Baltimore @ Chicago Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Gunnar Henderson in the 97th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Gunnar Henderson is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. Wrigley Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Gunnar Henderson can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Wrigley Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Cody Bellinger will hold the platoon advantage over Kyle Gibson in today's matchup. Cody Bellinger will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats. Cody Bellinger has notched a .361 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 84th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Miles Mastrobuoni in the 81st percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Wrigley Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Miles Mastrobuoni will hold the platoon advantage against Kyle Gibson in today's matchup. Miles Mastrobuoni has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

Anthony Santander is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. Wrigley Field profiles as the #10 ballpark in the game for right-handed BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The switch-hitting Anthony Santander will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Justin Steele. Anthony Santander pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.5% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Adley Rutschman in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Adley Rutschman is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. Wrigley Field profiles as the #10 ballpark in the game for right-handed BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Adley Rutschman's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, going from 13.7% to 21.5%.

THE BAT X projects Ramon Urias in the 75th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Ramon Urias is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Wrigley Field profiles as the #10 ballpark in the game for right-handed BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Ramon Urias will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Justin Steele in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Seiya Suzuki in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Seiya Suzuki is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. Wrigley Field profiles as the #10 ballpark in the game for right-handed BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Seiya Suzuki will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Austin Hays in the 78th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Austin Hays is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today. Wrigley Field profiles as the #10 ballpark in the game for right-handed BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field has the 7th-shallowest left field fences in MLB. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense.

Mike Tauchman is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today. Wrigley Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Mike Tauchman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Gibson today. Mike Tauchman has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.2%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Wrigley Field profiles as the #10 ballpark in the game for right-handed BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field has the 7th-shallowest left field fences in MLB. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Jorge Mateo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Justin Steele in today's game. Jorge Mateo has made big strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 7.1% seasonal rate to 42.9% over the past 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Ian Happ in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Ian Happ is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. Wrigley Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The switch-hitting Ian Happ will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Kyle Gibson.

THE BAT X projects Nick Madrigal in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Wrigley Field profiles as the #10 ballpark in the game for right-handed BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Nick Madrigal will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Nick Madrigal has been unlucky in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .248 mark is deflated compared to his .268 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Christopher Morel in the 79th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Wrigley Field profiles as the #10 ballpark in the game for right-handed BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Christopher Morel pulls a lot of his flyballs (32.9% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Christopher Morel will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Ryan McKenna in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Wrigley Field profiles as the #10 ballpark in the game for right-handed BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field has the 7th-shallowest left field fences in MLB. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Ryan McKenna will have the handedness advantage over Justin Steele in today's game.

Wrigley Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Tucker Barnhart will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Gibson in today's matchup. Tucker Barnhart will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Tucker Barnhart has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 86.6-mph average to last season's 84.6-mph mark.

Yan Gomes has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (89% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Wrigley Field profiles as the #10 ballpark in the game for right-handed BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field has the 7th-shallowest left field fences in MLB. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Yan Gomes will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Dansby Swanson in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Dansby Swanson is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Wrigley Field profiles as the #10 ballpark in the game for right-handed BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field has the 7th-shallowest left field fences in MLB. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense.

Wrigley Field profiles as the #10 ballpark in the game for right-handed BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense. James McCann will hold the platoon advantage against Justin Steele in today's matchup. James McCann's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 13.2% to 20%. James McCann has been unlucky in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .192 figure is deflated compared to his .245 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

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

Aaron Hicks has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.