Houston @ Milwaukee Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Rodgers in the 80th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Brendan Rodgers hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 94th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Extreme groundball bats like Brendan Rodgers usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Chad Patrick. Brendan Rodgers has made substantial gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 5.7% rate last year to 12.2% this season.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Caleb Durbin hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 91st percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 8th-shallowest CF fences today. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Caleb Durbin will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Jeremy Pena is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. American Family Field has the 6th-shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Batters such as Jeremy Pena with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Chad Patrick who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Jose Altuve is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. American Family Field has the 6th-shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Checking in at the 81st percentile, Jose Altuve sits with a .340 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Jake Meyers hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Jake Meyers has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 5.9% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the past week's worth of games. Jake Meyers has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 100.3-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal EV of 90.3-mph. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.263) provides evidence that Jake Meyers has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .233 actual batting average.

Christian Walker is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game. American Family Field has the 6th-shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Over the last 14 days, Christian Walker has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 12.8% to 17.9%. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Christian Walker's true offensive ability to be a .328, implying that he has been unlucky this year given the .052 gap between that mark and his actual .276 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 97th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Yainer Diaz is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Yainer Diaz hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 8th-shallowest CF fences today. Extreme groundball hitters like Yainer Diaz tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Chad Patrick.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Victor Caratini hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences today. Bats such as Victor Caratini with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Chad Patrick who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum. Over the past week, Victor Caratini's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10% up to 20%. Victor Caratini's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, rising from 15.4% to 23.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zachary Dezenzo in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. American Family Field has the 6th-shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Zachary Dezenzo has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 14.3% seasonal rate to 25% in the past week. Zachary Dezenzo has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.5-mph to 93.9-mph in the past 7 days.

Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. American Family Field has the 6th-shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Isaac Paredes's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, rising from 39.7% to 49.5%. Over the last two weeks, Isaac Paredes's 60.5% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 49.5%.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Hayden Wesneski throws from, Jake Bauers will have an advantage today. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Jake Bauers will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Jake Bauers has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs of late, lifting balls between 23° and 34° 26.7% of the time in the last two weeks. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Jake Bauers ranks in the 99th percentile with a 22.4° launch angle, which is among the highest angles in baseball.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, 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. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Extreme groundball bats like William Contreras tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Hayden Wesneski.

Christian Yelich's BABIP ability is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Christian Yelich is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game. American Family Field has the 6th-shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Hayden Wesneski throws from, Christian Yelich will have an edge in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Jackson Chourio is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Jackson Chourio hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Jackson Chourio will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Compared to last year, Mauricio Dubon has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 12.1% to 17.9% this season. In notching a .267 batting average since the start of last season, Mauricio Dubon is ranked in the 79th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Brice Turang is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Hayden Wesneski throws from, Brice Turang will have an edge in today's game. Brice Turang hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Isaac Collins will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Isaac Collins has been hot in recent games, putting up a a 14.3% Barrel% (a reliable metric to evaluate power) in the past 14 days.

Rhys Hoskins is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game. American Family Field has the 6th-shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Rhys Hoskins will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Rhys Hoskins has made notable improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 12.7% seasonal rate to 42.9% over the past 7 days.

Daz Cameron has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.