Astros Sweep A's, Face Brewers in Exciting Matchup

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00:00 the Astros.

00:01 (upbeat music)

00:03 - Five consecutive victories for the Stros,

00:05 a midweek series sweep over the Oakland Athletics.

00:08 Make that six of their last seven for the Astros.

00:12 And today, Houston hosts the team

00:14 who sits atop the National League Central.

00:17 That's the Milwaukee Brewers.

00:18 It's a dead pick 'em, minus 108 on both sides.

00:22 The over-under currently at eight and a half.

00:24 What do you like in tonight's opener

00:26 of this interleague matchup in H-Town?

00:29 - The record for Alta has been pretty good here

00:31 for the Milwaukee Brewers on the mound today.

00:32 If we take a look at the last 30 days,

00:34 115 batters he's faced,

00:36 a 103 ISO and a weighted on base percentage of 294.

00:39 If we use the current season,

00:40 which means more than just the past 30 days,

00:42 again, very good numbers.

00:44 114 ISO power number,

00:45 weighted on base percentage, 269.

00:47 We're waiting for that Houston Astros lineup

00:50 to come out of its shell.

00:51 Maybe last night was a pretty good jump point there.

00:53 Eight runs scored as they continue to win baseball games.

00:56 Got some pretty good pitching yesterday from Valdez.

00:58 We'll see if that can continue today.

01:00 But let's take a look at the lineup

01:01 and who's gonna be pitching for the Houston Astros.

01:03 Hunter Brown's on the mound.

01:05 First part of the season here, not very good.

01:07 If we look at the totality, Ben, of the season,

01:09 a 201 ISO power number

01:11 and a weighted on base percentage of 418.

01:13 That is terrible,

01:15 but it has been a little bit better over the past month.

01:17 82 batters faced here, 178 ISO power number,

01:20 which is a little bit lower than his full season,

01:21 and a 345 weighted on base percentage.

01:24 Once again, much lower than his full season total.

01:26 He is making gains here against right-handed batters

01:30 to the tune of a zero ISO power number

01:32 and a weighted on base percentage of 276.

01:34 So the left-handed batters is where you wanna go to focus

01:36 because Hunter Brown is a right-handed pitcher,

01:38 still struggling, Ben, at a 283 ISO

01:40 and a 389 weighted on base percentage.

01:42 The lefties in the lineup, of course,

01:44 Jake Bowers, a 204 ISO power number,

01:46 Kristen Yellich, only to 150 ISO.

01:49 But look at that weighted on base percentage at a 425.

01:52 RBI chances probably coming from the left-handed bats

01:54 for the Brewers, but overall,

01:56 maybe looking towards an under here,

01:57 which is no surprise for the Houston Astros.

02:00 (upbeat music)

02:02 (bells chiming)

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