Detroit @ Chicago Picks & Props

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Zack Short pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.5% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Zack Short has been hot of late, putting up a .391 wOBA over the past 14 days. Zack Short has been hot lately, compiling a a 16.7% Barrel% (an advanced metric to assess power) in the past two weeks. Zack Short has shown some good exit velocity statistics recently, averaging 98.2-mph on his flyballs over the past 14 days.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for homers.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for homers. Jonathan Schoop has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% of late, upping his 4.8% seasonal rate to 21.4% in the past two weeks. Jonathan Schoop has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 91.6-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 88.8-mph figure. Jonathan Schoop's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better in recent games, rising from 6.5% on the season to 10% in the last week.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Tyler Nevin has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.9%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The Chicago White Sox infield defense profiles as the 4th-worst of all teams on the slate today. Tyler Nevin has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .254 figure is a good deal lower than his .289 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Very few of Tyler Nevin's balls in play have a "too-high" (above 38°) launch angle, which helps him to avoid hitting into easy pop-up outs. His 23% "too-high" rate since the start of last season grades out in the 78th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Yoan Moncada in the 85th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Yoan Moncada is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field grades out as the #4 field in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for homers. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the worst on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Spencer Torkelson in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for homers. Spencer Torkelson has made significant strides with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 9.8% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the last 7 days.

Michael Lorenzen will have the handedness advantage against Luis Robert in today's game. Luis Robert has had a particularly weak THE BAT X Spray Score in the past two weeks, which measures a batter's ability to hit the ball to all fields.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for homers. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the worst on the slate. Elvis Andrus will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Javier Baez in the 80th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Javier Baez is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for homers. Javier Baez's launch angle in recent games (24° over the past week) is considerably higher than his 9.6° seasonal figure.

Guaranteed Rate Field grades out as the #4 field in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for homers. Nick Maton will hold the platoon advantage over Dylan Cease in today's matchup. Nick Maton's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls recently (24.5° in the last 14 days) is considerably higher than his 18.3° seasonal angle. Nick Maton has been hot recently, compiling a a 14.3% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) in the past week.

THE BAT X projects Andrew Benintendi in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. Guaranteed Rate Field grades out as the #4 field in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Andrew Benintendi will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Lorenzen in today's game. Andrew Benintendi has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

Eric Haase is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Eric Haase pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.1% — 92nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Eric Haase has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 91.3-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal average of 88.5-mph. Eric Haase's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, going from 13% on the season to 17.4% over the past two weeks.

Guaranteed Rate Field grades out as the #4 field in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for homers. Gavin Sheets will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Lorenzen in today's game. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the worst on the slate. Gavin Sheets will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Eloy Jimenez in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Eloy Jimenez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Eloy Jimenez has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the worst on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Romy Gonzalez in the 89th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Romy Gonzalez has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the worst on the slate. Romy Gonzalez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Zach McKinstry is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today. Guaranteed Rate Field grades out as the #4 field in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for homers. Zach McKinstry will hold the platoon advantage over Dylan Cease in today's game. Zach McKinstry has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92.7-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 89-mph average.

THE BAT X projects Andrew Vaughn in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Andrew Vaughn has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the worst on the slate. Andrew Vaughn will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Akil Baddoo has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (74% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field grades out as the #4 field in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Akil Baddoo will hold the platoon advantage against Dylan Cease in today's game. Akil Baddoo has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Akil Baddoo has made notable gains with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 3.2% seasonal rate to 8.3% over the past week.

Guaranteed Rate Field grades out as the #4 field in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in the majors — generally good for homers. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the worst on the slate. Yasmani Grandal will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Yasmani Grandal has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 94-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal average of 91.6-mph.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Seby Zavala has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the worst on the slate. Seby Zavala will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Seby Zavala has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .189 figure is a fair amount lower than his .249 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Tim Anderson has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.