Kyle Tucker Total Hits Props • Chi. Cubs

Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly correlated with cold weather, and the weather forecast for this contest predicts the lowest temperature on the schedule today at 59°. The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for mound aces. Kyle Tucker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.6% — 90th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball's 5th-deepest RF fences today. Kyle Tucker's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined from last year to this one, decreasing from 44.9% to 38.8%. Kyle Tucker's maximum exit velocity (an advanced standard to evaluate power) has been 108.1 mph this year, placing in the 24th percentile.