St. Louis @ Chicago picks

Alfonso Marquez grades out as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be umping in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-worst venue in the game for strikeouts.. Dry weather has a small yet noteworthy connection with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-lowest humidity on the schedule today at 80%.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 13.8-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters.. With 8 bats who bat from the other side in the opposing team's projected lineup, Matthew Liberatore has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Nolan Gorman as the majors's 20th-best home run hitter.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best field in the league for left-handed home runs.. This contest is predicted to have the 8th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 13.8-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters.. Hitting from the opposite that Shane Smith throws from, Nolan Gorman will have an advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.. Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. The #4 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. This contest is predicted to have the 8th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 13.8-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.. Andrew Benintendi is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best field in the league for left-handed home runs.. Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest in MLB.. This contest is predicted to have the 8th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Slater as the 9th-best batter in MLB when estimating his BABIP ability.. Austin Slater is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.. The #4 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. This contest is predicted to have the 8th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 13.8-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Lars Nootbaar ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best field in the league for left-handed home runs.. Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest in MLB.. This contest is predicted to have the 8th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 13.8-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters.

Ivan Herrera's BABIP ability is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Ivan Herrera is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. The #4 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. This contest is predicted to have the 12th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 13.8-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Willson Contreras ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Willson Contreras is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. The #4 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest in MLB.. This contest is predicted to have the 8th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

The #4 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. This contest is predicted to have the 8th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 13.8-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters.. Pedro Pages has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The #4 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. This contest is predicted to have the 8th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 13.8-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters.. Nolan Arenado pulls many of his flyballs (42.5% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Bats such as Nolan Arenado with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Shane Smith who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.