Oakland @ Chicago props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 89th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Andrew Benintendi is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Andrew Benintendi has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among all the teams on the slate today.

Gavin Sheets is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among all the teams on the slate today. Gavin Sheets will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the 4th-hottest weather of all games on the slate at 81°. Dominic Fletcher has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense projects as the worst among all the teams on the slate today. Dominic Fletcher will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. In the last two weeks, Dominic Fletcher's 27.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 22.1%.

Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Hitting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, Miguel Vargas will have an advantage today. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense projects as the worst among all the teams on the slate today. Miguel Vargas is an extreme flyball hitter and squares off against the weak outfield defense of Oakland (#2-worst of all teams on the slate).

Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Batting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, Bryan Ramos will have the upper hand in today's game. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among all the teams on the slate today. Bryan Ramos will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Luis Robert Jr.'s BABIP ability is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Luis Robert Jr. is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Luis Robert Jr. will hold the platoon advantage against JP Sears today.

Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Korey Lee will have the handedness advantage over JP Sears in today's matchup. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among all the teams on the slate today. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Korey Lee will hold that advantage in today's game.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Jacob Amaya will have the handedness advantage over JP Sears today. Jacob Amaya has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among all the teams on the slate today. Jacob Amaya will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Seth Brown ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Seth Brown is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today's game. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Hitting from the opposite that Nick Nastrini throws from, Seth Brown will have the upper hand in today's game.

Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Hitting from the opposite that Nick Nastrini throws from, Kyle McCann will have an advantage today.

Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Hitting from the opposite that Nick Nastrini throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have an advantage today. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.239) may lead us to conclude that Tyler Soderstrom has experienced some negative variance this year with his .212 actual batting average. Posting a .325 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year, Tyler Soderstrom is positioned in the 77th percentile for offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. In the past week's worth of games, Jacob Wilson's swing has been well optimized for base hits, notching a 68.8% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Hitting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, Lenyn Sosa will have an advantage in today's game. Lenyn Sosa has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among all the teams on the slate today. Lenyn Sosa will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Corey Julks is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Corey Julks will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today's game. The Oakland Athletics outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among all the teams on the slate today.

Zack Gelof's BABIP talent is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Zack Gelof has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (76% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today's game. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Zack Gelof has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 106-mph average in the past week to his seasonal average of 93.7-mph.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Hitting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, Andrew Vaughn will have an edge in today's game.

J.J. Bleday is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Hitting from the opposite that Nick Nastrini throws from, J.J. Bleday will have the upper hand today. J.J. Bleday's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 15.2% to 19.4%.

Brent Rooker projects as the 19th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Brent Rooker is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Brent Rooker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.8% — 79th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Brent Rooker has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.1-mph average to last year's 94.9-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage against Nick Nastrini in today's game. Lawrence Butler has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Shea Langeliers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Shea Langeliers has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 97.7-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal mark of 95.2-mph.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 85°. Nick Allen has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. When it comes to his batting average, Nick Allen has had some very poor luck since the start of last season. His .210 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .248.