Chicago @ Philadelphia picks

The Phillies will send All-Star starter Zach Wheeler to the mound on Sunday. The right-hander has limited Cubs hitters to a .620 OPS, while Chicago southpaw Matt Boyd could be in trouble against a vaunted Phillies lineup that leads the MLB in hits against LHP. Take Philly to win at home.

Matthew Boyd has also put up impressive numbers for Chicago, going 5-3 with a 3.01 ERA and 1.19 WHIP in 12 starts. The southpaw has a distinct advantage against this Phillies team. Philadelphia is just 8-12 against left-handed starters this season, including losses against Andrew Heaney, Bailey Failter, Jose Quintana, and Chris Sale in the last 10 games. These are two of the best teams in the NL, but the Cubs are playing better right now, and we’re getting a rare underdog price to boot.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 88th percentile when assessing his home run talent.. Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 62% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.. Dingers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-best hitting conditions on the schedule today.. Hitting from the opposite that Zack Wheeler throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an edge in today's matchup.

Seiya Suzuki projects as the 17th-best hitter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Seiya Suzuki is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.. Dingers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-best hitting conditions on the schedule today.. Seiya Suzuki has made substantial gains with his Barrel%, upping his 11.5% rate last year to 17.6% this season.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Dansby Swanson is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game.. Dingers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-best hitting conditions on the schedule today.. In the past 7 days, Dansby Swanson's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.6-mph over the course of the season to 98.9-mph in recent games.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 7th-best hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Tucker is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Dingers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-best hitting conditions on the schedule today.. Kyle Tucker will have the handedness advantage against Zack Wheeler in today's matchup.

Kyle Schwarber projects as the 3rd-best home run hitter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Schwarber is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. Dingers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-best hitting conditions on the schedule today.. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Kyle Schwarber will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Castellanos in the 91st percentile when assessing his batting average ability.. Nick Castellanos is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. Dingers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-best hitting conditions on the schedule today.. Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Nick Castellanos will have an advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Bohm in the 97th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.. Alec Bohm has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (65% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Dingers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-best hitting conditions on the schedule today.. Batting from the opposite that Matthew Boyd throws from, Alec Bohm will have an edge in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 88th percentile when assessing his home run talent.. Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 62% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.. Dingers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-best hitting conditions on the schedule today.. Hitting from the opposite that Zack Wheeler throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an edge in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.. Ian Happ is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-best hitting conditions on the schedule today.. The switch-hitting Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Zack Wheeler.. Ian Happ has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Michael Busch ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Dingers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-best hitting conditions on the schedule today.. Batting from the opposite that Zack Wheeler throws from, Michael Busch will have the upper hand today.. In the past 7 days, Michael Busch's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.7-mph over the course of the season to 102.6-mph recently.