New York @ Chicago Picks & Props

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Matt Mervis will hold the platoon advantage against Kodai Senga in today's matchup. The New York Mets have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Matt Mervis stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Matt Mervis will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Matt Mervis has been hot lately, posting a a 20% Barrel% (a reliable standard to study power) over the last two weeks.

When evaluating his BABIP ability, Brett Baty ranks in the 91st percentile within THE BAT X projects. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brett Baty can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Brett Baty has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the worst of all teams on the slate.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 94th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Seiya Suzuki will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats. In the last week, Seiya Suzuki has remarkably improved his Barrel% by elevating his seasonal rate from 8% to 30%.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Ian Happ ranks in the 82nd percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Ian Happ is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. The switch-hitting Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Kodai Senga. Ian Happ will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Christopher Morel in the 80th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Christopher Morel is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Christopher Morel pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 81st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Christopher Morel will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Starling Marte's batting average skill is estimated to be in the 94th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Starling Marte will have the handedness advantage over Drew Smyly today. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the worst of all teams on the slate. Lately, Starling Marte' exit velocity on flyballs has noticeably increased, markident from his 97.9-mph average in the last 7 days as compared to his seasonal average of 90.2-mph.

Trey Mancini is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Trey Mancini will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

For 100% of the time this year, Mark Vientos has mainly batted in the back-half of the batting order, but for this matchup, he is listed in the 5th spot in the batting order. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Mark Vientos will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Drew Smyly in today's game. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the worst of all teams on the slate. Recently, Mark Vientos has displayed impressive exit velocity figures, with his flyballs averaging a speed of 103.2 mph throughout the past 7 days.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Mike Tauchman will hold the platoon advantage against Kodai Senga in today's matchup. The New York Mets have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Mike Tauchman stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Mike Tauchman has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.2%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Mike Tauchman will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Gary Sanchez will have the handedness advantage against Drew Smyly today. Gary Sanchez pulls many of his flyballs (37% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the worst of all teams on the slate. Gary Sanchez's 13.5% Barrel% (a reliable standard to assess power) ranks in the 91st percentile since the start of last season.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Francisco Lindor ranks in the 88th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Francisco Lindor is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. The switch-hitting Francisco Lindor will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Drew Smyly. Francisco Lindor pulls many of his flyballs (35.4% — 90th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the most-favorable of the day for pitchers. Drew Smyly will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Nimmo in today's matchup. Brandon Nimmo will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today. Compared to his seasonal mark of 4.5°, Brandon Nimmo's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls in the recent games (0.9° in the past 14 days) is significantly lower. Brandon Nimmo's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last season to this one, decreasing from 13.4% to 10.3%.

Yan Gomes's batting average talent is estimated to be in the 75th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Yan Gomes pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.5% — 78th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. Yan Gomes will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Yan Gomes's launch angle in recent games (30° in the past week) is a considerable increase over his 14.2° seasonal figure.

THE BAT X projects Tommy Pham in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Tommy Pham will have the handedness advantage over Drew Smyly in today's matchup. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the worst of all teams on the slate. Comparing his mark of 98.7 mph this year to last season's mark of 93.8 mph, Tommy Pham has exhibited a noteworthy increase in his exit velocity on flyballs.

Dansby Swanson is projected to be in the 88th percentile for his overall offensive abilities by THE BAT X. Dansby Swanson is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today. Wrigley Field has the 5th-shallowest left field dimensions in the majors. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Dansby Swanson will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Wrigley Field has the 5th-deepest right field fences among all parks. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the most-favorable of the day for pitchers. Drew Smyly will hold the platoon advantage against Jeff McNeil in today's matchup. Jeff McNeil will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup. Jeff McNeil's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last season to this one, decreasing from 16.7% to 10.3%.

Francisco Alvarez is projected to be in the 75th percentile for his overall offensive abilities by THE BAT X. Wrigley Field has the 5th-shallowest left field dimensions in the majors. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Francisco Alvarez will have the handedness advantage against Drew Smyly in today's game. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the worst of all teams on the slate.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Mark Canha ranks in the 78th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Wrigley Field has the 5th-shallowest left field dimensions in the majors. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Mark Canha will have the handedness advantage against Drew Smyly in today's matchup. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the worst of all teams on the slate.

Eduardo Escobar has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (96% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. The switch-hitting Eduardo Escobar will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Drew Smyly. Eduardo Escobar pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.1% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense grades out as the worst of all teams on the slate.

Nico Hoerner has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Pete Alonso has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.