Houston @ Chicago picks

Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. The #3 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in MLB.. Hitters such as Miguel Vargas with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Lance McCullers Jr. who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.. Miguel Vargas will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The #3 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in MLB.. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 5th-worst out of all the teams today.. Jake Meyers has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 95.6-mph average in the last week to his seasonal mark of 89.1-mph.. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.261) may lead us to conclude that Jake Meyers has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .231 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.. Andrew Benintendi is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. The #3 venue in baseball for boosting offensive stats to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in MLB.. Andrew Benintendi will have the handedness advantage over Lance McCullers Jr. in today's matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. The #3 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in MLB.. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Andrew Vaughn will hold that advantage in today's game.. Andrew Vaughn has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 94.8-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 90.9-mph average.

Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. The #3 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in MLB.. Hitters such as Miguel Vargas with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Lance McCullers Jr. who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.. Miguel Vargas will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The #3 venue in baseball for boosting offensive stats to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in MLB.. Brooks Baldwin will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.