Milwaukee @ Cleveland Picks & Props

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Joey Wiemer has made notable gains with his Barrel% lately, upping his 12.7% seasonal rate to 31.3% in the last two weeks' worth of games. Joey Wiemer has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 96-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 89.2-mph average.

Jesse Winker is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Jesse Winker will hold the platoon advantage against Aaron Civale in today's matchup. Jesse Winker has made substantial strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 3.6% seasonal rate to 20% in the past 7 days. Jesse Winker has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 107.1-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal mark of 92.2-mph.

Rowdy Tellez is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Rowdy Tellez will hold the platoon advantage against Aaron Civale in today's matchup. Rowdy Tellez has been unlucky this year, notching a .299 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .346 — a .047 discrepancy.

THE BAT X projects Willy Adames in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Willy Adames is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Willy Adames pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 82nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Willy Adames has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 12.5% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last week.

THE BAT X projects Brian Anderson in the 77th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Brian Anderson is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Brian Anderson has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Luis Urias pulls many of his flyballs (34.9% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Luis Urias has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 100.9-mph average over the past week to his seasonal average of 93.3-mph. Luis Urias has displayed impressive plate discipline since the start of last season, placing in the 78th percentile with a 2.1 K/BB rate.

THE BAT X projects Gabriel Arias in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Gabriel Arias has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Gabriel Arias will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Gabriel Arias's 90.1-mph average exit velocity ranks among the elite in the game since the start of last season: 79th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Josh Bell in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Josh Bell is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Josh Bell will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Josh Bell has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% lately, upping his 8.4% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

THE BAT X projects Andres Gimenez in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Andres Gimenez is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Andres Gimenez will hold the platoon advantage against Corbin Burnes today. The Milwaukee Brewers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Andres Gimenez can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

THE BAT X projects Jose Ramirez in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Jose Ramirez pulls many of his flyballs (41.8% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Jose Ramirez will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Tyler Freeman in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Progressive Field has the shallowest left field fences in MLB. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Tyler Freeman will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Tyler Freeman's quickness has gotten better this year. His 28.1 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 28.67 ft/sec now.

Progressive Field has the shallowest left field fences in MLB. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.

THE BAT X projects Will Brennan in the 90th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Will Brennan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Corbin Burnes in today's game. The Milwaukee Brewers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Will Brennan stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Will Brennan will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Myles Straw in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Myles Straw has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (48.2%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Myles Straw will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Myles Straw's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls recently (8° over the last week) is considerably better than his 3.7° seasonal figure.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Victor Caratini has seen a big increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 93-mph average to last year'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 rate is deflated compared to his .231 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

William Contreras has gone over 0.5 in 10 of his last 10 games.

Christian Yelich has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Amed Rosario has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Steven Kwan has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Bo Naylor has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.