Chicago @ Cleveland Picks & Props

Will Brennan is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today's game. Today, Will Brennan is at a disadvantage facing the league's 7th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 40.3% rate (98th percentile). Will Brennan has been cold in recent games, notching a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to measure power) over the past two weeks. Over the last two weeks, Will Brennan's swing has not been well optimized for home runs, hitting a mere 0% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of 23° to 34°.

Over the last 14 days, Steven Kwan has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability. Steven Kwan has not been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs lately, striking balls between 23° and 34° just 0% of the time over the last 14 days.

Jose Ramirez has been cold recently, posting a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to measure power) in the past 14 days. In the past two weeks, Jose Ramirez has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 85.3-mph on his flyballs.

Andrew Vaughn hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 87th percentile) and will be challenged by the league's 7th-deepest CF fences in today's matchup. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense belongs to the Cleveland Guardians. Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Andrew Vaughn today. Andrew Vaughn has been cold in recent games, putting up a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to evaluate power) over the past 14 days. Andrew Vaughn has not been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs of late, lifting balls between 23° and 34° just 0% of the time in the past two weeks.

Andres Gimenez has been cold of late, putting up a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) in the last two weeks' worth of games. Over the last two weeks, Andres Gimenez has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 83.5-mph on his flyballs. In the past 14 days, Andres Gimenez's swing has not been well optimized for home runs, hitting a mere 0% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of 23° to 34°.

Mike Soroka will hold the platoon advantage over Tyler Freeman in today's matchup. Tyler Freeman hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB's 7th-deepest CF fences in today's game. Tyler Freeman has been cold in recent games, compiling a 0% Barrel% (a reliable stat to evaluate power) in the past two weeks' worth of games. Tyler Freeman has not been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs lately, angling balls between 23° and 34° just 0% of the time in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lenyn Sosa in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense belongs to the Cleveland Guardians. Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Lenyn Sosa in today's matchup.

Yoan Moncada's BABIP skill is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Yoan Moncada is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 3rd-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Brayan Rocchio pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.1% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Brayan Rocchio will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Robbie Grossman is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. The switch-hitting Robbie Grossman will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Logan Allen. Robbie Grossman pulls many of his flyballs (35.2% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Logan Allen will have the handedness advantage over Martin Maldonado in today's matchup. Martin Maldonado pulls many of his flyballs (36.8% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Logan Allen will hold the platoon advantage over Kevin Pillar in today's game. Kevin Pillar pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.3% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Logan Allen will hold the platoon advantage over Paul DeJong today. Paul DeJong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.1% — 81st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 91st percentile when estimating his batting average talent. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Andrew Benintendi may have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians only has 1 same-handed RP. Andrew Benintendi has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.2%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Bo Naylor will have the handedness advantage against Mike Soroka in today's matchup. Bo Naylor pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.3% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Extreme flyball hitters like Bo Naylor tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Mike Soroka.

Korey Lee is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Logan Allen will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Korey Lee in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Arias in the 87th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Gabriel Arias has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Gabriel Arias will hold that advantage in today's game.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 3rd-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for bats. Nicky Lopez may have an advantage against every reliever for the game's entirety, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians only has 1 same-handed RP. Nicky Lopez has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.6%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Ramon Laureano has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Gavin Sheets has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

David Fry has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.