Kerry Carpenter Total Hits Props • Detroit

This year, Kerry Carpenter has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 24% of his appearances when starting against northpaw. Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly correlated with lower temperatures, and the weather forecast for this game projects the lowest temperature of all games on the slate today at 52°. Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kerry Carpenter in today's matchup. Kerry Carpenter has been very fortunate when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .287 figure is a good deal higher than his .268 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.