New York @ Detroit Picks & Props

In the majors, Comerica Park's centerfield dimensions are the 2nd-deepest. Reese Olson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against DJ LeMahieu in today's matchup. Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for DJ LeMahieu in today's game. Over the last 14 days, DJ LeMahieu's exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal mark of 91.9 mph to 89.1 mph.

Aaron Judge projects as the best hitter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Aaron Judge is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best venue in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the weakest out of every team today.

In the majors, Comerica Park's centerfield dimensions are the 2nd-deepest. Luis Severino will hold the platoon advantage over Matt Vierling today. Matt Vierling's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 88.8-mph seasonal average has fallen to 77.9-mph in the past two weeks' worth of games. Matt Vierling's launch angle this year (7.2°) is considerably lower than his 12° figure last season. Matt Vierling's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined of late, falling from 12.3% on the season to 0% in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Javier Baez in the 80th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best venue in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. Out of all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the New York Yankees. Javier Baez will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Zach McKinstry is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today. Comerica Park grades out as the #5 ballpark in the majors for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. Zach McKinstry will have the handedness advantage over Luis Severino today. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Zach McKinstry stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best venue in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the weakest out of every team today. This year, Kyle Higashioka's 11.5% Barrel%, an advanced standard for measuring power, places him in the 80th percentile among his peers. This year, Kyle Higashioka's flyball exit velocity (an advanced metric to assess power) is in the 81st percentile at 94.7 mph.

Comerica Park grades out as the #5 ballpark in the majors for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. Parker Meadows will hold the platoon advantage against Luis Severino today. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Parker Meadows stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Out of all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the New York Yankees.

In the majors, Comerica Park's centerfield dimensions are the 2nd-deepest. Reese Olson will hold the platoon advantage over Gleyber Torres today. Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today. In the past week, Gleyber Torres's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 92.8 mph to 85.6 mph.

Everson Pereira's BABIP skill is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best venue in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the weakest out of every team today. Notching a 96.9-mph average exit velocity in the past week, Everson Pereira has been in great form of late.

Jake Rogers is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 6th-best venue in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. Jake Rogers will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. When it comes to his batting average, Jake Rogers has experienced some negative variance this year. His .205 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .237.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 6th-best venue in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the weakest out of every team today. Despite posting a .231 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Oswald Peraza has had bad variance on his side given the .073 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .304.

When estimating his BABIP talent, Riley Greene is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Riley Greene is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. Comerica Park grades out as the #5 ballpark in the majors for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. Riley Greene will have the handedness advantage against Luis Severino today.

Harrison Bader is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 6th-best venue in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the weakest out of every team today. In the past 7 days, Harrison Bader's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.3% up to 30%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 82nd percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Isiah Kiner-Falefa is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 79% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best venue in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the weakest out of every team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best venue in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the weakest out of every team today. Anthony Volpe's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls of late (29.8° over the past two weeks) is considerably higher than his 14.6° seasonal angle. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.255) provides evidence that Anthony Volpe has had bad variance on his side this year with his .218 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Spencer Torkelson is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best venue in the majors for righty batting average. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. Out of all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the New York Yankees.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Kerry Carpenter ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Kerry Carpenter is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. Comerica Park grades out as the #5 ballpark in the majors for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation in the majors, which often leads to more offense. Kerry Carpenter will hold the platoon advantage against Luis Severino in today's matchup.