Chicago @ Minnesota Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Byron Buxton in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Byron Buxton is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Hitting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Byron Buxton will have an edge today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Byron Buxton will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Martin Maldonado in the 1st percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Martin Maldonado is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup. Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly correlated with lower temperatures, and the weather report for this contest forecasts the 5th-lowest temperature on the slate today at 58°. Joe Ryan will hold the platoon advantage against Martin Maldonado in today's matchup... and it's a particular mismatch considering Ryan's large platoon split. Martin Maldonado pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.2% — 92nd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game's 11th-deepest LF fences in today's game.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. The switch-hitting Willi Castro will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Garrett Crochet. Willi Castro will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Gavin Sheets is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Gavin Sheets will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Ryan has a large platoon split. Gavin Sheets has been hot in recent games, hitting his way to a .379 wOBA in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Jeffers in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Ryan Jeffers is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Ryan Jeffers will have the handedness advantage over Garrett Crochet in today's game. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Ryan Jeffers will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Danny Mendick is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.

Carlos Santana has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (89% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Carlos Santana will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Garrett Crochet today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Carlos Santana will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.

Jose Miranda is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Hitting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Jose Miranda will have an edge in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Jose Miranda will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edouard Julien as the 10th-best hitter in the league when assessing his BABIP talent. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Edouard Julien will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 91st percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Because of Joe Ryan's large platoon split, Andrew Benintendi will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

Nicky Lopez is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 78% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Nicky Lopez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan in today's matchup... and even better, Ryan has a large platoon split. Extreme groundball bats like Nicky Lopez are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Joe Ryan.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Hitting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Christian Vazquez will have an edge today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Christian Vazquez will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Hitting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Austin Martin will have an edge in today's matchup. Austin Martin will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Considering Joe Ryan's large platoon split, Braden Shewmake will have a tremendous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eloy Jimenez in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Eloy Jimenez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Extreme groundball bats like Eloy Jimenez usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Joe Ryan.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Dominic Fletcher will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan in today's matchup... and even better, Ryan has a large platoon split.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Manuel Margot in the 78th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Manuel Margot is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Manuel Margot will hold the platoon advantage over Garrett Crochet in today's matchup. Manuel Margot will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 78th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Andrew Vaughn is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output. Batting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Kyle Farmer will have an edge in today's game. Kyle Farmer will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.