Chicago @ Washington Picks & Props

When estimating his BABIP ability, James Wood is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). James Wood is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. James Wood will hold the platoon advantage over Yoendrys Gomez in today's matchup. James Wood has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.9%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and James Wood will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. Nationals Park has the 10th-shallowest left field dimensions among all stadiums. Hitters such as Miguel Vargas with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Cade Cavalli who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Robert Hassell III in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. The 9th-shallowest RF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Nationals Park. Hitting from the opposite that Yoendrys Gomez throws from, Robert Hassell III will have an edge today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Robert Hassell III will hold that advantage in today's matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Robert Hassell III's true offensive ability to be a .292, suggesting that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .043 disparity between that mark and his actual .249 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Teel in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Kyle Teel is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. The 9th-shallowest RF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Nationals Park. Batting from the opposite that Cade Cavalli throws from, Kyle Teel will have an advantage in today's matchup. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brady House in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Brady House has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Brady House will hold that advantage in today's game. When it comes to his batting average, Brady House has experienced some negative variance this year. His .236 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .262. By putting up a .315 BABIP this year, Brady House is positioned in the 76th percentile.

Paul DeJong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.8% — 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Paul DeJong will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Paul DeJong's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls lately (26.8° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is significantly higher than his 20.4° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dylan Crews in the 78th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Dylan Crews has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (84% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today's game. Dylan Crews has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Dylan Crews will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Dylan Crews has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.7-mph to 93.7-mph over the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Bell in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Josh Bell is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Josh Bell will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Yoendrys Gomez in today's matchup. Josh Bell has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences today. Josh Bell will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

CJ Abrams is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today. CJ Abrams will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yoendrys Gomez in today's matchup. CJ Abrams pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.7% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. CJ Abrams will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. In the last week, CJ Abrams's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.8% up to 15.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edgar Quero in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Edgar Quero is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Edgar Quero has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals. Ranking in the 87th percentile, Edgar Quero sports a .329 BABIP this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Hitting from the opposite that Yoendrys Gomez throws from, Luis Garcia Jr. will have an edge in today's game. Luis Garcia Jr. has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Luis Garcia Jr. will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Luis Garcia Jr. has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92.9-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 90.1-mph EV.

Nationals Park has the 10th-shallowest left field dimensions among all stadiums. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals. Over the past 14 days, Lenyn Sosa's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.2-mph over the course of the season to 96.3-mph of late. Lenyn Sosa's launch angle this year (18.3°) is significantly better than his 12.4° angle last season.

Dominic Fletcher will have the handedness advantage against Cade Cavalli today. Dominic Fletcher has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals.

Riley Adams has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Riley Adams will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.209) may lead us to conclude that Riley Adams has suffered from bad luck this year with his .188 actual batting average.

The 9th-shallowest RF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Nationals Park. Hitting from the opposite that Cade Cavalli throws from, Will Robertson will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daylen Lile in the 90th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Daylen Lile has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (71% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The 9th-shallowest RF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Nationals Park. Daylen Lile will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yoendrys Gomez today. Daylen Lile will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 78th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Chase Meidroth is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. Chase Meidroth has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals. With a 1.61 K/BB rate this year, Chase Meidroth has shown strong plate discipline, checking in at the 85th percentile.

Colson Montgomery is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Colson Montgomery will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cade Cavalli in today's matchup. Colson Montgomery pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.6% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals. Colson Montgomery's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved of late, going from 35.8% on the season to 50% over the past week.

Luis Garcia has not yet played a game this season.