Kansas City @ Chicago picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.. Ian Happ is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.. HRs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Wrigley Field has the 9th-shallowest in the league.. Ian Happ will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.. In the past week's worth of games, Ian Happ's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9% up to 40%.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 10th-best batter in the majors.. Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. Bobby Witt Jr. has made substantial strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 13.2% seasonal rate to 25% in the past two weeks.. Bobby Witt Jr. has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 93-mph to 96.8-mph over the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.. HRs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Wrigley Field has the 9th-shallowest in the league.. Dansby Swanson will have the handedness advantage against Noah Cameron in today's matchup.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Dansby Swanson will hold that advantage in today's game.. Dansby Swanson has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 11.7% seasonal rate to 40% over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 88th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.. Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold that advantage today.. In the last week, Pete Crow-Armstrong's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 14.8% up to 40%.

Seiya Suzuki projects as the 16th-best hitter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.. In the majors, Wrigley Field's left field dimensions are the 4th-shallowest.. Batting from the opposite that Noah Cameron throws from, Seiya Suzuki will have an edge in today's game.. Bats such as Seiya Suzuki with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Noah Cameron who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 8th-best hitter in MLB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Tucker is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. Extreme flyball bats like Kyle Tucker tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Noah Cameron.. Kyle Tucker will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

When assessing his home run ability, Salvador Perez ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Salvador Perez is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. Salvador Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.2% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Salvador Perez has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 14.3% seasonal rate to 26.1% over the past 14 days.

Carson Kelly has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (52% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.. In the majors, Wrigley Field's left field dimensions are the 4th-shallowest.. Carson Kelly will have the handedness advantage against Noah Cameron in today's matchup.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Carson Kelly will hold that advantage today.. Carson Kelly has made big improvements with his Barrel%, improving his 6.6% rate last year to 12.1% this season.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 8th-best hitter in MLB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Tucker is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. Extreme flyball bats like Kyle Tucker tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Noah Cameron.. Kyle Tucker will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 10th-best batter in the majors.. Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. Bobby Witt Jr. has made substantial strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 13.2% seasonal rate to 25% in the past two weeks.. Bobby Witt Jr. has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 93-mph to 96.8-mph over the past 14 days.