Texas @ Minnesota picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.. Wyatt Langford is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.. The weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Among every team in action today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.. Last season, Wyatt Langford had an average launch angle of 11.5° on his hardest-hit balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 17.4°.

As it relates to his home run talent, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Among every team in action today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.. Adolis Garcia's launch angle this season (20.6°) is considerably better than his 14.8° mark last year.. Adolis Garcia has been unlucky this year, posting a .270 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .322 — a .052 disparity.

Jake Burger projects as the 17th-best home run batter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Jake Burger is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.. The weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Among every team in action today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.. Jake Burger has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 105.9-mph average over the past week to his seasonal average of 94.6-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.. The weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Among every team in action today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.. Josh Jung's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, increasing from 16.8% to 20.8%.. Over the past two weeks, Josh Jung's 59.3% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 48.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Jeffers in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.. Ryan Jeffers is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. The weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Ryan Jeffers will hold that advantage in today's game.. Ryan Jeffers has made notable improvements with his Barrel% of late, improving his 9% seasonal rate to 15.2% over the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.. Marcus Semien is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.. The weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Among every team in action today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.. Marcus Semien's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (17.7°) is a significant increase over his 13.5° angle last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Matt Wallner as baseball's 8th-best home run batter.. Matt Wallner is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today's game.. The weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Matt Wallner will hold the platoon advantage over Tyler Mahle in today's matchup.. Matt Wallner will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 92nd percentile when estimating his batting average skill.. Carlos Correa is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.. The weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Carlos Correa will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Carlos Correa has been unlucky this year, putting up a .290 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .335 — a .045 difference.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Trevor Larnach ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Trevor Larnach is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.. The weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Trevor Larnach will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Mahle in today's matchup.. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Trevor Larnach will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Byron Buxton as the majors's 16th-best home run hitter.. Byron Buxton is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.. The weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Byron Buxton will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.. Byron Buxton's launch angle of late (27.2° in the past week) is quite a bit better than his 16.7° seasonal mark.