Detroit @ Cleveland props

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Casey Mize is projected to throw 85 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 9th-least of the day. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 90°. The Cleveland Guardians have 8 bats in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage over Casey Mize in this game. Given that groundball hitters have a substantial advantage over flyball pitchers, Casey Mize and his 44.9% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a tough spot in today's outing matching up with 3 opposing GB batters.