Detroit @ Chicago picks

The Detroit Tigers are rolling this year, and Kerry Carpenter is playing a massive part in their success. The 27-year-old has clubbed 10 home runs and driven in 22 to go along with a .268 average. Carpenter hasn’t gone deep since May 20, and tonight is the perfect opportunity to change that. The Tigers face Jonathan Cannon of the Chicago White Sox, and Carpenter had a two-homer game against him back on April 4. He’s 4 for 7 lifetime against Cannon, and has smacked eight of his home runs against right-handed hurlers. Carpenter is also batting .282 against righties compared to .200 versus left-handers. Carpenter’s confidence will be high against Cannon, and it feels like this could be the time he connects on his 11th long ball of the campaign.

Even in some of Flaherty's rockier starts, he’s been piling up Ks this season, bagging 34 punchouts across his last five outings and sitting inside the Top 20 in that category this year across the majors. He should pad that tally here against a team he’s dominated in the prior meetings. Flaherty flummoxed this White Sox lineup on the way to seven strikeouts in early April, and he hit the Over on this 6.5 number in both matchups against Chicago last season. The White Sox didn’t score more than two runs in any of their weekend contests in Baltimore, and they look vulnerable heading into this battle against Flaherty.

The #6 venue in MLB for boosting offensive stats to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather report projects temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the slate at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The switch-hitting Wenceel Perez will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Jonathan Cannon.. Wenceel Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 91st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Wenceel Perez ranks in the 84th percentile with a 17.7° launch angle, which is among the highest angles in the majors.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.. Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today's game.. The #8 ballpark in baseball for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather report projects temperatures in this contest to reach the 2nd-highest level on the slate at 81°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Gleyber Torres has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

Dillon Dingler's BABIP skill is projected in the 77th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Dillon Dingler has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (85% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #6 stadium in the game for overall right-handed offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Home runs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the shallowest in the majors.. The weather report projects temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the slate at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

Andrew Benintendi's batting average ability is projected to be in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.. The #6 venue in MLB for boosting offensive stats to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Home runs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the shallowest in the majors.. The weather report projects temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the slate at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #6 stadium in the game for overall right-handed offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The weather report projects temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the slate at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Miguel Vargas pulls many of his flyballs (33.5% — 77th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.. Among every team today, the 13th-best infield defense belongs to the Detroit Tigers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 5th-best batter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP ability.. Riley Greene is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.. The #6 venue in MLB for boosting offensive stats to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast calls for for the 2nd-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today.. Riley Greene will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jonathan Cannon in today's matchup.

It may be smart to expect positive regression for the Chicago White Sox offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 7th-unluckiest offense in the game this year.. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #5 stadium in MLB for home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 5th-shallowest LF fences among all parks.. The weather report projects temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the slate at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Jack Flaherty is an extreme flyball pitcher (33.6% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is stuck pitching in the #5 HR venue in MLB today.

Andrew Benintendi's batting average ability is projected to be in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.. The #6 venue in MLB for boosting offensive stats to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Home runs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the shallowest in the majors.. The weather report projects temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the slate at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #6 stadium in the game for overall right-handed offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast calls for for the 2nd-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today.. Javier Baez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.4% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Bats such as Javier Baez with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Jonathan Cannon who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.. Javier Baez has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 93-mph average to last year's 89.2-mph figure.

The #6 venue in MLB for boosting offensive stats to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Home runs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the shallowest in the majors.. The weather report projects temperatures in this contest to reach the highest level on the slate at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Hitting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, Josh Rojas will have an edge in today's game.. Josh Rojas is apt to have the upper hand against every reliever for the game's entirety, since the bullpen of the Detroit Tigers only has 1 same-handed RP.