Tampa Bay @ Detroit picks

Momentum is key here as the Tigers have won four on the trot, while the Rays are just 3-7 over their last 10 games. The pitching matchup is a wash, so give me the team with the more consistent off, and one who's been lights out at home.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.. Jonathan Aranda is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. In the league, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Jonathan Aranda will hold the platoon advantage against Jack Flaherty today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.. Junior Caminero is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.. In the league, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the weakest among every team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 4th-best hitter in the league when assessing his BABIP talent.. Riley Greene is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.. In the league, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Riley Greene will have an edge today.

Wenceel Perez is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.. In the league, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Wenceel Perez will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Ryan Pepiot in today's game.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Wenceel Perez will hold that advantage today.

When it comes to his batting average skill, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 7th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yandy Diaz is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.. In the league, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Extreme flyball hitters like Yandy Diaz usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Jack Flaherty.

When estimating his home run ability, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.. In the league, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Spencer Torkelson will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The #6 field in the league for suppressing offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park.. Ryan Pepiot will have the handedness advantage against Spencer Torkelson in today's matchup.. Spencer Torkelson pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.7% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB's 5th-deepest LF fences today.. Extreme flyball hitters like Spencer Torkelson tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Ryan Pepiot.. Despite posting a .351 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Spencer Torkelson has been lucky given the .023 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .328.

Wenceel Perez is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.. In the league, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Wenceel Perez will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Ryan Pepiot in today's game.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Wenceel Perez will hold that advantage today.

In the league, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Batting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, Matt Thaiss will have an advantage in today's matchup.. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the weakest among every team today.. Matt Thaiss's speed has improved this year. His 24.85 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 25.34 ft/sec now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 4th-best hitter in the league when assessing his BABIP talent.. Riley Greene is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.. In the league, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Riley Greene will have an edge today.