Minnesota @ Cleveland picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.6% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Kyle Manzardo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Pablo Lopez today.. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kyle Manzardo can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Kyle Manzardo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Pablo Lopez today.. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kyle Manzardo can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.6% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Bo Naylor will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Pablo Lopez today.. Bo Naylor will probably have an edge against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Minnesota Twins has just 1 same-handed RP.. Extreme groundball bats like Bo Naylor usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Pablo Lopez.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Angel Martinez will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Over the last week, Angel Martinez's swing has been well optimized for base hits, notching a 60% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Arias in the 85th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.. Progressive Field profiles as the #3 park in the game for right-handed base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Gabriel Arias has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Gabriel Arias will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Carlos Santana is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Carlos Santana pulls many of his flyballs (39.4% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Carlos Santana will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Progressive Field profiles as the #3 park in the game for right-handed base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Jonah Bride pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Jonah Bride's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 39.1% to 51.4%.. Jonah Bride has shown favorable plate discipline since the start of last season, placing in the 77th percentile with a 1.97 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edouard Julien as the 10th-best batter in the majors when it comes to his BABIP skill.. Edouard Julien is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Edouard Julien will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Ortiz today... and even better, Ortiz has a large platoon split.