Milwaukee @ Cincinnati Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects William Contreras in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. William Contreras is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. William Contreras will hold the platoon advantage over Brandon Williamson in today's matchup... and even better, Williamson has a large platoon split.

THE BAT X projects Brian Anderson in the 78th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Brian Anderson is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Brian Anderson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson in today's matchup... and even better, Williamson has a large platoon split.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest left field dimensions in Major League Baseball. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Andruw Monasterio will hold the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson today... and even better, Williamson has a large platoon split. The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 4th-worst of the day.

THE BAT X projects Matt McLain in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Matt McLain is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest left field dimensions in Major League Baseball. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°.

Jake Fraley is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #4 field in the league for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest RF dimensions among all parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Jake Fraley will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Corbin Burnes in today's game.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest left field dimensions in Major League Baseball. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Luke Maile will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Luke Maile has made significant improvements with his Barrel%, improving his 5.4% rate last season to 17.1% this season.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. The switch-hitting Victor Caratini will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Brandon Williamson... and even better, Williamson has a large platoon split. Extreme flyball hitters like Victor Caratini tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Brandon Williamson. The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 4th-worst of the day.

THE BAT X projects Jonathan India in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Jonathan India is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Jonathan India pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.3% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Christian Yelich in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Christian Yelich is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #4 field in the league for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Christian Yelich can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 8th-shallowest left field dimensions in Major League Baseball. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Curt Casali will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Curt Casali's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased lately, increasing from 20% on the season to 50% in the last week.

THE BAT X projects Tyler Stephenson as the 19th-best hitter in MLB when assessing his BABIP talent. Tyler Stephenson is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Tyler Stephenson has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Stuart Fairchild in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest left field dimensions in Major League Baseball. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Stuart Fairchild will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Spencer Steer pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.6% — 80th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Spencer Steer will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Spencer Steer's speed has increased this year. His 27.41 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 28.22 ft/sec now.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Nick Senzel will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Kevin Newman in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Kevin Newman has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (74% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Kevin Newman will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 8th-shallowest left field dimensions in Major League Baseball. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the worst of the day.

Darin Ruf is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Darin Ruf will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson in today's game... and the cherry on top, Williamson has a large platoon split. Darin Ruf pulls many of his flyballs (33.1% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

Great American Ball Park profiles as the #4 field in the league for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest RF dimensions among all parks. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Will Benson will have the handedness advantage against Corbin Burnes in today's matchup. The Milwaukee Brewers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Will Benson stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #4 stadium in the game for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast the hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. Joey Wiemer will hold the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson in today's game... and moreover, Williamson has a large platoon split. The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 4th-worst of the day. Joey Wiemer's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 93.2-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 90.5-mph in the last week's worth of games.

Mike Brosseau has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

TJ Friedl has gone over 0.5 in 10 of his last 10 games.