Cleveland @ Chicago props

THE BAT X projects Gabriel Arias in the 93rd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. This year, Gabriel Arias has mainly batted in the back-half of the order (89% of the time), however, it's expected that he will bat 5th in the batting order for this game. Using THE BAT projection system, Guaranteed Rate Field is ranked as the 6th best park in the league for RHB batters in terms of batting average. Generally, having the 3rd-smallest outfield among all parks makes Guaranteed Rate Field a good place for HRs. Extreme groundball bats like Gabriel Arias are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Mike Clevinger.

Estimating his BABIP skill, Amed Rosario is ranked as the 14th-best hitter in the majors by THE BAT X. Amed Rosario is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game. Using THE BAT projection system, Guaranteed Rate Field is ranked as the 6th best park in the league for RHB batters in terms of batting average. Amed Rosario has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.4%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Amed Rosario, who uses extreme groundball batters, typically has more success against pitchers like Mike Clevinger, who tend to throw extreme flyballs.

Using THE BAT projection system, Guaranteed Rate Field is ranked as the 6th best park in the league for RHB batters in terms of batting average. Seby Zavala has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst on the slate today. Seby Zavala will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Ranked in the 92nd percentile, Seby Zavala's .357 BABIP since the start of last season, has been compiled.

Using THE BAT projection system, Guaranteed Rate Field is ranked as the 6th best park in the league for RHB batters in terms of batting average. Mike Zunino pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.7% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Of all teams on the slate, the Chicago White Sox' infield defense is expected to be the worst. His batting average since the start of last season of .157 is quite a bit lower than his .176 Expected Batting Average, which is based on Statcast data interpreted by THE BAT X and suggests Mike Zunino has been unlucky. Ranking in the 96th percentile, Mike Zunino has achieved a maximum exit velocity of 115 mph since the start of last season, as measured by an advanced metric for assessing power.

THE BAT X projects Andres Gimenez in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Andres Gimenez has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (79% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #6 stadium in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Generally, having the 3rd-smallest outfield among all parks makes Guaranteed Rate Field a good place for HRs. Andres Gimenez will have the handedness advantage over Mike Clevinger in today's matchup.

Estimating his BABIP ability, Luis Robert is ranked as the 16th-best hitter in the majors by THE BAT X. Luis Robert is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Using THE BAT projection system, Guaranteed Rate Field is ranked as the 6th best park in the league for RHB batters in terms of batting average. Generally, having the 3rd-smallest outfield among all parks makes Guaranteed Rate Field a good place for HRs. Luis Robert will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Estimating Tyler Freeman's batting average skill, THE BAT X projects him in the 94th percentile. Using THE BAT projection system, Guaranteed Rate Field is ranked as the 6th best park in the league for RHB batters in terms of batting average. Generally, having the 3rd-smallest outfield among all parks makes Guaranteed Rate Field a good place for HRs. Of all teams on the slate, the Chicago White Sox' infield defense is expected to be the worst.

Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more whiffs), and this game projects for the 2nd-lowest temperature of all games on the slate today at 55°. Peyton Battenfield will have the handedness advantage over Tim Anderson in today's matchup. Compared to last season's figure of 3.1°, Tim Anderson's launch angle has experienced a significant decline at -1° this year. Tim Anderson's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls of late (2.3° over the last 14 days) is quite a bit worse than his 5.5° seasonal mark. Tim Anderson has exhibited bad plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 18th percentile with a 4.21 K/BB rate.

Jake Burger is projected to be in the 80th percentile for his overall offensive abilities by THE BAT X. Using THE BAT projection system, Guaranteed Rate Field is ranked as the 6th best park in the league for RHB batters in terms of batting average. Jake Burger pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Jake Burger will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. From last year's 15.3%, Jake Burger has impressively increased his Barrel% to 24.4% this year.

When it comes to his batting average talent, Andrew Vaughn is ranked in the 87th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. Using THE BAT projection system, Guaranteed Rate Field is ranked as the 6th best park in the league for RHB batters in terms of batting average. Andrew Vaughn has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Andrew Vaughn will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his BABIP capability, Yoan Moncada is projected in the 89th percentile by THE BAT X. Yoan Moncada is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #6 stadium in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Generally, having the 3rd-smallest outfield among all parks makes Guaranteed Rate Field a good place for HRs. Yoan Moncada will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Using THE BAT projection system, Guaranteed Rate Field is ranked as the 6th best park in the league for RHB batters in terms of batting average. Hanser Alberto pulls many of his flyballs (33.7% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Hanser Alberto will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Hanser Alberto has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 84.8-mph average to last season's 82.5-mph figure.

As it relates to his BABIP capskill, Myles Straw is projected in the 86th percentile by THE BAT X. Using THE BAT projection system, Guaranteed Rate Field is ranked as the 6th best park in the league for RHB batters in terms of batting average. Myles Straw has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (48.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Of all teams on the slate, the Chicago White Sox' infield defense is expected to be the worst. Having a 1.72 K/BB rate, Myles Straw demonstrated impressive plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 89th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Josh Bell in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Josh Bell is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #6 stadium in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Josh Bell has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Batters such as Josh Bell with a tendency for groundball hits are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Mike Clevinger who specialize in flyballs.

THE BAT X projects Will Brennan in the 86th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Will Brennan has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (95% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #6 stadium in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Generally, having the 3rd-smallest outfield among all parks makes Guaranteed Rate Field a good place for HRs. Will Brennan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mike Clevinger in today's matchup.

As it relates to his batting average talent, Steven Kwan is ranked in the 93rd percentile by THE BAT X projects. Steven Kwan is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #6 stadium in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Steven Kwan will have the handedness advantage over Mike Clevinger in today's game. The Chicago White Sox have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Steven Kwan can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

In terms of his batting average skill, Andrew Benintendi ranks in the 92nd percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #6 stadium in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Andrew Benintendi will have the handedness advantage against Peyton Battenfield today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Andrew Benintendi can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #6 stadium in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Generally, having the 3rd-smallest outfield among all parks makes Guaranteed Rate Field a good place for HRs. Gavin Sheets will hold the platoon advantage over Peyton Battenfield today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Gavin Sheets stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Gavin Sheets will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #6 stadium in MLB for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Generally, having the 3rd-smallest outfield among all parks makes Guaranteed Rate Field a good place for HRs. Yasmani Grandal will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. In the past two weeks, Yasmani Grandal has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs, which has increased from 17% to 24% during the current season. Improvement can be seen in Yasmani Grandal's capacity to hit the ball within the base hit-optimizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, increasing from 40.8% to 46.6% between last year and this year.