Chicago @ Detroit Picks & Props

Akil Baddoo has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (58% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Comerica Park as the 5th-best venue in the league for left-handed batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Akil Baddoo will have the handedness advantage over Mike Clevinger today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Akil Baddoo will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 84th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Kerry Carpenter is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Comerica Park as the 5th-best venue in the league for left-handed batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Kerry Carpenter will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mike Clevinger in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the league for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the worst among all the teams in action today. Korey Lee has shown some good exit velocity stats of late, averaging 100.1-mph on his flyballs in the past week's worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the league for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Jake Rogers will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Jake Rogers'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 19.1%. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.236) suggests that Jake Rogers has had some very poor luck this year with his .206 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the league for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the worst among all the teams in action today. In the past week, Lenyn Sosa's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9.7% up to 20%.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 3rd-best pitching conditions of the day. Reese Olson will hold the platoon advantage against Eloy Jimenez today. In today's matchup, Eloy Jimenez is at a disadvantage facing the league's 2nd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.5% rate (81st percentile). Eloy Jimenez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game. Eloy Jimenez has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 9.1% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Javier Baez in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the league for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Extreme groundball hitters like Javier Baez tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Mike Clevinger. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Javier Baez will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Comerica Park as the 5th-best venue in the league for left-handed batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Parker Meadows will hold the platoon advantage against Mike Clevinger in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Parker Meadows will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Comerica Park as the 5th-best venue in the league for left-handed batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the worst among all the teams in action today. Yasmani Grandal's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 8.8% to 12.8%. Yasmani Grandal's footspeed has gotten better this season. His 22.04 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 22.76 ft/sec now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Spencer Torkelson is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the league for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Spencer Torkelson will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Andrew Vaughn's batting average skill is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the league for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the worst among all the teams in action today. Andrew Vaughn's launch angle this year (11.4°) is significantly higher than his 7° mark last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the league for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Andy Ibanez will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Andy Ibanez's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved recently, rising from 19.9% on the season to 25% in the last 7 days.

Miguel Cabrera is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 90% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the league for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Bats such as Miguel Cabrera with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Mike Clevinger who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Miguel Cabrera will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Zach McKinstry is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Comerica Park as the 5th-best venue in the league for left-handed batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Zach McKinstry will hold the platoon advantage against Mike Clevinger in today's matchup. Zach McKinstry will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Comerica Park as the 5th-best venue in the league for left-handed batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Oscar Colas will have the handedness advantage against Reese Olson in today's game. The Detroit Tigers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Oscar Colas can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the worst among all the teams in action today.

Matt Vierling has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.