Cleveland @ Milwaukee Picks & Props

This year, Will Brennan has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 23% of his appearances when starting against righty hurler. According to the weather forecast, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for pitching of all games on the slate today. Among all the teams in action today, the 4th-strongest infield defense is that of the Milwaukee Brewers. Will Brennan will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup. In the last week's worth of games, Will Brennan's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6% down to 0%.

According to the weather forecast, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for pitching of all games on the slate today. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense projects as the best out of all the teams playing today. Brice Turang's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (3.3°) is a significant dropoff from his 10.2° angle last season. Brice Turang's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined recently, falling from 14% on the season to 6.5% over the last 14 days.

According to the weather forecast, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-most suitable for pitching of all games on the slate today. Among all the teams in action today, the 4th-strongest infield defense is that of the Milwaukee Brewers. Steven Kwan will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game. Steven Kwan has been lucky this year, notching a .367 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .311 — a .056 deviation.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Mitchell in the 97th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Garrett Mitchell is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Garrett Mitchell will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ben Lively in today's game... and moreover, Lively has a large platoon split.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jose Ramirez ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Grading out in the 91st percentile, Jose Ramirez sports a .361 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

The 8th-shallowest CF dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in American Family Field. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Eric Haase will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.266) may lead us to conclude that Eric Haase has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .253 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lane Thomas in the 78th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Lane Thomas is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. The 8th-shallowest CF dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in American Family Field. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Colin Rea throws from, Bo Naylor will have an advantage today. Bo Naylor hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Bo Naylor has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 7.5% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the past week's worth of games.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Willy Adames ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Willy Adames is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today. The 8th-shallowest CF dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in American Family Field. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters.

Andres Gimenez's batting average talent is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The 8th-shallowest CF dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in American Family Field. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Andres Gimenez will hold the platoon advantage against Colin Rea today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 95th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. William Contreras is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 89th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Jackson Chourio has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (64% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Jackson Chourio hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 96th 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.

Tyler Black is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Given Ben Lively's large platoon split, Tyler Black will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's matchup. Tyler Black will probably have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians only has 1 same-handed RP.

Sal Frelick's batting average skill is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Because of Ben Lively's large platoon split, Sal Frelick will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's matchup. Sal Frelick has a good chance to have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians only has 1 same-handed RP.

The 8th-shallowest CF dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in American Family Field. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Rhys Hoskins will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The 8th-shallowest CF dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in American Family Field. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Jhonkensy Noel has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% recently, improving his 16.7% seasonal rate to 37.5% over the past 7 days. Over the past 14 days, Jhonkensy Noel's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 99.5-mph over the course of the season to 105.2-mph in recent games.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Colin Rea throws from, Daniel Schneemann will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Daniel Schneemann hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Daniel Schneemann has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 92.2-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 90.2-mph mark.

David Fry has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Austin Hedges has gone over 0.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.