Cincinnati @ Detroit Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Lux in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Gavin Lux is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, Gavin Lux will have an edge in today's game. In the last week, Gavin Lux's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.9% up to 12.5%.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Spencer Steer's launch angle of late (23.1° in the past two weeks) is considerably better than his 16.6° seasonal figure.

TJ Friedl is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, TJ Friedl will have an edge in today's game. TJ Friedl's launch angle lately (27° over the last week) is quite a bit higher than his 13° seasonal mark. Posting a 1.39 K/BB rate this year, TJ Friedl has displayed impressive plate discipline, placing in the 90th percentile.

Parker Meadows is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Parker Meadows will hold the platoon advantage over Brady Singer today... and even more favorably, Singer has a large platoon split. Extreme flyball hitters like Parker Meadows tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Brady Singer. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Parker Meadows will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Christian Encarnacion-Strand is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Christian Encarnacion-Strand has made significant strides with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 9.8% seasonal rate to 23.5% in the last two weeks. Christian Encarnacion-Strand has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89-mph to 93.5-mph in the last two weeks' worth of games.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, Jake Fraley will have the upper hand in today's game. In the last 7 days, Jake Fraley's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 89-mph over the course of the season to 105.4-mph in recent games. Jake Fraley's launch angle this year (18°) is considerably better than his 10.9° angle last season. Jake Fraley's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved in recent games, rising from 36.6% on the season to 70% in the past week's worth of games.

Will Benson has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (91% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, Will Benson will have an advantage today. This season, Will Benson has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 98.9 mph compared to last year's 93.4 mph mark. Will Benson's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 39.5% to 56.5%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 89th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Gleyber Torres is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Gleyber Torres will hold that advantage today. Gleyber Torres's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, rising from 16.6% to 20.6%.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Jose Trevino's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (10.5°) is significantly better than his 6.8° mark last season. Sporting a 2.11 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Jose Trevino has displayed favorable plate discipline, grading out in the 75th percentile. Ranking in the 85th percentile, Jose Trevino sports a .284 batting average this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 89th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Tyler Stephenson is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Tyler Stephenson has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 96.5-mph average to last year's 93.8-mph figure. Tyler Stephenson's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, increasing from 14% to 25%.

Matt McLain's BABIP skill is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Over the past week, Matt McLain's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.3-mph over the course of the season to 104-mph recently. Matt McLain's launch angle recently (23.8° over the past 7 days) is considerably higher than his 16.3° seasonal figure. In terms of his batting average, Matt McLain has suffered from bad luck this year. His .184 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .214.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Elly De La Cruz is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Elly De La Cruz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Jack Flaherty in today's matchup. Extreme flyball bats like Elly De La Cruz tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jack Flaherty.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Wenceel Perez will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (Brady Singer) in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Wenceel Perez will hold that advantage in today's game. Wenceel Perez has made sizeable strides with his Barrel%, improving his 4.4% rate last year to 15.2% this year. Compared to last year, Wenceel Perez has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 14.1% to 30.3% this season.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Trey Sweeney will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brady Singer in today's matchup... and moreover, Singer has a large platoon split. Trey Sweeney will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 6th-best hitter in the game when it comes to his BABIP talent. Riley Greene is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Riley Greene will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brady Singer in today's game... and the cherry on top, Singer has a large platoon split. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Riley Greene will hold that advantage in today's game.

Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Extreme flyball hitters like Spencer Torkelson usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Brady Singer. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Spencer Torkelson will hold that advantage in today's game. Spencer Torkelson has made significant gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 6.8% rate last season to 14.7% this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Kerry Carpenter is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Kerry Carpenter will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brady Singer in today's game... and even better, Singer has a large platoon split. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Kerry Carpenter will hold that advantage in today's game.

Colt Keith's batting average ability is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Given Brady Singer's large platoon split, Colt Keith will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today. Colt Keith will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Colt Keith has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 10.6% seasonal rate to 33.3% over the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dillon Dingler in the 75th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Dillon Dingler has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (83% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today's game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Dillon Dingler will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Compared to his seasonal average of 16.2°, Dillon Dingler has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 24.6° figure over the last two weeks.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Considering Brady Singer's large platoon split, Zach McKinstry will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's game. Zach McKinstry will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Zach McKinstry's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, going from 44.5% to 54.6%. Zach McKinstry's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved in recent games, increasing from 54.6% on the season to 60% over the past 14 days.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Javier Baez will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Javier Baez has put up a .337 BABIP this year, grading out in the 83rd percentile.