Chicago @ Cleveland Picks & Props

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Ian Happ ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ian Happ is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in MLB for LHB BABIP. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will get to bat from his better side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (Ben Lively) in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 88th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in MLB for LHB BABIP. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Andres Gimenez has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Bats such as Andres Gimenez with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Shota Imanaga who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Michael Busch is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in MLB for LHB BABIP. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Michael Busch will have the handedness advantage against Ben Lively in today's matchup... and even better, Lively has a large platoon split. Michael Busch may have an edge against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians has just 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Steven Kwan is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in MLB for LHB BABIP. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Steven Kwan stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Cody Bellinger is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in MLB for LHB BABIP. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Considering Ben Lively's large platoon split, Cody Bellinger will have a big advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

The #8 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Jhonkensy Noel will hold the platoon advantage over Shota Imanaga today. Jhonkensy Noel pulls many of his flyballs (33.3% — 75th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Jhonkensy Noel 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. The #8 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Nico Hoerner has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Nico Hoerner's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better in recent games, rising from 45.1% on the season to 58.8% in the last week's worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seiya Suzuki in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The #8 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. There has been a significant improvement in Seiya Suzuki's launch angle from last year's 10.6° to 16.4° this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 91st percentile when assessing his batting average ability. The #8 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Tyler Freeman will have an advantage in today's matchup. Tyler Freeman will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jose Ramirez ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today. The #8 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.8% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

David Fry is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game. The #8 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, David Fry will have the upper hand in today's game. David Fry pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.5% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. The #8 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Dansby Swanson's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better recently, going from 16.5% on the season to 28.1% in the past two weeks' worth of games. Dansby Swanson has been unlucky this year, compiling a .289 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .327 — a .038 difference.

The #8 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field has the 3rd-shallowest left field fences among all stadiums. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Miguel Amaya has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.9-mph to 93.5-mph in the last 7 days. In terms of his batting average, Miguel Amaya has suffered from bad luck this year. His .217 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .239.

Isaac Paredes is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The #8 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Isaac Paredes pulls many of his flyballs (46% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Last season, Isaac Paredes had an average launch angle of 18° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 21.6°.

The #8 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Austin Hedges will have the handedness advantage over Shota Imanaga today. Austin Hedges pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.3% — 88th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Austin Hedges will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 86th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 8th-best field in MLB for LHB BABIP. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the handedness advantage over Ben Lively in today's game... and moreover, Lively has a large platoon split. Pete Crow-Armstrong is likely to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians has just 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lane Thomas in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Lane Thomas is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. The #8 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Lane Thomas will have an advantage today.