Milwaukee @ Cleveland picks

The Brewers have the pitching edge with Freddy Peralta starting opposite Guardians right-hander Ben Lively. However, Peralta tweaked his groin in his last start and may not be at 100%. A shorter leash plus the home-field advantage has me eyeing the plus money on Cleveland.

As it relates to his home run ability, Jake Bauers ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.. Considering Ben Lively's large platoon split, Jake Bauers will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today.. Jake Bauers has strong power (95th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's never a sure thing (30.9% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Ben Lively has a pitch-to-contact profile (7th percentile K%) — great news for Bauers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.. Kyle Manzardo will hold the platoon advantage over Freddy Peralta today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.. Christian Yelich is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.. Given Ben Lively's large platoon split, Christian Yelich will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.. Kyle Manzardo will hold the platoon advantage over Freddy Peralta today.