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Minute Maid Park ranks as the #27 field in MLB for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Munetaka Murakami hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 85th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 8th-deepest CF fences in today's matchup.. Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Munetaka Murakami in today's matchup.

Daulton Varsho's BABIP ability is projected in the 7th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Minute Maid Park ranks as the #27 field in MLB for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Daulton Varsho pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.8% — 94th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball's 9th-deepest RF fences in today's matchup.

30% of the time that Andrew Benintendi has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.. Minute Maid Park ranks as the #27 field in MLB for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Andrew Benintendi pulls many of his flyballs (37.6% — 93rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB's 9th-deepest RF fences in today's game.

Minute Maid Park ranks as the #27 field in MLB for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Extreme flyball bats like Yordan Alvarez tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Sean Burke.. Yordan Alvarez has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 16.9% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 3rd-worst field in MLB for RHB batting average.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Sean Burke will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Altuve in today's matchup.. There has been a significant decline in Jose Altuve's launch angle from last year's 18° to 9.3° this year.

This year, Samuel Antonacci has been pinch hit for in 15% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.. Minute Maid Park ranks as the #27 field in MLB for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Samuel Antonacci in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Trammell in the 8th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.. Taylor Trammell is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today's game.. Minute Maid Park ranks as the #27 field in MLB for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.

Tristan Peters is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in today's game.. This year, Tristan Peters has been pulled from the game early in 19% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.. Minute Maid Park ranks as the #27 field in MLB for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 14th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.. Christian Walker has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (83% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 3rd-worst field in MLB for RHB batting average.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 3rd-worst field in MLB for RHB batting average.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Mike Burrows will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Miguel Vargas today.. Miguel Vargas will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 3rd-worst field in MLB for RHB batting average.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Batting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Jeremy Pena will be in a tough position in today's game.. Jeremy Pena's launch angle of late (-0.9° over the last two weeks) is significantly lower than his 11.5° seasonal figure.

Minute Maid Park ranks as the #27 field in MLB for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Braden Montgomery in today's game.. Braden Montgomery has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.9-mph dropping to 86-mph over the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colson Montgomery in the 13th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.. Colson Montgomery is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 84% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.. Minute Maid Park ranks as the #27 field in MLB for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 85th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.. The Houston Astros infield defense projects as the 3rd-worst out of every team today.. Chase Meidroth's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 9.9% to 13%.. Grading out in the 94th percentile, Chase Meidroth has notched a .340 BABIP this year.

Miguel Vargas projects as the 18th-best hitter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.. Miguel Vargas pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.2% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. The Houston Astros infield defense projects as the 3rd-worst out of every team today.. Compared to last season, Miguel Vargas has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 17.3% to 21.7% this season.

Colson Montgomery is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 84% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.. Minute Maid Park ranks as the #27 field in MLB for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 2nd-best hitter in MLB.. Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.. Minute Maid Park has the shallowest fences in the league — generally good for long-balls.. Yordan Alvarez will hold the platoon advantage against Sean Burke in today's matchup.. Yordan Alvarez will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

As it relates to his home run ability, Christian Walker ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The 2nd-shallowest LF fences among all stadiums are found in Minute Maid Park.. Christian Walker will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.. In the past week's worth of games, Christian Walker's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.2-mph over the course of the season to 101.8-mph lately.. In notching a 26.400 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Christian Walker is positioned in the 78th percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Romo in the 5th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.. Drew Romo is projected to bat 9th in the lineup today.. 11% of the time that Drew Romo has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been pulled from the game early.. Minute Maid Park ranks as the #27 field in MLB for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.

When estimating his home run ability, Chase Meidroth ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Chase Meidroth has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (60% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 3rd-worst field in MLB for RHB batting average.. The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Munetaka Murakami as baseball's 2nd-best home run hitter.. Munetaka Murakami is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.. Batting from the opposite that Mike Burrows throws from, Munetaka Murakami will have an edge in today's game.. The Houston Astros infield defense projects as the 3rd-worst out of every team today.. Munetaka Murakami has compiled a .369 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 94th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 82nd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.. Jose Altuve is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.. Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.1% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Jose Altuve will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.. Jose Altuve has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 91-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 85.2-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Braden Montgomery in the 92nd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.. Braden Montgomery is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.. The switch-hitting Braden Montgomery will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Mike Burrows.. Braden Montgomery has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. The Houston Astros infield defense projects as the 3rd-worst out of every team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Samuel Antonacci in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.. Samuel Antonacci is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.. Batting from the opposite that Mike Burrows throws from, Samuel Antonacci will have the upper hand today.. Samuel Antonacci has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. The Houston Astros infield defense projects as the 3rd-worst out of every team today.

Isaac Paredes is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. Isaac Paredes pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (46.1% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.. Isaac Paredes will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.. Isaac Paredes has compiled a .349 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 82nd percentile.. Isaac Paredes has exhibited good plate discipline this year, ranking in the 97th percentile with a 1.18 K/BB rate.

Hitting from the opposite that Mike Burrows throws from, Tristan Peters will have an advantage in today's matchup.. The Houston Astros infield defense projects as the 3rd-worst out of every team today.. Tristan Peters has made big gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 6.2% seasonal rate to 13.3% in the last 14 days.. Over the past two weeks, Tristan Peters's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.6-mph over the course of the season to 94.2-mph in recent games.. Compared to his seasonal average of 17.8°, Tristan Peters has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 29.8° angle in the past week.

Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.. Hitting from the opposite that Mike Burrows throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have the upper hand today.. The Houston Astros infield defense projects as the 3rd-worst out of every team today.. Andrew Benintendi has hit one of the hardest balls in the league in the past two weeks — 109.9-mph — which is a strong indicator of recent form and raw power.. Andrew Benintendi has performed at a clip of 30.5 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, grading out in the 90th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Daulton Varsho is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.. Daulton Varsho will have the handedness advantage over Sean Burke in today's matchup.. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Daulton Varsho will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. In the last 7 days, Daulton Varsho's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.5% up to 15.4%.. Daulton Varsho has compiled a .332 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, checking in at the 79th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Taylor Trammell will hold the platoon advantage against Sean Burke in today's game.. Taylor Trammell will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.. Taylor Trammell's maximum exit velocity (a reliable stat to measure power) has been 113.3 mph this year, ranking in the 90th percentile.

30% of the time that Andrew Benintendi has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.. The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Andrew Benintendi pulls many of his flyballs (37.6% — 93rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB's 9th-deepest RF fences in today's game.

When estimating his home run ability, Chase Meidroth ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Chase Meidroth has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (60% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.. The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.

Tristan Peters is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in today's game.. This year, Tristan Peters has been pulled from the game early in 19% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.. The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Drew Romo ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Drew Romo is projected to bat 9th in the lineup today.. 11% of the time that Drew Romo has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been pulled from the game early.. The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.

The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Braden Montgomery in today's game.. Braden Montgomery has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.9-mph dropping to 86-mph over the past week.

Taylor Trammell is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today's game.. The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Taylor Trammell pulls many of his flyballs (34.2% — 77th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league's 9th-deepest RF fences today.

This year, Samuel Antonacci has been pinch hit for in 15% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.. The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Samuel Antonacci in today's matchup.

The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Sean Burke will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Altuve in today's matchup.. There has been a significant decline in Jose Altuve's launch angle from last year's 18° to 9.3° this year.

The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Hitting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Isaac Paredes will have a tough challenge in today's game.. Extreme flyball bats like Isaac Paredes are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Sean Burke.

The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Extreme flyball bats like Yordan Alvarez tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Sean Burke.. Yordan Alvarez has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 16.9% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last 7 days.. Yordan Alvarez's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 95.6-mph seasonal average has dropped to 82-mph over the past week.

The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Munetaka Murakami hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 85th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 8th-deepest CF fences in today's matchup.. Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Munetaka Murakami in today's matchup.

The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Batting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Jeremy Pena will be in a tough position in today's game.. Jeremy Pena's launch angle of late (-0.9° over the last two weeks) is significantly lower than his 11.5° seasonal figure.

Colson Montgomery is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 84% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.. The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Today, Colson Montgomery is at a disadvantage facing the league's 9th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40.9% rate (98th percentile).

The league's 3rd-highest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. Mike Burrows will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Miguel Vargas today.. Miguel Vargas will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the best ballpark in the game for strikeouts.. Minute Maid Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.. The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.. In his last start, Ronel Blanco was rolling and accumulated 8 strikeouts.. Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher's least effective pitch. Ronel Blanco must realize this, because he has used his secondary pitches a lot since the start of last season: 63.7% of the time, grading out in the 85th percentile.

Shane Livensparger grades out as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is likely to be umping in this game.. Playing on the road typically weakens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Sean Burke today.