Chicago @ Detroit Picks & Props

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Christopher Morel ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Comerica Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the game for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the weakest out of all the teams on the slate today.

In the majors, Comerica Park's centerfield dimensions are the 2nd-deepest. Javier Assad will have the handedness advantage over Matt Vierling in today's matchup. Out of every team in action today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Chicago Cubs. Over the past two weeks, Matt Vierling's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal mark of 89 mph to 77.8 mph. Matt Vierling's launch angle this season (7.5°) is quite a bit worse than his 12° figure last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Madrigal in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Comerica Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the game for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. Extreme flyball bats like Nick Madrigal usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Alex Faedo.

Alex Faedo will hold the platoon advantage against Nico Hoerner in today's game. Nico Hoerner hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 81st percentile) and and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league's 2nd-deepest CF fences today. Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nico Hoerner today. Nico Hoerner's launch angle recently (-10.3° over the past week) is significantly lower than his 10.4° seasonal angle. Nico Hoerner has been cold of late, compiling a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to measure power) in the last week.

Comerica Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the game for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 14th-weakest out of all the teams on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. Comerica Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the game for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Comerica Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the game for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 14th-weakest out of all the teams on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the best batter in the majors when assessing his BABIP talent. Riley Greene is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game. Comerica Park projects as the #6 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Javier Baez in the 79th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Comerica Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the game for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Javier Baez will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Akil Baddoo is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 66% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year. Comerica Park projects as the #6 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. Akil Baddoo will hold the platoon advantage against Javier Assad today.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Ian Happ ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ian Happ is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Comerica Park projects as the #6 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Spencer Torkelson is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Comerica Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the game for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today.

Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Comerica Park projects as the #6 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. Cody Bellinger will hold the platoon advantage against Alex Faedo today.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jeimer Candelario ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Comerica Park projects as the #6 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 14th-weakest out of all the teams on the slate today.

Comerica Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the game for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. Jake Rogers will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. In the past two weeks, Jake Rogers's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.7-mph over the course of the season to 102-mph of late.

Mike Tauchman is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Comerica Park projects as the #6 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. Mike Tauchman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alex Faedo in today's game.

Comerica Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the game for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Carson Kelly will hold that advantage in today's game.

Comerica Park profiles as the #6 stadium in the game for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. Miguel Cabrera will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Miguel Cabrera has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92.3-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal 89.3-mph EV.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Kerry Carpenter ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Kerry Carpenter is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today's game. Comerica Park projects as the #6 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today.

Comerica Park projects as the #6 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. Zach McKinstry will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Javier Assad today. The Chicago Cubs don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Zach McKinstry is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the whole game.