Chicago @ Washington picks

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Dansby Swanson is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.. Among all the teams today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.. Josh Bell has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences today.. Extreme groundball batters like Josh Bell tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Colin Rea.. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Josh Bell will hold that advantage today.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.. Among all the teams today, the 8th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Tucker ranks as the 7th-best batter in MLB.. Kyle Tucker is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today's game.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.. Kyle Tucker will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Irvin in today's game.

When it comes to his BABIP talent, James Wood is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. James Wood is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.. Batting from the opposite that Colin Rea throws from, James Wood will have an advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Amed Rosario in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.. Amed Rosario is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.. Amed Rosario has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Michael Busch ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.. Michael Busch will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Irvin today.. Michael Busch pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.4% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

When it comes to his BABIP talent, James Wood is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. James Wood is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.. Batting from the opposite that Colin Rea throws from, James Wood will have an advantage in today's game.

When it comes to his BABIP talent, James Wood is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. James Wood is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.. Batting from the opposite that Colin Rea throws from, James Wood will have an advantage in today's game.

The Chicago Cubs projected batting order grades out as the 5th-best on the slate today in terms of overall hitting skill.. Projected catcher Keibert Ruiz grades out as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 83°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.. Among all the teams today, the 7th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals.