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Kyle Tucker projects as the 9th-best batter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Out of every team today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Kyle Tucker will hold that advantage today.

As it relates to his batting average skill, Jung Hoo Lee is projected as the 12th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Jung Hoo Lee is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Hitting from the opposite that Ben Brown throws from, Jung Hoo Lee will have an edge in today's matchup. Jung Hoo Lee's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 44% to 57.5%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Ian Happ is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game. Among all stadiums, Wrigley Field's LF fences are the 6th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Out of every team today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jon Berti in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Jon Berti will hold the platoon advantage over Robbie Ray in today's matchup. Extreme flyball bats like Jon Berti tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Robbie Ray. Out of every team today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Seiya Suzuki is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. Among all stadiums, Wrigley Field's LF fences are the 6th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Hitting from the opposite that Robbie Ray throws from, Seiya Suzuki will have an advantage today.

Among all stadiums, Wrigley Field's LF fences are the 6th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Willy Adames is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Willy Adames pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.9% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Willy Adames has made significant improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 10.8% seasonal rate to 18.2% over the past 14 days.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. LaMonte Wade Jr. will have the handedness advantage over Ben Brown today. LaMonte Wade Jr.'s launch angle this year (24.4°) is considerably higher than his 12.8° mark last year. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates LaMonte Wade Jr.'s true offensive ability to be a .326, indicating that he has been unlucky this year given the .100 gap between that figure and his actual .226 wOBA. When it comes to plate discipline, LaMonte Wade Jr.'s skill is quite good, posting a 1.5 K/BB rate since the start of last season while placing in in the 93rd percentile.

Carson Kelly is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 74% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Among all stadiums, Wrigley Field's LF fences are the 6th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Hitting from the opposite that Robbie Ray throws from, Carson Kelly will have the upper hand today. Out of every team today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Out of every team today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants. Pete Crow-Armstrong will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Pete Crow-Armstrong has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 12.9% seasonal rate to 24.3% over the past two weeks.

Heliot Ramos's BABIP talent is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Heliot Ramos has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 99.3-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal EV of 95.7-mph. Heliot Ramos's launch angle recently (28.5° over the last 7 days) is significantly better than his 10.6° seasonal angle. Heliot Ramos's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 41.9% to 52.6%.

Mike Yastrzemski is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Ben Brown throws from, Mike Yastrzemski will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Over the past week, Mike Yastrzemski's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9.9% up to 20%. Mike Yastrzemski's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 14.6% to 19.8%.

Wilmer Flores is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Wilmer Flores pulls many of his flyballs (37.7% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Wilmer Flores's launch angle of late (30.8° in the past week's worth of games) is considerably higher than his 15.4° seasonal figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Chapman in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Matt Chapman is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today's game. Among all stadiums, Wrigley Field's LF fences are the 6th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Over the past two weeks, Matt Chapman's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 96.5-mph over the course of the season to 99.9-mph of late.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Among all stadiums, Wrigley Field's LF fences are the 6th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Robbie Ray throws from, Dansby Swanson will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Out of every team today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Robbie Ray throws from, Nico Hoerner will have the upper hand in today's game. Out of every team today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants. Nico Hoerner will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Justin Turner is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today's game. Among all stadiums, Wrigley Field's LF fences are the 6th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense. Justin Turner will hold the platoon advantage over Robbie Ray in today's matchup. Out of every team today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to better offense.

Michael Busch has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.