Minnesota @ Texas Picks & Props

The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the worst among every team today. Robbie Grossman will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. Compared to his seasonal average of 19.5°, Robbie Grossman has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 35.7° figure over the last week.

Globe Life Field grades out as the #25 park in the game for left-handed BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). The Globe Life Field roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -7° colder than the average outdoor game of the day — favorable for pitching. Corey Seager hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 91st percentile) and will be challenged by MLB's 6th-deepest CF fences today. Corey Seager has been lucky this year, posting a .441 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .397 — a .044 deviation.

Joey Gallo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Scherzer today. Joey Gallo has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 99.9-mph average to last season's 97.9-mph EV. Last season, Joey Gallo had an average launch angle of 32.4° on his hardest-hit balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 35.7°. This year, Joey Gallo's 19.7% Barrel%, an advanced stat for measuring power, places him in the 98th percentile among his peers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edouard Julien as the 7th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when assessing his BABIP skill. Edouard Julien is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game. Edouard Julien will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Scherzer in today's game. Edouard Julien has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.9-mph to 92.7-mph in the last two weeks' worth of games. Edouard Julien's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls lately (18.6° over the last 14 days) is significantly higher than his 15.4° seasonal figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the worst among every team today. Adolis Garcia will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Adolis Garcia has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.5-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 92.2-mph mark.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Mitch Garver ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Mitch Garver is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the worst among every team today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Mitch Garver will hold that advantage in today's game. Mitch Garver has made substantial strides with his Barrel%, bettering his 8.8% rate last year to 15.3% this season.

Christian Vazquez's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (14.8°) is considerably higher than his 10.4° angle last season. Christian Vazquez's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls lately (18.8° over the last two weeks) is a significant increase over his 14.8° seasonal mark. Christian Vazquez has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .220 figure is a good deal lower than his .256 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.