Chicago Cubs

MLB Player Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Xander Bogaerts is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. Wrigley Field grades out as the #7 stadium in the league for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). The 5th-shallowest left field fences in Major League Baseball are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output.

Wrigley Field grades out as the #7 stadium in the league for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Ha-seong Kim will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Ha-seong Kim pulls many of his flyballs (35% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.259) may lead us to conclude that Ha-seong Kim has experienced some negative variance this year with his .214 actual batting average.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 7th-best hitter in the majors. Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. Wrigley Field grades out as the #7 stadium in the league for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). The 5th-shallowest left field fences in Major League Baseball are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Campusano in the 83rd percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Wrigley Field grades out as the #7 stadium in the league for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). The 5th-shallowest left field fences in Major League Baseball are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Batting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, Luis Campusano will have an advantage today.

Jurickson Profar is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today's game. Wrigley Field grades out as the #7 stadium in the league for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The switch-hitting Jurickson Profar will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Shota Imanaga. Jurickson Profar pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.8% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 89th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Wrigley Field profiles as the #7 field in MLB for lefty BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Hitting from the opposite that Randy Vasquez throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the upper hand today. Pete Crow-Armstrong has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Wrigley Field grades out as the #7 stadium in the league for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). The 5th-shallowest left field fences in Major League Baseball are found in Wrigley Field. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Dansby Swanson will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jake Cronenworth ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jake Cronenworth is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. Wrigley Field profiles as the #7 field in MLB for lefty BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jake Cronenworth can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Randy Vasquez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nico Hoerner today. Nico Hoerner has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 5th-deepest RF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense is that of the the San Diego Padres. Since the start of last season, Nico Hoerner's 1.7% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 3rd percentile among his peers. Since the start of last season, Nico Hoerner's flyball exit velocity (an advanced metric to study power) ranks in the 5th percentile at 87.8 mph.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Christopher Morel ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Christopher Morel is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. Wrigley Field grades out as the #7 stadium in the league for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Christopher Morel pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.6% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Ian Happ ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ian Happ is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Wrigley Field profiles as the #7 field in MLB for lefty BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Ian Happ will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Randy Vasquez in today's matchup.

Mike Tauchman is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. Wrigley Field profiles as the #7 field in MLB for lefty BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Mike Tauchman will hold the platoon advantage against Randy Vasquez in today's game. Mike Tauchman has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

Michael Busch is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. Wrigley Field profiles as the #7 field in MLB for lefty BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Batting from the opposite that Randy Vasquez throws from, Michael Busch will have an advantage in today's game. Michael Busch will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Hitting from the same side that Shota Imanaga throws from, Luis Arraez will have a disadvantage today. The Chicago Cubs infield defense grades out as the 5th-strongest out of all the teams playing today. Luis Arraez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's matchup. Since the start of last season, Luis Arraez's 3.5% Barrel%, an advanced standard for measuring power, places him in the 10th percentile among his peers. Luis Arraez's maximum exit velocity (an advanced stat to evaluate power) has been 104 mph since the start of last season, checking in at the 1st percentile.

Yan Gomes has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Manny Machado has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

Jose Azocar has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Patrick Wisdom has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 9 games.