Joshua Palacios Total Hits Props • Chi. White Sox

Joshua Palacios has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Compared to his seasonal average of 11.1°, Joshua Palacios has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 23° figure over the past two weeks. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Joshua Palacios has been unlucky this year. His .279 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .311. By putting up a 2.06 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Joshua Palacios has shown good plate discipline, ranking in the 80th percentile.