Updated Projections - 56 of 162

Clutch City

Composition of Projections:

2023 Actuals: 34.6%

Preseason Projections: 65.4%

Season Projections

The Astros were outhit, but not outscored, due to clutch hits by Diaz and Bregman.

A good start by Blanco and a good night for the bullpen.

Astros 162

Click on the image for Episode 56.

Bullpen Usage

4 arms, 3.2 innings and 61 pitches last night. It’ll be interesting to see how Dusty manages it tonight with 10 games still to go before an off day.

Today’s Pitching Matchup

What a matchup tonight.

K Prop

The market is at 6.5, my number is 7.66. Over.

Odds

Astros are -126. I like it, but tread cautiously with Ohtani on the other side.

Projected Standings

Actual numbers have Astros 2.5 games behind Rangers, but long-term the outlook is not as rosy.

May not mean anything note of the day

A look at the changes in Jose Abreu’s declining projections in 15-day increments.

Since the beginning of the season:

Average -26 | OBP -28 | SLG -71 | HR -7 | RBI -13

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