New York @ Detroit Picks & Props

Matt Vierling has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 18% of the time when starting against a lefty hurler this year. Among all major league stadiums, Comerica Park's CF fences are the 2nd-deepest. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 13-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for mound aces. Matt Vierling's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 90-mph seasonal figure has decreased to 87-mph over the last 14 days. Matt Vierling's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off of late, decreasing from 44.4% on the season to 31% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 6th-best park in the game for lefty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Parker Meadows can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the New York Yankees.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best park in the game for lefty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Zach McKinstry has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Among all the teams playing today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the New York Yankees.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Benjamin Rice in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best park in the game for lefty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Benjamin Rice will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Keider Montero today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colt Keith in the 79th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Colt Keith is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best park in the game for lefty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate.

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 13-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for mound aces. Keider Montero will hold the platoon advantage against Aaron Judge in today's matchup. Aaron Judge hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 75th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league's 2nd-deepest CF fences in today's game. Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Aaron Judge in today's game. Despite posting a .480 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Aaron Judge has had positive variance on his side given the .053 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .427.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 89th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best park in the game for lefty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Alex Verdugo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Keider Montero today.

Among all major league stadiums, Comerica Park's CF fences are the 2nd-deepest. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 13-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for mound aces. Batting from the same side that Keider Montero throws from, Gleyber Torres will not have the upper hand today. Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Gleyber Torres today. In the last two weeks, Gleyber Torres's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.7% down to 0%.

Jake Rogers has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (94% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 6th-best stadium in the game for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Batting from the opposite that Carlos Rodon throws from, Jake Rogers will have the upper hand in today's game.

Juan Soto projects as the 3rd-best hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Juan Soto is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best park in the game for lefty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Giancarlo Stanton in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Giancarlo Stanton is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the game for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Volpe in the 83rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the game for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. The Detroit Tigers outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of all the teams today.

Dillon Dingler is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 88% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the game for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Batting from the opposite that Carlos Rodon throws from, Dillon Dingler will have the upper hand in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Austin Wells is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 73% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best park in the game for lefty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 5th-best park in the game for lefty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. The switch-hitting Oswaldo Cabrera will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Keider Montero. The Detroit Tigers outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the game for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Javier Baez will have the handedness advantage over Carlos Rodon in today's game. Extreme groundball batters like Javier Baez tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Carlos Rodon.

Andy Ibanez is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the game for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Andy Ibanez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Carlos Rodon today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects DJ LeMahieu in the 83rd percentile when assessing his batting average talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 6th-best stadium in the game for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest infield defense is that of the Detroit Tigers.

Justyn-Henry Malloy has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (58% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Comerica Park as the 5th-best stadium in the game for righty batting average. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate. Hitting from the opposite that Carlos Rodon throws from, Justyn-Henry Malloy will have the upper hand today.

Bligh Madris has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Kerry Carpenter has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.