Houston @ Detroit Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for LHB batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Because of Jack Flaherty's large platoon split, Trey Cabbage will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game. Among every team playing today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

When it comes to his BABIP ability, Riley Greene is projected as the 4th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Riley Greene is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for LHB batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Riley Greene will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Justin Verlander in today's game.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Mark Canha ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Mark Canha is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Comerica Park projects as the #9 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Mark Canha will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Kerry Carpenter is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for LHB batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Kerry Carpenter will hold the platoon advantage against Justin Verlander in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Vierling in the 85th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Matt Vierling is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today. Comerica Park projects as the #9 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Matt Vierling will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Yainer Diaz's batting average skill is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Comerica Park projects as the #9 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Among every team playing today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers. Yainer Diaz has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .307 mark is significantly inflated relative to his .301 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Comerica Park projects as the #9 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Spencer Torkelson will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Spencer Torkelson's true offensive talent to be a .327, suggesting that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .054 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .273 wOBA.

Comerica Park projects as the #9 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Carson Kelly will hold that advantage today.

Comerica Park projects as the #9 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Extreme flyball hitters like Javier Baez tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Justin Verlander. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Javier Baez will hold that advantage today. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.297) suggests that Javier Baez has had some very poor luck this year with his .195 actual wOBA.

Given Jack Flaherty's large platoon split, Alex Bregman will be at a big disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in today's game. Alex Bregman hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball's 2nd-deepest CF fences in today's game. Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Alex Bregman today. Since the start of last season, Alex Bregman's 5.3% Barrel%, an advanced standard for measuring power, places him in the 23rd percentile among his peers. Alex Bregman's maximum exit velocity (an advanced stat to assess power) has been 107.5 mph since the start of last season, grading out in the 7th percentile.

Comerica Park has the 2nd-deepest centerfield fences among all parks. Jack Flaherty will hold the platoon advantage over Jeremy Pena in today's game... and it's an even bigger mismatch considering Flaherty's large platoon split. Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jeremy Pena in today's matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jeremy Pena's true offensive talent to be a .318, implying that he has had some very good luck this year given the .060 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .378 wOBA. Jeremy Pena's 4% Barrel% (an advanced standard to study power) grades out in the 14th percentile since the start of last season.

Jack Flaherty will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Altuve today... and it's a particular mismatch considering Flaherty's large platoon split. Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.4% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 5th-deepest LF fences today. Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jose Altuve today. Jose Altuve has been lucky this year, notching a .378 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .341 — a .037 difference. Jose Altuve's 86-mph average exit velocity ranks among the worst in baseball since the start of last season: 7th percentile.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 12th-best batter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Kyle Tucker is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for LHB batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Given Jack Flaherty's large platoon split, Kyle Tucker will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today's matchup.

Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best batter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for LHB batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Yordan Alvarez will hold the platoon advantage over Jack Flaherty in today's matchup... and the cherry on top, Flaherty has a large platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wenceel Perez in the 77th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Wenceel Perez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for LHB batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. The Houston Astros infield defense profiles as the 5th-weakest among every team today.

Mauricio Dubon's batting average skill is projected to be in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Comerica Park projects as the #9 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Among every team playing today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.293) may lead us to conclude that Mauricio Dubon has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .278 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Ibanez in the 75th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Andy Ibanez is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Comerica Park projects as the #9 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Andy Ibanez will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for LHB batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Colt Keith will have the handedness advantage against Justin Verlander in today's game. Colt Keith is apt to have an advantage against every reliever for the game's entirety, since the bullpen of the Houston Astros has just 1 same-handed RP. Colt Keith will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. The Houston Astros infield defense profiles as the 4th-weakest among every team today. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Jake Rogers will hold that advantage in today's game. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.231) implies that Jake Rogers has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .216 actual batting average. Since the start of last season, Jake Rogers's 12% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 81st percentile among his peers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Loperfido in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for LHB batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Considering Jack Flaherty's large platoon split, Joey Loperfido will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's matchup. Among every team playing today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

Jon Singleton is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 9th-best park in the majors for LHB batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense. Jon Singleton will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jack Flaherty in today's game... and the cherry on top, Flaherty has a large platoon split. Among every team playing today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.