Houston @ Washington Picks & Props

The #1 park in the majors for suppressing base hits to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park. Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly linked with cold weather, and the weather forecast for this game expects the 5th-lowest temperature on the slate today at 54°. The Washington Nationals infield defense projects as the 4th-best out of every team in action today. Jeremy Pena will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today. Jeremy Pena's 4% Barrel% (a reliable metric to evaluate power) is in the 14th percentile since the start of last season.

The #1 park in the majors for suppressing base hits to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park. Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly linked with cold weather, and the weather forecast for this game expects the 5th-lowest temperature on the slate today at 54°. Yainer Diaz will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game. Yainer Diaz has shown poor plate discipline since the start of last season, placing in the 7th percentile with a 5.03 K/BB rate.

The #1 ballpark in baseball for suppressing BABIP to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park. Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly linked with cold weather, and the weather forecast for this game expects the 5th-lowest temperature on the slate today at 54°. Extreme flyball hitters like Luis Garcia tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Cristian Javier. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Luis Garcia ranks in just the 5th percentile with a 4.4° launch angle, which is one of the most groundball-inducing angles in the game. Sporting a .301 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Luis Garcia has performed in the 25th percentile.

The #1 ballpark in baseball for suppressing BABIP to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park. Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly linked with cold weather, and the weather forecast for this game expects the 5th-lowest temperature on the slate today at 54°. Hitting from the same side that Mitchell Parker throws from, Yordan Alvarez will be at a disadvantage in today's game. The Washington Nationals infield defense projects as the 4th-best out of every team in action today. Yordan Alvarez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.

The #1 park in the majors for suppressing base hits to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park. Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly linked with cold weather, and the weather forecast for this game expects the 5th-lowest temperature on the slate today at 54°. The Washington Nationals infield defense projects as the 4th-best out of every team in action today. Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jose Altuve today.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 14th-best hitter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Kyle Tucker is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest right field fences among all major league stadiums. Kyle Tucker is apt to have an edge against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Washington Nationals only has 1 same-handed RP. Kyle Tucker has been hot lately, cruising to a .398 wOBA over the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jesse Winker in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Jesse Winker is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest right field fences among all major league stadiums. Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, Jesse Winker will have the upper hand today. Jesse Winker may have an edge against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Houston Astros has just 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects CJ Abrams in the 76th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. CJ Abrams is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest right field fences among all major league stadiums. CJ Abrams will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown in today's game. CJ Abrams will probably have an advantage against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Houston Astros only has 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chas McCormick in the 81st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Hitting from the opposite that Mitchell Parker throws from, Chas McCormick will have an edge in today's matchup. Chas McCormick has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Chas McCormick's 11.1% Barrel% (a reliable metric to measure power) grades out in the 75th percentile since the start of last season. Chas McCormick has done a good job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls. His 22° figure is among the highest in the majors since the start of last season (100th percentile).

Lane Thomas is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today. Among every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the Houston Astros. Lane Thomas will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Joey Gallo is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today's game. Batting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, Joey Gallo will have an advantage today. Joey Gallo has a good chance to have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Houston Astros only has 1 same-handed RP. Joey Gallo pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Extreme groundball hitters like Joey Gallo tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Cristian Javier.

Jose Abreu will hold the platoon advantage over Mitchell Parker in today's game. Jose Abreu has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Extreme flyball hitters like Jose Abreu are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Mitchell Parker. Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Victor Caratini will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Mitchell Parker today. Extreme groundball hitters like Victor Caratini generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Mitchell Parker.

Among every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the Houston Astros. Nick Senzel will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Hitting from the opposite that Mitchell Parker throws from, Jake Meyers will have an advantage today. Jake Meyers is in the 99th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs (21.4% rate since the start of last season).

Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest right field fences among all major league stadiums. Among every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the Houston Astros. Ildemaro Vargas will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Ildemaro Vargas has displayed good plate discipline since the start of last season, placing in the 99th percentile with a 0.95 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 80th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Jacob Young has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Among every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the Houston Astros. Jacob Young will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Alex Bregman ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Alex Bregman is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Alex Bregman will hold the platoon advantage against Mitchell Parker in today's game. Alex Bregman's 17.6° launch angle (an advanced stat to evaluate a batter's ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the highest in Major League Baseball: 87th percentile. With a 0.9 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Alex Bregman has displayed strong plate discipline, grading out in the 99th percentile.

Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest right field fences among all major league stadiums. Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, Eddie Rosario will have an advantage today. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Eddie Rosario stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Among every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the Houston Astros. Eddie Rosario will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Riley Adams has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Among every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the Houston Astros. Riley Adams will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Riley Adams has notched a .348 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, ranking in the 86th percentile. Riley Adams has compiled a .275 batting average since the start of last season, checking in at the 87th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Meneses in the 80th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Joey Meneses is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Joey Meneses has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Among every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the Houston Astros. Joey Meneses will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The Washington Nationals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jon Singleton stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Jon Singleton pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences today.