Washington @ Chicago Picks & Props

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Wrigley Field has the 8th-shallowest in Major League Baseball. Alex Call will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Drew Smyly in today's game. The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the 11th-weakest out of every team playing today. Alex Call has made notable gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 5.3% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the past 14 days.

Luis Garcia has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (87% of the time), but he is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game. The weather report predicts the 4th-most suitable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Drew Smyly will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Garcia in today's matchup. Luis Garcia will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup. In the past two weeks, Luis Garcia's exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal figure of 93 mph to 90.9 mph.

The weather report predicts the 4th-most suitable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Nico Hoerner has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league's 5th-deepest RF fences in today's matchup. Compared to his seasonal average of 9.6°, Nico Hoerner has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 14.5° angle over the last week. In the last week, Nico Hoerner has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable metric to study power).

Jeimer Candelario is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. The switch-hitting Jeimer Candelario will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Drew Smyly. Jeimer Candelario pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.1% — 84th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the 11th-weakest out of every team playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 76th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. Christopher Morel will hold the platoon advantage against MacKenzie Gore in today's game. Christopher Morel pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.1% — 84th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Christopher Morel will hold that advantage today.

Lane Thomas's BABIP ability is projected in the 76th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Lane Thomas is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. Lane Thomas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Drew Smyly today. Lane Thomas pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.7% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Keibert Ruiz is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. Keibert Ruiz pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 83rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the 11th-weakest out of every team playing today. Keibert Ruiz has been unlucky this year, compiling a .289 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .324 — a .035 discrepancy.

The weather report predicts the 4th-most suitable pitching conditions of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Drew Smyly will hold the platoon advantage against CJ Abrams today. CJ Abrams will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. In the past two weeks, CJ Abrams's 6.9% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.5%. CJ Abrams has been lucky this year, posting a .313 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .295 — a .018 difference.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. Miguel Amaya will hold the platoon advantage over MacKenzie Gore today. Miguel Amaya pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33% — 76th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Miguel Amaya will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. Stone Garrett will hold the platoon advantage against Drew Smyly in today's game. Stone Garrett pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (32.9% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the 11th-weakest out of every team playing today. Stone Garrett has been very good at hitting the ball to all fields (a core ability for batting average), placing in the 80th percentile in THE BAT X's Spray Score this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Meneses in the 80th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Joey Meneses is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. Joey Meneses will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Drew Smyly in today's game. The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the 11th-weakest out of every team playing today.

Cody Bellinger is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today's game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. Cody Bellinger will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. In the last 7 days, Cody Bellinger's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5% down to 0%. Cody Bellinger's launch angle in recent games (28.5° over the past two weeks) is significantly better than his 19.2° seasonal figure.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Dominic Smith can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Dominic Smith has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the 11th-weakest out of every team playing today. Dominic Smith's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls in recent games (29.4° over the past 14 days) is significantly better than his 16.1° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Ian Happ is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. Ian Happ will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Ian Happ's launch angle in recent games (-21° in the last week) is quite a bit worse than his 10.7° seasonal figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. Seiya Suzuki will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against MacKenzie Gore today. Seiya Suzuki will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. Trey Mancini will have the handedness advantage over MacKenzie Gore in today's matchup. Trey Mancini will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Trey Mancini's true offensive ability to be a .323, implying that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .034 deviation between that figure and his actual .289 wOBA.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Wrigley Field has the 8th-shallowest in Major League Baseball. The switch-hitting Ildemaro Vargas will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Drew Smyly. The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team playing today.

Yan Gomes has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (88% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Wrigley Field has the 8th-shallowest in Major League Baseball. Yan Gomes will have the handedness advantage over MacKenzie Gore in today's game. Yan Gomes will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Michael Chavis has gone over 0.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.