Milwaukee @ Chicago Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. William Contreras is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game. The #10 park in MLB for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. William Contreras will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Justin Steele today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Ian Happ is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Wrigley Field as the 10th-best ballpark in the majors for LHB BABIP. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The switch-hitting Ian Happ will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Corbin Burnes.

The #10 park in MLB for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Among all major league parks, Wrigley Field's LF fences are the 7th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Joey Wiemer will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Justin Steele in today's game. Joey Wiemer is quite toolsy, checking in at the 90th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.95 ft/sec this year.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jeimer Candelario ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Wrigley Field as the 10th-best ballpark in the majors for LHB BABIP. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Jeimer Candelario will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. In the last week, Jeimer Candelario's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.6% up to 15%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich as the 12th-best batter in MLB when assessing his BABIP skill. Christian Yelich is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Wrigley Field as the 10th-best ballpark in the majors for LHB BABIP. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The Chicago Cubs don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Christian Yelich is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch the entire game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Willy Adames is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The #10 park in MLB for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Willy Adames will have the handedness advantage over Justin Steele in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Wrigley Field as the 10th-best ballpark in the majors for LHB BABIP. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The Chicago Cubs don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Brice Turang is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the whole game. Brice Turang has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brice Turang's true offensive ability to be a .302, implying that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .029 disparity between that mark and his actual .273 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 77th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. The #10 park in MLB for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Christopher Morel pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.1% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Christopher Morel will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. The #10 park in MLB for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Nico Hoerner will hold that advantage in today's game.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. The #10 park in MLB for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Among all major league parks, Wrigley Field's LF fences are the 7th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output.

The #10 park in MLB for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Among all major league parks, Wrigley Field's LF fences are the 7th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Tyrone Taylor will hold the platoon advantage against Justin Steele in today's game. When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Tyrone Taylor has experienced some negative variance this year. His .270 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .303.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. The #10 park in MLB for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Seiya Suzuki will hold that advantage in today's game. Seiya Suzuki's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, going from 42.8% to 48.3%.

Cody Bellinger is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Wrigley Field as the 10th-best ballpark in the majors for LHB BABIP. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Cody Bellinger will hold the platoon advantage against Corbin Burnes in today's game. Cody Bellinger will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

The #10 park in MLB for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Among all major league parks, Wrigley Field's LF fences are the 7th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The switch-hitting Victor Caratini will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Justin Steele. Victor Caratini has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 91.7-mph average to last season's 89.3-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Madrigal in the 97th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. The #10 park in MLB for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Nick Madrigal will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Nick Madrigal has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 87.9-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal average of 84.4-mph.