Chicago @ Minnesota Picks & Props

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Byron Buxton ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 7th-best park in the game for right-handed base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Byron Buxton will hold that advantage today.

The 10th-deepest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Target Field. Sonny Gray will have the handedness advantage against Tim Anderson in today's game. Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Tim Anderson in today's game. Tim Anderson's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last year to this one, going from 14.8% to 6.8%. Over the past two weeks, Tim Anderson's 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 6.8%.

Andrew Benintendi has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and will have to hit them out towards the game's 11th-deepest LF fences in today's game. Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Andrew Benintendi today. Andrew Benintendi's exit velocity on flyballs has declined this year; his 91.1-mph mark last season has dropped off to 87.4-mph. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Andrew Benintendi's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 87.4 mph to 81.2 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 7th-best park in the game for right-handed base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 5th-weakest among every team in action today. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Elvis Andrus's true offensive talent to be a .304, indicating that he has been unlucky this year given the .043 disparity between that mark and his actual .261 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 7th-best park in the game for right-handed base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Out of every team in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 7th-best park in the game for right-handed base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Christian Vazquez will hold that advantage in today's game. Last year, Christian Vazquez had an average launch angle of 10.4° on his hardest-contacted balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 13.4°.

Donovan Solano's BABIP skill is projected in the 93rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 7th-best park in the game for right-handed base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-worst infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Donovan Solano will hold that advantage today.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Carlos Correa ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Carlos Correa is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 7th-best park in the game for right-handed base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

Alex Kirilloff's BABIP talent is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Alex Kirilloff is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Target Field as the 7th-best ballpark in baseball for LHB base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Alex Kirilloff will have the handedness advantage against Dylan Cease today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Luis Robert is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 7th-best park in the game for right-handed base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 5th-weakest among every team in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 7th-best park in the game for right-handed base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 5th-weakest among every team in action today. Jake Burger has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 92.6-mph to 96.6-mph over the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 7th-best park in the game for right-handed base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox. Kyle Farmer will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Kyle Farmer has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 9.1% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 7th-best park in the game for right-handed base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 5th-weakest among every team in action today. Seby Zavala's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 18.1% to 21.4%. As it relates to his batting average, Seby Zavala this year. His .164 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .191.

Eloy Jimenez's batting average skill is projected to be in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Eloy Jimenez is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 7th-best park in the game for right-handed base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 5th-weakest among every team in action today.

Yasmani Grandal is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Target Field as the 7th-best ballpark in baseball for LHB base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 5th-weakest among every team in action today. In the last two weeks, Yasmani Grandal's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.3-mph over the course of the season to 105-mph of late.

Max Kepler is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Target Field as the 7th-best ballpark in baseball for LHB base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Max Kepler will have the handedness advantage over Dylan Cease in today's game. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

Matt Wallner is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Target Field as the 7th-best ballpark in baseball for LHB base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Matt Wallner will have the handedness advantage against Dylan Cease in today's game. Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

When assessing his BABIP skill, Edouard Julien is projected as the 8th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Edouard Julien is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Target Field as the 7th-best ballpark in baseball for LHB base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Edouard Julien will hold the platoon advantage over Dylan Cease in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Target Field as the 7th-best ballpark in baseball for LHB base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Oscar Colas will have the handedness advantage against Sonny Gray in today's matchup. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Oscar Colas can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 5th-weakest among every team in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Target Field as the 7th-best ballpark in baseball for LHB base hits. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Gavin Sheets will have the handedness advantage against Sonny Gray today. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Gavin Sheets stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Out of every team in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins.

Ryan Jeffers has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

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