Chicago @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Yoan Moncada in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Yoan Moncada is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Yoan Moncada hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

Austin Barnes hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 82nd percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. Austin Barnes will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Jake Burger in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Jake Burger is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Jake Burger will have the handedness advantage against Clayton Kershaw in today's matchup.

Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Jackson Frazier will hold the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw today.

THE BAT X projects Luis Robert in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Luis Robert is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Luis Robert will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw in today's matchup. Luis Robert has made significant strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 13.4% seasonal rate to 18.8% over the past week.

The weather forecast predicts the most suitable pitching conditions on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

THE BAT X projects Chris Taylor in the 86th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Chris Taylor will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Chris Taylor has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 99-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal EV of 94.2-mph. Chris Taylor's launch angle lately (51.7° in the last week's worth of games) is quite a bit higher than his 22.1° seasonal mark.

Elvis Andrus will hold the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw in today's matchup. Elvis Andrus hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Elvis Andrus has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 0.8% seasonal rate to 10% over the last 7 days. Elvis Andrus's launch angle lately (7.7° in the past week) is considerably better than his 3.5° seasonal figure.

THE BAT X projects Eloy Jimenez in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Eloy Jimenez is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game. Eloy Jimenez will hold the platoon advantage over Clayton Kershaw in today's game. Eloy Jimenez has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 108.3-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal EV of 90.9-mph. Eloy Jimenez's launch angle of late (10° over the last 14 days) is a significant increase over his 5.7° seasonal figure.

THE BAT X projects Andrew Vaughn in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. Andrew Vaughn will have the handedness advantage against Clayton Kershaw today. Andrew Vaughn has made significant gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 9.5% seasonal rate to 15.4% in the past week's worth of games.

The switch-hitting Yasmani Grandal will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Clayton Kershaw. Yasmani Grandal hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Yasmani Grandal has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 94.3-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal EV of 91.7-mph.

James Outman will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mike Clevinger in today's matchup. James Outman will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Vargas in the 86th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Miguel Vargas hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. Miguel Vargas will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats. Miguel Vargas has made big improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 7.7% seasonal rate to 13.3% in the last 7 days. Miguel Vargas has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 98.4-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal mark of 90.9-mph.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Rojas in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Miguel Rojas will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Miguel Rojas has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 91.8-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 88-mph figure.

THE BAT X projects Tim Anderson as the 3rd-best batter in the majors when assessing his BABIP skill. Tim Anderson is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today. Tim Anderson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw in today's matchup.

Mookie Betts projects as the 17th-best batter in the league, per THE BAT X. Mookie Betts is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Mookie Betts will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Mookie Betts has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 95.3-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 92.5-mph EV.

THE BAT X projects David Peralta in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. David Peralta has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (86% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. David Peralta will have the handedness advantage over Mike Clevinger in today's matchup. David Peralta hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. David Peralta will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Andrew Benintendi in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Andrew Benintendi has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 90.3-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal average of 88.1-mph. Andrew Benintendi's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, increasing from 49.2% on the season to 66.7% in the past two weeks.

Jason Heyward has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (54% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Jason Heyward will have the handedness advantage over Mike Clevinger today. Jason Heyward hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. Jason Heyward will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Jason Heyward's launch angle of late (31.3° over the last 14 days) is quite a bit higher than his 18.2° seasonal figure.

J.D. Martinez has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.