Minnesota @ Detroit picks

Tarik Skubal is well on his way to repeating as AL Cy Young winner, and the Tigers' southpaw will continue to dominate against a Twins team batting just .125/.173/.298 against him over 12 starts. Expect Detroit to take control on Sunday Night Baseball.

There’s a massive pitching advantage for the Tigers at home tonight, with lefty Tarik Skubal turning in another dominant season, and the Twins countering with Chris Paddack. Additionally, the Tigers are 29-14 at Comerica Park, while the Twins are just 18-26 on the highway.

It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (James Jean) calling pitches in this game.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation among all parks, which generally leads to more offense.. Tarik Skubal struggled when it came to striking batters out in his previous game started and notched 2 Ks.. Tarik Skubal's sinker utilization has jumped by 6.6% from last season to this one (20.5% to 27.1%) .

Carlos Correa's batting average ability is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Carlos Correa is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.. In the majors, Comerica Park has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. Carlos Correa will hold the platoon advantage over Tarik Skubal in today's matchup.. Among all the teams in action today, the worst infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

Byron Buxton projects as the 10th-best home run batter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Byron Buxton is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game.. In the majors, Comerica Park has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation among all parks, which generally leads to more offense.. Byron Buxton will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tarik Skubal in today's matchup.

Byron Buxton projects as the 10th-best home run batter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Byron Buxton is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game.. In the majors, Comerica Park has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation among all parks, which generally leads to more offense.. Byron Buxton will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tarik Skubal in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Matt Wallner as the majors's 9th-best home run batter.. In the majors, Comerica Park has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation among all parks, which generally leads to more offense.. Extreme flyball hitters like Matt Wallner tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Tarik Skubal.. Among all the teams in action today, the worst infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

Byron Buxton projects as the 10th-best home run batter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Byron Buxton is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game.. In the majors, Comerica Park has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation among all parks, which generally leads to more offense.. Byron Buxton will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tarik Skubal in today's matchup.

In the majors, Comerica Park has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest elevation among all parks, which generally leads to more offense.. Among all the teams in action today, the worst infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.. Brooks Lee has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 88.6-mph average to last season's 85.8-mph figure.. Brooks Lee's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, increasing from 41.7% on the season to 51.5% in the past two weeks.

Ryan Jeffers is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.. In the majors, Comerica Park has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. Ryan Jeffers will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tarik Skubal in today's game.. Among all the teams in action today, the worst infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.. Ryan Jeffers has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 97.1-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal average of 92.7-mph.

Carlos Correa's batting average ability is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Carlos Correa is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.. In the majors, Comerica Park has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. Carlos Correa will hold the platoon advantage over Tarik Skubal in today's matchup.. Among all the teams in action today, the worst infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

It may be smart to expect weaker performance for the Detroit Tigers offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the luckiest offense in the league this year.. Comerica Park profiles as the #23 stadium in the game for home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. In the majors, Comerica Park's centerfield dimensions are the 2nd-deepest.. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for pitchers.. Chris Paddack is an extreme flyball pitcher (34.6% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is fortunate enough to be pitching in the #23 HR venue in MLB in today's game.