Chicago @ Seattle Picks & Props

When assessing his overall offensive skill, J.P. Crawford ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). J.P. Crawford is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago Cubs. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and J.P. Crawford will hold that advantage in today's matchup. J.P. Crawford has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 16.7% seasonal rate to 33.3% in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the 3rd-best batter in MLB as it relates to his BABIP talent. Julio Rodriguez is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today. Julio Rodriguez will hold the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today's matchup. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago Cubs. Julio Rodriguez will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.1% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago Cubs. Cal Raleigh is an extreme flyball batter and squares off against the weak outfield defense of Chicago (#3-worst of the day). Cal Raleigh will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Cal Raleigh has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 89-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 85.5-mph EV.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Jorge Polanco ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jorge Polanco is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today's game. Jorge Polanco pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.5% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago Cubs. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Jorge Polanco will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Ty France is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 64% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Ty France will hold the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today's game. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago Cubs. Ty France will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Luis Urias will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today's game. Luis Urias pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago Cubs. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Luis Urias will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Dylan Moore will have an advantage in today's matchup. Dylan Moore pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago Cubs. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Dylan Moore will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Haniger in the 80th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Mitch Haniger is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Mitch Haniger will have an advantage in today's matchup. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago Cubs. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Mitch Haniger will hold that advantage in today's game.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Cody Bellinger is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. Cody Bellinger will hold the platoon advantage over Emerson Hancock in today's game. Cody Bellinger pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.6% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Dansby Swanson is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. Home runs are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in MLB. Over the last 14 days, Dansby Swanson has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .365.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today. Seiya Suzuki has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Over the last 14 days, Seiya Suzuki has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .368.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Nico Hoerner has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

Mitch Garver will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today's game. Mitch Garver pulls many of his flyballs (41.9% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago Cubs. Mitch Garver will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Ian Happ is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Emerson Hancock today. Ian Happ has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. In the past 14 days, Ian Happ has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .370.

Home runs are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in MLB. Michael Busch will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Emerson Hancock in today's matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Christopher Morel ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Christopher Morel is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today's game. Christopher Morel pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.8% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Christopher Morel has been hot of late, putting up a .377 wOBA over the last week.

Batting from the opposite that Emerson Hancock throws from, Mike Tauchman will have an edge in today's matchup. Mike Tauchman has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. In the last two weeks, Mike Tauchman has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .409.

Miguel Amaya has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Yan Gomes has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Seby Zavala has gone over 0.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.