Boston @ Chicago Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 9th-worst venue in the majors for RHB BABIP. Low humidity has a small but significant connection with less offense (and more whiffs), and the weather report projects the 3rd-least humidity on the slate today at 38%. Because of Cooper Criswell's huge platoon split, Corey Julks will be at a colossal disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler O'Neill in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Tyler O'Neill is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Tyler O'Neill will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Garrett Crochet in today's game.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Martin Maldonado pulls many of his flyballs (36.5% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Martin Maldonado will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ceddanne Rafaela in the 79th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Ceddanne Rafaela will have the upper hand in today's game. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 7th-weakest out of all the teams playing today.

Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Jamie Westbrook will have the upper hand in today's game. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 7th-weakest out of all the teams playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rob Refsnyder in the 96th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Rob Refsnyder is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Rob Refsnyder will hold the platoon advantage over Garrett Crochet in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Luis Robert is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Luis Robert pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.4% — 81st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Luis Robert will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Rafael Devers ranks as the 15th-best batter in the game. Rafael Devers is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 7th-weakest out of all the teams playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Connor Wong in the 76th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Connor Wong is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Connor Wong will have an edge in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Jarren Duran is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Jarren Duran has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 7th-weakest out of all the teams playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Cooper in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Garrett Cooper will hold the platoon advantage against Garrett Crochet in today's matchup. Garrett Cooper has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 7th-weakest out of all the teams playing today.

Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Korey Lee will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 79th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Andrew Vaughn is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Andrew Vaughn has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Andrew Vaughn will hold that advantage today.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Lenyn Sosa has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Lenyn Sosa will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. In terms of his batting average, Lenyn Sosa has been unlucky since the start of last season. His .205 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .232. Lenyn Sosa is in the 79th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (46.3% rate since the start of last season).

Nicky Lopez has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (54% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Considering Cooper Criswell's huge platoon split, Nicky Lopez will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate today. Nicky Lopez has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Nicky Lopez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Oscar Colas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cooper Criswell in today's game... and moreover, Criswell has a huge platoon split. Oscar Colas will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.235) implies that Oscar Colas has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season with his .213 actual batting average.

Gavin Sheets is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Gavin Sheets will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cooper Criswell today... and even more favorably, Criswell has a huge platoon split. Gavin Sheets pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.2% — 80th percentile) 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 matchup. Gavin Sheets will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Home runs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Bobby Dalbec will have the handedness advantage over Garrett Crochet in today's game. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 7th-weakest out of all the teams playing today. Bobby Dalbec's footspeed has improved this season. His 28.08 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 28.64 ft/sec now.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Paul DeJong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.6% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Paul DeJong will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Paul DeJong's 16.9° launch angle (a reliable standard to study a hitter's ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the steepest in the league: 84th percentile.