Cincinnati @ Chicago props

This contest is forecasted to have the 6th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Chris Flexen will hold the platoon advantage against Christian Encarnacion-Strand in today's matchup. Christian Encarnacion-Strand will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game. Christian Encarnacion-Strand has exhibited some bad exit velocity statistics in recent games, averaging just 87.2-mph on his flyballs in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Martin Maldonado will have an advantage today. Martin Maldonado pulls many of his flyballs (36.8% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The Cincinnati Reds outfield defense grades out as the 11th-weakest out of all the teams in action today.

Jake Fraley is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Jake Fraley will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chris Flexen today. Jake Fraley pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.1% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

Santiago Espinal's batting average talent is projected to be in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Santiago Espinal has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Andrew Benintendi has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jonathan India ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jonathan India is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Jonathan India pulls many of his flyballs (34.6% — 84th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Steer in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Spencer Steer is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Spencer Steer pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.2% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Robbie Grossman is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. The switch-hitting Robbie Grossman will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Andrew Abbott. Robbie Grossman pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.7% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for homers. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Nick Martini will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chris Flexen in today's matchup.

Lenyn Sosa is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Lenyn Sosa will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Lenyn Sosa has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 4th-best of the day for bats. Nicky Lopez has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Hitters such as Nicky Lopez with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Andrew Abbott who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum. The Cincinnati Reds outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of all the teams in action today.

Tyler Stephenson's BABIP skill is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Tyler Stephenson has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the best batter in the game as it relates to his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for homers. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Elly De La Cruz will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Chris Flexen in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 84th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Andrew Vaughn is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Andrew Vaughn will have an edge in today's matchup.

Kevin Pillar has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (67% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Kevin Pillar will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Abbott in today's game. Kevin Pillar pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.2% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Will Benson is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for homers. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Chris Flexen throws from, Will Benson will have an edge in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for homers. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Korey Lee will have the upper hand in today's game. The Cincinnati Reds outfield defense grades out as the 11th-weakest out of all the teams in action today.

Jeimer Candelario is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 4th-best of the day for bats. Jeimer Candelario pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.6% — 90th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Andrew Abbott throws from, Paul DeJong will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Paul DeJong pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 81st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The Cincinnati Reds outfield defense grades out as the 11th-weakest out of all the teams in action today.