Kansas City @ Minnesota picks

Veteran starter Michael Wacha is set to take the mound on Saturday for the Kansas City Royals. Twins first baseman Ty France has tormented the righthander throughout his career. In 22 at-bats against Wacha, France is batting .500 with a slugging percentage of .864. He has five singles, five doubles, and one home run against the righthander. France is swinging the bat well right now after hitting his fourth home run of the season on Friday night. He’s now gone Over 1.5 hits + runs + RBI in back-to-back games and four of his last five for a 52% hit rate on the season.

When assessing his batting average ability, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 4th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Target Field as the 10th-best ballpark in MLB for run-scoring.. Bobby Witt Jr. has made notable strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 12.8% seasonal rate to 23.8% over the last 14 days.. Bobby Witt Jr. has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 101.4-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal 93-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Jeffers in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. Ryan Jeffers is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Target Field as the 10th-best ballpark in MLB for run-scoring.. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Ryan Jeffers will hold that advantage today.. Ryan Jeffers has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 105.3-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal figure of 92.4-mph.

Brooks Lee has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (56% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Target Field as the 10th-best ballpark in MLB for run-scoring.. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Brooks Lee will get to bat from his strong side against Michael Wacha today.. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Brooks Lee will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Brooks Lee has made significant gains with his Barrel%, improving his 4.1% rate last season to 10.9% this year.

Cavan Biggio is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 77% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Target Field as the 10th-best ballpark in MLB for run-scoring.. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense.. Cavan Biggio will hold the platoon advantage against Zebby Matthews in today's matchup.. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Cavan Biggio has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.