Texas @ Houston props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Smith in the 75th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Minute Maid Park has the shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for dingers. Checking in at the 88th percentile, Josh Smith has notched a .287 batting average this year.

Minute Maid Park has the shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for dingers. Taylor Trammell will have the handedness advantage over Jacob deGrom today. Taylor Trammell will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Wyatt Langford ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. Hitting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Wyatt Langford will have an advantage today. Wyatt Langford pulls many of his flyballs (34.8% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

Corey Seager projects as the 8th-best batter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Corey Seager is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game. Minute Maid Park has the shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for dingers. Corey Seager has notched a .274 batting average this year, placing in the 83rd percentile.

Victor Caratini is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Victor Caratini will hold that advantage today.

The 2nd-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Minute Maid Park. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Brice Matthews will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 81st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Adolis Garcia is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. The 2nd-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Minute Maid Park. Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Adolis Garcia will have the upper hand in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Marcus Semien is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Marcus Semien will have an edge in today's game. Marcus Semien pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.9% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today. Bats such as Marcus Semien with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Framber Valdez who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Mauricio Dubon will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 97th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Yainer Diaz will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Jonah Heim will get to bat from his better side against Framber Valdez today.

Christian Walker is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game. Christian Walker pulls many of his flyballs (33.7% — 79th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Christian Walker will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sam Haggerty in the 81st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Sam Haggerty is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today. The 2nd-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Minute Maid Park. The switch-hitting Sam Haggerty will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Framber Valdez.

Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today. Isaac Paredes pulls many of his flyballs (46.9% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Isaac Paredes will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 90th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Jose Altuve is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.8% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today. Jose Altuve will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. In notching a .274 batting average this year, Jose Altuve is positioned in the 83rd percentile.

Kyle Higashioka will have the handedness advantage against Framber Valdez today. Kyle Higashioka pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.3% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Extreme flyball bats like Kyle Higashioka generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Framber Valdez.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. The 2nd-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Minute Maid Park. Jake Burger will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez in today's matchup.

Ezequiel Duran will have the handedness advantage against Framber Valdez in today's matchup.

The 2nd-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Minute Maid Park. Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Michael Helman will have the upper hand today.

Cooper Hummel has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.