Arizona @ Chicago Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Christopher Morel is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Christopher Morel pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.8% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Christopher Morel will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Ian Happ is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to higher offensive output. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (Brandon Pfaadt) in this game. Ian Happ has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 89th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Considering Brandon Pfaadt's large platoon split, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have a tremendous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today. The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Pete Crow-Armstrong has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold that advantage today.

Michael Busch is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Michael Busch will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Pfaadt in today's matchup... and moreover, Pfaadt has a large platoon split. The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Busch can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Michael Busch will hold that advantage today.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The 5th-shallowest left field fences in Major League Baseball are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Dansby Swanson will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Dansby Swanson's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.7-mph over the course of the season to 101.4-mph in recent games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. The 5th-shallowest left field fences in Major League Baseball are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Seiya Suzuki will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Nico Hoerner will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Using Statcast metrics, Nico Hoerner ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .286.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Mike Tauchman ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Considering Brandon Pfaadt's large platoon split, Mike Tauchman will have a big advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in this game. Mike Tauchman may have the upper hand against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks only has 1 same-handed RP. Mike Tauchman has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.9%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Tomas Nido will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats. This year, Tomas Nido's flyball exit velocity (an advanced standard to evaluate power) is in the 79th percentile at 94.5 mph. Tomas Nido is in the 92nd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (49.2% rate since the start of last season).