Cincinnati @ Chicago Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Nick Martinez throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an edge in today's game. Out of every team on the slate today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Cincinnati Reds. Pete Crow-Armstrong will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Ian Happ ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ian Happ is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. The switch-hitting Ian Happ will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Nick Martinez. Ian Happ has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dansby Swanson in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Dansby Swanson has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (72% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today. The 7th-shallowest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Out of every team on the slate today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Cincinnati Reds.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Michael Busch ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Michael Busch is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Nick Martinez throws from, Michael Busch will have an advantage in today's matchup. Out of every team on the slate today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Cincinnati Reds.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Cody Bellinger is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Cody Bellinger will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Martinez in today's matchup. Out of every team on the slate today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Cincinnati Reds.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nico Hoerner in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Out of every team on the slate today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Cincinnati Reds. Nico Hoerner will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Nico Hoerner has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 85.7-mph to 90.5-mph in the past week's worth of games.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Jameson Taillon throws from, Jake Fraley will have an edge in today's matchup. Jake Fraley may have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Chicago Cubs has just 1 same-handed RP. Posting a .324 BABIP this year, Jake Fraley finds himself in the 86th percentile.

Isaac Paredes is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Isaac Paredes pulls a lot of his flyballs (46.2% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Out of every team on the slate today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Cincinnati Reds. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Isaac Paredes will hold that advantage today.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Will Benson will have the handedness advantage against Jameson Taillon in today's game. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Will Benson has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Will Benson's launch angle this year (18.2°) is quite a bit better than his 14.6° mark last season. Will Benson's 11.8% Barrel% (an advanced stat to assess power) grades out in the 85th percentile this year.

The 7th-shallowest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Over the past week, Noelvi Marte's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 90.1-mph over the course of the season to 98.9-mph in recent games. Noelvi Marte has been unlucky this year, notching a .245 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .288 — a .043 difference. Checking in at the 79th percentile, the hardest ball Noelvi Marte has made contact with this year reached a maximum exit velocity of 111.5 mph -- a reliable indication of underlying power skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 85th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. The 7th-shallowest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Ty France has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.7-mph to 94.4-mph over the past 7 days. Last year, Ty France had an average launch angle of 11.2° on his hardest-hit balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 16.1°.

Tyler Stephenson's BABIP ability is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Tyler Stephenson is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Tyler Stephenson has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 105.4-mph average in the last week to his seasonal average of 93.8-mph. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Tyler Stephenson's 73.7% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 43.4%.

When estimating his BABIP talent, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Elly De La Cruz is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Jameson Taillon. Elly De La Cruz has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 97.8-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal figure of 93.9-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Jonathan India is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today. The 7th-shallowest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Jonathan India has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 96.5-mph average in the past week to his seasonal EV of 90.6-mph.

TJ Friedl is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. TJ Friedl will hold the platoon advantage over Jameson Taillon in today's game. TJ Friedl is apt to have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Chicago Cubs only has 1 same-handed RP. TJ Friedl's launch angle in recent games (20.9° over the past 14 days) is considerably better than his 17.6° seasonal figure.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Out of every team on the slate today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Cincinnati Reds. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Miguel Amaya will hold that advantage today. Miguel Amaya's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, rising from 44.1% on the season to 52% in the last two weeks' worth of games. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.248) implies that Miguel Amaya has experienced some negative variance this year with his .233 actual batting average.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Spencer Steer ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Spencer Steer is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Spencer Steer pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.2% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Spencer Steer has seen a big gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 90-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 87.9-mph mark.

Santiago Espinal's batting average ability is projected to be in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. There has been a significant improvement in Santiago Espinal's launch angle from last year's 11.3° to 14.5° this season. Santiago Espinal's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better recently, increasing from 14.6% on the season to 37.5% over the last week.

Seiya Suzuki has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

Christian Bethancourt has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.