Baltimore @ Detroit Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Comerica Park as the 10th-worst ballpark in the majors for RHB BABIP. Comerica Park has the 2nd-deepest centerfield fences in the league. The weather forecast projects temperatures in this matchup to drop to the 4th-lowest level of all games on the slate at 53°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts). Batting from the same side that Casey Mize throws from, Jordan Westburg will be in a tough position in today's game. Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jordan Westburg in today's game.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Jace Jung will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Young in today's game. Jace Jung will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O'Hearn in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Ryan O'Hearn is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Hitting from the opposite that Casey Mize throws from, Ryan O'Hearn will have an edge today.

Zach McKinstry is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 60% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Brandon Young throws from, Zach McKinstry will have the upper hand in today's game. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Zach McKinstry will hold that advantage in today's game.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Extreme groundball hitters like Javier Baez generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Brandon Young. Javier Baez will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Javier Baez has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His .233 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .270.

As it relates to his BABIP talent, Riley Greene is projected as the 4th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Riley Greene is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Brandon Young throws from, Riley Greene will have an advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adley Rutschman in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Adley Rutschman is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest among all the teams today.

Cedric Mullins is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Cedric Mullins will have the handedness advantage against Casey Mize in today's matchup. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest among all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Mountcastle in the 92nd percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Ryan Mountcastle is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest among all the teams today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Gunnar Henderson ranks as the 17th-best hitter in the league. Gunnar Henderson is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Casey Mize throws from, Gunnar Henderson will have an advantage in today's matchup.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest among all the teams today. In the past 7 days, Ramon Laureano has displayed impressive power, recording a a 33.3% Barrel% (an advanced metric to evaluate power). Ramon Laureano has done a strong job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 21.5° figure is among the highest in the game since the start of last season (94th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 87th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Gleyber Torres is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Gleyber Torres will hold that advantage today.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Dillon Dingler will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Dillon Dingler has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 98.5-mph average over the last week to his seasonal mark of 92.7-mph. Dillon Dingler's launch angle in recent games (21° in the past week) is considerably better than his 17.6° seasonal mark.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest among all the teams today. Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Gary Sanchez has made contact with reached a maximum exit velocity of 114.4 mph (an advanced metric to evaluate power), grading out in the 93rd percentile.

Colt Keith's batting average ability is projected to be in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Colt Keith is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Colt Keith will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Young in today's game.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest among all the teams today.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest among all the teams today. Tyler O'Neill has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99.6-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal figure of 96.5-mph. Last year, Tyler O'Neill had an average launch angle of 23.7° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 27.4°.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Trey Sweeney will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Young in today's game. Trey Sweeney will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. Compared to his seasonal average of 1.5°, Trey Sweeney has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 8.8° mark in the past week's worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heston Kjerstad in the 91st percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Heston Kjerstad is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 94% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Casey Mize throws from, Heston Kjerstad will have an edge today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Kerry Carpenter is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Kerry Carpenter will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Young in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 80th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Spencer Torkelson is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Spencer Torkelson will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 93rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for hitters. Jackson Holliday will hold the platoon advantage against Casey Mize in today's matchup. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 3rd-weakest among all the teams today.