Minnesota @ Detroit Picks & Props

Comerica Park has the 2nd-deepest CF fences in MLB. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 9-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for mound aces. Michael Lorenzen will hold the platoon advantage over Royce Lewis in today's matchup. Royce Lewis will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup. Royce Lewis's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined of late, falling from 13.5% on the season to 0% in the past 7 days.

Comerica Park has the 2nd-deepest CF fences in MLB. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 9-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for mound aces. Michael Lorenzen will hold the platoon advantage against Carlos Correa in today's game. Carlos Correa will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup. Carlos Correa's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 94.2-mph seasonal average has decreased to 88.6-mph over the past week.

Comerica Park profiles as the #7 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the 4th-worst out of every team on the slate today. Jake Rogers will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Jake Rogers's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls lately (30.6° in the last two weeks) is quite a bit better than his 19.1° seasonal angle.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 9-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for mound aces. Michael Lorenzen will have the handedness advantage against Donovan Solano in today's game. Donovan Solano hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 94th percentile) and and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 2nd-deepest CF fences in today's matchup. Donovan Solano will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today. Donovan Solano has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 6% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the past week.

Comerica Park profiles as the #7 park in the majors for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the worst among all the teams playing today. Willi Castro's launch angle in recent games (26° in the last 14 days) is a considerable increase over his 13.8° seasonal figure. Willi Castro's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, rising from 17.3% to 22.4%.

THE BAT X projects Edouard Julien as the 20th-best hitter in the game when estimating his BABIP talent. Edouard Julien is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Comerica Park profiles as the #7 park in the majors for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Edouard Julien will have the handedness advantage against Michael Lorenzen in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Javier Baez in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Javier Baez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. Comerica Park profiles as the #7 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Extreme flyball bats like Javier Baez generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Bailey Ober.

THE BAT X projects Alex Kirilloff in the 94th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Alex Kirilloff is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game. Comerica Park profiles as the #7 park in the majors for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Alex Kirilloff will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Lorenzen today.

Max Kepler is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today's game. Comerica Park profiles as the #7 park in the majors for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Max Kepler will hold the platoon advantage against Michael Lorenzen in today's matchup. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the worst among all the teams playing today.

Comerica Park profiles as the #7 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the 4th-worst out of every team on the slate today. Jake Marisnick will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Jake Marisnick is quite athletic, checking in at the 87th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.68 ft/sec this year.

Zach McKinstry is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Comerica Park profiles as the #7 park in the majors for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Zach McKinstry will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bailey Ober in today's game. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the 4th-worst out of every team on the slate today.

Nick Maton is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Comerica Park profiles as the #7 park in the majors for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Nick Maton will hold the platoon advantage over Bailey Ober in today's matchup. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the 4th-worst out of every team on the slate today.

Kyle Farmer is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. Comerica Park profiles as the #7 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the worst among all the teams playing today. Kyle Farmer's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last year to this one, rising from 49.2% to 55.1%.

Comerica Park profiles as the #7 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the worst among all the teams playing today. Christian Vazquez has seen a big increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 94-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal 86.9-mph EV. Christian Vazquez's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better of late, going from 19.1% on the season to 50% in the last week's worth of games.

Comerica Park profiles as the #7 park in the majors for lefty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Joey Gallo will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Lorenzen in today's game. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the worst among all the teams playing today. Joey Gallo has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 100-mph average to last season's 97.9-mph average.

THE BAT X projects Spencer Torkelson in the 77th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today. Comerica Park profiles as the #7 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the 4th-worst out of every team on the slate today.

THE BAT X projects Matt Vierling in the 86th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Comerica Park profiles as the #7 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the 4th-worst out of every team on the slate today. Matt Vierling will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Comerica Park profiles as the #7 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the 4th-worst out of every team on the slate today. Andy Ibanez will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats. Andy Ibanez has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94.8-mph average to last season's 92.8-mph mark.

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