Houston Astros

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects David Hamilton in the 11th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.. David Hamilton is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.. When starting against a righty on the mound this year, David Hamilton has been pulled from the game early 18% of the time.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Minute Maid Park as the 4th-worst field in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average.. Built just 20 feet above sea level, Minute Maid Park has one of the lowest elevations among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.

Minute Maid Park grades out as the #27 field in the majors for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Minute Maid Park has the 3rd-tallest fence height (on average) in the majors.. Built just 20 feet above sea level, Minute Maid Park has one of the lowest elevations among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. Batting from the same side that Brandon Sproat throws from, Christian Walker will have a tough matchup today.. The Milwaukee Brewers outfield defense grades out as the 4th-best among all the teams in action today.

Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best batter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. This matchup is forecasted to have the 12th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Sproat throws from, Yordan Alvarez will have an advantage in today's game.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Yordan Alvarez will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best batter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. This matchup is forecasted to have the 12th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Sproat throws from, Yordan Alvarez will have an advantage in today's game.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Yordan Alvarez will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Brice Turang's BABIP talent is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Brice Turang is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. This matchup is forecasted to have the 12th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Brice Turang will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Peter Lambert today.. Brice Turang has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.. Jackson Chourio is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. This matchup is forecasted to have the 12th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The Barrel% of Jackson Chourio has significantly improved, with an increase from 10% last year to 19% this season.. This season, Jackson Chourio has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 97.9 mph compared to last year's 92.8 mph mark.

When estimating his home run ability, Jake Bauers ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Jake Bauers is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.. Dingers are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the shallowest among all stadiums.. This matchup is forecasted to have the 12th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Batting from the opposite that Peter Lambert throws from, Jake Bauers will have an edge in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.. William Contreras is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. This matchup is forecasted to have the 12th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Over the last week, William Contreras's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.6% up to 14.3%.. William Contreras has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.4-mph to 92.9-mph over the last 14 days.

When estimating his BABIP skill, Christian Yelich is projected as the 15th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Christian Yelich is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.. This matchup is forecasted to have the 12th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Christian Yelich will have the handedness advantage over Peter Lambert in today's matchup.. Christian Yelich has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.