Milwaukee @ Washington Picks & Props

Josiah Gray will have the handedness advantage against William Contreras in today's matchup. William Contreras will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Christian Yelich in today's game.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Alex Call will hold that advantage in today's game. Alex Call's launch angle lately (25.9° over the past 14 days) is considerably higher than his 16° seasonal mark. As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Alex Call has experienced some negative variance this year. His .279 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .307.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 80th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Sal Frelick is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game. Sal Frelick will hold the platoon advantage against Josiah Gray in today's matchup. Out of all the teams today, the worst outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals.

Nationals Park has the 10th-shallowest RF dimensions among all major league parks. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today. Brice Turang will have the handedness advantage against Josiah Gray today. Out of all the teams today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals. Brice Turang has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 86.7-mph to 91.8-mph in the last week.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Willy Adames ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Willy Adames is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today. Out of all the teams today, the worst outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals.

Keibert Ruiz is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today. Keibert Ruiz pulls many of his flyballs (35% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Keibert Ruiz will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today. Out of all the teams today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals. Over the last 7 days, Joey Wiemer's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.2-mph over the course of the season to 100.1-mph lately.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Meneses in the 80th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Joey Meneses is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Joey Meneses has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Joey Meneses will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lane Thomas in the 78th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Lane Thomas is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Lane Thomas will hold that advantage in today's game.

Dominic Smith is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 64% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today. Dominic Smith will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Freddy Peralta in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Dominic Smith will hold that advantage in today's game.

CJ Abrams is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 79% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today. CJ Abrams will have the handedness advantage against Freddy Peralta today. CJ Abrams will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today. Andruw Monasterio has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Out of all the teams today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals. Andruw Monasterio has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 91-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal EV of 88.8-mph. In the last 14 days, Andruw Monasterio's 57.6% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 50%.

Nationals Park has the 10th-shallowest RF dimensions among all major league parks. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Ildemaro Vargas will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Ildemaro Vargas has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 91.7-mph average to last year's 88.5-mph mark.

Luis Garcia's batting average talent is projected to be in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today. Luis Garcia will hold the platoon advantage against Freddy Peralta in today's game. Luis Garcia will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today. Corey Dickerson will hold the platoon advantage against Freddy Peralta in today's matchup. The Milwaukee Brewers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Corey Dickerson has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Corey Dickerson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.