Houston @ Seattle props

According to THE BAT X, Kyle Tucker is predicted to be the 18th-best hitter in MLB. Kyle Tucker is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. Kyle Tucker will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Castillo in today's game. Kyle Tucker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.2% — 77th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Kyle Tucker, who uses extreme groundball batters, typically has more success against pitchers like Luis Castillo, who tend to throw extreme flyballs.

THE BAT X projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 19th-best hitter in the majors when it comes to his BABIP talent. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for home runs. Teoscar Hernandez will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Comparing his seasonal EV of 96-mph to his 98.1-mph EV in the past 14 days, it is clear that Teoscar Hernandez has made significant progress in his exit velocity on flyballs. Teoscar Hernandez's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, increasing from 47.4% on the season to 62.5% in the past 7 days.

Yordan Alvarez projects as the 4th-best hitter in the league, according to THE BAT X. Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for home runs. Yordan Alvarez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Castillo today. Over the last 14 days, Yordan Alvarez has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 15.9% to 23.8%.

T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for home runs. Kolten Wong will hold the platoon advantage against Cristian Javier today. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kolten Wong has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Kolten Wong will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Kolten Wong has been unlucky this year, compiling a .226 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .317 — a .091 difference.

Assessing his BABIP ability, THE BAT X rates Jeremy Pena in the 92nd percentile. Jeremy Pena pulls many of his flyballs (33% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Jeremy Pena's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased in recent games, increasing from 16.1% on the season to 25% over the past week. Jeremy Pena has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .250 rate is quite a bit lower than his .271 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Jose Abreu in the 91st percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Jose Abreu is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. Jose Abreu has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Jose Abreu has been unlucky this year, putting up a .236 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .348 — a .112 disparity. Jose Abreu has notched a .340 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, grading out in the 79th percentile.

Martin Maldonado pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 84th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Martin Maldonado has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .238 figure is significantly deflated relative to his .293 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

In terms of his overall offensive captalent, Alex Bregman ranks in the 95th percentile according to THE BAT X's projects. Alex Bregman is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. Alex Bregman pulls many of his flyballs (37.6% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Extreme flyball batters like Alex Bregman usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Luis Castillo. Compared to last season, Alex Bregman has improved his capability to hit the ball within the HR-optimizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, as his percentage has increased from 17.9% to 22.5%.

Corey Julks pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.7% — 92nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Assessing his overall offensive capskill, Jarred Kelenic scores in the 77th percentile in THE BAT X projects. For 71% of the time this season, Jarred Kelenic has mainly batted in the back-half of the batting order, but for this matchup, he is listed in the 3rd spot in the batting order. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for home runs. Jarred Kelenic will hold the platoon advantage against Cristian Javier in today's matchup. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jarred Kelenic can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

When estimating his batting average skill, Mauricio Dubon is ranked in the 77th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Mauricio Dubon is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. Mauricio Dubon has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. In terms of his batting average since the start of last season, Mauricio Dubon has not been fortunate; his figure of .241 falls considerably below his Expected Batting Average of .254 (as determined by THE BAT X's analysis of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Julio Rodriguez as the 3rd-best batter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP talent. Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for home runs. Julio Rodriguez will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .378, Julio Rodriguez has had a stroke of misfortune this year, only posting a .309 wOBA, resulting in a disparity of .069.

When considering his overall offensive prowess, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 86th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Eugenio Suarez is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. Eugenio Suarez pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.2% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Eugenio Suarez will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Eugenio Suarez's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved in recent games, rising from 18.4% on the season to 27.3% over the last 7 days.

Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today. Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.7% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Cal Raleigh will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Over the last week's worth of games, Cal Raleigh has significantly increased his Barrel% from a seasonal rate of 16.1% to 33.3%, showcasing significant gains in his performance. There has been a significant rise in Cal Raleigh's exit velocity recently, evident in his average of 96.9 mph during the games of the past week compared to his seasonal average of 89.1 mph.

T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for home runs. Taylor Trammell will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cristian Javier in today's game. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Taylor Trammell can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Taylor Trammell will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.