Texas @ Chicago Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Adolis Garcia in the 77th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Adolis Garcia is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Adolis Garcia pulls many of his flyballs (33.2% — 78th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Adolis Garcia's launch angle in recent games (23.8° in the past two weeks) is a significant increase over his 15.1° seasonal mark.

THE BAT X projects Corey Seager as the 9th-best batter in the majors as it relates to his batting average skill. Corey Seager is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #4 field in the majors for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Corey Seager will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Kopech in today's matchup. Corey Seager has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Marcus Semien in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Marcus Semien is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Marcus Semien pulls many of his flyballs (36.1% — 93rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Marcus Semien has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 90.9-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 88.6-mph EV.

THE BAT X projects Josh Jung in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Josh Jung is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-smallest outfield in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. Josh Jung grades out in the 95th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (51.3% rate this year).

Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #4 field in the majors for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Jonah Heim pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.7% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Jonah Heim's launch angle of late (25.3° in the last 14 days) is a significant increase over his 18.5° seasonal figure. Jonah Heim's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 13.4% to 20.7%.

THE BAT X projects Leody Taveras in the 78th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #4 field in the majors for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-smallest outfield in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. Leody Taveras has made significant improvements with his Barrel% of late, improving his 7.3% seasonal rate to 15.8% in the past two weeks' worth of games. Leody Taveras has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 96.5-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal figure of 90.4-mph.

THE BAT X projects Mitch Garver in the 76th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Mitch Garver pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.9% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Mitch Garver has made notable improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 8.8% rate last year to 16.2% this year. Mitch Garver has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 11.8% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the last 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Jake Burger in the 78th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Jake Burger is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Jake Burger will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Martin Perez in today's game. Jake Burger pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Ezequiel Duran in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Ezequiel Duran pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.7% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Ezequiel Duran has made big strides with his Barrel%, bettering his 4.6% rate last season to 11.3% this season. Ezequiel Duran's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 9.1% to 18.8%.

THE BAT X projects Eloy Jimenez in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Eloy Jimenez is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Eloy Jimenez will have the handedness advantage against Martin Perez in today's game. Eloy Jimenez has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-smallest outfield in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. Elvis Andrus will hold the platoon advantage against Martin Perez today. Elvis Andrus will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. Elvis Andrus has been unlucky this year, compiling a .252 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .296 — a .044 deviation.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Jackson Frazier will have the handedness advantage against Martin Perez today. Jackson Frazier has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Jackson Frazier will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Seby Zavala will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Martin Perez today. Seby Zavala has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Seby Zavala will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Seby Zavala's speed has improved this year. His 25.84 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 26.54 ft/sec now.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-smallest outfield in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. Zach Remillard will have the handedness advantage against Martin Perez today. Zach Remillard will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Zach Remillard has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits of late, lifting balls between -4° and 26° 85.7% of the time over the last week.

Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #4 field in the majors for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Travis Jankowski will have the handedness advantage against Michael Kopech in today's matchup. Travis Jankowski has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Travis Jankowski has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 88.2-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 85.2-mph average. Travis Jankowski has shown impressive plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 95th percentile with a 1.38 K/BB rate.

Yasmani Grandal is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 venue in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-smallest outfield in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. The switch-hitting Yasmani Grandal will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Martin Perez. Yasmani Grandal will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Andrew Vaughn has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.

Andrew Benintendi has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.

Nathaniel Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.

Luis Robert Jr. has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.