Minnesota @ Cleveland Picks & Props

When assessing his BABIP capability, Max Kepler is projected in the 8th percentile by THE BAT X. The weather report calls for the 5th-best pitching weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for mound aces. Of the day, the 3rd-best infield defense belongs to the Cleveland Guardians. Max Kepler will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Carlos Correa ranks in the 94th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Carlos Correa is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. This season, Carlos Correa has significantly improved his launch angle to 17.8° compared to his 11.3° in the previous year. Despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .365, Carlos Correa has had a stroke of misfortune this year, only posting a .296 wOBA, resulting in a gap of .069.

THE BAT X projects Byron Buxton in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Byron Buxton is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Byron Buxton pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.8% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Byron Buxton has made notable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 16.2% seasonal rate to 27.3% over the past 7 days.

The weather report calls for the 5th-best pitching weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for mound aces. Steven Kwan's exit velocity on flyballs has declined lately; his 84.8-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 77.2-mph in the past week. Recently, Steven Kwan's capacity to achieve a launch angle (ranging from -4° to 26°) that would optimize a home run has decreased. This decline is indicated by a decrease from 16.4% throughout the season to 0% in the last 7 days. For the past two weeks, Steven Kwan's performance has been lackluster as he has failed to register any significant power with a 0% Barrel% - a metric commonly used to measure power.

THE BAT X projects Jorge Polanco in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Jorge Polanco is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Jorge Polanco pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.1% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Jorge Polanco has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 92.7-mph average to last season's 98.9-mph mark.

THE BAT X projects Donovan Solano in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Donovan Solano has notched a .275 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, grading out in the 83rd percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Donovan Solano's launch angle since the start of last season (24.2°) has a standard deviation in the 97th percentile, which is indicative of a higher rate of base hits due to the lower deviation. Donovan Solano has put up a .344 BABIP since the start of last season, ranking in the 92nd percentile.

When assessing his batting average skill, Will Brennan is ranked in the 87th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Will Brennan will hold the platoon advantage over Bailey Ober today. Of all teams on the slate today, the Minnesota Twins' infield defense is expected to be the 2nd-worst. Will Brennan will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Progressive Field has the shallowest LF fences in the majors. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Ryan Jeffers has had some very poor luck with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .298 figure is significantly deflated relative to his .326 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Since the start of last season, Ryan Jeffers's 12.9% Barrel%, an advanced stat for measuring power, places him in the 90th percentile among his peers. Ryan Jeffers's maximum exit velocity (a reliable standard to study power) has been 113.2 mph since the start of last season, checking in at the 89th percentile.

Estimating his BABIP skill, Amed Rosario is ranked as the 20th-best hitter in the majors by THE BAT X. Amed Rosario is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Extreme groundball batters like Amed Rosario tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Bailey Ober. Of all teams on the slate today, the Minnesota Twins' infield defense is expected to be the 2nd-worst.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Mike Zunino pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.6% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Of all teams on the slate today, the Minnesota Twins' infield defense is expected to be the 2nd-worst. Mike Zunino will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. In his recent games, Mike Zunino's exit velocity on flyballs has significantly increased, evident by his 105.8-mph EV over the past fortnight, a notable gain from his seasonal EV of 89.4-mph.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Christian Vazquez has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. This year, Christian Vazquez has improved his ability to hit the ball with a launch angle that optimizes his base hit (between -4° and 26°). His success rate has risen from 47% to 56.3% compared to last season. Christian Vazquez has notched a .271 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, checking in at the 79th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Checking in at the 77th percentile, Christian Vazquez has put up a .266 batting average since the start of last season.

THE BAT X projects Josh Bell in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Josh Bell is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Batters with extreme groundball characteristics, such as Josh Bell, generally fare better when facing pitchers with extreme flyball tendencies, such as Bailey Ober. Of all teams on the slate today, the Minnesota Twins' infield defense is expected to be the 2nd-worst.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jose Ramirez ranks in the 96th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.3% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Of all teams on the slate today, the Minnesota Twins' infield defense is expected to be the 2nd-worst.

When assessing his batting average skill, Oscar Gonzalez is ranked in the 91st percentile by THE BAT X projects. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Of all teams on the slate today, the Minnesota Twins' infield defense is expected to be the 2nd-worst. Oscar Gonzalez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Oscar Gonzalez has notched a .284 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, grading out in the 90th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Myles Straw's BABIP ability is projected in the 89th percentile by THE BAT X assessment. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Myles Straw has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (48%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Of all teams on the slate today, the Minnesota Twins' infield defense is expected to be the 2nd-worst. Myles Straw will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Andres Gimenez in the 87th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Andres Gimenez will hold the platoon advantage against Bailey Ober in today's game. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Andres Gimenez can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Extreme groundball hitters like Andres Gimenez generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Bailey Ober.

Estimating Jose Miranda's batting average ability, THE BAT X projects him in the 78th percentile. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Jose Miranda pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 80th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The wOBA of Jose Miranda has suffered from negative variance this year, resulting in his .270 rating being lower than his Expected wOBA of .319 (according to Statcast data as interpreted by THE BAT X).

This year, Joey Gallo has mainly batted in the back-half of the order (80% of the time), however, it's expected that he will bat 5th in the batting order for this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Joey Gallo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Peyton Battenfield in today's matchup. The Cleveland Guardians don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Joey Gallo is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Joey Gallo pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.2% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

When it comes to his batting average skill, Nick Gordon is ranked in the 85th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to better offense. Nick Gordon will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Peyton Battenfield in today's game. The Cleveland Guardians don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Nick Gordon is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the whole game. Nick Gordon has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.