Milwaukee @ Chicago Picks & Props

Chase Meidroth's batting average talent is projected to be in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Chase Meidroth is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Long-balls are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. Extreme flyball hitters like Chase Meidroth are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Chad Patrick. Chase Meidroth will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 81st percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today's game. Long-balls are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. Andrew Benintendi will hold the platoon advantage over Chad Patrick in today's game. Andrew Benintendi will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edgar Quero in the 85th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Edgar Quero is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. Long-balls are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. Edgar Quero will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Over the past 7 days, Edgar Quero has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .373.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brice Turang in today's matchup.

Lenyn Sosa has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Lenyn Sosa will hold that advantage in today's game. Lenyn Sosa has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 6.2% seasonal rate to 13.3% in the past week's worth of games. Lenyn Sosa has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 91.4-mph average to last year's 88.9-mph average. Lenyn Sosa has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .257 figure is quite a bit lower than his .296 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Luis Robert Jr. is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. Long-balls are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. Luis Robert Jr. will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. There has been a significant improvement in Luis Robert Jr.'s launch angle from last season's 13.1° to 21.1° this year.

Long-balls are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. Among all the teams on the slate today, the best infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox. Caleb Durbin is quite athletic, checking in at the 86th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.42 ft/sec this year.

Sean Burke will have the handedness advantage against Jackson Chourio today. Jackson Chourio will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup. Jackson Chourio has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 11.2% seasonal rate has lowered to 5.6% over the last week. Jackson Chourio's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last year to this one, going from 16% to 10.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. William Contreras is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. William Contreras has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. Extreme groundball hitters like William Contreras usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Sean Burke. Among all the teams on the slate today, the best infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 80th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Sal Frelick is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. Long-balls are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. Hitting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Sal Frelick will have an edge today. Extreme flyball hitters like Sal Frelick tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Sean Burke.

Eric Haase pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.7% — 87th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams on the slate today, the best infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

Long-balls are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. Miguel Vargas will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Miguel Vargas has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 90.4-mph average to last year's 86.2-mph average. In terms of his batting average, Miguel Vargas has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season. His .174 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .188.

Joshua Palacios is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Long-balls are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. Joshua Palacios will hold the platoon advantage against Chad Patrick today. Extreme groundball batters like Joshua Palacios tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Chad Patrick. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Joshua Palacios will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Christian Yelich is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Hitting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Christian Yelich will have an edge in today's game. Christian Yelich has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Extreme groundball hitters like Christian Yelich usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Sean Burke.

Long-balls are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. Brooks Baldwin will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Brooks Baldwin has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 93.2-mph average to last year's 90.6-mph EV. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Brooks Baldwin ranks in the 93rd percentile with a 20.9° launch angle, which is one of the highest angles in the league.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Long-balls are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league parks. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Andrew Vaughn will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Andrew Vaughn has made significant strides with his Barrel%, upping his 9.3% rate last season to 14.6% this season.

Rhys Hoskins pulls many of his flyballs (40.1% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams on the slate today, the best infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox. There has been a significant improvement in Rhys Hoskins's launch angle from last year's 20.6° to 24° this season.

Jake Bauers has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (88% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Batting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Jake Bauers will have the upper hand today. Jake Bauers pulls many of his flyballs (35% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. Among all the teams on the slate today, the best infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox. Jake Bauers's 22.2° launch angle (an advanced standard to evaluate a hitter's ability to lift the ball for power) is among the highest in the majors: 99th percentile.

Matt Thaiss has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.