Baltimore @ Chicago props

Jameson Taillon will hold the platoon advantage over Austin Hays in today's matchup. Austin Hays will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. Austin Hays has been lucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .309 rate is a fair amount higher than his .265 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Adley Rutschman in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Adley Rutschman is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Adley Rutschman has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Adley Rutschman has made notable gains with his Barrel% recently, upping his 6.7% seasonal rate to 12.5% over the last 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Seiya Suzuki in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Seiya Suzuki will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Seiya Suzuki has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92.3-mph average to last season's 89.5-mph EV.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Josh Lester will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jameson Taillon in today's matchup. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Josh Lester stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Cody Bellinger will hold the platoon advantage against Dean Kremer today. Cody Bellinger will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. Cody Bellinger has posted a .361 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 85th percentile. Cody Bellinger has put up a .275 batting average this year, grading out in the 79th percentile.

Wrigley Field has the 7th-shallowest left field fences in MLB. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Jorge Mateo has made significant gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 7% seasonal rate to 28.6% in the last week's worth of games. Jorge Mateo has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .283 rate is a good deal lower than his .328 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Gunnar Henderson in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Gunnar Henderson is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Gunnar Henderson will have the handedness advantage over Jameson Taillon in today's matchup. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Gunnar Henderson stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

THE BAT X projects Nick Madrigal in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Nick Madrigal will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Nick Madrigal has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .248 figure is quite a bit lower than his .268 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Nick Madrigal has shown favorable plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 86th percentile with a 1.85 K/BB rate.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Adam Frazier will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jameson Taillon today. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Adam Frazier has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Adam Frazier has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 3.7% seasonal rate to 20% in the past 7 days. Adam Frazier has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 89.5-mph average in the last week to his seasonal figure of 87.1-mph.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Tucker Barnhart will have the handedness advantage against Dean Kremer today. Tucker Barnhart will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Tucker Barnhart has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 86.6-mph average to last season's 84.6-mph figure.

THE BAT X projects Ian Happ in the 80th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Ian Happ is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Ian Happ has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Ian Happ will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Aaron Hicks has displayed impressive plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 83rd percentile with a 1.93 K/BB rate.

Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Miguel Amaya pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.1% — 77th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Miguel Amaya will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Miguel Amaya has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 101.5-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal average of 92.9-mph. Miguel Amaya's launch angle in recent games (24.9° over the last two weeks) is a considerable increase over his 19.4° seasonal mark.

THE BAT X projects Christopher Morel in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Christopher Morel pulls many of his flyballs (32.9% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. Christopher Morel will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Christopher Morel's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved recently, going from 18.2% on the season to 25% in the past week.

Mike Tauchman is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Mike Tauchman will have the handedness advantage over Dean Kremer in today's game. Mike Tauchman has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. Mike Tauchman will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Ramon Urias in the 75th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Ramon Urias has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% recently, upping his 9.9% seasonal rate to 20% in the past two weeks. Ramon Urias's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better of late, rising from 16.8% on the season to 35% over the last 14 days. Ramon Urias's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, increasing from 41.4% to 47.5%.

THE BAT X projects Dansby Swanson in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Dansby Swanson is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. Wrigley Field has the 7th-shallowest left field fences in MLB. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Dansby Swanson will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Anthony Santander is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Anthony Santander is an extreme flyball hitter and squares off against the weak outfield defense of Chicago (#1-worst on the slate today).

Nico Hoerner has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Ryan O'Hearn has gone over 0.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.