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Alex Bregman o0.5 Total RBIs (38%) Projection 0.56
Alex Bregman, projected in the 88th percentile for offensive ability, is set to bat 4th in a matchup at Wrigley Field, which has high elevation conducive to increased offensive output, and his tendency to pull flyballs aligns well with the park's dimensions.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong o0.5 Total RBIs (35%) Projection 0.6
Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to be in the 96th percentile for offensive talent, is batting first in today's game, and has the advantage of playing at Wrigley Field, which is at a high elevation, alongside facing a favorable matchup against JR Ritchie.
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Seiya Suzuki o0.5 Total RBIs (34%) Projection 0.59
Seiya Suzuki is ranked as the 20th-best batter in the majors according to THE BAT X and is projected to bat 2nd in today's game at Wrigley Field, which has the 6th-shallowest left field fences in Major League Baseball.
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Ronald Acuna Jr. o1.5 Total Bases (42%) Projection 1.77
Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected as the 8th-best batter in MLB by THE BAT X, is batting 1st in today's lineup at Wrigley Field, which has the 10th-highest elevation in the majors, holds a matchup advantage against Shota Imanaga, and has a .030 disparity between his actual wOBA and the estimated true talent level.
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Austin Riley o0.5 Total RBIs (32%) Projection 0.45
Austin Riley is projected in the 94th percentile for home run ability by THE BAT X, benefits from a platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga, has improved his flyball exit velocity from 95 mph to 100.6 mph in the last week, and has a .291 wOBA compared to an estimated true talent level of .331.
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Michael Busch o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (48%) Projection 2.01
Michael Busch is projected in the 90th percentile for offensive ability, batting 3rd in the lineup today with home field and platoon advantages, and has improved his Barrel% from 9.2% to 16.7% over the last week.
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Michael Busch o0.5 Total RBIs (35%) Projection 0.61
Michael Busch is projected in the 90th percentile for offensive ability, batting 3rd in today's lineup, holding a platoon advantage over JR Ritchie, benefiting from home field advantage, and has improved his Barrel% from 9.2% to 16.7% in the last 7 days.
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Ronald Acuna Jr. o1.5 Total Bases (41%) Projection 1.72
Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected as the 8th-best batter in MLB, batting 1st in today's game at Wrigley Field, which has the 10th-highest elevation, providing a potential offensive boost, and he has a .030 disparity between his .343 wOBA and the estimated .373 talent level from THE BAT X.
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Matt Olson o1.5 Total Bases (43%) Projection 1.63
Matt Olson ranks in the 97th percentile for home run talent according to THE BAT X projection system, is projected to bat 3rd in today's game, has raised his exit velocity from 92.7 mph to 96.9 mph in the last week, improved his launch angle from 14.6° to 17.9° this season, and has a recent 52.8% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong o1.5 Total Bases (46%) Projection 1.81
Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected in the 96th percentile for offensive talent, batting first in today's game at Wrigley Field, which is at a high elevation that typically enhances offensive performance, and he will have the platoon and home field advantages against JR Ritchie.
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Ozzie Albies o0.5 Total RBIs (32%) Projection 0.5
Ozzie Albies is expected to bat 4th today, benefiting from Wrigley Field's high elevation and favorable conditions against Shota Imanaga.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong o1.5 Total Bases (44%) Projection 1.81
Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected in the 96th percentile for offensive talent, is batting first in today's game at Wrigley Field, which is at a high elevation that typically boosts offensive output, and will have the platoon and home field advantage against JR Ritchie.
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Seiya Suzuki o0.5 Total RBIs (35%) Projection 0.59
Seiya Suzuki is ranked as the 20th-best batter in the majors by THE BAT X, is projected to bat 2nd today, and has seen his Barrel% rise from 10.7% to 28.6% over the past week.
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Austin Riley o1.5 Total Bases (35%) Projection 1.39
Austin Riley is projected in the 94th percentile for home run ability by THE BAT X, plays in a stadium with the 6th-shallowest left field fences, will face Shota Imanaga with a platoon advantage, has improved his flyball exit velocity from 95 mph to 100.6 mph recently, and has a .291 wOBA despite a projected true talent level of .331 according to THE BAT X.
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Ozzie Albies o0.5 Total RBIs (30%) Projection 0.49
Ozzie Albies is projected to bat 4th in the lineup at Wrigley Field, which has the 10th-highest elevation in the majors, enhancing offensive output, while he will bat from his strong side against Shota Imanaga, pull a high percentage of his flyballs towards MLB's 7th-shallowest left-field fences, and has recently increased his exit velocity to 90.1 mph.
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Alex Bregman o0.5 Total RBIs (35%) Projection 0.55
Alex Bregman is projected in the 88th percentile for offensive ability, will bat 4th in the lineup, and is expected to benefit from Wrigley Field's high elevation and shallow left field fences.
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Drake Baldwin o0.5 Total RBIs (30%) Projection 0.44
Drake Baldwin ranks in the 90th percentile for offensive talent according to THE BAT X projections, is expected to bat second in the lineup, and has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on flyballs, benefiting from Wrigley Field's high elevation and shallow left-field fences.
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Matt Olson o0.5 Total RBIs (36%) Projection 0.56
Matt Olson ranks in the 97th percentile for home run talent according to THE BAT X, is projected to hit 3rd in today's game, has increased his exit velocity from 92.7 mph to 96.9 mph in the last week, improved his launch angle from 14.6° to 17.9° this season, and has a 52.8% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle over the last two weeks compared to a seasonal rate of 40.9%.
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Drake Baldwin o1.5 Total Bases (41%) Projection 1.5
Drake Baldwin ranks in the 90th percentile for overall offensive talent, is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup, has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on flyballs, and recently improved his HR-optimizing launch angle from 17.3% to 26.3%.
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Seiya Suzuki o1.5 Total Bases (39%) Projection 1.56
Seiya Suzuki is ranked as the 20th-best batter in the majors, is projected to bat 2nd in today's game at Wrigley Field, which has the 6th-shallowest LF fences in MLB, and has seen his Barrel% increase from 10.7% to 28.6% over the past week.
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Ozzie Albies o0.5 Total Home Runs (13%)
Shota Imanaga has allowed 65 home runs in 307 innings, yielding one every 20 plate appearances to right-handed batters and every 23 to left-handed batters, while Ozzie Albies has hit two home runs against him in 12 plate appearances and holds a .417 batting average against Imanaga.
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Ian Happ o0.5 Total Home Runs (13%)
Braves starter JR Ritchie has a 47.2% hard-hit rate and .234 ISO against left-handed hitters, making Cubs' Ian Happ a potential candidate for a home run due to his 33.3% squared-up contact rate and 41.9% hard-hit rate.
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JR Ritchie o2.5 Walks Allowed (41%)
JR Ritchie has a 15.63% walk rate in his last five starts and will face five left-handed hitters from the Cubs, who have the highest home walk rate this season.
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