San Francisco @ Chicago picks

Ray is putting together a sensational season with San Fran. The 2021 AL Cy Young winner has a 2.83 ERA through 16 starts and he ranks in the top 20th percentile in whiff rate and strikeout rate. He should be able to go deep into today's start since the White Sox are last in the majors in OPS (.638). The White Sox are 26th in the majors in strikeout rate (23.8%) with that number ballooning to 26.7% against lefties like Ray. Ray has racked up at least seven punchouts in 10 of his last 14 starts.

The White Sox are dead-last in the majors in OPS (.638) and they won't find it easy to score today against Giants southpaw Robbie Ray who has a 2.83 ERA across 16 starts. That said, the White Sox have a pretty good starter of their own in Adrian Houser who has a 2.27 ERA through six starts. Houser's xERA of 3.24 indicates that he can sustain that impressive play against a San Fran lineup that is 24th in the majors in OPS (.688).

It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Marvin Hudson) calling pitches in this game.. The #5 ballpark in Major League Baseball for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather report predicts temperatures in this contest to drop to the 4th-lowest level of all games on the slate at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).. With 7 hitters who bat from the other side in the opposing team's projected batting order, Robbie Ray encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.. Given that flyball pitchers struggle the most against groundball hitters, Robbie Ray (40% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in today's game with 2 GB hitters in Chicago's projected batting order.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.. Heliot Ramos is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best venue in the game for righty home runs.. The weather report predicts temperatures in this contest to drop to the 4th-lowest level of all games on the slate at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).. Heliot Ramos has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

Wilmer Flores is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best venue in the game for righty home runs.. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this contest.. Wilmer Flores pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.7% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Extreme flyball batters like Wilmer Flores are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Adrian Houser.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 85th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.. Andrew Benintendi is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best ballpark in the game for left-handed home runs.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-least fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally good for homers.. The weather report predicts temperatures in this contest to drop to the 4th-lowest level of all games on the slate at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

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 bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best venue in the game for righty home runs.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-least fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally good for homers.. The weather report predicts temperatures in this contest to drop to the 4th-lowest level of all games on the slate at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

As it relates to his home run skill, Willy Adames ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Willy Adames is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best venue in the game for righty home runs.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-least fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally good for homers.. The weather report predicts temperatures in this contest to drop to the 4th-lowest level of all games on the slate at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Marvin Hudson) calling pitches in this game.. Guaranteed Rate Field profiles as the #3 field in the majors for home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The 5th-shallowest LF fences in Major League Baseball are found in Guaranteed Rate Field.. With 7 hitters who bat from the other side in the opposing team's projected batting order, Robbie Ray encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.. Robbie Ray is an extreme flyball pitcher (40% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is stuck pitching in the #3 HR venue among all major league stadiums in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best ballpark in the game for left-handed home runs.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-least fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally good for homers.. The weather report predicts temperatures in this contest to drop to the 4th-lowest level of all games on the slate at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).. Josh Rojas will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.. Josh Rojas has made substantial strides with his Barrel% recently, improving his 2.4% seasonal rate to 28.6% in the last week.

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 bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best venue in the game for righty home runs.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-least fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally good for homers.. The weather report predicts temperatures in this contest to drop to the 4th-lowest level of all games on the slate at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best venue in the game for righty home runs.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-least fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally good for homers.. Vinny Capra will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Robbie Ray in today's matchup.. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the weakest infield defense is that of the the San Francisco Giants.. Vinny Capra will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.