Chicago @ New York Picks & Props

Yankee Stadium projects as the #23 ballpark in MLB for lefty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in MLB, which tends to lead to lower offensive output. Andrew Benintendi has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and will be challenged by baseball's 7th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. Andrew Benintendi will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today. An inconsistent launch angle is usually an indicator of bad hitting skills, and Andrew Benintendi has been very inconsistent with his of late, putting up a 12.7° launch angle standard deviation in the last 7 days.

Yankee Stadium ranks as the #23 field in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in MLB, which tends to lead to lower offensive output. Luis Severino will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tim Anderson in today's matchup. Tim Anderson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Seby Zavala has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Josh Donaldson in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Josh Donaldson is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Josh Donaldson will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Josh Donaldson has been hot recently, posting a a 50% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) over the past 7 days. Josh Donaldson has been hot in recent games, putting up a 104.7-mph average exit velocity in the last week's worth of games.

THE BAT X projects Giancarlo Stanton in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Giancarlo Stanton is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Giancarlo Stanton will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Giancarlo Stanton has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 100.6-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 96.6-mph EV.

THE BAT X projects Jake Burger in the 81st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Willie Calhoun is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup. The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Willie Calhoun will hold the platoon advantage over Lance Lynn today. Willie Calhoun will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Kyle Higashioka will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Luis Robert in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Luis Robert is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Luis Robert's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off lately; his 95.2-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 87.6-mph in the past week's worth of games. Luis Robert's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved in recent games, going from 42.1% on the season to 57.1% over the past week.

Anthony Volpe is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Anthony Volpe will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Anthony Volpe has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 101.2-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal figure of 94.8-mph.

THE BAT X projects Anthony Rizzo in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Anthony Rizzo is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Anthony Rizzo will hold the platoon advantage against Lance Lynn in today's game. Anthony Rizzo pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.6% — 85th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Yoan Moncada in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Yoan Moncada is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Yoan Moncada has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 94.3-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal average of 90.3-mph. A consistent launch angle is a proxy for good hitting, and Yoan Moncada has been very consistent with his lately, putting up a 31° launch angle standard deviation over the past week.

THE BAT X projects Gleyber Torres in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Gleyber Torres is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game. The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Gleyber Torres has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Gleyber Torres will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Romy Gonzalez in the 91st percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Romy Gonzalez has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Eloy Jimenez in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Eloy Jimenez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Eloy Jimenez has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 7th-shallowest RF fences today. Eloy Jimenez has hit one of the hardest balls in the league over the past week — 108.5-mph — which is a strong proxy for recent form and raw power.

Gavin Sheets will hold the platoon advantage against Luis Severino in today's matchup. Gavin Sheets has made notable improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 6.7% seasonal rate to 11.8% over the past two weeks. Gavin Sheets has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 93.9-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal 89.1-mph EV.

THE BAT X projects DJ LeMahieu in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. DJ LeMahieu has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (45.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest RF fences today. DJ LeMahieu will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Jose Trevino will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Andrew Vaughn in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Andrew Vaughn has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

Jake Bauers has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (76% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. The weather forecast the 5th-best hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jake Bauers will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Lance Lynn in today's game. Jake Bauers will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Jake Bauers has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 97-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 92.2-mph EV.

Yasmani Grandal has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 90.8-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 87.8-mph average.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Oswaldo Cabrera has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.