Atlanta @ Chicago Picks & Props

Travis d'Arnaud is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. The #10 park in MLB for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Travis d'Arnaud will hold the platoon advantage against Justin Steele in today's matchup. Travis d'Arnaud's 90.6-mph average exit velocity is one of the best in Major League Baseball since the start of last season: 76th percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. The #10 park in MLB for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest left field dimensions in the majors. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ronald Acuna Jr. as the 2nd-best batter in the majors when estimating his batting average ability. Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup. The #10 park in MLB for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest left field dimensions in the majors. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 97th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Nico Hoerner is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game. The #10 park in MLB for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Max Fried throws from, Nico Hoerner will have the upper hand in today's matchup.

Nick Madrigal's batting average talent is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The #10 park in MLB for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Nick Madrigal will hold the platoon advantage over Max Fried today. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Nick Madrigal will hold that advantage in today's game.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The #10 park in MLB for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest left field dimensions in the majors. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Max Fried throws from, Dansby Swanson will have an advantage today.

The #10 park in MLB for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest left field dimensions in the majors. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Miguel Amaya will have the handedness advantage over Max Fried in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Miguel Amaya will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Christopher Morel is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The #10 park in MLB for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Christopher Morel will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Fried in today's matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. The #10 field in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Batters such as Cody Bellinger with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Max Fried who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Patrick Wisdom is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The #10 park in MLB for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Patrick Wisdom will hold the platoon advantage over Max Fried today. Patrick Wisdom pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Low humidity has a small yet noteworthy correlation with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the driest conditions of all games on the slate today at 38%. The Chicago Cubs infield defense profiles as the 5th-strongest among every team playing today. Marcell Ozuna will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today. Marcell Ozuna's footspeed has decreased this year. His 26.37 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 25.31 ft/sec now. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Marcell Ozuna's true offensive skill to be a .343, suggesting that he has been very fortunate this year given the .091 disparity between that mark and his actual .434 wOBA.

Low humidity has a small yet noteworthy correlation with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the driest conditions of all games on the slate today at 38%. The Chicago Cubs infield defense profiles as the 5th-strongest among every team playing today. Ozzie Albies will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup. Ozzie Albies's speed has dropped off this year. His 27.54 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.53 ft/sec now. Ozzie Albies has been very bad at hitting the ball to all fields (a core talent for batting average), placing in the 2nd percentile in THE BAT X's Spray Score since the start of last season.

Mike Tauchman is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Mike Tauchman has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Mike Tauchman will hold that advantage in today's game. By putting up a .347 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Mike Tauchman finds himself in the 78th percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Ian Happ ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The #10 park in MLB for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Ian Happ will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Using Statcast metrics, Ian Happ ranks in the 80th percentile for hitting ability per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .346.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. The #10 field in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Michael Harris II is apt to have the upper hand against every reliever for the game's entirety, since the bullpen of the Chicago Cubs only has 1 same-handed RP. Michael Harris II has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The #10 park in MLB for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Orlando Arcia will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Justin Steele today. Orlando Arcia pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.5% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.345) may lead us to conclude that Orlando Arcia has had bad variance on his side this year with his .292 actual wOBA.

Matt Olson projects as the 14th-best batter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Matt Olson is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The #10 field in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Matt Olson has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

The #10 park in MLB for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Justin Steele throws from, Adam Duvall will have the upper hand today. Adam Duvall pulls many of his flyballs (41.7% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. Adam Duvall's 12.6% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) ranks in the 85th percentile since the start of last season.

The #10 park in MLB for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest left field dimensions in the majors. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Justin Steele throws from, Zack Short will have an edge today. Zack Short's 20.6° launch angle (a reliable metric to measure a hitter's ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the steepest in the league: 92nd percentile.