Chicago @ Seattle Picks & Props

Jarred Kelenic is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for HRs. Jarred Kelenic will hold the platoon advantage against Michael Kopech in today's game. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst on the slate. Jarred Kelenic will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for HRs. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst on the slate. Jose Caballero will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Jose Caballero's launch angle in recent games (23.7° over the last 14 days) is a significant increase over his 20.1° seasonal figure.

Cal Raleigh pulls a lot of his flyballs (37% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst on the slate. Cal Raleigh will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Cal Raleigh's launch angle of late (41.5° in the past week's worth of games) is significantly higher than his 16.7° seasonal angle. Cal Raleigh has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .312 figure is deflated compared to his .350 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Luis Robert in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Luis Robert is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for HRs. Luis Robert has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 95.7-mph average to last year's 93.4-mph figure. Luis Robert has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 99.1-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal EV of 95.7-mph.

THE BAT X projects Julio Rodriguez as the 3rd-best hitter in MLB when assessing his BABIP ability. Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game. T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for HRs. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst on the slate. Julio Rodriguez will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Jake Burger in the 79th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Jake Burger is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Jake Burger pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 93rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Jake Burger has made significant improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 15.3% rate last season to 20.6% this season. Jake Burger's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 38.1% to 46.6%.

T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for HRs. Elvis Andrus has been unlucky this year, putting up a .236 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .299 — a .063 discrepancy.

THE BAT X projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 13th-best hitter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP skill. Teoscar Hernandez is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for HRs. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst on the slate. Teoscar Hernandez will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Gavin Sheets will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryan Woo today. Gavin Sheets pulls many of his flyballs (32.9% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Gavin Sheets has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 91.7-mph average to last year's 89.6-mph figure. Gavin Sheets's launch angle this year (18.5°) is a significant increase over his 14.8° angle last year.

THE BAT X projects Eugenio Suarez in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Eugenio Suarez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.5% — 80th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst on the slate. Eugenio Suarez will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Eugenio Suarez has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 94.9-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 90.8-mph EV.

THE BAT X projects Andrew Benintendi in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today. Andrew Benintendi will hold the platoon advantage over Bryan Woo in today's matchup. Andrew Benintendi has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Andrew Benintendi has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 91.7-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 87.4-mph figure.

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. Eloy Jimenez has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Eloy Jimenez has seen a big increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.1-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 91.1-mph figure. Eloy Jimenez has put up a .336 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 75th percentile for offensive skills (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Mike Ford will have the handedness advantage against Michael Kopech today. Mike Ford pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.8% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst on the slate. Mike Ford will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Mike Ford has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 92.2-mph average to last year's 88.8-mph average.

THE BAT X projects Andrew Vaughn in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Andrew Vaughn has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Andrew Vaughn has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 9.3% seasonal rate to 15.4% over the past 7 days. Andrew Vaughn has seen a big gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 93.5-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal 91.3-mph mark.

T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for HRs. Yasmani Grandal's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, increasing from 40.8% to 46.4%.

Seby Zavala has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Seby Zavala's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 18.1% to 21.8%. Seby Zavala's footspeed has gotten better this year. His 25.84 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.59 ft/sec now. Seby Zavala has notched a .345 BABIP since the start of last season, ranking in the 90th percentile.

Ty France has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

J.P. Crawford has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

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