Houston @ Los Angeles props

The weather report calls for the 4th-best pitching conditions of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Emmet Sheehan will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mauricio Dubon in today's matchup. Mauricio Dubon will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today. Mauricio Dubon's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (5.1°) is considerably worse than his 10.6° figure last season. Mauricio Dubon has been lucky this year, putting up a .314 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .298 — a .016 gap.

The weather report calls for the 4th-best pitching conditions of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Houston Astros infield defense projects as the 4th-best among every team playing today. Freddie Freeman's average exit velocity has fallen off lately; his 90.7-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 86.8-mph in the past week's worth of games.

Dodger Stadium projects as the #9 field in the majors for right-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Chas McCormick has made substantial gains with his Barrel% of late, improving his 9.6% seasonal rate to 15.8% in the past two weeks' worth of games. Chas McCormick has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 97.2-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 87.1-mph EV. Chas McCormick's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls in recent games (26.7° over the past 14 days) is quite a bit higher than his 20.9° seasonal figure. Chas McCormick has posted a .354 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 81st percentile.

THE BAT X projects Jose Altuve in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Jose Altuve is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game. Dodger Stadium projects as the #9 field in the majors for right-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 10th-shallowest CF fences among all parks. Jose Altuve has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 91-mph average in the last week to his seasonal 88.3-mph EV.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Vargas in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Dodger Stadium projects as the #9 field in the majors for right-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Miguel Vargas hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards MLB's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Miguel Vargas will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats. Miguel Vargas's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved recently, rising from 16.9% on the season to 35.7% over the last 7 days.

Dodger Stadium grades out as the #9 stadium in the majors for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. James Outman will have the handedness advantage over J.P. France today. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so James Outman is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the entire game. James Outman will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. James Outman's launch angle in recent games (26.9° in the past 14 days) is considerably higher than his 18.8° seasonal figure.

Dodger Stadium grades out as the #9 stadium in the majors for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 10th-shallowest CF fences among all parks. Michael Busch will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against J.P. France in today's matchup. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Michael Busch is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the entire game. Michael Busch will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Jeremy Pena in the 94th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Dodger Stadium projects as the #9 field in the majors for right-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 10th-shallowest CF fences among all parks. Jeremy Pena has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average this year; his .256 BA is a good deal lower than his .275 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Kyle Tucker projects as the 16th-best batter in the game, according to THE BAT X. Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. Dodger Stadium grades out as the #9 stadium in the majors for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kyle Tucker will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Emmet Sheehan in today's game. Kyle Tucker hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 82nd percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Yainer Diaz in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Yainer Diaz has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (87% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Dodger Stadium projects as the #9 field in the majors for right-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Yainer Diaz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 85th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Extreme flyball hitters like Yainer Diaz usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Emmet Sheehan.

THE BAT X projects Alex Bregman in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Alex Bregman is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. Dodger Stadium projects as the #9 field in the majors for right-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Alex Bregman hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Alex Bregman's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased lately, rising from 40.4% on the season to 57.1% in the last 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Rojas in the 86th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Dodger Stadium projects as the #9 field in the majors for right-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Miguel Rojas will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats. Miguel Rojas has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 89.9-mph average to last season's 86.7-mph mark. Miguel Rojas has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .233 figure is a fair amount lower than his .319 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Mookie Betts projects as the 20th-best hitter in MLB, via THE BAT X. Mookie Betts is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game. Dodger Stadium projects as the #9 field in the majors for right-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 10th-shallowest CF fences among all parks. Mookie Betts will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Jose Abreu in the 86th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Jose Abreu is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. Dodger Stadium projects as the #9 field in the majors for right-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Jose Abreu hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.5% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. Jose Abreu has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 96.7-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 88.7-mph mark.

Dodger Stadium projects as the #9 field in the majors for right-handed batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 10th-shallowest CF fences among all parks. Corey Julks has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% of late, improving his 5.1% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the past 7 days. Corey Julks has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 96.2-mph average in the last week to his seasonal figure of 89.8-mph. Corey Julks's launch angle of late (26° over the last week) is quite a bit better than his 17.9° seasonal mark.

THE BAT X projects David Peralta in the 84th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. David Peralta has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (77% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Dodger Stadium grades out as the #9 stadium in the majors for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. David Peralta will have the handedness advantage against J.P. France today. The Houston Astros don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so David Peralta is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch the whole game.

J.D. Martinez has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Jason Heyward has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Martin Maldonado has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.