Milwaukee @ Chicago props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 90th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Brice Turang has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Extreme groundball bats like Brice Turang tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Shota Imanaga. Brice Turang has made big gains with his Barrel% lately, upping his 7.4% seasonal rate to 23.8% over the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Sal Frelick is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Extreme groundball bats like Sal Frelick are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Shota Imanaga. Sal Frelick has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 85.6-mph average to last year's 83.3-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. William Contreras is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, William Contreras will have an advantage in today's game. Extreme flyball bats like William Contreras tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 11th-best batter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Kyle Tucker is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Kyle Tucker will hold the platoon advantage against Quinn Priester in today's matchup. Extreme flyball hitters like Kyle Tucker are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Quinn Priester.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Reese McGuire will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Quinn Priester in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Reese McGuire will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Reese McGuire has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 93.4-mph average to last season's 89.1-mph average. Reese McGuire's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, increasing from 15% to 19.4%.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, Christian Yelich is projected as the 12th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Christian Yelich is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today's game. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Christian Yelich has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Extreme groundball hitters like Christian Yelich usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Caleb Durbin will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Caleb Durbin pulls many of his flyballs (34.3% — 84th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Caleb Durbin has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 91.4-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal figure of 88.9-mph. Caleb Durbin's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased in recent games, going from 36% on the season to 58.8% over the last week.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Ian Happ ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ian Happ is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Quinn Priester in today's matchup. Ian Happ will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Seiya Suzuki projects as the 15th-best hitter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. The shallowest left field fences in MLB are found in Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Extreme groundball bats like Seiya Suzuki are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Quinn Priester.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Willi Castro will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Quinn Priester today. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Willi Castro will hold that advantage today. Over the past week, Willi Castro's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.4% up to 33.3%. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.252) provides evidence that Willi Castro has experienced some negative variance this year with his .234 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 15th-best hitter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his batting average skill. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Nico Hoerner will hold that advantage in today's game. Nico Hoerner has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 91.3-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal figure of 86.5-mph. Nico Hoerner has compiled a .295 Expected Batting Average this year, grading out in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Michael Busch ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Michael Busch is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Michael Busch will have the handedness advantage over Quinn Priester in today's game. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Michael Busch will hold that advantage today.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. The shallowest left field fences in MLB are found in Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Andrew Vaughn will have the upper hand in today's game.

Isaac Collins has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (58% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The switch-hitting Isaac Collins will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Shota Imanaga. Isaac Collins pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Isaac Collins has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 90.9-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 88.2-mph figure.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Matt Shaw will hold that advantage in today's matchup. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Matt Shaw has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 26.3° compared to his seasonal mark of 13.1°. Matt Shaw has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .227 mark is a fair amount lower than his .253 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lockridge in the 95th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Brandon Lockridge will hold the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today's game. Extreme groundball bats like Brandon Lockridge generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Shota Imanaga. In the last week's worth of games, Brandon Lockridge's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 2.1% up to 11.1%.

Carson Kelly is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. The shallowest left field fences in MLB are found in Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Carson Kelly will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Carson Kelly's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 37.4% to 44.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Owen Caissie as the 18th-best hitter in the league when it comes to his BABIP ability. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Owen Caissie will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Quinn Priester in today's matchup. Owen Caissie has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Owen Caissie will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. The shallowest left field fences in MLB are found in Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Dansby Swanson will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Dansby Swanson has made substantial strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 12.1% seasonal rate to 18.8% in the past 7 days.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.