Milwaukee @ New York props

Jeff McNeil has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (66% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Citi Field as the worst ballpark in baseball for left-handed batting average. Citi Field's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which often leads to less offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The Milwaukee Brewers outfield defense grades out as the strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Citi Field as the worst ballpark in baseball for left-handed batting average. Citi Field's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which often leads to less offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The switch-hitting Francisco Lindor will bat from his bad side (0) today against Adrian Houser The Milwaukee Brewers outfield defense grades out as the strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Citi Field as the worst ballpark in baseball for left-handed batting average. Citi Field's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which often leads to less offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The Milwaukee Brewers outfield defense grades out as the strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brian Anderson in the 76th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Brian Anderson is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. The shallowest CF dimensions among all parks are found in Citi Field. Extreme groundball batters like Brian Anderson are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Scherzer. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 8th-worst outfield defense is that of the the New York Mets.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich as the 20th-best batter in the majors when estimating his BABIP talent. Christian Yelich is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Christian Yelich will hold the platoon advantage against Max Scherzer today. Christian Yelich has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 4th-shallowest LF fences today. Extreme groundball batters like Christian Yelich usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Scherzer.

Jesse Winker is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game. The shallowest CF dimensions among all parks are found in Citi Field. Jesse Winker will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Scherzer today. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 8th-worst outfield defense is that of the the New York Mets. Over the last 14 days, Jesse Winker has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 3.4% to 10%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brett Baty in the 89th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Brett Baty will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Adrian Houser today. The Milwaukee Brewers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brett Baty stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Brett Baty has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league's 4th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Brett Baty will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Rowdy Tellez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. Rowdy Tellez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Scherzer in today's matchup. Rowdy Tellez hits many of his flyballs to center field (41.3% — 100th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's shallowest CF fences in today's game. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 8th-worst outfield defense is that of the the New York Mets. Rowdy Tellez has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 93.3-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 88.8-mph average.

Joey Wiemer hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 92nd percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's shallowest CF fences in today's game. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 8th-worst outfield defense is that of the the New York Mets. Joey Wiemer has made substantial strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 12.3% seasonal rate to 23.1% in the past two weeks' worth of games. Joey Wiemer has seen a big increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 94.6-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 89.6-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. William Contreras is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Willy Adames ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Willy Adames is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game. Willy Adames pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.6% — 80th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 4th-shallowest LF fences today. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 8th-worst outfield defense is that of the the New York Mets. Willy Adames has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 13.3% seasonal rate to 25% over the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Tommy Pham is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game. Tommy Pham hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's shallowest CF fences in today's game. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Tommy Pham will hold that advantage in today's game. Tommy Pham has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 94.4-mph average to last year's 92.1-mph EV.

Victor Caratini hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 85th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's shallowest CF fences in today's game. Hitters such as Victor Caratini with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Max Scherzer who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 8th-worst outfield defense is that of the the New York Mets. Victor Caratini has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 93.4-mph average to last year's 89.3-mph figure. When it comes to his batting average, Victor Caratini has had some very poor luck since the start of last season. His .210 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .231.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this game, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Luis Urias pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 8th-worst outfield defense is that of the the New York Mets.

The shallowest CF dimensions among all parks are found in Citi Field. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Francisco Alvarez will hold that advantage today. Compared to his seasonal average of 11.3°, Francisco Alvarez has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 71.5° mark over the last 7 days.

Daniel Vogelbach will have the handedness advantage against Adrian Houser today. The Milwaukee Brewers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Daniel Vogelbach has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Daniel Vogelbach hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's shallowest CF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Daniel Vogelbach will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Over the past 14 days, Daniel Vogelbach's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.9-mph over the course of the season to 99-mph in recent games.

Starling Marte has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Pete Alonso has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.