Minute Maid Park
Lane Thomas is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.
Chas McCormick will have the handedness advantage against MacKenzie Gore in today's matchup. The Washington Nationals outfield defense profiles as the 13th-worst on the slate today. Chas McCormick will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.
THE BAT X projects Jose Altuve in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Jose Altuve is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game. Jose Altuve will hold the platoon advantage over MacKenzie Gore in today's matchup. Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.5% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Washington Nationals outfield defense profiles as the 13th-worst on the slate today.
THE BAT X projects Kyle Tucker in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Kyle Tucker is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. The Washington Nationals outfield defense profiles as the 13th-worst on the slate today. Kyle Tucker will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.
Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest left field dimensions in MLB.
Corey Julks will have the handedness advantage against MacKenzie Gore today. Corey Julks pulls many of his flyballs (37.1% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The Washington Nationals outfield defense profiles as the 13th-worst on the slate today. Corey Julks will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.
THE BAT X projects Alex Bregman in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Alex Bregman is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. Alex Bregman will have the handedness advantage against MacKenzie Gore today. Alex Bregman pulls many of his flyballs (38.3% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Washington Nationals outfield defense profiles as the 13th-worst on the slate today.
Martin Maldonado will hold the platoon advantage against MacKenzie Gore in today's game. Martin Maldonado pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (32.9% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today. The Washington Nationals outfield defense profiles as the 13th-worst on the slate today. Martin Maldonado will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.
THE BAT X projects Jose Abreu in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Jose Abreu is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Jose Abreu will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against MacKenzie Gore in today's game. The Washington Nationals outfield defense profiles as the 13th-worst on the slate today. Jose Abreu will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.
Dominic Smith will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cristian Javier today. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Dominic Smith can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.
Stone Garrett has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (57% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest left field dimensions in MLB.
THE BAT X projects Mauricio Dubon in the 77th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Mauricio Dubon is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. Mauricio Dubon will have the handedness advantage over MacKenzie Gore in today's game. The Washington Nationals outfield defense profiles as the 13th-worst on the slate today. Mauricio Dubon will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.
THE BAT X projects Jeremy Pena in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest left field dimensions in MLB. Jeremy Pena will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against MacKenzie Gore in today's matchup. The Washington Nationals outfield defense profiles as the 13th-worst on the slate today. Jeremy Pena will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.
Jeimer Candelario is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.
CJ Abrams will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cristian Javier today. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so CJ Abrams has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Extreme groundball batters like CJ Abrams tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Cristian Javier.
Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest left field dimensions in MLB.
Corey Dickerson is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Minute Maid Park has the smallest outfield in the majors — generally good for home runs. Corey Dickerson will hold the platoon advantage over Cristian Javier in today's game. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Corey Dickerson stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.
