Detroit @ Cleveland Picks & Props

Progressive Field grades out as the #3 park in the game for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats. Zach McKinstry's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last year to this one, increasing from 44.5% to 54.1%.

Matt Vierling has been pulled from the game early 11% of the time when starting against a lefty on the mound since the start of last season. The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the 3rd-best among every team today. Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Matt Vierling in today's game.

Progressive Field grades out as the #3 park in the game for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Progressive Field has the 3rd-shallowest right field dimensions in Major League Baseball. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.

Johnathan Rodriguez's BABIP ability is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 3rd-best ballpark in MLB for RHB BABIP. In MLB, Progressive Field's left field fences are the shallowest. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today.

Steven Kwan has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.3-mph dropping to 83.4-mph in the last week's worth of games. Steven Kwan has been lucky this year, putting up a .339 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .307 — a .032 difference.

The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the 3rd-best among every team today. Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Gleyber Torres today. Despite posting a .357 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Gleyber Torres has experienced some positive variance given the .021 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .336.

As it relates to his BABIP ability, Riley Greene is projected as the 5th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Riley Greene is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. Progressive Field grades out as the #3 park in the game for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. Progressive Field grades out as the #3 park in the game for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today.

Carlos Santana is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today. Progressive Field grades out as the #3 park in the game for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.

Progressive Field grades out as the #3 park in the game for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats. Bo Naylor will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Casey Mize in today's matchup.

Kyle Manzardo is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today. Progressive Field grades out as the #3 park in the game for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Progressive Field has the 3rd-shallowest right field dimensions in Major League Baseball. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 3rd-best ballpark in MLB for RHB BABIP. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats. Jake Rogers will have the handedness advantage against Logan Allen in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 3rd-best ballpark in MLB for RHB BABIP. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats. Wenceel Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 3rd-best ballpark in MLB for RHB BABIP. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats. Lane Thomas pulls many of his flyballs (33.8% — 80th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Progressive Field grades out as the #3 park in the game for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats. Angel Martinez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.4% — 96th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Jones in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Nolan Jones is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 64% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Progressive Field grades out as the #3 park in the game for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today.

Daniel Schneemann is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Progressive Field grades out as the #3 park in the game for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.

Jahmai Jones is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 3rd-best ballpark in MLB for RHB BABIP. In MLB, Progressive Field's left field fences are the shallowest. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 3rd-best ballpark in MLB for RHB BABIP. In MLB, Progressive Field's left field fences are the shallowest. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 3rd-best ballpark in MLB for RHB BABIP. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today.

Austin Hedges has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.