Detroit @ Chicago picks

Colson Montgomery has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (68% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. The #4 field in the majors for boosting home runs to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Colson Montgomery will hold the platoon advantage against Keider Montero in today's matchup.. Colson Montgomery pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.4% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Colson Montgomery will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.. Luis Robert Jr. is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best ballpark in MLB for RHB home runs.. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all major league stadiums.. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the 5th-worst out of all the teams in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 79th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.. Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.. The #4 field in the majors for boosting home runs to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all major league stadiums.. Hitting from the opposite that Keider Montero throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have an advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 94th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.. Spencer Torkelson is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best ballpark in MLB for RHB home runs.. Spencer Torkelson pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.. Spencer Torkelson has made notable improvements with his Barrel%, improving his 6.8% rate last year to 14.6% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 91st percentile when assessing his batting average skill.. Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best ballpark in MLB for RHB home runs.. Gleyber Torres has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. In the last week, Gleyber Torres's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.1-mph over the course of the season to 101.5-mph lately.

When it comes to his BABIP talent, Riley Greene is projected as the 6th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Riley Greene is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.. The #4 field in the majors for boosting home runs to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Hitting from the opposite that Shane Smith throws from, Riley Greene will have an edge in today's matchup.. Riley Greene has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

When it comes to his home run talent, Kerry Carpenter ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kerry Carpenter is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.. The #4 field in the majors for boosting home runs to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Batting from the opposite that Shane Smith throws from, Kerry Carpenter will have an edge in today's matchup.. Kerry Carpenter pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

The #4 field in the majors for boosting home runs to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Wenceel Perez will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Shane Smith in today's game.. Wenceel Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 82nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Compared to last year, Wenceel Perez has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 14.1% to 21.4% this season.. In the last two weeks, Wenceel Perez's 65.5% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 45.5%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best ballpark in MLB for RHB home runs.. Miguel Vargas pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.2% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Miguel Vargas will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.. Miguel Vargas has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 91.8-mph average to last year's 89.3-mph mark.. Despite posting a .309 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Miguel Vargas has experienced some negative variance given the .021 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .330.

When it comes to his home run talent, Kerry Carpenter ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kerry Carpenter is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.. The #4 field in the majors for boosting home runs to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Batting from the opposite that Shane Smith throws from, Kerry Carpenter will have an edge in today's matchup.. Kerry Carpenter pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.