Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee Picks & Props

Rowdy Tellez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Rowdy Tellez will have the handedness advantage over Mitch Keller in today's matchup. Rowdy Tellez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (41.7% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Rowdy Tellez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Jack Suwinski in the 81st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The Milwaukee Brewers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jack Suwinski has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Jack Suwinski has made big strides with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 18.9% seasonal rate to 38.5% in the past 7 days. Jack Suwinski has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 97.5-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 91-mph EV.

American Family Field grades out as the #22 stadium in the league for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Low humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-least humid conditions of all games on the slate today at 39%. The Milwaukee Brewers outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-best of all teams on the slate. Bryan Reynolds will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Christian Yelich as the 16th-best hitter in the majors when estimating his BABIP ability. Christian Yelich is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup. American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest CF dimensions in MLB. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Christian Yelich will have the handedness advantage against Mitch Keller today.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Victor Caratini hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 80th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Victor Caratini will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Victor Caratini has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92.7-mph average to last season's 89.3-mph mark. Victor Caratini has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .213 mark is a good deal lower than his .230 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Joey Wiemer hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 78th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Joey Wiemer will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Joey Wiemer has seen a big gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 93.3-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 88.6-mph EV.

Connor Joe is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Connor Joe will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Wade Miley in today's game... and moreover, Miley has a large platoon split. Connor Joe hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 87th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 8th-shallowest CF fences today. Connor Joe has made notable improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 11.1% seasonal rate to 22.2% in the last week's worth of games.

American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest CF dimensions in MLB. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The switch-hitting Rodolfo Castro will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Wade Miley... and even better, Miley has a large platoon split. Rodolfo Castro's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased in recent games, going from 17.5% on the season to 25% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

THE BAT X projects Willy Adames in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Willy Adames is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest CF dimensions in MLB. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Willy Adames will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects William Contreras in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. William Contreras is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. William Contreras hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the game's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. William Contreras will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Andrew McCutchen in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Andrew McCutchen is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest CF dimensions in MLB. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Andrew McCutchen will hold the platoon advantage over Wade Miley today... and the cherry on top, Miley has a large platoon split.

THE BAT X projects Brian Anderson in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Brian Anderson will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. Brian Anderson has made notable improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 12.3% seasonal rate to 25% over the last week. Brian Anderson's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, increasing from 17.4% on the season to 33.3% in the last week.

Carlos Santana is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. The switch-hitting Carlos Santana will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Wade Miley... and even better, Miley has a large platoon split. Carlos Santana hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Carlos Santana's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better recently, rising from 15% on the season to 25% in the last two weeks.

American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest CF dimensions in MLB. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Jason Delay will hold the platoon advantage against Wade Miley in today's game... and even more favorably, Miley has a large platoon split. Jason Delay has posted a .339 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 87th percentile.

American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest CF dimensions in MLB. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Luis Urias will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Luis Urias has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs lately, angling balls between 23° and 34° 42.9% of the time in the last week's worth of games. Luis Urias has shown good plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 79th percentile with a 2.06 K/BB rate.

American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest CF dimensions in MLB. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Austin Hedges will hold the platoon advantage over Wade Miley today... and even more favorably, Miley has a large platoon split. Austin Hedges's launch angle lately (9.2° in the past 7 days) is significantly worse than his 15.2° seasonal mark. Austin Hedges has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .223 figure is considerably lower than his .267 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Mark Mathias will hold the platoon advantage against Wade Miley today... and even better, Miley has a large platoon split.

Jonathan Singleton has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Ke'Bryan Hayes has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Ji-Hwan Bae has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Jesse Winker has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Raimel Tapia has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.