Pittsburgh @ Chicago props

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Liover Peguero ranks as the 3rd-best batter in baseball. The #10 ballpark in baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Among all stadiums, Wrigley Field's LF dimensions are the 6th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Despite posting a .308 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Liover Peguero has experienced some positive variance given the .020 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .288.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Endy Rodriguez in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Wrigley Field projects as the #10 venue in Major League Baseball for left-handed base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Compared to his seasonal average of 17.3°, Endy Rodriguez has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 24.3° angle over the last two weeks. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Endy Rodriguez's true offensive skill to be a .348, indicating that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .075 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .273 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke'Bryan Hayes in the 86th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Ke'Bryan Hayes is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The #10 ballpark in baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Ke'Bryan Hayes has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 95-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal EV of 92.7-mph.

Wrigley Field projects as the #10 venue in Major League Baseball for left-handed base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Alfonso Rivas will have the handedness advantage against Javier Assad today. Alfonso Rivas has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. Alfonso Rivas has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 90.4-mph average to last year's 86.6-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. The #10 ballpark in baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Christopher Morel will have the handedness advantage over Bailey Falter in today's game. Christopher Morel pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.1% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

The #10 ballpark in baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Among all stadiums, Wrigley Field's LF dimensions are the 6th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Alexander Canario will have the handedness advantage over Bailey Falter today. The Pittsburgh Pirates outfield defense profiles as the weakest among every team in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Patrick Wisdom in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. The #10 ballpark in baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Patrick Wisdom will hold the platoon advantage over Bailey Falter today. Patrick Wisdom pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.8% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences today.