Behind Enemy Lines How Astros Top 7 Hitt

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Behind Enemy Lines How Astros Top 7 Hitt

Fresh off their third consecutive series victory, the Mariners are going for the ultimate heat check starting Monday.Minute Maid Park has been a house of horrors for Seattle, losing 26 of its last 30 games when visiting Houston. The biggest reason for this? For over half a decade, keeping Astros hitters at bay when playing at "The Juice Box" has been one of the sport's most difficult tasksnot just for the M's, but for almost every major league pitching staff.Since 2015, Houston has led MLB three times in Isaiah Coulter Jersey home wRC+ and finished in the top-six two other years. Tip of the cap to the organization's front office, which has more often than not builtand sustainedan offense conducive to taking advantage of Minute Maid Park's unique confines.This extraordinary level of succe s, however, has not entirely carried over to 2022 thus far. In fact, despite their current 14-6 record in Houston, the Astros have been a middle-of-the-pack offense, ranking 16th in home wRC+ (106) entering Monday's slate of games. Interestingly enough, the Mariners are leading the league with a home wRC+ of 134.Scroll to ContinueEven with some statistical regre sion, however, Houston's lineup is still very much dangerous. Plus, it doesn't always take a great piece of hitting to significantly impact a game at MMP, thanks to the 315-foot walk out to the famed Crawford Boxes in left field and the short porch in right. As such, there is always the looming po sibility that what would be a routine flyout at 29 other ballparks winds up putting four runs on the board in the blink of an eye. Therefore, visiting teams not only have to match the Astros in skill, but Jesper Horsted Jersey in a fair bit of luck as well.With that said, let's dive a bit deeper into the Germain Ifedi Jersey Astros' offense and take a look at which of their seven best hitters are benefitting the most from home cooking. 1B Yuli GurrielGurriel's one of the few Astros hitters who's performed better outside of Minute Maid Park than in it this year. He's slashing .179/.225/.269, ranks 10th on the team with a wRC+ of 46 and is still in search of his first home run. 2B Jos AltuveNo matter where he's played this year, Altuve has been great and that has especially rung true at home. Through 57 plate appearances, the veteran second baseman is sporting a ridiculous .392/.456/.706 slash line with four home runs and a team-high 241 wRC+. 3B Alex BregmanBregman hasn't done much to rebut the "Minute Maid merchant" claims this year, posting an 89 wRC+ on the road and a 161 wRC+ at homesecond to Altuve's 241. Overall, he's slashing .282/.366/.521 and is always a threat for one of those "Crawford Box specials." SS Jeremy PeaPea, like Altuve, has been good everywhere, but he's fared even better at home as a rookie. The 24-year old shortstop is mashing baseballs to the tune Khalil Mack T Shirts of a .300/.354/.517 clip with four home runs and 10 RBI. OF Kyle TuckerTucker is following a similar path to Gurriel, but to even more of an extreme. While he currently po se ses the second-best road wRC+ (171) on the Astros, the power-hitting outfielder is slashing just .175/.297/.238 with a single home run to his credit at Minute Maid Park. OF Michael BrantleyAs to be expected with a consistent producer like Brantley, there's good stuff to find in both his home and road splits. The veteran has been a tick or two Marquise Goodwin Jersey better down in Houston, however, slashing .299/.377/.403 with seven runs driven in. DH Yordan lvarezlvarez's monster year has known no bounds, though it should be mentioned that he's been significantly better away from Houston. That said, while he's hitting for a modest .208 average at home, he's still getting on base at a .351 clip with a slugging percentage of .444, a 136 wRC+ and four home runs. Other NotablesOutfielders Jos Siri and Chas McCormick are another pair of rare Astros who, like Tucker, lvarez and Gurriel, have shattered their home numbers on the road. Siri's 102 wRC+ in away games is strikingly contrasted by an abysmal 34 wRC+ at home, while McCormick has suffered a 52-point dip in wRC+ from road (116) to home (74).
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