Chicago @ Washington Picks & Props

Keibert Ruiz is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. The switch-hitting Keibert Ruiz will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Mike Clevinger. Keibert Ruiz pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team today.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest.

Jacob Young's BABIP talent is projected in the 79th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Extreme flyball hitters like Jacob Young are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Mike Clevinger. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Jacob Young will hold that advantage today.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Jake Alu will hold the platoon advantage against Mike Clevinger in today's matchup. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team today. Jake Alu will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Jake Alu has seen a big gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 90.4-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal 88.3-mph mark.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Yasmani Grandal's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 8.8% to 12.3%. Yasmani Grandal has gotten much quicker this season, improving from last season's 22.04 ft/sec to 22.8 ft/sec now (according to Statcast's Sprint Speed metric).

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Gavin Sheets will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joan Adon today. Gavin Sheets pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.7% — 86th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Gavin Sheets has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 91.8-mph average to last season's 89.6-mph EV. In the last 14 days, Gavin Sheets's 30.4% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.8%.