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Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Martin Maldonado will have the handedness advantage over Shota Imanaga in today's game. Martin Maldonado pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.5% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Martin Maldonado's true offensive ability to be a .254, indicating that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .135 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .119 wOBA.

Paul DeJong has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (78% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Paul DeJong will have an advantage today. Paul DeJong pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.7% — 85th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. Paul DeJong's 16.9° launch angle (a reliable metric to evaluate a hitter's ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most flyball-inducing in baseball: 84th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Christopher Morel is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Christopher Morel pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.1% — 96th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest LF fences today. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Christopher Morel will hold that advantage today.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Danny Mendick will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today's game. Danny Mendick's quickness has gotten better this season. His 25.55 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.36 ft/sec now.

Nico Hoerner's batting average talent is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Nico Hoerner is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Nico Hoerner will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Based on Statcast metrics, Nico Hoerner grades out in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .285.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Seiya Suzuki ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today. Among all major league parks, Wrigley Field's LF dimensions are the 7th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Seiya Suzuki will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Cody Bellinger is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Cody Bellinger will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mike Clevinger today... and even better, Clevinger has a large platoon split. Cody Bellinger will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Among all major league parks, Wrigley Field's LF dimensions are the 7th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Dansby Swanson will hold that advantage in today's game. Dansby Swanson has been unlucky this year, compiling a .270 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .328 — a .058 gap.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 94th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the handedness advantage against Mike Clevinger today... and even better, Clevinger has a large platoon split. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Pete Crow-Armstrong will hold that advantage today. Since the start of last season, Pete Crow-Armstrong's 16.7% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 96th percentile among his peers.

Gavin Sheets is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. In terms of plate discipline, Gavin Sheets's skill is quite good, putting up a 1.29 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 94th percentile.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Considering Mike Clevinger's large platoon split, Michael Busch will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in this game. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Michael Busch will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Over the past two weeks, Michael Busch has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .337. Michael Busch's 94.5-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced standard to assess power) ranks in the 80th percentile since the start of last season.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Ian Happ ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ian Happ is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today's game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. The switch-hitting Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Mike Clevinger... and even better, Clevinger has a large platoon split. Ian Happ has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Luis Robert is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Luis Robert will have an advantage in today's game. Luis Robert pulls many of his flyballs (34.6% — 83rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Among all major league parks, Wrigley Field's LF dimensions are the 7th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Miguel Amaya will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Despite posting a .235 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Miguel Amaya has experienced some negative variance given the .054 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .289. Miguel Amaya's 18.6° launch angle (an advanced stat to study a hitter's ability to lift the ball for power) is among the steepest in MLB: 86th percentile.

Mike Tauchman is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters. Given Mike Clevinger's large platoon split, Mike Tauchman will have a big advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in this game. Mike Tauchman has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Andrew Vaughn's batting average skill is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Andrew Vaughn will have the handedness advantage over Shota Imanaga today. Andrew Vaughn's footspeed has increased this year. His 25.53 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 26.27 ft/sec now.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Lenyn Sosa will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga in today's game. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.232) implies that Lenyn Sosa has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .191 actual batting average. Lenyn Sosa grades out in the 79th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (46.3% rate since the start of last season). Lenyn Sosa has been very good at hitting the ball to all fields (a crucial skill for batting average), grading out in the 81st percentile in THE BAT X's Spray Score since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 81st percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Tommy Pham is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today's game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Tommy Pham will have an edge in today's game.

Corey Julks is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. Among all major league parks, Wrigley Field's LF dimensions are the 7th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Corey Julks will have the handedness advantage against Shota Imanaga in today's game. Corey Julks ranks in the 97th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (50.2% rate since the start of last season).

Among all major league parks, Wrigley Field's LF dimensions are the 7th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Zach Remillard will have the upper hand today.

Among all major league parks, Wrigley Field's LF dimensions are the 7th-shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. Korey Lee will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga today.