Jose Altuve is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 9th-strongest of the day for batters.. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest out of every team today.