Target Field
Donovan Solano hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 90th percentile) and and will be challenged by MLB's 10th-deepest CF fences in today's game. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the 2nd-best of the day.
Target Field projects as the #8 stadium in the majors for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 87°. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams on the slate today.
THE BAT X projects Gabriel Arias in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Target Field projects as the #8 stadium in the majors for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 87°. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams on the slate today.
Target Field has the 10th-deepest CF dimensions in MLB. Jose Ramirez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's matchup.
Sonny Gray will hold the platoon advantage over Amed Rosario in today's matchup. Amed Rosario hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 98th percentile) and and will have to hit them out towards the game's 10th-deepest CF fences in today's matchup. Amed Rosario will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game. Amed Rosario has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite poorly lately, notching a 7.8° angle on such balls in the last two weeks. Amed Rosario has had a particularly weak THE BAT X Spray Score in the last two weeks' worth of games, which measures a batter's skill in hitting the ball to all fields.
THE BAT X projects Myles Straw in the 89th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Target Field projects as the #8 stadium in the majors for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 87°. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams on the slate today.
Steven Kwan has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.7%) but may find it hard to clear the league's 11th-deepest LF fences in today's game. Steven Kwan will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game. Steven Kwan has been cold of late, putting up a 2.6% Barrel% (an advanced stat to study power) over the past 14 days. Steven Kwan has shown some bad exit velocity statistics in recent games, averaging just 87.1-mph on his flyballs in the past two weeks' worth of games. Steven Kwan has had a particularly weak THE BAT X Spray Score over the past 14 days, which measures a batter's proficiency in hitting the ball to all fields.
THE BAT X projects Alex Kirilloff in the 93rd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Alex Kirilloff is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game. Target Field grades out as the #8 stadium in the league for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 86°.
THE BAT X projects Will Brennan in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Target Field grades out as the #8 stadium in the league for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 87°. Will Brennan will have the handedness advantage over Sonny Gray in today's matchup.
Kyle Farmer has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (56% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today. Target Field projects as the #8 stadium in the majors for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 87°. Kyle Farmer will hold the platoon advantage against Logan Allen in today's matchup... and the cherry on top, Allen has a large platoon split.
Target Field projects as the #8 stadium in the majors for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 87°. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams on the slate today.
THE BAT X projects Andres Gimenez in the 85th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Andres Gimenez is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Target Field grades out as the #8 stadium in the league for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 87°.
THE BAT X projects Willi Castro in the 77th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Target Field projects as the #8 stadium in the majors for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 87°. The switch-hitting Willi Castro will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Logan Allen... and even better, Allen has a large platoon split.
Royce Lewis has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (50% of the time), but he is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Target Field projects as the #8 stadium in the majors for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 87°. Royce Lewis will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Allen in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Allen has a large platoon split.
Target Field projects as the #8 stadium in the majors for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 87°. Christian Vazquez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Allen in today's game... and even better, Allen has a large platoon split. Christian Vazquez will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.
THE BAT X projects Jorge Polanco in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Jorge Polanco is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today. Target Field projects as the #8 stadium in the majors for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 87°.
Target Field grades out as the #8 stadium in the league for lefty BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 86°. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Max Kepler can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Max Kepler will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.
THE BAT X projects Carlos Correa in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Carlos Correa is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. Target Field projects as the #8 stadium in the majors for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 86°.
Target Field projects as the #8 stadium in the majors for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 87°. Ryan Jeffers will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Allen in today's game... and even better, Allen has a large platoon split. Ryan Jeffers will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.
Michael A. Taylor has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.
