Milwaukee @ Texas Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 95th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Nathaniel Lowe is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Nathaniel Lowe will hold the platoon advantage over Brandon Woodruff in today's matchup. Nathaniel Lowe will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Nathaniel Lowe has made big strides with his Barrel% lately, improving his 7.1% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the last two weeks.

Brian Anderson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney in today's game... and even better, Heaney has a large platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich as the 11th-best batter in the league as it relates to his BABIP talent. Christian Yelich is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. Christian Yelich has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 94.9-mph average in the last week to his seasonal 92.4-mph average.

Jonah Heim will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Adolis Garcia is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today. Adolis Garcia will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. Adolis Garcia has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.9-mph to 93.9-mph in the last two weeks' worth of games.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corey Seager ranks as the 9th-best batter in the league. Corey Seager is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. Corey Seager will hold the platoon advantage over Brandon Woodruff in today's matchup. Corey Seager will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Corey Seager has made notable gains with his Barrel% of late, improving his 19.7% seasonal rate to 26.3% in the last 7 days.

Brice Turang has made big gains with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 3.7% seasonal rate to 9.1% in the past 7 days. Over the last two weeks, Brice Turang's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 89.4-mph over the course of the season to 93-mph lately.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, William Contreras ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). William Contreras is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today. William Contreras will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney in today's game... and moreover, Heaney has a large platoon split.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Willy Adames ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Willy Adames is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Willy Adames will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Heaney in today's matchup... and even better, Heaney has a large platoon split. In the past 14 days, Willy Adames has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-hit balls: 26° compared to his seasonal mark of 22.1°. As it relates to his batting average, Willy Adames has experienced some negative variance this year. His .203 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .236.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Marcus Semien ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Marcus Semien is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Marcus Semien will hold that advantage in today's game. Marcus Semien's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, increasing from 41.5% on the season to 55.6% over the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Duran in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Ezequiel Duran will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Garver in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Mitch Garver has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (84% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. Mitch Garver will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Compared to his seasonal average of 16.5°, Mitch Garver has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 22.9° figure over the last two weeks. Mitch Garver has hit one of the hardest balls in the league over the past two weeks — 111.4-mph — which is a good proxy for recent form and raw power.

Joey Wiemer will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney today... and the cherry on top, Heaney has a large platoon split. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Joey Wiemer's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.6-mph over the course of the season to 97-mph recently. Over the past two weeks, Joey Wiemer's 54.5% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 32.8%.

Travis Jankowski will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Woodruff today. Travis Jankowski will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Travis Jankowski'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 11.9%.

Tyrone Taylor will have the handedness advantage against Andrew Heaney in today's matchup... and the cherry on top, Heaney has a large platoon split. Compared to his seasonal average of 18.9°, Tyrone Taylor has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 27.9° angle in the last two weeks.

Carlos Santana is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The switch-hitting Carlos Santana will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Andrew Heaney... and even better, Heaney has a large platoon split. Carlos Santana has made significant gains with his Barrel% of late, improving his 6.3% seasonal rate to 18.8% in the past week. In the past week, Carlos Santana's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.5-mph over the course of the season to 97.8-mph lately.

Andruw Monasterio will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Heaney today... and the cherry on top, Heaney has a large platoon split. Andruw Monasterio has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 91.9-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal 88.6-mph average.

Sal Frelick has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Leody Taveras has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Josh H. Smith has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.