Milwaukee @ Cincinnati Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Joey Wiemer's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, increasing from 32.3% on the season to 57.9% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Andruw Monasterio has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Andruw Monasterio is very athletic, placing in the 76th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.25 ft/sec this year.

Jesse Winker is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. The #5 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. The 8th-shallowest right field dimensions in the league are found in Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.

The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will lose the platoon advantage while batting from his bad side (0) today against Adrian Houser Elly De La Cruz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 84th percentile) and and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 11th-deepest CF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-best infield defense is that of the the Milwaukee Brewers. In the last 7 days, Elly De La Cruz's 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 4.5%. Over the past week, Elly De La Cruz has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable metric to evaluate power).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. William Contreras is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 4th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Brian Anderson has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Brian Anderson has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 98.2-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal figure of 91.4-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Willy Adames is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Tyler Stephenson has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

The #5 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Will Benson will hold the platoon advantage against Adrian Houser in today's matchup. The Milwaukee Brewers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Will Benson can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Spencer Steer ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Spencer Steer pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 80th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Christian Yelich will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. Over the past week, Christian Yelich's 16.7% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 47%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Matt McLain is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.

The #5 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Brice Turang will have the handedness advantage over Ben Lively in today's matchup. The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brice Turang has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Fraley in the 78th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Jake Fraley is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. The #5 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. The 8th-shallowest right field dimensions in the league are found in Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Jonathan India is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Great American Ball Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Raimel Tapia in the 77th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. The #5 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Raimel Tapia will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ben Lively today.

The #5 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park. The 8th-shallowest right field dimensions in the league are found in Great American Ball Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-highest temperatures on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Joey Votto will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Adrian Houser in today's matchup.

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