San Francisco @ Chicago picks

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game.. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.. Extreme groundball batters like Miguel Vargas generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Landen Roupp.

Wilmer Flores is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 4th-highest temperatures of the day at 85°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.. Wilmer Flores pulls many of his flyballs (36.7% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.. Wilmer Flores has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 89.9-mph average to last year's 87.6-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 93rd percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Willy Adames is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 4th-highest temperatures of the day at 85°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.. Last year, Willy Adames had an average launch angle of 22.2° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 25.5°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.. Heliot Ramos is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game.. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.. Heliot Ramos has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.. Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 86°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.. Batting from the opposite that Landen Roupp throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have an advantage in today's game.

Mike Yastrzemski is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 4th-highest temperatures of the day at 85°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.. Mike Yastrzemski will hold the platoon advantage over Aaron Civale today.. Mike Yastrzemski pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.2% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

Rafael Devers projects as the 16th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Rafael Devers is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.. Rafael Devers will have the handedness advantage against Aaron Civale today.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 85°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.. Extreme groundball batters like Miguel Vargas generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Landen Roupp.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.. Heliot Ramos is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 4th-highest temperatures of the day at 85°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.. Heliot Ramos has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 93rd percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Willy Adames is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the 4th-highest temperatures of the day at 85°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.. Last year, Willy Adames had an average launch angle of 22.2° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 25.5°.