Chicago @ San Francisco Picks & Props

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 15th-best hitter in baseball. Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today. The #3 field in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Extreme groundball bats like Seiya Suzuki tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Logan Webb.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. The #3 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. Among all major league parks, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Jung Hoo Lee will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Tucker ranks as the 11th-best batter in the game. Kyle Tucker is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today's game. The #3 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Logan Webb throws from, Kyle Tucker will have an advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Michael Busch is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today. The #3 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. Among all major league parks, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats.

The #3 field in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Luis Matos will hold the platoon advantage over Shota Imanaga today. Luis Matos will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Luis Matos has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 7.6% seasonal rate to 20% in the last 14 days.

Casey Schmitt has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (76% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. The #3 field in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Casey Schmitt will have an advantage today. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Casey Schmitt will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The #3 field in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Patrick Bailey will hold that advantage in today's game. Compared to last year, Patrick Bailey 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 15.4% to 19.2% this season. Patrick Bailey's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, going from 40.6% on the season to 66.7% in the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner as the 14th-best batter in the majors when it comes to his batting average skill. Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. The #3 field in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Nico Hoerner has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rafael Devers in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Rafael Devers is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. The #3 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. Among all major league parks, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Ian Happ is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. The #3 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. Among all major league parks, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats.

The #3 field in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Wilmer Flores will hold the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga today. Wilmer Flores will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Wilmer Flores has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 5.1% seasonal rate to 12.5% over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Willy Adames is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. The #3 field in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Willy Adames will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today's matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Matt Chapman ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Matt Chapman is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The #3 field in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Matt Chapman will hold the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 89th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Heliot Ramos is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. The #3 field in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Heliot Ramos will have an edge in today's game.

The #3 field in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. The San Francisco Giants outfield defense profiles as the worst out of all the teams on the slate today. Over the past 14 days, Matt Shaw's 32% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 18.3%. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.259) may lead us to conclude that Matt Shaw has had bad variance on his side this year with his .227 actual batting average.

Owen Caissie's BABIP skill is projected in the 97th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The #3 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. Among all major league parks, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Owen Caissie will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Webb in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 86th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. The #3 field in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. The San Francisco Giants outfield defense profiles as the worst out of all the teams on the slate today. Dansby Swanson has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 93.2-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal 90.3-mph figure.

The #3 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Logan Webb throws from, Reese McGuire will have an advantage today. Reese McGuire pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.4% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The San Francisco Giants outfield defense profiles as the worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

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