Houston @ Chicago props

HRs are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. Among all the teams today, the 14th-best infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros. Danny Mendick will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Over the past 7 days, Danny Mendick's 38.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 22.4%.

HRs are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. Among all the teams today, the 14th-best infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros. Korey Lee will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Korey Lee has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 91.8-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 87.3-mph mark. Over the past two weeks, Korey Lee's 52.4% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 40.5%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert in the 94th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Luis Robert is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Luis Robert pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.5% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Among all the teams today, the 14th-best infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros. Luis Robert will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Martin Maldonado pulls many of his flyballs (36.2% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams today, the 14th-best infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Martin Maldonado will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Martin Maldonado has been unlucky this year, notching a .127 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .254 — a .127 gap.

Chas McCormick's BABIP talent is projected in the 84th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Chas McCormick has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Out of all the teams in action today, the 15th-strongest infield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. Over the last week, Chas McCormick's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.7% up to 20%. In the last 7 days, Chas McCormick's 40% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 18.7%.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Andrew Vaughn is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Andrew Vaughn has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Among all the teams today, the 14th-best infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Andrew Vaughn will hold that advantage today.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Tommy Pham ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Tommy Pham is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game. HRs are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. Among all the teams today, the 14th-best infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros. Tommy Pham will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Lenyn Sosa has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams today, the 14th-best infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Lenyn Sosa will hold that advantage today. Lenyn Sosa has seen a big increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 92.8-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal 89.6-mph mark. In the past week, Lenyn Sosa's 57.1% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 50.7%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Alex Bregman is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today's game. Alex Bregman pulls many of his flyballs (33.7% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Out of all the teams in action today, the 15th-strongest infield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. Alex Bregman's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, going from 17.4% on the season to 28.6% over the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. HRs are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. Out of all the teams in action today, the 15th-strongest infield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. Jeremy Pena has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 94.1-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal mark of 90.4-mph. Based on Statcast metrics, Jeremy Pena ranks in the 89th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .278.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 77th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. HRs are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. Out of all the teams in action today, the 15th-strongest infield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. Jake Meyers's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, rising from 40% to 47.5%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 91st percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today's game. Batting from the opposite that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have an edge in today's matchup. Andrew Benintendi will probably have an advantage against every reliever for the game's entirety, since the bullpen of the Houston Astros only has 1 same-handed RP. Andrew Benintendi has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.8%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

The #6 field in the majors for suppressing base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 3rd-most favorable for pitching of all games today. Chris Flexen will hold the platoon advantage over Yainer Diaz today. Yainer Diaz will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today. By putting up a 3.62 K/BB rate this year, Yainer Diaz has shown poor plate discipline, checking in at the 22nd percentile.

Nicky Lopez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Spencer Arrighetti in today's matchup. The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nicky Lopez stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Nicky Lopez has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Among all the teams today, the 14th-best infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Nicky Lopez will hold that advantage in today's game.

The #6 field in the majors for suppressing base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 3rd-most favorable for pitching of all games today. Batting from the same side that Chris Flexen throws from, Jose Altuve will have a tough matchup in today's game. Jose Altuve will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup. In terms of his batting average, Jose Altuve has had positive variance on his side this year. His .297 figure has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .262.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Mauricio Dubon has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Out of all the teams in action today, the 15th-strongest infield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. Mauricio Dubon has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 89-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal average of 86.2-mph. Grading out in the 92nd percentile, Mauricio Dubon sits with a .296 batting average this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 3rd-best batter in the majors. Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. HRs are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. Hitting from the opposite that Chris Flexen throws from, Yordan Alvarez will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Out of all the teams in action today, the 15th-strongest infield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox.

Gavin Sheets is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today's game. Gavin Sheets will hold the platoon advantage against Spencer Arrighetti in today's game. Gavin Sheets will probably have an advantage against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Houston Astros has just 1 same-handed RP. Gavin Sheets pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams today, the 14th-best infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros.

Paul DeJong pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.5% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Among all the teams today, the 14th-best infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros. Paul DeJong will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Paul DeJong's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this year (21.5°) is significantly better than his 15.5° angle last year. In the last 14 days, Paul DeJong has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-hit balls: 28.6° compared to his seasonal mark of 21.5°.

Jon Singleton is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Batting from the opposite that Chris Flexen throws from, Jon Singleton will have the upper hand today. Jon Singleton pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.5% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Out of all the teams in action today, the 15th-strongest infield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. This year, the hardest ball Jon Singleton has made contact with reached a maximum exit velocity of 115.4 mph (a reliable metric to evaluate power), grading out in the 95th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trey Cabbage in the 92nd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. HRs are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks. Trey Cabbage will have the handedness advantage over Chris Flexen in today's matchup. Out of all the teams in action today, the 15th-strongest infield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox.

Oscar Colas has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.