Chicago @ Milwaukee picks

Freddy Peralta has dominated this Cubs lineup throughout his career, holding them to a .168/.264/.347 slash line over 143 at-bats. Meanwhile, Shota Imanaga last faced Chicago on May 4, pitching 5 2/3 innings and allowing just four hits and two earned runs. Expect a low-scoring divisional affair on Wednesday.

Although Freddy Peralta has beaten the Cubs in three straight starts, Tucker boasts a .907 OPS against righties, and he’s 4-for-7 with an extra-base hit and 1.381 OPS against this righty. Lefty bats are hitting .206 with a .251 xBA against Peralta’s heater. Tucker bats .274 against the fastball, and his .306 xBA against the four-seamer leads me to his high-value Over 1.5 total bases market.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, William Contreras ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. William Contreras is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. American Family Field has the 5th-shortest fences in MLB.. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense.. Hitting from the opposite that Shota Imanaga throws from, William Contreras will have the upper hand today.

Isaac Collins is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 69% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.. In the majors, American Family Field's CF dimensions are the 7th-shallowest.. American Family Field has the 5th-shortest fences in MLB.. As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Isaac Collins will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Shota Imanaga in today's matchup.. Isaac Collins will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Tucker ranks as the 8th-best hitter in the game.. Kyle Tucker is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.. American Family Field has the 5th-shortest fences in MLB.. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense.. Kyle Tucker will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Freddy Peralta in today's matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 19th-best hitter in the game.. Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. American Family Field has the 5th-shortest fences in MLB.. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense.. Seiya Suzuki hits many of his flyballs to center field (41.6% — 100th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Busch in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.. Michael Busch is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup.. In the majors, American Family Field's CF dimensions are the 7th-shallowest.. American Family Field has the 5th-shortest fences in MLB.. Batting from the opposite that Freddy Peralta throws from, Michael Busch will have an edge in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.. Andrew Vaughn is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. In the majors, American Family Field's CF dimensions are the 7th-shallowest.. American Family Field has the 5th-shortest fences in MLB.. Andrew Vaughn will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shota Imanaga today.

Carson Kelly is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. In the majors, American Family Field's CF dimensions are the 7th-shallowest.. American Family Field has the 5th-shortest fences in MLB.. In the past week's worth of games, Carson Kelly's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.9% up to 20%.. Carson Kelly's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, going from 44.8% on the season to 70% in the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich as the 12th-best hitter in baseball as it relates to his BABIP talent.. Christian Yelich is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game.. In the majors, American Family Field's CF dimensions are the 7th-shallowest.. American Family Field has the 5th-shortest fences in MLB.. Extreme flyball batters like Christian Yelich tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Shota Imanaga.

When estimating his home run ability, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.. American Family Field has the 5th-shortest fences in MLB.. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense.. Batting from the opposite that Freddy Peralta throws from, Pete Crow-Armstrong will have an advantage in today's matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Seiya Suzuki ranks as the 19th-best hitter in the game.. Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. American Family Field has the 5th-shortest fences in MLB.. Built 602 feet above sea level, American Family Field has the 8th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which generally leads to better offense.. Seiya Suzuki hits many of his flyballs to center field (41.6% — 100th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 8th-shallowest CF fences today.