San Diego @ Chicago props

Juan Soto projects as the 4th-best batter in the league, according to THE BAT X. Juan Soto is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Juan Soto can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Juan Soto has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Xander Bogaerts as the 16th-best hitter in the league when estimating his batting average skill. Xander Bogaerts is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. Wrigley Field has the 5th-shallowest LF dimensions in MLB. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Xander Bogaerts will hold the platoon advantage over Justin Steele today.

Nelson Cruz is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Nelson Cruz will hold the platoon advantage against Justin Steele today.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Trent Grisham has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

THE BAT X projects Jake Cronenworth in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Jake Cronenworth is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jake Cronenworth stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Jake Cronenworth's 18.1° launch angle is among the highest in the majors: 89th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Manny Machado in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Manny Machado is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. Wrigley Field has the 5th-shallowest LF dimensions in MLB. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Manny Machado will have the handedness advantage over Justin Steele today.

THE BAT X projects Jose Azocar in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Jose Azocar will have the handedness advantage against Justin Steele today.

Wrigley Field has the 5th-shallowest LF dimensions in MLB. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Austin Nola will have the handedness advantage over Justin Steele today. Austin Nola has been unlucky with his batting average since the start of last season; his .235 rate is quite a bit lower than his .263 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Austin Nola has exhibited good plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 84th percentile with a 1.89 K/BB rate.

THE BAT X projects Matt Carpenter in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Matt Carpenter has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Extreme groundball batters like Matt Carpenter are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Justin Steele. Matt Carpenter has been hot recently, cruising to a .393 wOBA in the past 14 days.