MLB Player match stats positives for Baltimore at Houston Sunday Matchup

Framber Valdez has averaged 94.6 adjusted pitches per start this year, checking in at the 87th percentile.

It is scheduled that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Jeremie Rehak) behind the plate today.

Built just 20 feet above sea level, Minute Maid Park has one of the lowest elevations among all major league parks, which generally leads to less offense.

The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making weather conditions in this match-up -13° colder than the average outdoor game of the day — favorable for pitching.

Framber Valdez has a large reverse platoon split and should be helped facing 7 opposite-handed bats in this matchup.

Minute Maid Park profiles as the #4 field in Major League Baseball for RHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Among all stadiums, Minute Maid Park’s left field fences are the shallowest.

Hitting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Austin Hays will have the upper hand today.

Austin Hays’s launch angle of late (38° in the past week) is significantly higher than his 10.1° seasonal mark.

Austin Hays has put up a .335 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 89th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Mountcastle in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Ryan Mountcastle is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Ryan Mountcastle will have an advantage today.

Ryan Mountcastle has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 103.2-mph average in the last week to his seasonal EV of 95.5-mph.

Yordan Alvarez projects as the 3rd-best batter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 4th-best park in baseball for left-handed home runs.

Hitting from the opposite that Albert Suarez throws from, Yordan Alvarez will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Yordan Alvarez will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

HRs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest among all major league parks.

Hitting from the opposite that Albert Suarez throws from, Cesar Salazar will have an advantage in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Cesar Salazar will hold that advantage today.

Gunnar Henderson projects as the 15th-best hitter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gunnar Henderson is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Gunnar Henderson will probably have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Houston Astros has just 1 same-handed RP.

Gunnar Henderson has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 94th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Jeremy Pena is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jeremy Pena will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Anthony Santander is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Anthony Santander will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Framber Valdez in today’s game.

Anthony Santander pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.5% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball batters like Anthony Santander usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Framber Valdez.

James McCann will have the handedness advantage against Framber Valdez in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.322) provides evidence that James McCann has had some very poor luck this year with his .222 actual wOBA.

The standard deviation of James McCann’s launch angle since the start of last season (25.3°) is in the 92nd percentile. A low mark like this tends to lead to a higher rate of hits on balls in play.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chas McCormick in the 84th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Chas McCormick will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Chas McCormick has made substantial gains with his Barrel% lately, improving his 9% seasonal rate to 35.7% in the last two weeks.

In the last week’s worth of games, Chas McCormick’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 87.8-mph over the course of the season to 100.3-mph in recent games.

Jorge Mateo will have the handedness advantage against Framber Valdez today.

Jorge Mateo’s launch angle this year (14.2°) is significantly better than his 10.3° angle last season.

Grading out in the 87th percentile, Jorge Mateo has notched a .328 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

Jon Singleton will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Albert Suarez today.

Jon Singleton will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colton Cowser as the 10th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when assessing his BABIP skill.

The Houston Astros have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Colton Cowser stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Colton Cowser has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

Colton Cowser has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 110-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal mark of 98.1-mph.

Batting from the opposite that Albert Suarez throws from, Joey Loperfido will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Joey Loperfido will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 76th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Jake Meyers is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Jake Meyers will hold that advantage today.

Over the past week, Jake Meyers’s 27.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.9%.

In the last 7 days, Colton Cowser’s 66.7% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 47.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Yainer Diaz is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Yainer Diaz will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Yainer Diaz has made substantial gains with his Barrel% lately, improving his 7.5% seasonal rate to 13.3% in the past week’s worth of games.

Ramon Urias will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez today.

Ramon Urias has posted a .331 BABIP since the start of last season, ranking in the 88th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Mauricio Dubon will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Mauricio Dubon has compiled a .295 batting average this year, ranking in the 91st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Framber Valdez in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall pitching skills.

The Baltimore Orioles have been the 2nd-luckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse going forward, When assessing his overall offensive skill, Ryan Mountcastle ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Jordan Westburg is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Jordan Westburg will have the upper hand in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Alex Bregman ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Alex Bregman is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Alex Bregman will hold that advantage today.

Despite posting a .309 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Alex Bregman has experienced some negative variance given the .032 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .341.

Alex Bregman has shown favorable plate discipline this year, ranking in the 82nd percentile with a 1.79 K/BB rate.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Adley Rutschman ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Adley Rutschman is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Adley Rutschman will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Framber Valdez in today’s game.

Jose Altuve’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jose Altuve is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.9% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

Jose Altuve will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Adley Rutschman, the Orioles’s expected catcher in today’s game, grades out as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Albert Suarez’s 94.5-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 76th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

With a 2.71 difference between Albert Suarez’s 2.05 ERA and his 4.76 estimated true talent ERA (per the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in the league this year and figures to perform worse the rest of the season.

Ranking in the 14th percentile, Albert Suarez has put up a 2 K/BB rate this year.

Jordan Westburg has made big gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 11.1% seasonal rate to 24.1% in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Loperfido in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Ranking in the 83rd percentile for Sprint Speed at 28.51 ft/sec this year, Joey Loperfido is very quick.

Gunnar Henderson has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 96.8-mph average to last year’s 94-mph average.

Adley Rutschman’s launch angle this year (17.7°) is a significant increase over his 12.5° figure last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Chas McCormick’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, rising from 19.2% on the season to 35.7% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Jeremy Pena has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 92.6-mph average in the last week to his seasonal average of 90.4-mph.

Jose Altuve has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 8.3% seasonal rate to 20% in the last 7 days.

Austin Hays has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 16.5 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is a good deal lower than his 21.1 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Over the past two weeks, Yordan Alvarez’s 25.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 20.7%.

Chas McCormick’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, increasing from 47.4% on the season to 71.4% in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colton Cowser in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Over the past week, Anthony Santander’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10.6% up to 27.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Using Statcast metrics, Ryan Mountcastle is in the 82nd percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .271.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Santander in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Yainer Diaz has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99.7-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal mark of 92.8-mph.

Ramon Urias’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (15.4°) is a significant increase over his 8.5° angle last season.

As it relates to his home runs, Ramon Urias has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His 9.3 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been deflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 14.0.

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Framber Valdez’s fastball velocity has dropped 1.7 mph this year (93 mph) below where it was last year (94.7 mph).

Framber Valdez has utilized his sinker 5.3% more often this year (51.9%) than he did last season (46.6%).

Grading out in the 25th percentile, Framber Valdez has notched an 18.6% strikeout rate this year.

Austin Hays is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Among all major league parks, the 3rd-tallest fences are at Minute Maid Park.

Austin Hays will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Austin Hays has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 7.5% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Ryan Mountcastle has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Ryan Mountcastle will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Yordan Alvarez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The Baltimore Orioles infield defense projects as the 2nd-best out of all the teams on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cesar Salazar in the 5th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Cesar Salazar is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this game.

Cesar Salazar has been pulled from the game early 20% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher since the start of last season.

Minute Maid Park ranks as the #21 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Hitting from the same side that Framber Valdez throws from, Gunnar Henderson meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Gunnar Henderson today.

Albert Suarez will have the handedness advantage over Jeremy Pena in today’s game.

Jeremy Pena is an extreme groundball hitter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Baltimore (#2-best of all teams on the slate today).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Santander in the 2nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Anthony Santander in today’s matchup.

James McCann is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

James McCann hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 95th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Chas McCormick is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

13% of the time that Chas McCormick has started against a northpaw this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

Jorge Mateo is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this game.

Jorge Mateo will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Jorge Mateo has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 5.9% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jon Singleton in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Jon Singleton is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

15% of the time that Jon Singleton has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been pinch hit for.

Colton Cowser is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Framber Valdez throws from, Colton Cowser will have a tough matchup today.

Joey Loperfido is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

This year, Joey Loperfido has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 41% of his appearances when starting against righty hurler.

The #9 venue in the league for suppressing BABIP to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

Albert Suarez will have the handedness advantage over Jake Meyers today.

The Baltimore Orioles infield defense projects as the 4th-best out of all the teams on the slate today.

Albert Suarez will have the handedness advantage over Yainer Diaz today.

In today’s matchup, Yainer Diaz is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35% rate (84th percentile).

Ramon Urias is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Ramon Urias has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

Mauricio Dubon is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

Batting from the same side that Albert Suarez throws from, Mauricio Dubon faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Cesar Salazar ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The 2nd-best projected batting order of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall batting skill belongs to the Baltimore Orioles.

Minute Maid Park ranks as the #5 ballpark in the majors for home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Jake Meyers’s average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 89.2-mph seasonal average has dropped to 85.3-mph over the past 14 days.

Jake Meyers’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last year to this one, falling from 20.9% to 16.9%.

Jordan Westburg will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Albert Suarez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alex Bregman in today’s game.

In today’s matchup, Alex Bregman is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.5% rate (86th percentile).

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Adley Rutschman in today’s matchup.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Adley Rutschman’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal figure of 92.1 mph to 89.6 mph.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (22.1) implies that Adley Rutschman has had positive variance on his side this year with his 26.6 actual HR/600.

Albert Suarez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Altuve in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the least strikeout-prone lineup today is the Houston Astros with a 20.4% underlying K%.

Playing on the road typically weakens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Albert Suarez in today’s game.

Jeremy Pena’s launch angle in recent games (3° in the last 14 days) is considerably lower than his 8.1° seasonal figure.

When estimating his home run skill, Jeremy Pena ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jordan Westburg’s true offensive skill to be a .331, indicating that he has been very fortunate this year given the .026 gap between that figure and his actual .357 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 16th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Jose Altuve has had some very good luck with with his wOBA this year; his .345 mark is a good deal higher than his .319 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Albert Suarez has recorded 14.4 outs per game per started this year, placing in the 14th percentile.

Yordan Alvarez has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 13.2% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% over the last week.

Anthony Santander has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs this year; his 38.5 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is considerably higher than his 28.6 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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