San Diego @ Chicago Picks & Props

Elvis Andrus is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #6 field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest among all parks. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Elvis Andrus will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Andrew Vaughn's batting average ability is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #6 field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Andrew Vaughn has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Andrew Vaughn will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Yoan Moncada is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 7th-best venue in the majors for lefty batting average. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest among all parks. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Yoan Moncada will hold that advantage today.

Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #6 field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest among all parks. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox.

Ha-seong Kim is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #6 field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Ha-seong Kim pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.8% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. Ha-seong Kim has shown good plate discipline this year, grading out in the 85th percentile with a 1.67 K/BB rate.

Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #7 field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest among all parks. Korey Lee will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Korey Lee has had some very poor luck since the start of last season. His .159 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .186.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 6th-best venue in the majors for lefty batting average. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest among all parks. Trent Grisham will have the handedness advantage over Jose Urena in today's game. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. Trent Grisham's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (19.5°) is quite a bit higher than his 15.8° figure last year.

Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #6 field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Trayce Thompson pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Trayce Thompson will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Trayce Thompson's launch angle this season (22.9°) is a considerable increase over his 15.7° mark last year. Trayce Thompson's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved of late, increasing from 43.8% on the season to 69.2% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

Jurickson Profar is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 6th-best venue in the majors for lefty batting average. Jurickson Profar pulls many of his flyballs (35.9% — 93rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. Jurickson Profar has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 96.2-mph average in the last week to his seasonal 86.6-mph average.

Xander Bogaerts's batting average ability is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Xander Bogaerts is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #6 field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest among all parks. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox.

Gavin Sheets has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (71% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 6th-best venue in the majors for lefty batting average. Gavin Sheets will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Pedro Avila today. Gavin Sheets pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.2% — 85th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Gavin Sheets will hold that advantage in today's game.

Eloy Jimenez's batting average ability is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Eloy Jimenez is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #7 field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Eloy Jimenez has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Eloy Jimenez will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Cooper as the 15th-best batter in the league when it comes to his BABIP skill. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #6 field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Garrett Cooper has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. Garrett Cooper has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 101.3-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal EV of 94.1-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 6th-best venue in the majors for lefty batting average. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest among all parks. Brett Sullivan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Urena in today's matchup. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Brett Sullivan has had some very poor luck this year. His .245 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .269.