Philadelphia @ Chicago Picks & Props

Michael Busch has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (54% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Wrigley Field projects as the #10 venue in baseball for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today. Michael Busch will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Mercado in today's game.

The #10 field in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. In the league, Wrigley Field's left field dimensions are the 5th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today. Johan Rojas's footspeed has increased this season. His 29.35 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 29.93 ft/sec now.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Ian Happ ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ian Happ is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. Wrigley Field projects as the #10 venue in baseball for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. The #10 field in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. In the league, Wrigley Field's left field dimensions are the 5th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.

When assessing his BABIP talent, Brandon Marsh is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Brandon Marsh is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Wrigley Field projects as the #10 venue in baseball for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.

Bryson Stott will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. In the past 14 days, Bryson Stott's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal figure of 90.7 mph to 83.9 mph. In the past 14 days, Bryson Stott's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (-2.1°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 12.3°. Bryson Stott's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, decreasing from 17.4% to 14.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. The #10 field in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today. Christopher Morel pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.8% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Castellanos in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Nick Castellanos is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game. The #10 field in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. In the league, Wrigley Field's left field dimensions are the 5th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Bohm in the 97th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Alec Bohm is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. The #10 field in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.

When it comes to his batting average talent, Trea Turner is projected as the 16th-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Trea Turner is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. The #10 field in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. In the league, Wrigley Field's left field dimensions are the 5th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense.

Wrigley Field projects as the #10 venue in baseball for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today. Batting from the opposite that Hayden Wesneski throws from, David Dahl will have an advantage today. In the last 14 days, David Dahl has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 29° compared to his seasonal mark of 25.4°.

Wrigley Field projects as the #10 venue in baseball for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today. Garrett Stubbs will have the handedness advantage over Hayden Wesneski in today's matchup. In the past 7 days, Garrett Stubbs's 27.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 14%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Wrigley Field projects as the #10 venue in baseball for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today. Batting from the opposite that Michael Mercado throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the upper hand in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Seiya Suzuki is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. The #10 field in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. In the league, Wrigley Field's left field dimensions are the 5th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense.

Michael Mercado will hold the platoon advantage over Nico Hoerner in today's matchup. Nico Hoerner has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and will be challenged by baseball's 5th-deepest RF fences in today's matchup. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Nico Hoerner's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (-1.5°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 3.7°. This year, Nico Hoerner's 1.7% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 2nd percentile among his peers.

The #10 field in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. In the league, Wrigley Field's left field dimensions are the 5th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today. Miguel Amaya will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Cody Bellinger is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game. Wrigley Field projects as the #10 venue in baseball for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.

The #10 field in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Tomas Nido will hold that advantage in today's matchup. When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Tomas Nido has had some very poor luck this year. His .242 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .334.

Wrigley Field projects as the #10 venue in baseball for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to more offense. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today. Hitting from the opposite that Hayden Wesneski throws from, Kody Clemens will have an edge today. Kody Clemens has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 96.7-mph average to last year's 90.9-mph EV.

Whit Merrifield has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.