Houston @ Cleveland props

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Martin Maldonado pulls many of his flyballs (33.3% — 78th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Jose Altuve in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Jose Altuve is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Jose Altuve pulls many of his flyballs (40.4% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Jose Altuve has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 91.4-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 88.1-mph mark.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Chas McCormick has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Josh Bell in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Josh Bell is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Josh Bell will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Josh Bell's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased lately, going from 41.2% on the season to 66.7% in the last week.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Corey Julks pulls many of his flyballs (37.6% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Corey Julks has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 93.9-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal EV of 89.1-mph. Corey Julks's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better in recent games, going from 50.4% on the season to 66.7% over the last week. Corey Julks is in the 93rd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (50.4% rate this year).

THE BAT X projects Jeremy Pena in the 93rd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Progressive Field has the shallowest left field fences in Major League Baseball. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Jeremy Pena has made big strides with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 6.4% seasonal rate to 12.1% in the past two weeks.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 20th-best batter in MLB, according to THE BAT X. Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Kyle Tucker will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Triston McKenzie in today's matchup. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kyle Tucker can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

THE BAT X projects Gabriel Arias in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Gabriel Arias has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Gabriel Arias will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Gabriel Arias has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 103.5-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal mark of 94.5-mph.

THE BAT X projects Will Brennan in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Will Brennan has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (92% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Will Brennan will have the handedness advantage against J.P. France in today's game. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Will Brennan is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the whole game.

THE BAT X projects Jose Abreu in the 85th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Jose Abreu is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Jose Abreu has been unlucky this year, posting a .249 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .336 — a .087 disparity.

THE BAT X projects Andres Gimenez in the 86th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Andres Gimenez will have the handedness advantage against J.P. France in today's game. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Andres Gimenez is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the whole game. Andres Gimenez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Tyler Freeman in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Progressive Field has the shallowest left field fences in Major League Baseball. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Tyler Freeman will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Tyler Freeman's speed has gotten better this year. His 28.1 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 28.66 ft/sec now.

THE BAT X projects Jose Ramirez in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (42% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Jose Ramirez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Alex Bregman in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Alex Bregman is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Alex Bregman pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.6% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Alex Bregman has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 93.5-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 88.1-mph EV.

THE BAT X projects Steven Kwan in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Steven Kwan is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Steven Kwan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against J.P. France in today's game. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Steven Kwan is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch the entire game.

THE BAT X projects Mauricio Dubon in the 79th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Mauricio Dubon is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Mauricio Dubon has seen a big increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 88.1-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal 86-mph mark. Mauricio Dubon's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, going from 14.5% on the season to 17.9% in the last two weeks.

THE BAT X projects Myles Straw in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Myles Straw has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (48.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Myles Straw will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Myles Straw has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 88.5-mph average over the last week to his seasonal mark of 85.2-mph.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Mike Zunino pulls many of his flyballs (40.4% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Mike Zunino will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Amed Rosario has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.