Tampa Bay @ Minnesota Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Arozarena in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Randy Arozarena is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The #10 park in the game for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Randy Arozarena has made significant gains with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 7.1% seasonal rate to 20% in the past 7 days.

The #10 park in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Because of Joe Ryan's large platoon split, Richie Palacios will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game. Richie Palacios has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 96.6-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal figure of 90.3-mph.

Willi Castro's BABIP ability is projected in the 78th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Willi Castro is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 80% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. The #10 park in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Willi Castro will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Jose Siri's BABIP skill is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The #10 park in the game for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the worst among every team on the slate today. Jose Siri has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 16.7% seasonal rate to 38.9% in the last 14 days.

The #10 park in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Given Joe Ryan's large platoon split, Ben Rortvedt will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's matchup. Ben Rortvedt has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 94.5-mph average in the last week to his seasonal EV of 91-mph. Ben Rortvedt's launch angle of late (42° in the last 7 days) is quite a bit higher than his 11° seasonal figure.

The #10 park in the game for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Austin Martin will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Austin Martin has seen a big increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 91-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 87.6-mph figure.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Royce Lewis ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Royce Lewis is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. The #10 park in the game for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Royce Lewis will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 14th-best hitter in the game when it comes to his batting average skill. Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The #10 park in the game for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Extreme flyball batters like Yandy Diaz are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Joe Ryan.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Brandon Lowe is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game. The #10 park in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Brandon Lowe will have the handedness advantage over Joe Ryan today... and even better, Ryan has a large platoon split.

Isaac Paredes is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. The #10 park in the game for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Isaac Paredes's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (21.5°) is considerably better than his 18° mark last season. Isaac Paredes's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls in recent games (26.5° in the last 14 days) is quite a bit better than his 21.5° seasonal mark.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Byron Buxton ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The #10 park in the game for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Byron Buxton will hold that advantage today. Byron Buxton has made notable gains with his Barrel% of late, improving his 8.2% seasonal rate to 15.4% in the past week's worth of games.

The #10 park in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Taylor Walls's 19.4° launch angle (an advanced standard to study a hitter's ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the highest in the league: 94th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Carlos Correa is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. The #10 park in the game for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Carlos Correa will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The #10 park in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Carlos Santana will hold that advantage today. Compared to his seasonal average of 14.9°, Carlos Santana has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 20.6° mark in the last two weeks. Last year, Carlos Santana had an average launch angle of 7.9° on his hardest-hit balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 14.2°.

Max Kepler is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The #10 park in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Max Kepler will have an edge today. Max Kepler will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Trevor Larnach is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game. The #10 park in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Trevor Larnach will have an edge in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Trevor Larnach will hold that advantage in today's game.

The #10 park in the game for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Christian Vazquez will hold that advantage today. Christian Vazquez's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, rising from 15% to 18.3%. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.239) provides evidence that Christian Vazquez has suffered from bad luck this year with his .185 actual batting average.

Josh Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.