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Assessing his overall offensive captalent, Jarred Kelenic scores in the 78th percentile in THE BAT X projects. Jarred Kelenic has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (69% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. Generally, having the 3rd-least fair ground among all parks makes T-Mobile Park a good place for home runs. Jarred Kelenic will hold the platoon advantage over J.P. France today. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jarred Kelenic can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Estimating his BABIP talent, Julio Rodriguez is ranked as the 3rd-best hitter in the majors by THE BAT X. Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Generally, having the 3rd-least fair ground among all parks makes T-Mobile Park a good place for home runs. Julio Rodriguez will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. A strong indication of Julio Rodriguez's recent form and raw power is that he hit one of the hardest balls in MLB in the past week's games, at a speed of 113.6 mph.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 84th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Eugenio Suarez is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. Eugenio Suarez pulls many of his flyballs (34.2% — 85th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Eugenio Suarez will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats. Despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .341, Eugenio Suarez has had a stroke of misfortune this year, only compiling a .301 wOBA, resulting in a difference of .040.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 17th-best hitter in the league, according to THE BAT X. Kyle Tucker is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. Kyle Tucker pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.2% — 77th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. There has been a significant increase in Kyle Tucker's launch angle, which was at 25° over the past week compared to his seasonal mark of 12°. This year, Kyle Tucker has improved his ability to hit the ball with a launch angle that optimizes his BABIP (between -4° and 26°). His success rate has risen from 41.7% to 48.3% compared to last season.

THE BAT projection system ranks T-Mobile Park as the 30th MLB ballpark for left-handed BABIP. As one of the lowest in the league, T-Mobile Park's elevation, being near sea-level, typically results in reduced offensive output. Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the lowest temperature on the slate today at 58°. Marco Gonzales will have the handedness advantage against Yordan Alvarez today. Yordan Alvarez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

When evaluating his BABIP ability, THE BAT X ranks Teoscar Hernandez as the 18th-best batter in MLB. Generally, having the 3rd-least fair ground among all parks makes T-Mobile Park a good place for home runs. Teoscar Hernandez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. Over the last week's worth of games, Teoscar Hernandez has significantly increased his Barrel% from a seasonal rate of 15.4% to 22.2%, showcasing big improvements in his performance. In recent times, Teoscar Hernandez's exit velocity has notably risen; observe the difference between his average of 94.2 mph in the past 7 days and his seasonal EV of 91.1 mph.

Corey Julks will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Marco Gonzales in today's game. Corey Julks pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.7% — 92nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

When assessing his BABIP capskill, Jeremy Pena is projected in the 92nd percentile by THE BAT X. Jeremy Pena will hold the platoon advantage over Marco Gonzales in today's matchup. Jeremy Pena pulls many of his flyballs (33% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Jeremy Pena's capability of hitting the ball at an ideal launch angle for a BABIP (ranging between -4° and 26°) has elevated to 53.3%, whereas it was 46% earlier in the season. Jeremy Pena has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .236 rate is a good deal lower than his .272 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Generally, having the 3rd-least fair ground among all parks makes T-Mobile Park a good place for home runs. Kolten Wong will hold the platoon advantage over J.P. France in today's game. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kolten Wong stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Kolten Wong will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Kolten Wong has been unlucky this year, posting a .233 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .317 — a .084 discrepancy.

Assessing his overall offensive capskill, Alex Bregman scores in the 94th percentile in THE BAT X projects. Alex Bregman is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Alex Bregman will hold the platoon advantage over Marco Gonzales today. Alex Bregman pulls many of his flyballs (37.6% — 96th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. 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%.

Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Cal Raleigh pulls many of his flyballs (36.7% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Cal Raleigh will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Over the past 7 days, Cal Raleigh has remarkably improved his Barrel% by elevating his seasonal rate from 16.9% to 33.3%. Compared to last season, Cal Raleigh has improved his capability to hit the ball within the HR-maximizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, as his percentage has increased from 20.2% to 24.6%.

Generally, having the 3rd-least fair ground among all parks makes T-Mobile Park a good place for home runs. Taylor Trammell will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against J.P. France in today's matchup. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Taylor Trammell stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Of all teams today, the Houston Astros' infield defense is expected to be the 4th-worst. Taylor Trammell will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Yainer Diaz in the 80th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Generally, having the 3rd-least fair ground among all parks makes T-Mobile Park a good place for home runs. Yainer Diaz will have the handedness advantage against Marco Gonzales in today's matchup.

Tom Murphy pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.3% — 86th 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 game. Tom Murphy will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.