San Francisco @ Minnesota picks

Joe Ryan has also enjoyed pitching more in front of his home fans. This will be his fourth start this season at Target Field, where he’s allowed just five earned over 17 IP with a 0.88 WHIP and 25 Ks. Ryan has also shown exceptional control this season, walking just five batters in 158 plate appearances while striking out 47 batters in 40 IP. And he will be facing a San Francisco team that hits just .217 away from home, compared to a .254 average at Oracle Park. The Twins have won six straight games after last night’s victory, and have won 11 of their last 12 at home. And while neither team has hit the ball particularly well this season, Webb’s road inconsistency will be the difference here. Back Minnesota to get the victory behind Ryan’s pitching, a strong bullpen, and some timely hitting.

Matt Chapman projects as the 8th-best home run hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Matt Chapman is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.. Target Field projects as the #10 field in the game for right-handed BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. Out of every team on the slate today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.

When estimating his home run ability, Willy Adames ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Willy Adames is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.. Target Field projects as the #10 field in the game for right-handed BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Out of every team on the slate today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.. Willy Adames has made significant gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 10.2% seasonal rate to 23.1% in the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee as the 17th-best hitter in MLB when estimating his batting average ability.. Jung Hoo Lee is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Target Field projects as the #10 stadium in baseball for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Jung Hoo Lee will hold the platoon advantage over Joe Ryan today... and moreover, Ryan has a large platoon split.. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jung Hoo Lee stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

Target Field projects as the #10 stadium in baseball for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. LaMonte Wade Jr. will hold the platoon advantage over Joe Ryan in today's game... and even better, Ryan has a large platoon split.. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so LaMonte Wade Jr. can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.. Out of every team on the slate today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.. LaMonte Wade Jr.'s launch angle this year (25.3°) is a significant increase over his 12.8° angle last year.

Wilmer Flores is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.. Target Field projects as the #10 field in the game for right-handed BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Out of every team on the slate today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.. Wilmer Flores's launch angle lately (21.5° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is considerably better than his 15.9° seasonal mark.

Target Field projects as the #10 stadium in baseball for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The switch-hitting Patrick Bailey will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Joe Ryan... and even better, Ryan has a large platoon split.. Out of every team on the slate today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.. Over the last 7 days, Patrick Bailey's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.2% up to 16.7%.. Patrick Bailey's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, going from 15.4% to 26.2%.

Matt Chapman projects as the 8th-best home run hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Matt Chapman is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.. Target Field projects as the #10 field in the game for right-handed BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. Out of every team on the slate today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.

Target Field projects as the #10 field in the game for right-handed BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. Out of every team on the slate today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.. Christian Koss's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, going from 37.9% on the season to 75% over the past week.

When estimating his home run ability, Willy Adames ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Willy Adames is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.. Target Field projects as the #10 field in the game for right-handed BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Out of every team on the slate today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.. Willy Adames has made significant gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 10.2% seasonal rate to 23.1% in the past week.

Logan Webb projects as the 6th-best SP in the league right now, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan Webb to throw 99 pitches in this game (most on the slate today), taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.. Target Field has the 10th-deepest CF fences in the league.. Target Field has the 5th-tallest fence height (on average) in Major League Baseball.. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today.