Milwaukee @ Miami picks

The Miami Marlins are one of the hottest teams going right now, winning eight of their last nine games. However, not even a hot streak can overcome Sandy Alcantara's poor form. Look for the Milwaukee Brewers to win this one behind a gem from Quinn Priester, who has quietly put together a nice run of not allowing more than three runs in nine straight games. 

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Bauers in the 94th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.. Jake Bauers will have the handedness advantage against Sandy Alcantara today.. Hitters such as Jake Bauers with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Sandy Alcantara who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.. Jake Bauers has made significant strides with his Barrel%, improving his 10.5% rate last season to 16.2% this season.. Jake Bauers has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 91.6-mph average to last season's 89.4-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Stowers in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.. Kyle Stowers is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.. Kyle Stowers will hold the platoon advantage over Quinn Priester in today's game.. Kyle Stowers has big-time power (94th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's usually a big "IF" (29.5% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Quinn Priester doesn't generate many whiffs (11th percentile K%) — great news for Stowers.. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Kyle Stowers will hold that advantage today.

When estimating his BABIP skill, Christian Yelich is projected as the 12th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Christian Yelich is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. Hitting from the opposite that Sandy Alcantara throws from, Christian Yelich will have an advantage in today's game.. Christian Yelich has made notable strides with his Barrel% of late, upping his 8.5% seasonal rate to 25% in the last week's worth of games.. Christian Yelich has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 100.2-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 95.9-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jesus Sanchez in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.. Jesus Sanchez is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. Jesus Sanchez will have the handedness advantage over Quinn Priester today.. Jesus Sanchez will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.. Jesus Sanchez has made notable strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 12.5% seasonal rate to 21.4% over the last week.