Minnesota @ Detroit props

Donovan Solano has been pulled from the game early 56% of the time when starting against a lefty on the mound this year. The weather report calls for the 7th-most favorable pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Donovan Solano hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 92nd percentile) and and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 2nd-deepest CF fences in today's game. Donovan Solano will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game. Despite posting a .343 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Donovan Solano has had positive variance on his side given the .013 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .330.

The 2nd-deepest centerfield dimensions among all parks are found in Comerica Park. The weather report calls for the 7th-most favorable pitching conditions on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Carlos Correa today. Compared to his seasonal mark of 9.3°, Carlos Correa's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls has dropped significantly in recent games (3.4° in the past 14 days). Posting a .297 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Carlos Correa finds himself in the 23rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the best hitter in the game when assessing his BABIP talent. Riley Greene is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Kerry Carpenter ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Kerry Carpenter is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

Max Kepler is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Among all the teams today, the 11th-worst infield defense is that of the Detroit Tigers.

Akil Baddoo is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 77% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Akil Baddoo will have the handedness advantage against Pablo Lopez in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Jorge Polanco is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today. The #5 venue in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

The #5 venue in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Willi Castro will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Joey Wentz. Among all the teams today, the 11th-worst infield defense is that of the Detroit Tigers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Javier Baez in the 81st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Javier Baez will hold that advantage in today's matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Javier Baez's true offensive talent to be a .307, suggesting that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .045 gap between that figure and his actual .262 wOBA.

The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Nick Maton will hold the platoon advantage over Pablo Lopez in today's game. The Minnesota Twins don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Nick Maton is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the entire game.

The #5 venue in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Jake Rogers will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Jake Rogers has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 94.2-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 90.8-mph mark.

Ryan Jeffers is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 92% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year. The #5 venue in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Ryan Jeffers will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joey Wentz in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Vierling in the 85th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Matt Vierling is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The #5 venue in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

The #5 venue in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Miguel Cabrera will hold that advantage in today's matchup. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Miguel Cabrera's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 90.4-mph over the course of the season to 102.2-mph in recent games.

The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Zach McKinstry will have the handedness advantage over Pablo Lopez in today's game. The Minnesota Twins don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Zach McKinstry is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

The #5 venue in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Kyle Farmer will hold the platoon advantage against Joey Wentz in today's game. Among all the teams today, the 11th-worst infield defense is that of the Detroit Tigers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. The #5 venue in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

Edouard Julien has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

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