Texas @ Houston Picks & Props

Minute Maid Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense. J.P. France will have the handedness advantage over Adolis Garcia in today's game. Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Adolis Garcia today.

Minute Maid Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense. J.P. France will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Marcus Semien today. Marcus Semien will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. Marcus Semien has displayed some bad exit velocity statistics recently, averaging just 74.6-mph on his flyballs in the past 14 days.

Minute Maid Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense. Corey Seager hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB's 8th-deepest CF fences today. Corey Seager will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Homers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest in the league. The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Batting from the opposite that J.P. France throws from, Jared Walsh will have an edge in today's matchup. Jared Walsh is apt to have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Houston Astros only has 1 same-handed RP. Out of every team on the slate today, the 8th-worst infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 15th-best batter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Kyle Tucker is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Considering Dane Dunning's large platoon split, Kyle Tucker will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game. Extreme groundball batters like Kyle Tucker tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Dane Dunning.

Evan Carter's BABIP talent is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Evan Carter is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Evan Carter will hold the platoon advantage against J.P. France in today's game. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Evan Carter has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the best hitter in MLB. Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Yordan Alvarez will have the handedness advantage against Dane Dunning in today's matchup... and the cherry on top, Dunning has a large platoon split. Yordan Alvarez will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Jose Altuve is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today. The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.5% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Jose Altuve will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Chas McCormick's BABIP talent is projected in the 79th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 13° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Chas McCormick will hold that advantage today. In the last two weeks, Chas McCormick has been successful in optimizing the launch angle of his hardest hit balls to hit for power, putting up a 46° angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 75th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Out of every team on the slate today, the 8th-worst infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros. Wyatt Langford has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well lately, compiling a 34° angle on such balls in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Yainer Diaz is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Yainer Diaz will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 93rd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest LF dimensions among all parks. The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Jeremy Pena will hold that advantage in today's game.

The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Jake Meyers will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Jake Meyers has averaged an impressive 98.6-mph exit velocity on his flyballs, an advanced proxy for home run potential. Jake Meyers has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well of late, posting a 28° angle on such balls in the last two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Alex Bregman is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 13° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Extreme flyball batters like Alex Bregman usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Dane Dunning. Alex Bregman will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Abreu in the 75th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 13° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Jose Abreu will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Jose Abreu has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well lately, notching a 29.5° angle on such balls in the past 14 days.

The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Grae Kessinger pulls many of his flyballs (33.4% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Grae Kessinger will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Out of every team on the slate today, the 8th-worst infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Leody Taveras in the 75th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Leody Taveras has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today. Out of every team on the slate today, the 8th-worst infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros. Leody Taveras has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well of late, putting up a 33° angle on such balls in the last two weeks.

Mauricio Dubon's batting average skill is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Mauricio Dubon will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Josh Smith has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (75% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Batting from the opposite that J.P. France throws from, Josh Smith will have the upper hand in today's game. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Josh Smith can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Out of every team on the slate today, the 8th-worst infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros.

Jon Singleton is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 10° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense. Because of Dane Dunning's large platoon split, Jon Singleton will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game. Extreme groundball hitters like Jon Singleton tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Dane Dunning. Jon Singleton will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.