Texas @ Chicago Picks & Props

Sam Haggerty is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in the game for LHB batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team playing today. Sam Haggerty's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls recently (21° over the past 7 days) is quite a bit better than his 15.3° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Wyatt Langford is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in MLB for righty batting average. Wyatt Langford pulls many of his flyballs (34.3% — 84th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Luis Robert Jr. is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in MLB for righty batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. Luis Robert Jr. will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Jake Burger is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 79% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in MLB for righty batting average. Jake Burger pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in the game for LHB batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. Batting from the opposite that Tyler Mahle throws from, Josh Rojas will have an advantage today. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Josh Rojas will hold that advantage today. In the last week, Josh Rojas's 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 19%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edgar Quero in the 81st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in the game for LHB batting average. Edgar Quero has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Edgar Quero will hold that advantage in today's game. Edgar Quero has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.9-mph to 93.9-mph in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in MLB for righty batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. Andrew Vaughn's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (15.4°) is quite a bit better than his 11.8° figure last year. Andrew Vaughn's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased lately, increasing from 15.9% on the season to 20.8% in the last 14 days. Despite posting a .231 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Andrew Vaughn has had bad variance on his side given the .099 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .330.

Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in MLB for righty batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. Extreme groundball batters like Miguel Vargas are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Tyler Mahle. Miguel Vargas will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in MLB for righty batting average. Lenyn Sosa has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. Lenyn Sosa will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Lenyn Sosa has put up a .316 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 80th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in the game for LHB batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in the game for LHB batting average. Joc Pederson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sean Burke in today's game. Joc Pederson pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.7% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team playing today.

Mike Tauchman is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in the game for LHB batting average. Batting from the opposite that Tyler Mahle throws from, Mike Tauchman will have the upper hand in today's game. Mike Tauchman has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Mike Tauchman will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Andrew Benintendi's batting average talent is projected to be in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Andrew Benintendi is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in the game for LHB batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. Batting from the opposite that Tyler Mahle throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have an edge today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in MLB for righty batting average. Marcus Semien pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.7% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team playing today. Marcus Semien has been unlucky this year, compiling a .236 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .324 — a .088 discrepancy.

Josh Smith is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in the game for LHB batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. Josh Smith will have the handedness advantage against Sean Burke in today's matchup. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 79th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Chase Meidroth is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in MLB for righty batting average. Chase Meidroth has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Chase Meidroth will hold that advantage in today's game.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in MLB for righty batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team playing today. Adolis Garcia's launch angle this year (21.6°) is a significant increase over his 14.8° angle last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Josh Jung is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 64% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in MLB for righty batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in the game for LHB batting average. Joshua Palacios will hold the platoon advantage against Tyler Mahle in today's matchup. Joshua Palacios has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Joshua Palacios will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Joshua Palacios has made significant gains with his Barrel% lately, improving his 10% seasonal rate to 20% in the past 7 days.