San Francisco @ Milwaukee Picks & Props

Among all the teams playing today, the best infield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants. Brice Turang's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (3.9°) is quite a bit worse than his 10.2° angle last year. Over the last week, Brice Turang's 20% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 46%.

Jackson Chourio will hold the platoon advantage against Robbie Ray in today's matchup. Extreme groundball batters like Jackson Chourio generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Robbie Ray. Among all the teams playing today, the best infield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants. Jackson Chourio's 7.1° launch angle (an advanced metric to study a hitter's ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most groundball-inducing in the majors: 9th percentile.

Jake Bauers is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today's game. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today. Robbie Ray will have the handedness advantage over Jake Bauers in today's matchup. Typically, batters like Jake Bauers who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Robbie Ray.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Fitzgerald in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Tyler Fitzgerald is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 53% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. The 6th-shallowest CF fences among all major league parks are found in American Family Field. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Mitchell as the 17th-best hitter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP talent. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. Robbie Ray will hold the platoon advantage against Garrett Mitchell in today's game. Garrett Mitchell hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Garrett Mitchell will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The 6th-shallowest CF fences among all major league parks are found in American Family Field. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Blake Perkins will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Blake Perkins has posted a .339 BABIP this year, ranking in the 92nd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Heliot Ramos is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today. Heliot Ramos has made notable strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 16.5% seasonal rate to 22.6% in the last two weeks.

The 6th-shallowest CF fences among all major league parks are found in American Family Field. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today. Extreme flyball hitters like Rhys Hoskins usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Robbie Ray. Rhys Hoskins will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The 6th-shallowest CF fences among all major league parks are found in American Family Field. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today. In the last 7 days, Thairo Estrada's 66.7% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 41.1%. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Thairo Estrada's true offensive ability to be a .293, indicating that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .035 difference between that figure and his actual .258 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Conforto in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Michael Conforto is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The 6th-shallowest CF fences among all major league parks are found in American Family Field. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, William Contreras ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). William Contreras is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today. William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 89th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Matt Chapman ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Matt Chapman is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today. Matt Chapman hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards MLB's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today. Robbie Ray will have the handedness advantage over Sal Frelick today. Sal Frelick hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.4% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

The 6th-shallowest CF fences among all major league parks are found in American Family Field. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today. Curt Casali has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 89.3-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal EV of 87.3-mph. Compared to his seasonal mark of 18.8°, Curt Casali has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (12°) in the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Willy Adames is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. The 6th-shallowest CF fences among all major league parks are found in American Family Field. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, LaMonte Wade Jr. ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). LaMonte Wade Jr. is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today. The 6th-shallowest CF fences among all major league parks are found in American Family Field. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Grant McCray in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today. Grant McCray will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tobias Myers in today's matchup. Grant McCray hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today. Mike Yastrzemski will hold the platoon advantage against Tobias Myers today.