Cleveland @ Minnesota Picks & Props

Royce Lewis's batting average talent is projected to be in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Royce Lewis is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Royce Lewis will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Royce Lewis has made notable gains with his Barrel% lately, improving his 9.6% seasonal rate to 19% in the past week's worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Myles Straw in the 85th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. The Minnesota Twins outfield defense grades out as the weakest among every team playing today. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Myles Straw's true offensive talent to be a .296, indicating that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .025 disparity between that mark and his actual .271 wOBA.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Matt Wallner will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tanner Bibee in today's matchup. 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. Matt Wallner will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Matt Wallner has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 18.1% seasonal rate to 33.3% over the last 7 days.

Kole Calhoun is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Kole Calhoun will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sonny Gray today. The Minnesota Twins outfield defense grades out as the weakest among every team playing today. Kole Calhoun's launch angle this year (18.6°) is quite a bit better than his 15.5° mark last year.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Bo Naylor will hold the platoon advantage against Sonny Gray in today's matchup. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the 2nd-worst among every team today. Compared to his seasonal average of 19.2°, Bo Naylor has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 24.2° mark in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael A. Taylor in the 75th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Michael A. Taylor will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Michael A. Taylor has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 96.6-mph average to last year's 90.3-mph figure. Over the past two weeks, Michael A. Taylor's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 96.6-mph over the course of the season to 101.8-mph in recent games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Solano in the 95th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Donovan Solano will hold that advantage today. Donovan Solano's average exit velocity has risen significantly from last season to this one, averaging 90.6-mph now compared to just 88.3-mph then. Posting a .282 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Donovan Solano is ranked in the 84th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. The Minnesota Twins outfield defense grades out as the weakest among every team playing today. Minnesota's 2nd-worst outfield defense on the slate today creates a favorable matchup for Jose Ramirez, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

When it comes to 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 batting order in this matchup. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. Edouard Julien will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tanner Bibee today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Edouard Julien stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

Christian Vazquez has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Oscar Gonzalez has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.