Houston @ Arizona picks

When assessing his home run ability, Christian Walker ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Christian Walker is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Chase Field as the 2nd-best stadium in MLB for right-handed batting average.. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Arizona Diamondbacks.. Christian Walker has been unlucky this year, notching a .293 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .327 — a .034 gap.

Victor Caratini is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 56% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Chase Field as the 2nd-best venue in the league for LHB batting average.. Chase Field sits at the 2nd-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Arizona Diamondbacks.. Victor Caratini has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 98.2-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal 89.6-mph average.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Corbin Carroll ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Corbin Carroll is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Chase Field as the 2nd-best venue in the league for LHB batting average.. Corbin Carroll will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.. Corbin Carroll has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel%, bettering his 7.3% rate last season to 15.8% this season.

Yainer Diaz's batting average ability is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Chase Field as the 2nd-best stadium in MLB for right-handed batting average.. Chase Field sits at the 2nd-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Arizona Diamondbacks.. Despite posting a .286 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Yainer Diaz has experienced some negative variance given the .043 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .329.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 91st percentile when estimating his batting average ability.. Jose Altuve is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Chase Field as the 2nd-best stadium in MLB for right-handed batting average.. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Arizona Diamondbacks.. Jose Altuve has put up a .470 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, placing in the 79th percentile.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Colton Gordon is projected to throw 73 pitches in today's outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 3rd-least of all pitchers on the slate.. Chase Field ranks as the #3 field in the majors for batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The Arizona Diamondbacks have 7 hitters in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage over Colton Gordon today.. Colton Gordon will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's matchup.. Colton Gordon's 90.6-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 16th percentile out of all starters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Chase Field as the 2nd-best stadium in MLB for right-handed batting average.. Chase Field sits at the 2nd-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Bats such as Zack Short with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Zac Gallen who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Taylor Trammell has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (100% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Chase Field as the 2nd-best venue in the league for LHB batting average.. Hitting from the opposite that Zac Gallen throws from, Taylor Trammell will have the upper hand in today's game.. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Arizona Diamondbacks.. Taylor Trammell has been hot in recent games, posting a 95.5-mph average exit velocity in the past two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Chase Field as the 2nd-best venue in the league for LHB batting average.. Chase Field sits at the 2nd-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Arizona Diamondbacks.. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.312) implies that Cooper Hummel has suffered from bad luck this year with his .275 actual wOBA.

When assessing his home run ability, Christian Walker ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Christian Walker is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Chase Field as the 2nd-best stadium in MLB for right-handed batting average.. Christian Walker has been unlucky this year, notching a .293 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .327 — a .034 gap.