Chicago @ Cleveland Picks & Props

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast the 3rd-best pitching conditions on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 11-mph in this contest, the best of the day for pitchers. Noah Syndergaard will hold the platoon advantage over Tim Anderson today. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the strongest among all the teams today. Tim Anderson is an extreme groundball hitter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Cleveland (#1-best of all teams on the slate today).

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast the 3rd-best pitching conditions on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 11-mph in this contest, the best of the day for pitchers. Noah Syndergaard will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew Vaughn in today's matchup. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the strongest among all the teams today. Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Andrew Vaughn today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oscar Colas in the 13th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Oscar Colas is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this game. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast the 3rd-best pitching conditions on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 11-mph in this contest, the best of the day for pitchers. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the strongest among all the teams today.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast the 3rd-best pitching conditions on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 11-mph in this contest, the best of the day for pitchers. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the strongest among all the teams today. Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Andrew Benintendi today. Andrew Benintendi's average exit velocity has dropped off in recent games; his 86.7-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 84.5-mph in the past week's worth of games.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast the 3rd-best pitching conditions on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 11-mph in this contest, the best of the day for pitchers. Noah Syndergaard will have the handedness advantage against Eloy Jimenez in today's game. In today's game, Eloy Jimenez is at a disadvantage facing the league's 7th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39% rate (89th percentile). The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the strongest among all the teams today.

When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Oscar Gonzalez has been pinch hit for 22% of the time. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast the 3rd-best pitching conditions on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 11-mph in this contest, the best of the day for pitchers. Michael Kopech will have the handedness advantage against Oscar Gonzalez in today's matchup. In today's game, Oscar Gonzalez is at a disadvantage facing the league's 7th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.1% rate (91st percentile).

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast the 3rd-best pitching conditions on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 11-mph in this contest, the best of the day for pitchers. Noah Syndergaard will have the handedness advantage over Luis Robert in today's game. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the strongest among all the teams today. Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Luis Robert in today's game.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast the 2nd-best pitching conditions on the slate. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 11-mph in this contest, the best of the day for pitchers. Yoan Moncada hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 93rd percentile) and but may find it hard to clear the game's 7th-deepest CF fences today. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the strongest among all the teams today. Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Yoan Moncada in today's matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Jose Ramirez ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.9% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Jose Ramirez will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Andres Gimenez is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 60% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Andres Gimenez will hold the platoon advantage against Michael Kopech in today's matchup. Andres Gimenez will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Gabriel Arias's BABIP skill is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Gabriel Arias has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Gabriel Arias will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Gabriel Arias has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.4-mph to 95-mph in the last 7 days.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Zach Remillard is very quick, grading out in the 82nd percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.52 ft/sec this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 95th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Steven Kwan is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Steven Kwan will have the handedness advantage against Michael Kopech today. Steven Kwan has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Despite posting a .255 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Elvis Andrus has been unlucky given the .045 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .300.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. David Fry pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.5% — 86th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and David Fry will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Will Brennan's batting average talent is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Will Brennan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Kopech today. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Will Brennan will hold that advantage in today's game. In the last week's worth of games, Will Brennan's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 88.4-mph over the course of the season to 91-mph in recent games.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Yasmani Grandal's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 8.8% to 14.3%.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Seby Zavala's speed has increased this year. His 25.84 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.39 ft/sec now. As it relates to his batting average, Seby Zavala this year. His .154 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .183. A low launch angle standard deviation tends to lead to a higher BABIP, and Seby Zavala's 25.3° mark (93rd percentile) since the start of last season indicates a strong hitting profile.

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