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T-Mobile Park projects as the #29 venue in the league for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. T-Mobile Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which often leads to less offense. Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more whiffs), and the weather report the coldest temperature of the day at 57°. Logan Gilbert will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tim Anderson in today's game. Tim Anderson will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Jarred Kelenic is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for home runs. Jarred Kelenic will have the handedness advantage against Lucas Giolito in today's matchup. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Jarred Kelenic will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Seby Zavala has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Seby Zavala's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, going from 18.1% to 21.8%. Seby Zavala's speed has increased this season. 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 89th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Jake Burger in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Jake Burger is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Jake Burger pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.4% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Jake Burger has made big gains with his Barrel%, improving his 15.3% rate last season to 21.7% this year. Jake Burger has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 97.7-mph average to last year's 95.7-mph mark.

Dylan Moore pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.3% — 85th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Dylan Moore will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Dylan Moore has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .329 mark is a fair amount lower than his .373 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Dylan Moore's 13.3% Barrel% (an advanced metric to assess power) ranks in the 91st percentile since the start of last season.

THE BAT X projects Andrew Benintendi in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Andrew Benintendi will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Gilbert in today's matchup. Andrew Benintendi has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Andrew Benintendi has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 91.2-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 87.4-mph EV.

T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for home runs. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Jose Caballero will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats. Jose Caballero has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 86-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 84-mph figure. Jose Caballero's launch angle of late (27.4° in the past two weeks' worth of games) is a significant increase over his 21.3° seasonal figure.

T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for home runs. Elvis Andrus has been unlucky this year, compiling a .239 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .299 — a .060 disparity.

THE BAT X projects Luis Robert in the 96th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Luis Robert is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for home runs. Luis Robert has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 95.7-mph average to last year's 93.4-mph EV. Luis Robert has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 98.5-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal figure of 95.7-mph.

THE BAT X projects Eloy Jimenez in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Eloy Jimenez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game. Eloy Jimenez has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Eloy Jimenez has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 93.4-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 90.9-mph EV. Eloy Jimenez has notched a .338 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 91st percentile.

THE BAT X projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 18th-best hitter in MLB when assessing his BABIP ability. Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today. T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for home runs. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Teoscar Hernandez will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Andrew Vaughn in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Andrew Vaughn has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Andrew Vaughn has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 94.2-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 91.4-mph average. Andrew Vaughn's launch angle this season (13°) is considerably better than his 7° angle last season.

Gavin Sheets will have the handedness advantage against Logan Gilbert in today's game. Gavin Sheets pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (32.8% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Gavin Sheets has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 91.7-mph average to last year's 89.6-mph EV. Gavin Sheets's launch angle this year (18.5°) is quite a bit better than his 14.8° figure last year.

THE BAT X projects Julio Rodriguez as the 4th-best batter in the game when estimating his BABIP talent. Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game. T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for home runs. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Julio Rodriguez will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.9% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of 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 of all teams today. Cal Raleigh will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Cal Raleigh's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls recently (27.6° over the last 14 days) is significantly higher than his 14.8° seasonal angle. Cal Raleigh has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .312 mark is a good deal lower than his .353 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

T-Mobile Park has the 2nd-smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for home runs. Yasmani Grandal has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 94.8-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal 88.3-mph average. Yasmani Grandal's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, increasing from 40.8% to 47.6%.

THE BAT X projects Eugenio Suarez in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Eugenio Suarez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.5% — 79th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Eugenio Suarez will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats. Eugenio Suarez has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 95.5-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 90.9-mph average.

Tom Murphy pulls many of his flyballs (35.3% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Tom Murphy will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Mike Ford will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Lucas Giolito in today's matchup. Mike Ford pulls many of his flyballs (36.8% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Mike Ford will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Mike Ford has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 92.2-mph average to last year's 88.8-mph mark.

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

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