Minnesota @ Cleveland Picks & Props

Gabriel Arias's BABIP ability is projected in the 93rd percentile by THE BAT X assessment. At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Gabriel Arias, who uses extreme groundball hitters, typically has more success against pitchers like Joe Ryan, who tend to throw extreme flyballs. Gabriel Arias will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

In terms of his BABIP talent, Myles Straw ranks in the 88th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. While Myles Straw has predominantly been placed in the latter half of the batting batting order this season (94% of the time), he is expected to assume the 2nd position in the batting order for this particular matchup. At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Myles Straw has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (47.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Mike Zunino pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.6% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Of the day, the Minnesota Twins' infield defense is expected to be the worst. Mike Zunino will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

The weatherman calls for the 5th-best pitching weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. In the past two weeks, Steven Kwan's capacity to strike the ball with a launch angle between -4° and 26° for optimal home run results has declined from 16.8% to 7.3% for the season. Over the last 14 days, Steven Kwan's performance has been cold as indicated by a 0% Barrel% (an advanced measure to analyze power).

When evaluating his BABIP ability, THE BAT X ranks Amed Rosario as the 19th-best batter in MLB. Amed Rosario is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Bats such as Amed Rosario with a tendency for groundball hits are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Joe Ryan who specialize in flyballs.

When it comes to his BABIP capability, Max Kepler is projected in the 8th percentile by THE BAT X. The weatherman calls for the 5th-best pitching weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Max Kepler will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's matchup. The percentage of Max Kepler hitting the ball at a launch angle between -4° and 26°, which maximizes BABIP, has decreased in his recent games, declining from 41.7% for the entire season to 23.1% in the previous week. Checking in at the 12th percentile, Max Kepler boasts a .263 BABIP since the start of last season.

In Major League Baseball, Progressive Field's left field dimensions are the shallowest. At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Cam Gallagher will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Cam Gallagher has had some very poor luck with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .217 rate is deflated compared to his .238 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

The weatherman calls for the 5th-best pitching weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Cal Quantrill will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Carlos Correa today. Carlos Correa hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 87th percentile) and and will be challenged by MLB's 7th-deepest CF fences in today's game. Carlos Correa will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game. The launch angle average of Carlos Correa's hardest-hit balls recently (4.3° within the last 14 days) is significantly inferior to his average figure of 14° for the season.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jorge Polanco ranks in the 86th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Jorge Polanco is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Jorge Polanco pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Christian Vazquez has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Improvement can be seen in Christian Vazquez's capacity to hit the ball within the base hit-optimizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, increasing from 47% to 55.6% between last year and this year. Christian Vazquez has notched a .272 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, grading out in the 80th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Will Brennan in the 87th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Will Brennan will have the handedness advantage against Joe Ryan in today's game. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Will Brennan stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

THE BAT X projects Jose Miranda in the 78th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Jose Miranda pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.5% — 80th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Jose Miranda has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .269 mark is a fair amount lower than his .313 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Byron Buxton is projected to be in the 96th percentile for his overall offensive abilities by THE BAT X. Byron Buxton is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game. At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Byron Buxton pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Josh Bell ranks in the 90th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Josh Bell is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Extreme groundball batters like Josh Bell usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Joe Ryan.

Andres Gimenez's BABIP talent is projected in the 85th percentile by THE BAT X assessment. At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Andres Gimenez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan in today's matchup. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Andres Gimenez can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

THE BAT X projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.3% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Joey Gallo will have the handedness advantage against Cal Quantrill in today's matchup. The Cleveland Guardians don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Joey Gallo is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch all game. Joey Gallo pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.9% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Nick Gordon in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. At the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, Progressive Field typically results in greater offensive performance due to its high elevation. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Nick Gordon will have the handedness advantage against Cal Quantrill in today's matchup. The Cleveland Guardians don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Nick Gordon is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the whole game.

Michael A. Taylor has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.