Tampa Bay @ Chicago props

This game is predicted to have the 3rd-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for mound aces. Marcus Stroman will hold the platoon advantage over Yandy Diaz in today's matchup. Yandy Diaz has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 5th-deepest RF fences today. Extreme flyball batters like Yandy Diaz are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Marcus Stroman.

THE BAT X projects Christopher Morel in the 77th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. Christopher Morel pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.1% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Christopher Morel will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Christopher Morel has made significant improvements with his Barrel%, bettering his 14% rate last year to 23.1% this season.

Assessing his overall offensive capskill, Randy Arozarena scores in the 96th percentile in THE BAT X projects. Randy Arozarena is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest LF dimensions among all parks. Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst of all teams on the slate today.

When it comes to his BABIP capskill, Jose Siri is projected in the 87th percentile by THE BAT X. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest LF dimensions among all parks. Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst of all teams on the slate today. Jose Siri has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel%, improving his 6.3% rate last season to 19.4% this year.

Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. Matt Mervis will have the handedness advantage against Taj Bradley in today's matchup. Matt Mervis will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Comparing his seasonal 91.9-mph EV to his 97.1-mph average in the past week's games, Matt Mervis's exit velocity has significantly gaind in recent times. Over the last couple of weeks, Matt Mervis has displayed a remarkable display of power, boasting a 20% Barrel% which is regarded as a reliable stat for studying power.

THE BAT X projects Harold Ramirez as the 16th-best hitter in the majors when it comes to his batting average skill. Harold Ramirez is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest LF dimensions among all parks. Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the worst of all teams on the slate today.

Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. Mike Tauchman will have the handedness advantage over Taj Bradley today. Mike Tauchman has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Mike Tauchman will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. With a .387 wOBA in the last two weeks' worth of games, Mike Tauchman has been on fire of late.

Wrigley Field has the 5th-deepest RF fences in MLB. This game is predicted to have the 3rd-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for mound aces. The switch-hitting Wander Franco will lose the platoon advantage while batting from his weak side (0) today against Marcus Stroman Wander Franco will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

THE BAT X projects Ian Happ in the 81st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Ian Happ is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today. Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. The switch-hitting Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Taj Bradley. Ian Happ has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Miles Mastrobuoni's BABIP talent is projected in the 80th percentile by THE BAT X assessment. This season, Miles Mastrobuoni mostly batted in the later part of the lineup (90% of the time); however, for this matchup, he is expected to hit in the 1st spot. Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. Miles Mastrobuoni will hold the platoon advantage against Taj Bradley today. Miles Mastrobuoni will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 90th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Brandon Lowe is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. Brandon Lowe will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Marcus Stroman today. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brandon Lowe can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 95th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. Seiya Suzuki will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Within the last two weeks, Seiya Suzuki has notably improved his Barrel% from a seasonal rate of 9% to 20.8%.

Trey Mancini is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. Trey Mancini will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. Tucker Barnhart will have the handedness advantage against Taj Bradley today. Tucker Barnhart will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Comparing his current average of 87.6 mph to last year's EV of 84.6 mph, there has been a significant boost in Tucker Barnhart's exit velocity this season.

Assessing his overall offensive capability, Luke Raley scores in the 84th percentile in THE BAT X projects. Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. Luke Raley will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Marcus Stroman today. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Luke Raley has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst of all teams on the slate today.

THE BAT X projects Dansby Swanson in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Dansby Swanson is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Wrigley Field has the 6th-shallowest LF dimensions among all parks. Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. Dansby Swanson will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. Isaac Paredes pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.2% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the worst of all teams on the slate today. Lately, Isaac Paredes' exit velocity on flyballs has noticeably improvementd, markident from his 100.9-mph average in the last 7 days as compared to his seasonal average of 89.9-mph.

Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst of all teams on the slate today. Taylor Walls's launch angle recently (37.2° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is significantly higher than his 20.9° seasonal figure. Compared to last year's 16.4°, Taylor Walls has shown a notable increase in his average launch mark of 21.1° on his highest exit velocity balls this year.

Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. Yan Gomes pulls many of his flyballs (33.3% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. Yan Gomes will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Over the last two weeks, Yan Gomes has been significantly improving his average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls, now at 21.7° compared to his seasonal mark of 16.4°.

Sitting at the 10th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, Wrigley Field tends to provide higher offensive output due to its high elevation. Edwin Rios will hold the platoon advantage against Taj Bradley in today's matchup. Edwin Rios will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.