Chicago @ St. Louis Picks & Props

London Stadium grades out as the #2 field in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. London Stadium has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all stadiums. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the hottest temperature on the slate at 94°. Tucker Barnhart has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 88.7-mph average to last season's 86.3-mph average.

London Stadium profiles as the #2 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. London Stadium has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all stadiums. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the hottest temperature on the slate at 94°. OPP_SP will hold the platoon advantage against Miguel Amaya in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Tommy Edman in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. London Stadium grades out as the #2 field in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. London Stadium has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all stadiums. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the hottest temperature on the slate at 94°. Tommy Edman will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

London Stadium profiles as the #2 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the hottest temperature on the slate at 94°. OPP_SP will hold the platoon advantage against Trey Mancini today.

THE BAT X projects Christopher Morel in the 80th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Christopher Morel has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (67% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. London Stadium profiles as the #2 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. London Stadium has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all stadiums. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the hottest temperature on the slate at 94°.

London Stadium profiles as the #2 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. London Stadium has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all stadiums. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the hottest temperature on the slate at 94°. Extreme flyball hitters like Paul DeJong generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Marcus Stroman. Paul DeJong will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Ian Happ in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Ian Happ is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup. London Stadium profiles as the #2 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. London Stadium has the shallowest centerfield dimensions among all stadiums. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the hottest temperature on the slate at 94°.

THE BAT X projects Willson Contreras in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Willson Contreras is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. London Stadium profiles as the #2 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the hottest temperature on the slate at 94°. Willson Contreras will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Lars Nootbaar in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Lars Nootbaar is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. London Stadium grades out as the #2 field in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the hottest temperature on the slate at 94°. Lars Nootbaar will have the handedness advantage over Marcus Stroman in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Nolan Arenado in the 5th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. London Stadium's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to less offense. Marcus Stroman will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nolan Arenado in today's game. Nolan Arenado has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .272 mark is considerably higher than his .242 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

London Stadium's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to less offense. The St. Louis Cardinals infield defense grades out as the 4th-best out of every team in action today. Seiya Suzuki will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game. Seiya Suzuki has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 9.6% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the past week.

THE BAT X projects Nolan Gorman in the 76th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. London Stadium grades out as the #2 field in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the hottest temperature on the slate at 94°. Nolan Gorman will have the handedness advantage over Marcus Stroman today. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nolan Gorman stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

THE BAT X projects Jordan Walker in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. London Stadium profiles as the #2 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the hottest temperature on the slate at 94°. Jordan Walker hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's shallowest CF fences today. Jordan Walker will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

London Stadium's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to less offense. Brendan Donovan's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off of late; his 92.4-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 82.6-mph in the past 7 days.

London Stadium's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to less offense. The St. Louis Cardinals infield defense grades out as the 4th-best out of every team in action today. Dansby Swanson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup. Dansby Swanson has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 12.1% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last 7 days. Dansby Swanson's average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 89.1-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 78.6-mph in the last week's worth of games.

Nick Madrigal is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today's game. London Stadium's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to less offense. Nick Madrigal has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game's 7th-deepest RF fences in today's matchup. The St. Louis Cardinals infield defense grades out as the 3rd-best out of every team in action today. Nick Madrigal is an extreme groundball batter and faces the strong infield defense of St. Louis (#3-best of all teams on the slate).

Paul Goldschmidt has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

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

Yan Gomes has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.