Seattle @ Chicago props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 20th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Jorge Polanco has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 24% of the time. In today's matchup, Jorge Polanco is at a disadvantage facing the league's 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 38.3% rate (97th percentile). Typically, bats like Jorge Polanco who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Colin Rea. Among every team playing today, the 4th-best infield defense is that of the the Chicago Cubs.

The switch-hitting Cal Raleigh will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Colin Rea Cal Raleigh pulls many of his flyballs (43% — 100th percentile) and will be challenged by the league's 5th-deepest RF fences in today's game. Extreme flyball hitters like Cal Raleigh generally hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Colin Rea. Among every team playing today, the 4th-best infield defense is that of the the Chicago Cubs. Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Cal Raleigh in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Solano in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. The shallowest LF dimensions in MLB are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters.

Batting from the same side that Colin Rea throws from, Julio Rodriguez will have a disadvantage today. Among every team playing today, the 4th-best infield defense is that of the the Chicago Cubs. Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Julio Rodriguez in today's matchup. Julio Rodriguez has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 7.7% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the past week. Julio Rodriguez's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 93.5-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 84.2-mph over the last 14 days.

Among all major league parks, Wrigley Field's right field dimensions are the 5th-deepest. Among every team playing today, the 4th-best infield defense is that of the the Chicago Cubs. J.P. Crawford will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today. In the last week's worth of games, J.P. Crawford's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.7% down to 0%. J.P. Crawford has been lucky this year, posting a .362 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .327 — a .035 disparity.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Pete Crow-Armstrong is penciled in 4th in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 53% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters.

Kyle Tucker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.2% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league's 5th-deepest RF fences in today's game. Typically, hitters like Kyle Tucker who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Logan Gilbert. Kyle Tucker's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, falling from 23.6% to 19.7%.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup. The shallowest LF dimensions in MLB are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Benjamin Williamson in the 93rd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Extreme flyball hitters like Benjamin Williamson usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Colin Rea.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Ian Happ is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today's game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Dominic Canzone will have the handedness advantage against Colin Rea today. Dominic Canzone has hit one of the hardest balls in baseball in the last two weeks' worth of games — 115.9-mph — which is a strong proxy for recent form and raw power.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Mitch Garver pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.1% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Mitch Garver has seen a big increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 92.2-mph average to last season's 89.9-mph mark.

Nico Hoerner's batting average talent is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Nico Hoerner will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Seiya Suzuki projects as the 20th-best hitter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. The shallowest LF dimensions in MLB are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Matt Shaw will hold that advantage today. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Matt Shaw's true offensive talent to be a .303, implying that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .030 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .273 wOBA.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Michael Busch ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Michael Busch is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today's game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Logan Gilbert throws from, Reese McGuire will have an edge today. The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Reese McGuire can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Miles Mastrobuoni will have the handedness advantage over Colin Rea in today's matchup. Miles Mastrobuoni has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Luke Raley ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Colin Rea throws from, Luke Raley will have the upper hand in today's matchup.

The shallowest LF dimensions in MLB are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Carson Kelly will hold that advantage in today's game.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Cole Young will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Colin Rea in today's game. In the past week, Cole Young's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 5.7% up to 16.7%.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Vidal Brujan will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Logan Gilbert in today's matchup. Vidal Brujan will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.