Chicago @ Baltimore Picks & Props

Anthony Santander is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Oriole Park at Camden Yards ranks as the #9 ballpark in MLB for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts for the 3rd-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Anthony Santander pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.3% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's shallowest RF fences today. Among all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago White Sox.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Yoan Moncada is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Oriole Park at Camden Yards ranks as the #9 ballpark in MLB for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts for the 3rd-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Yoan Moncada hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards projects as the #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for RHB base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts for the 3rd-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate.

Austin Hays is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 67% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year. Oriole Park at Camden Yards has the deepest left field dimensions in the league. Jesse Scholtens will have the handedness advantage over Austin Hays in today's game. Austin Hays's launch angle of late (6.3° in the last 14 days) is quite a bit worse than his 10.1° seasonal figure. Austin Hays has had some very good luck with his batting average this year; his .279 BA is a good deal higher than his .249 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins II in the 81st percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Oriole Park at Camden Yards ranks as the #9 ballpark in MLB for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts for the 3rd-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Cedric Mullins II will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jesse Scholtens in today's game. Cedric Mullins II pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.7% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's shallowest RF fences today.

Jesse Scholtens will hold the platoon advantage over Ryan Mountcastle today. In the past week, Ryan Mountcastle's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 13.6% down to 0%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adam Frazier in the 76th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Oriole Park at Camden Yards ranks as the #9 ballpark in MLB for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Oriole Park at Camden Yards has the shallowest RF fences among all major league parks. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts for the 3rd-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Adam Frazier will hold the platoon advantage against Jesse Scholtens today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eloy Jimenez in the 90th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Eloy Jimenez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. Oriole Park at Camden Yards projects as the #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for RHB base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts for the 3rd-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Eloy Jimenez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 80th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 4th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards ranks as the #9 ballpark in MLB for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts for the 3rd-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Oscar Colas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dean Kremer in today's game. Oscar Colas has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 91.9-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 88.3-mph EV. In the last two weeks, Oscar Colas's 54.2% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 45.2%.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Ryan O'Hearn ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ryan O'Hearn is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. Oriole Park at Camden Yards ranks as the #9 ballpark in MLB for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts for the 3rd-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Ryan O'Hearn will hold the platoon advantage against Jesse Scholtens in today's game.