Texas @ Chicago picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Slater as the 10th-best hitter in the league when it comes to his BABIP skill.. Austin Slater is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Austin Slater will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today's matchup.. Austin Slater has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

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 projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. HRs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball.. Out of all the teams today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense is that of the Texas Rangers.

Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. HRs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball.. Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Miguel Vargas will have the upper hand in today's matchup.. Hitters such as Miguel Vargas with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Patrick Corbin who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Marcus Semien pulls many of his flyballs (37.7% — 96th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.. Extreme groundball hitters like Marcus Semien tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Davis Martin.. Last year, Marcus Semien had an average launch angle of 13.5° on his hardest-hit balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 16.6°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 95th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. HRs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball.. Adolis Garcia's launch angle this year (21.6°) is a significant increase over his 14.8° figure last season.. In notching a 25.200 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Adolis Garcia finds himself in the 82nd percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Kyle Higashioka pulls many of his flyballs (40.2% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Extreme groundball batters like Kyle Higashioka generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Davis Martin.. Kyle Higashioka has performed at a clip of 27.2 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 89th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.. When it comes to power, Kyle Higashioka finds himself in the 95th percentile, having averaged 30.4 long-balls per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

Jake Burger projects as the 18th-best home run batter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Jake Burger has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (76% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. HRs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball.. In notching a .316 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Jake Burger finds himself in the 81st percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Wyatt Langford ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Wyatt Langford pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 82nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. This season, Wyatt Langford has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 94.6 mph compared to last year's 92.1 mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Lenyn Sosa will have the upper hand today.. Lenyn Sosa has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.. Out of all the teams today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Texas Rangers.. Lenyn Sosa will have the benefit of 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 6th-best field in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Edgar Quero will get to bat from his better side against Patrick Corbin today.. Edgar Quero has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Out of all the teams today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Texas Rangers.. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Edgar Quero will hold that advantage in today's matchup.