Toronto @ Chicago picks

Do we dare get in front of the hottest team in baseball? I don't think so. The Jays offense is clicking, and will go for the sweep against the White Sox. Eric Lauer has been dealing, and the offense should continue its hot-hitting ways. 

George Springer has cashed the Over in total bases in six of his eight appearances this month. All of those games were multi-hit outings, too. 

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.. Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best stadium in the game for righty home runs.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-smallest outfield in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 84°.

Andrew Benintendi's batting average ability is projected to be in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best venue in MLB for left-handed home runs.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-smallest outfield in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Andrew Benintendi will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best stadium in the game for righty home runs.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-smallest outfield in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs.. Brooks Baldwin will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best stadium in the game for righty home runs.. Lenyn Sosa will have the handedness advantage against Eric Lauer in today's game.. Lenyn Sosa has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Lenyn Sosa will hold that advantage today.. Bashing 3 homers in the past two weeks' worth of games, Lenyn Sosa has been on fire lately.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as the best batter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his batting average ability.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best stadium in the game for righty home runs.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 84°.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

When it comes to his BABIP ability, Austin Slater is projected as the 12th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Austin Slater is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best stadium in the game for righty home runs.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 84°.. Austin Slater will have the handedness advantage over Eric Lauer in today's game.

As it relates to his home run skill, Luis Robert Jr. ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Luis Robert Jr. is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best stadium in the game for righty home runs.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-smallest outfield in Major League Baseball — generally good for HRs.. Luis Robert Jr. will have the handedness advantage against Eric Lauer in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette as the 11th-best batter in baseball when assessing his batting average talent.. Bo Bichette is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best stadium in the game for righty home runs.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 84°.. Bo Bichette has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.9%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

Edgar Quero is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best stadium in the game for righty home runs.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 84°.. The switch-hitting Edgar Quero will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Eric Lauer.. Edgar Quero has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

When estimating his home run ability, Addison Barger ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Addison Barger is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best venue in MLB for left-handed home runs.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 84°.. Hitting from the opposite that Adrian Houser throws from, Addison Barger will have an advantage in today's matchup.