Cleveland @ Minnesota Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ramon Laureano in the 79th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Ramon Laureano is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among every team in action today. Ramon Laureano has made notable gains with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 10.7% seasonal rate to 23.1% over the last 7 days.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Bo Naylor will have the handedness advantage over Pablo Lopez today. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among every team in action today. Compared to his seasonal average of 19.2°, Bo Naylor has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 24.2° mark in the last 14 days.

Steven Kwan has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 11th-deepest LF fences today. Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Steven Kwan in today's game. Over the past two weeks, Steven Kwan has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edouard Julien as the 7th-best batter in baseball as it relates to his BABIP skill. Edouard Julien is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Edouard Julien will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gavin Williams in today's game. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Edouard Julien has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Solano in the 95th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Donovan Solano will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Donovan Solano has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 90.7-mph average to last season's 88.3-mph average. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Donovan Solano's 23.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 17.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael A. Taylor in the 75th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Michael A. Taylor will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. Michael A. Taylor has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 96.6-mph average to last year's 90.3-mph mark. Michael A. Taylor has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 101.8-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal EV of 96.6-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Jorge Polanco is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Jorge Polanco will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Jorge Polanco has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.2-mph to 92.8-mph in the past two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Arias in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among every team in action today. Gabriel Arias has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .207 figure is considerably lower than his .230 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Royce Lewis in the 75th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Royce Lewis will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. In the past week's worth of games, Royce Lewis's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10% up to 19%. Royce Lewis has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.7-mph to 90.8-mph in the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Brennan in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Will Brennan will hold the platoon advantage against Pablo Lopez today. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among every team in action today. Will Brennan has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .255 rate is deflated compared to his .299 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Myles Straw in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among every team in action today. Myles Straw has been unlucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .239 rate is a fair amount lower than his .253 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oscar Gonzalez in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among every team in action today. Oscar Gonzalez has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 7.6% seasonal rate to 16% in the last two weeks' worth of games. Oscar Gonzalez has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 100.3-mph average in the last week to his seasonal average of 90-mph.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Max Kepler ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Max Kepler is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Max Kepler will hold the platoon advantage against Gavin Williams today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Max Kepler has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

Matt Wallner is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Matt Wallner will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gavin Williams today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Matt Wallner has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Matt Wallner will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Joey Gallo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gavin Williams today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Joey Gallo can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Joey Gallo will hold that advantage in today's game. Joey Gallo has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 99.9-mph average to last season's 97.9-mph figure.

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