Milwaukee @ St. Louis Picks & Props

Rowdy Tellez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Rowdy Tellez will hold the platoon advantage against Jack Flaherty in today's game. The St. Louis Cardinals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Rowdy Tellez stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Rowdy Tellez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (41.7% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the game's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Compared to last year's 10.3°, Rowdy Tellez has shown a notable increase in his average launch angle of 15.1° on his hardest-contacted balls this season.

THE BAT X projects Jesse Winker in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Jesse Winker is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today. Jesse Winker will hold the platoon advantage over Jack Flaherty in today's matchup. The St. Louis Cardinals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jesse Winker stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Jesse Winker hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

According to THE BAT X, Paul Goldschmidt is predicted to be the 11th-best batter in MLB. Paul Goldschmidt is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Paul Goldschmidt will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. His exit velocity has greatly increased this season, evident by his current 93.9-mph average compared to his 90.8-mph figure from the previous year, as demonstrated by Paul Goldschmidt. Paul Goldschmidt has put up a .403 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, ranking in the 97th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Lars Nootbaar in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Lars Nootbaar is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Lars Nootbaar will hold the platoon advantage over Freddy Peralta in today's game. Lars Nootbaar hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Lars Nootbaar will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Brice Turang will have the handedness advantage over Jack Flaherty in today's matchup. The St. Louis Cardinals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brice Turang stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Estimating Tommy Edman's batting average skill, THE BAT X projects him in the 87th percentile. Tommy Edman will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Christian Yelich in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Christian Yelich is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today. Christian Yelich will hold the platoon advantage against Jack Flaherty in today's matchup. The St. Louis Cardinals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Christian Yelich has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Christian Yelich has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 97.2-mph average to last season's 94.1-mph mark.

William Contreras is projected to be in the 81st percentile for his overall offensive abilities by THE BAT X. William Contreras is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 88th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 7th-shallowest CF fences today. Comparing his seasonal average of 95.3-mph to his 99.3-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games, it is clear that William Contreras has made significant progress in his exit velocity on flyballs. William Contreras has posted a .361 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, checking in at the 94th percentile.

Joey Wiemer hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 88th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 7th-shallowest CF fences today. Having a Sprint Speed of 29.04 ft/sec this year, Joey Wiemer's speed places him in the 94th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Willy Adames in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Willy Adames is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. His average launch angle on the highest exit velocity balls this year is 23.3°, which is significantly higher compared to his angle of 20.2° in the previous season - Willy Adames Although THE BAT X estimates his true talent level to be .342, which is a .033 gap, Willy Adames has been unlucky this year with a .309 wOBA.

Assessing his overall offensive captalent, Nolan Gorman scores in the 83rd percentile in THE BAT X projects. Nolan Gorman is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. Nolan Gorman will hold the platoon advantage against Freddy Peralta in today's matchup. Nolan Gorman will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. In the last week, Nolan Gorman has remarkably improved his Barrel% by elevating his seasonal rate from 16.2% to 22.2%.

Paul DeJong will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Improvement can be seen in Paul DeJong's capacity to hit the ball within the BABIP-maximizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, increasing from 36.1% to 58.3% between last year and this year. As recently, Paul DeJong's skill in hitting the ball at an angle that maximizes his base hit (ranging from -4° to 26°) has improved, with a recent increase from 58.3% on the season to 70% over the last week. Paul DeJong has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .189 figure is quite a bit lower than his .201 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

When considering his overall offensive prowess, Brian Anderson ranks in the 76th percentile according to THE BAT X projects.

THE BAT X projects Alec Burleson in the 76th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Alec Burleson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Freddy Peralta in today's game. Alec Burleson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. This season, Alec Burleson's speed has improved from last year's 25.28 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed to a current speed of 25.94 ft/sec. Alec Burleson has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .292 mark is a fair amount lower than his .365 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Tyrone Taylor hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the league's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Brendan Donovan in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Brendan Donovan will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Freddy Peralta today. Brendan Donovan will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Comparing his average of 93.3 mph this year to last year's average of 90.4 mph, Brendan Donovan has exhibited a noteworthy increase in his exit velocity on flyballs. A significant increase in Brendan Donovan's exit velocity on flyballs has been observed of late, evidenced by his mark of 99.4-mph in the last 14 days in comparison to his seasonal mark of 93.3-mph.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Willson Contreras ranks in the 95th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Willson Contreras is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. Willson Contreras will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. A significant rise in his exit velocity can be observed in Willson Contreras's performance this season, with his current average of 92.5 mph differing from last year's figure of 90.3 mph. Comparing his seasonal 92.5-mph mark to his 95.1-mph average in the past week's games, Willson Contreras's exit velocity has significantly gaind in recent times.

Nolan Arenado is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. Nolan Arenado will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Over the last week's worth of games, Nolan Arenado has significantly increased his Barrel% from a seasonal rate of 5.7% to 20%, showcasing notable gains in his performance. Over the past two weeks, Nolan Arenado's launch mark has improved significantly to 22.4° from his seasonal mark of 16.7°.