Chicago @ Colorado Picks & Props

Ryan Ritter's BABIP skill is projected in the 87th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in MLB for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Ryan Ritter will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Ryan Ritter is notably quick, placing in the 91st percentile in Sprint Speed at 29.09 ft/sec this year.

The #1 ballpark in the league for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Javier Assad throws from, Yanquiel Fernandez will have an edge in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Yanquiel Fernandez will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in MLB for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Warming Bernabel will hold that advantage in today's game. Over the past week, Warming Bernabel's 27.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 13.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 85th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Ezequiel Tovar is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in MLB for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Ezequiel Tovar will hold that advantage in today's game.

Hunter Goodman is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in MLB for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Hunter Goodman will hold that advantage in today's game. Hunter Goodman's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 33.6% to 38.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 14th-best hitter in the league when assessing his batting average talent. Nico Hoerner is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 88% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in MLB for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. In the last week, Nico Hoerner's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 2.4% up to 11.1%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Tyler Freeman is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in MLB for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Tyler Freeman will hold that advantage in today's game.

Brenton Doyle's BABIP ability is projected in the 83rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Brenton Doyle is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in MLB for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Brenton Doyle will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Beck in the 81st percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Jordan Beck is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in MLB for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Jordan Beck will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Shaw in the 76th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in MLB for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Matt Shaw has made big strides with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 7.2% seasonal rate to 15.4% over the past 14 days. Matt Shaw's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved recently, rising from 18.3% on the season to 26.9% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Karros in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in MLB for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Kyle Karros will hold that advantage today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 16th-best batter in baseball. Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in MLB for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The Barrel% of Seiya Suzuki has significantly improved, with an increase from 11.5% last year to 18.4% this year.

The #1 ballpark in the league for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Willi Castro will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (McCade Brown) today. Willi Castro has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .234 figure is a good deal lower than his .253 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Tucker ranks as the 12th-best batter in MLB. Kyle Tucker is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. The #1 ballpark in the league for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Given McCade Brown's large platoon split, Kyle Tucker will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in MLB for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Posting a .353 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year, Carson Kelly grades out in the 87th percentile for offensive skills. Carson Kelly has compiled a .346 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 76th percentile. In terms of plate discipline, Carson Kelly's talent is quite strong, sporting a 1.46 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 89th percentile.

When it comes 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 bat 4th in the lineup in this game. The #1 ballpark in the league for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (McCade Brown) in today's game.

Mickey Moniak has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (57% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. The #1 ballpark in the league for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Mickey Moniak will hold the platoon advantage over Javier Assad in today's matchup. Mickey Moniak will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Michael Busch ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Michael Busch is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today. The #1 ballpark in the league for boosting batting average to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Michael Busch will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against McCade Brown in today's matchup... and even better, Brown has a large platoon split.

Dansby Swanson's BABIP ability is projected in the 87th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in MLB for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Dansby Swanson has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.2-mph to 92.4-mph over the last two weeks. Compared to his seasonal average of 12.9°, Dansby Swanson has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 25.7° angle in the past two weeks' worth of games.

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