Texas @ Minnesota Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among every team in action today. Adolis Garcia has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 100.2-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 92-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Leody Taveras in the 78th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among every team in action today. Leody Taveras has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.2-mph to 93-mph in the last two weeks' worth of games. As it relates to his batting average, Leody Taveras has had bad variance on his side this year. His .261 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .294.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among every team in action today. Minnesota's 3rd-worst outfield defense of the day creates a favorable matchup for Robbie Grossman, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jorge Polanco ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jorge Polanco is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Jorge Polanco will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Jorge Polanco has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.9-mph to 93.5-mph in the last two weeks' worth of games.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Joey Gallo will hold the platoon advantage over Max Scherzer in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Joey Gallo will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Joey Gallo has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 99.9-mph average to last year's 97.9-mph EV. Joey Gallo's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (35.7°) is significantly better than his 32.4° mark last season.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among every team in action today.

When assessing his BABIP talent, Edouard Julien is projected as the 7th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Edouard Julien is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Edouard Julien will have the handedness advantage over Max Scherzer in today's matchup. Edouard Julien will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Royce Lewis's BABIP talent is projected in the 76th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Royce Lewis will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. In the last week, Royce Lewis's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9.9% up to 20%. Royce Lewis has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89-mph to 92.5-mph in the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Garver in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Mitch Garver is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among every team in action today. Mitch Garver has made substantial improvements with his Barrel%, bettering his 8.8% rate last season to 14.5% this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Duran in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among every team in action today. Based on Statcast metrics, Ezequiel Duran grades out in the 87th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .285. By putting up a .374 BABIP this year, Ezequiel Duran grades out in the 97th percentile.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which tends to lead to more offense. Travis Jankowski will have the handedness advantage over Joe Ryan today. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Travis Jankowski stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Extreme flyball bats like Travis Jankowski are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Joe Ryan. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among every team in action today.

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