Chicago @ Detroit Picks & Props

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most suitable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Tarik Skubal will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew Benintendi today. In today's matchup, Andrew Benintendi is at a disadvantage facing the league's 5th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 37.8% rate (93rd percentile). Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Andrew Benintendi in today's game. Andrew Benintendi's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 91.1-mph figure last season has fallen off to 87.5-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 89th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Yoan Moncada is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 9th-best ballpark in baseball for right-handed batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for batters.

Javier Baez's BABIP skill is projected in the 80th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 9th-best ballpark in baseball for right-handed batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Javier Baez will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 9th-best ballpark in baseball for right-handed batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Trayce Thompson will have the handedness advantage against Tarik Skubal today. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 9th-best ballpark in baseball for right-handed batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Jake Rogers will hold that advantage in today's game. Over the past 7 days, Jake Rogers's 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 18.9%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 9th-best ballpark in baseball for right-handed batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Korey Lee will have the handedness advantage over Tarik Skubal in today's matchup. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the 3rd-worst among all the teams in action today.

Akil Baddoo is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 9th-best field in the league for lefty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for batters. Akil Baddoo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Urena in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eloy Jimenez in the 92nd percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Eloy Jimenez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 9th-best ballpark in baseball for right-handed batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for batters.

Elvis Andrus has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.