St. Louis @ Milwaukee picks

Jacob Misiorowski is an exciting talent but has been known to get a bit erratic. His questionable command will lead to walks and a potentially early hook against a disciplined Cardinals team.

Sonny Gray has been outstanding for the Cardinals this year with a 7-1 record and a 3.35 ERA. Both teams are struggling to score runs of late, so let's back the pitching in this matchup. 

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.. Christian Yelich is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.. In Major League Baseball, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest.. American Family Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Christian Yelich will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sonny Gray in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.. Ivan Herrera is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. American Family Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. This season, Ivan Herrera has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 100.7 mph compared to last year's 91.5 mph mark.

Rhys Hoskins is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.. In Major League Baseball, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest.. American Family Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Rhys Hoskins will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.. Rhys Hoskins's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls lately (34° over the last 14 days) is a significant increase over his 21° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.. Jackson Chourio is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.. American Family Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Jackson Chourio hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the game's 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

When it comes 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 today's game.. American Family Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards MLB's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Willson Contreras ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Willson Contreras is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.. American Family Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Willson Contreras hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 86th 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.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Nolan Gorman as baseball's 19th-best home run batter.. American Family Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Hitting from the opposite that Jacob Misiorowski throws from, Nolan Gorman will have an advantage in today's game.. Nolan Gorman's launch angle this season (23.4°) is considerably higher than his 20.4° figure last year.

Rhys Hoskins is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.. In Major League Baseball, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest.. American Family Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Rhys Hoskins will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.. Rhys Hoskins's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls lately (34° over the last 14 days) is a significant increase over his 21° seasonal mark.

In Major League Baseball, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest.. American Family Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Victor Scott II will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jacob Misiorowski in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Bauers in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run skill.. American Family Field has the shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Jake Bauers will have the handedness advantage against Sonny Gray in today's matchup.. Jake Bauers will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.