Houston @ Los Angeles props

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Dodger Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for LHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Victor Caratini hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Victor Caratini has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 9.6% seasonal rate to 18.5% in the last two weeks. Victor Caratini has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 92.2-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 89.4-mph average.

Low humidity has a small but significant link with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast expects the 5th-least humid conditions on the slate today at 40%. Colton Gordon will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shohei Ohtani today. Shohei Ohtani's exit velocity on flyballs has declined recently; his 100.5-mph seasonal average has dropped to 97.7-mph in the past two weeks' worth of games. When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Shohei Ohtani has experienced some positive variance this year. His .414 mark has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .381.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Dodger Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for LHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Cooper Hummel has been hot of late, tallying a .354 wOBA in the last week's worth of games. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Cooper Hummel has averaged an impressive 96.1-mph exit velocity on his flyballs, an advanced proxy for home run potential. Cooper Hummel has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well of late, putting up a 20.3° angle on such balls in the past two weeks' worth of games.

Teoscar Hernandez's BABIP ability is projected in the 97th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Dodger Stadium as the 8th-best ballpark in baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Teoscar Hernandez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Colton Gordon in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Dodger Stadium as the 8th-best ballpark in baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Yainer Diaz hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. In the last week's worth of games, Yainer Diaz's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 8.1% up to 17.6%.

Christian Walker is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Dodger Stadium as the 8th-best ballpark in baseball for righty batting average. The 9th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Dodger Stadium. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Christian Walker has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 95.3-mph average over the last week to his seasonal EV of 93-mph.

Tommy Edman's batting average talent is projected to be in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Dodger Stadium as the 8th-best ballpark in baseball for righty batting average. The 9th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Dodger Stadium. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 6th-best of the day for bats. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Tommy Edman will get to bat from his strong side against Colton Gordon in today's game.

Mauricio Dubon's batting average ability is projected to be in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Dodger Stadium as the 8th-best ballpark in baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Mauricio Dubon's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 12.1% to 20%. Mauricio Dubon's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased in recent games, going from 20% on the season to 27.6% over the last two weeks.

Jose Altuve's batting average talent is projected to be in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Jose Altuve is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Dodger Stadium as the 8th-best ballpark in baseball for righty batting average. The 9th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Dodger Stadium. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 6th-best of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Jake Meyers has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (77% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Dodger Stadium as the 8th-best ballpark in baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Jake Meyers hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Mookie Betts ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Mookie Betts is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Dodger Stadium as the 8th-best ballpark in baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Colton Gordon throws from, Mookie Betts will have an advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Dodger Stadium as the 8th-best ballpark in baseball for righty batting average. The 9th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Dodger Stadium. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Colton Gordon throws from, Andy Pages will have an edge in today's matchup.

Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Dodger Stadium as the 8th-best ballpark in baseball for righty batting average. The 9th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Dodger Stadium. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Isaac Paredes has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 87.2-mph average to last season's 85-mph figure.

As it relates to his batting average ability, Freddie Freeman is projected as the 16th-best hitter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Dodger Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for LHB batting average. The 9th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Dodger Stadium. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 6th-best of the day for bats.

Hyeseong Kim has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Michael Conforto has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.