Cleveland @ Chicago Picks & Props

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Ian Happ ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ian Happ is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 10th-best field in MLB for left-handed base hits. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Ian Happ will hold that advantage in today's game.

The #10 field in the game for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Trey Mancini will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Trey Mancini has been unlucky this year, posting a .290 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .321 — a .031 deviation.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for pitchers. Aaron Civale will hold the platoon advantage over Nico Hoerner in today's matchup. Nico Hoerner has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and will be challenged by MLB's 5th-deepest RF fences in today's game. Among all the teams in action today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the Cleveland Guardians.

Mike Tauchman is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 10th-best field in MLB for left-handed base hits. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Mike Tauchman will hold the platoon advantage against Aaron Civale in today's matchup. Mike Tauchman has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.4%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Andres Gimenez's batting average talent is projected to be in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Andres Gimenez has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (72% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 10th-best field in MLB for left-handed base hits. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Andres Gimenez will hold the platoon advantage against Jameson Taillon today.

Cody Bellinger is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 10th-best field in MLB for left-handed base hits. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Cody Bellinger will hold the platoon advantage over Aaron Civale in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Cody Bellinger will hold that advantage in today's game.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Josh Bell ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Josh Bell is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 10th-best field in MLB for left-handed base hits. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. In the last week's worth of games, Josh Bell's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.9-mph over the course of the season to 101.4-mph in recent games.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Jose Ramirez ranks as the 19th-best batter in Major League Baseball. Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 10th-best field in MLB for left-handed base hits. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Jose Ramirez has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 91.8-mph average to last year's 89.3-mph average.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for pitchers. Jameson Taillon will hold the platoon advantage against Amed Rosario today. Amed Rosario has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 5th-deepest RF fences in today's matchup. Amed Rosario will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 76th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Christopher Morel has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (56% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. The #10 field in the game for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Christopher Morel pulls many of his flyballs (33.5% — 80th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Will Brennan's batting average ability is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 10th-best field in MLB for left-handed base hits. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Will Brennan will hold the platoon advantage against Jameson Taillon in today's game. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Will Brennan can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Seiya Suzuki is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The #10 field in the game for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Seiya Suzuki will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Myles Straw in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. The #10 field in the game for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Myles Straw has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 87-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal EV of 84.7-mph.

The #10 field in the game for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field has the 4th-shallowest LF dimensions in the league. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Cam Gallagher's quickness has increased this season. His 24.88 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 25.44 ft/sec now. Despite posting a .162 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Cam Gallagher has had some very poor luck given the .088 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .250.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Madrigal in the 97th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. The #10 field in the game for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Nick Madrigal will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Nick Madrigal has made significant gains with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 1.6% seasonal rate to 6.9% over the past two weeks.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The #10 field in the game for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field has the 4th-shallowest LF dimensions in the league. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Dansby Swanson will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The #10 field in the game for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field has the 4th-shallowest LF dimensions in the league. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Yan Gomes will hold that advantage today. Yan Gomes's launch angle of late (24.8° in the last two weeks) is quite a bit higher than his 17.7° seasonal angle.

The #10 field in the game for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field has the 4th-shallowest LF dimensions in the league. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Wrigley Field as the 10th-best field in MLB for left-handed base hits. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Jared Young will have the handedness advantage over Aaron Civale in today's game. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Jared Young will hold that advantage in today's game.

Steven Kwan has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Bo Naylor has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.