Milwaukee @ Cincinnati Picks & Props

Rowdy Tellez is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #5 field in the majors for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Rowdy Tellez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ben Lively in today's game. The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Rowdy Tellez has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Great American Ball Park grades out as the #5 field in the majors for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Victor Caratini has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 93.2-mph average to last season's 89.3-mph figure. Victor Caratini has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .266 figure is considerably lower than his .333 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Andruw Monasterio has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #5 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 8th-shallowest left field dimensions among all parks. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Andruw Monasterio has shown some good exit velocity stats lately, averaging 97.8-mph on his flyballs in the past 7 days.

THE BAT X projects William Contreras in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. William Contreras is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #5 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. William Contreras has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 107.3-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal average of 95.3-mph.

Great American Ball Park profiles as the #5 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Joey Wiemer has made notable gains with his Barrel% lately, improving his 8.6% seasonal rate to 15.4% in the last 7 days. Joey Wiemer has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 95.7-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal EV of 93.4-mph. Joey Wiemer's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls lately (20.1° over the last 14 days) is a significant increase over his 12.1° seasonal angle.

THE BAT X projects Brian Anderson in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Brian Anderson is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #5 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Brian Anderson has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

Great American Ball Park grades out as the #5 field in the majors for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Brice Turang will hold the platoon advantage over Ben Lively today. The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brice Turang can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Brice Turang has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Christian Yelich in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Christian Yelich is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #5 field in the majors for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Christian Yelich will hold the platoon advantage over Ben Lively in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Stuart Fairchild in the 77th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #5 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 8th-shallowest left field dimensions among all parks. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Stuart Fairchild will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Jake Fraley is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game. Great American Ball Park grades out as the #5 field in the majors for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest right field fences in the league. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Jake Fraley will hold the platoon advantage against Adrian Houser in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Tyler Stephenson in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #5 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Tyler Stephenson has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB's 8th-shallowest RF fences today. Tyler Stephenson will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Spencer Steer is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #5 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Spencer Steer pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.7% — 82nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Spencer Steer will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Jonathan India in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Jonathan India is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #5 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Jonathan India pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.2% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

Great American Ball Park profiles as the #5 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Nick Senzel will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Matt McLain in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Matt McLain is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. Great American Ball Park profiles as the #5 field in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 8th-shallowest left field dimensions among all parks. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°.

Great American Ball Park grades out as the #5 field in the majors for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Great American Ball Park has the 7th-shallowest right field fences in the league. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°. Will Benson will have the handedness advantage against Adrian Houser today. 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.

Kevin Newman has gone over 1.5 in 0 of his last 10 games.