Todays Game 2 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Chicago at Houston Game 2 Matchup Today

Luis Robert’s BABIP skill is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Robert is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Minute Maid Park ranks as the #5 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Minute Maid Park has the shallowest LF dimensions among all stadiums.

Luis Robert has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.9-mph to 98-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 88th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 5th-best stadium in MLB for lefty home runs.

Batting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have an advantage in today’s game.

Andrew Benintendi’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (17.8°) is significantly better than his 13.4° mark last year.

Over the past 7 days, Korey Lee’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 8% up to 20%.

In the last 7 days, Korey Lee’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.4-mph over the course of the season to 104.1-mph in recent games.

Korey Lee’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, rising from 15.9% on the season to 27.8% in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Andrew Vaughn is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

In the last week, Andrew Vaughn’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10.5% up to 16.7%.

There has been a significant improvement in Andrew Vaughn’s launch angle from last year’s 11.1° to 16.8° this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Batters such as Miguel Vargas with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Hunter Brown who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Miguel Vargas has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .195 mark is a fair amount lower than his .217 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Miguel Vargas has exhibited strong plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 87th percentile with a 1.76 K/BB rate.

Homers are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest in the league.

Batting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, Dominic Fletcher will have an edge in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his home runs, Dominic Fletcher has had some very poor luck since the start of last season. His 5.6 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been quite a bit lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 10.2.

Dominic Fletcher has posted a .338 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 88th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz as the 16th-best batter in MLB when it comes to his batting average ability.

Yainer Diaz is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Yainer Diaz will hold that advantage today.

In the last week, Yainer Diaz’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.7-mph over the course of the season to 101.6-mph in recent games.

Compared to his seasonal average of 9.2°, Yainer Diaz has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 25° mark over the last 7 days.

In the last week’s worth of games, Riley Baldwin’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.1% up to 15.4%.

Over the last 7 days, Riley Baldwin has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 26.8° compared to his seasonal mark of 20.9°.

It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (Mike Estabrook) calling pitches in this game.

Chris Flexen performed well in his previous start and conceded 0 ER.

Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Chris Flexen has utilized his secondary offerings 7.7% more often this season (62.2%) than he did last season (54.5%).

Gavin Sheets is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, Gavin Sheets will have an advantage in today’s game.

Gavin Sheets’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls recently (22.8° in the last two weeks) is significantly higher than his 9.3° seasonal figure.

Jeremy Pena is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jeremy Pena will hold that advantage today.

Jeremy Pena has made notable gains with his Barrel% lately, upping his 5.1% seasonal rate to 12.5% in the last week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Nicky Lopez has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (60% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, Nicky Lopez will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Nicky Lopez has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Nicky Lopez has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 90.7-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal mark of 87.7-mph.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 2nd-best batter in the majors.

Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Chris Flexen throws from, Yordan Alvarez will have the upper hand today.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Yordan Alvarez will hold that advantage today.

Yordan Alvarez has made notable improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 14.4% seasonal rate to 20% over the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

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

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Jake Meyers will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Jake Meyers has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 89.1-mph average to last season’s 86-mph EV.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Jake Meyers has had some very poor luck this year. His .294 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .339.

Jake Meyers’s BABIP talent is projected in the 75th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Meyers’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 40% to 47.1%.

The Chicago White Sox have been the 2nd-unluckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in future games, According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Yainer Diaz (the Astros’s expected catcher today) profiles as a weak pitch framer.

Hunter Brown has relied on his slider 20.7% less often this season (4.4%) than he did last year (25.1%).

Compared to his seasonal average of 16.8°, Andrew Vaughn has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 22.4° angle in the past 14 days.

Jose Altuve’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jose Altuve is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.6% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Jose Altuve will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Mauricio Dubon’s launch angle this year (14°) is quite a bit better than his 9.7° mark last year.

Jose Altuve’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, going from 45.8% on the season to 58.3% in the past week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chas McCormick in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Chas McCormick will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Despite posting a .247 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Chas McCormick has been unlucky given the .063 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .310.

Nicky Lopez’s launch angle this year (6.2°) is considerably higher than his 0.2° mark last season.

The #10 field in the game for boosting strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Hunter Brown in the 90th percentile when assessing his strikeout skill.

Hunter Brown has averaged 93.6 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, placing in the 84th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Andrew Benintendi’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls in recent games (21.9° in the last two weeks’ worth of games) is significantly better than his 17.8° seasonal figure.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.239) suggests that Korey Lee has had bad variance on his side this year with his .217 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Despite posting a .279 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Luis Robert has had bad variance on his side given the .044 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .323.

When assessing his home run skill, Luis Robert ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Chas McCormick’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls of late (21.2° in the last 14 days) is significantly better than his 14.8° seasonal mark.

Miguel Vargas’s launch angle of late (30.7° in the last 7 days) is quite a bit better than his 21.6° seasonal figure.

Miguel Vargas has been unlucky this year, notching a .278 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .321 — a .043 deviation.

Gavin Sheets’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 36.5% to 44.6%.

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The league’s 3rd-tallest average fence height can be found at Minute Maid Park.

The Minute Maid Park roof is expected to be closed today, making weather conditions in this match-up -8° colder than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for pitching.

Batting from the same side that Hunter Brown throws from, Luis Robert will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Luis Robert will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Luis Robert’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last season to this one, decreasing from 45.5% to 38.7%.

Minute Maid Park’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to lower offensive output.

Andrew Benintendi hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Andrew Benintendi will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Korey Lee in the 5th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Korey Lee is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Hunter Brown throws from, Korey Lee encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Hunter Brown throws from, Andrew Vaughn meets a tough challenge today.

Andrew Vaughn hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Hunter Brown throws from, Miguel Vargas has a tough challenge today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dominic Fletcher in the 14th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Dominic Fletcher is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this game.

Dominic Fletcher has been pulled from the game early 21% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.

The #10 park in the majors for suppressing base hits to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

Chris Flexen will have the handedness advantage against Yainer Diaz today.

Yainer Diaz has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

Riley Baldwin is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the plate, Riley Baldwin will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side against Hunter Brown in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Chris Flexen in the 8th percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent.

Chris Flexen has tallied 14.6 outs per GS this year, placing in the 11th percentile.

The 5th-best projected batting order on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill is that of the the Houston Astros.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Korey Lee (the White Sox’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

The #9 park in Major League Baseball for boosting walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Sheets in the 15th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

15% of the time that Gavin Sheets has started against a northpaw this year, he has been pinch hit for.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Gavin Sheets in today’s game.

When estimating his home run ability, Jeremy Pena ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Chris Flexen will have the handedness advantage over Jeremy Pena in today’s game.

Jeremy Pena’s average exit velocity has dropped off lately; his 87.9-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 85.5-mph in the past two weeks.

Jeremy Pena’s launch angle recently (4.7° over the last two weeks) is considerably lower than his 8.1° seasonal angle.

When it comes to his home run talent, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

This year, Nicky Lopez has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 10% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

Yordan Alvarez hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 87th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Yordan Alvarez has experienced some positive variance this year. His .396 figure has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .382.

Minute Maid Park projects as the #21 field in MLB for left-handed base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When it comes to his batting average, Yordan Alvarez has been lucky this year. His .304 mark has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .284.

Mauricio Dubon is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Chris Flexen will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mauricio Dubon today.

Jake Meyers is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Chris Flexen throws from, Jake Meyers will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Jake Meyers’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 91.8-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 88.5-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Hunter Brown’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 89th percentile out of all SPs in the majors currently.

The Chicago White Sox projected lineup projects as the 3rd-weakest of all teams today in terms of overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 15th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Hitting from the same side that Chris Flexen throws from, Jose Altuve meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Jose Altuve’s average exit velocity has declined lately; his 86.3-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 83.7-mph in the past two weeks.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Dominic Fletcher ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Chas McCormick is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Chris Flexen throws from, Chas McCormick will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicky Lopez in the 11th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Gavin Sheets’s average exit velocity has fallen off in recent games; his 88.2-mph seasonal average has dropped to 84.7-mph over the last 14 days.

When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Chris Flexen in the 11th percentile among all starters in MLB.

Due to his large reverse platoon split, Chris Flexen will be at a disadvantage squaring off against 8 bats in the projected offense of the same handedness today.

Chris Flexen will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

In his previous start, Chris Flexen struggled when it came to striking hitters out and was only able to post 1 Ks.

Luis Robert’s launch angle lately (20° in the last week’s worth of games) is significantly higher than his 13.7° seasonal figure.