Martin Maldonado Total Hits Props • Houston
As according to THE BAT projection system, Guaranteed Rate Field is placed at the 6nd position among Major League Baseball parks for right-handed batting average. Martin Maldonado pulls many of his flyballs (34.4% — 85th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. The Chicago White Sox infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst of the day. Martin Maldonado has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 99.9-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal mark of 85.6-mph. In recent games, Martin Maldonado has improved his capacity to strike the ball at an optimal launch angle for base hit (ranging from -4° to 26°), with his percentage rising from 41.8% during the season to 60% in the past week.