Houston @ Miami picks

Victor Caratini is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.. Victor Caratini hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards MLB's 6th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.. Sporting a .272 batting average this year, Victor Caratini grades out in the 77th percentile.

When estimating his home run skill, Kyle Stowers ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Stowers is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.. Kyle Stowers will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Spencer Arrighetti in today's game.. Kyle Stowers will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.. The Barrel% of Kyle Stowers has significantly improved, with an increase from 11% last year to 19.8% this year.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Jesus Sanchez is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. Jesus Sanchez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Janson Junk in today's matchup.. Over the past week, Jesus Sanchez's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.6% up to 17.6%.. Jesus Sanchez has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.8-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 92.3-mph mark.

When it comes to his home run ability, Heriberto Hernandez ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Heriberto Hernandez will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.. In the past two weeks, Heriberto Hernandez's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.7-mph over the course of the season to 99.3-mph of late.. Heriberto Hernandez's launch angle of late (45.5° over the past week) is a significant increase over his 12.8° seasonal figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. Christian Walker is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today's game.. Christian Walker has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90-mph to 95.4-mph in the past week's worth of games.. Christian Walker has been unlucky this year, notching a .301 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .327 — a .026 discrepancy.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Agustin Ramirez in the 80th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.. Agustin Ramirez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Agustin Ramirez will hold that advantage today.. Agustin Ramirez has made substantial strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 12.3% seasonal rate to 20.6% over the past two weeks.. Agustin Ramirez has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 97.9-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal figure of 95.3-mph.

Batting from the opposite that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Graham Pauley will have an advantage in today's game.. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Graham Pauley will hold that advantage in today's game.. Graham Pauley's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls recently (23.8° in the past two weeks' worth of games) is significantly higher than his 12.1° seasonal angle.

Taylor Trammell will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Janson Junk in today's matchup.. Compared to his seasonal average of 11.6°, Taylor Trammell has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 43° angle in the past week.

Jakob Marsee will have the handedness advantage against Spencer Arrighetti in today's game.. Jakob Marsee will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.. In the past week's worth of games, Jakob Marsee has displayed impressive power, recording a a 20% Barrel% (a reliable stat to assess power).. Jakob Marsee has been hot of late, putting up a 98-mph average exit velocity in the past week's worth of games.. Jakob Marsee has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits recently, hitting balls between -4° and 26° 100% of the time over the last week.

Victor Caratini is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.. Victor Caratini hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards MLB's 6th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.. Sporting a .272 batting average this year, Victor Caratini grades out in the 77th percentile.