San Diego @ Minnesota Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Larnach in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Trevor Larnach is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Target Field profiles as the #8 venue in the league for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Trevor Larnach will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Cronenworth in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Target Field profiles as the #8 venue in the league for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Jake Cronenworth will hold the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan in today's game... and moreover, Ryan has a large platoon split. In the past week, Jake Cronenworth's 80% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 42.5%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 8th-best field in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Hitting from the same side that David Morgan throws from, Royce Lewis will have a disadvantage in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Royce Lewis will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Royce Lewis's launch angle recently (26.1° in the past two weeks) is quite a bit better than his 18.1° seasonal mark.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Ryan Jeffers ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 8th-best field in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. David Morgan will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryan Jeffers in today's matchup. Ryan Jeffers will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Martin in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 8th-best field in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. David Morgan will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Austin Martin in today's game. Austin Martin will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Iglesias in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 8th-best field in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Bats such as Jose Iglesias with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Joe Ryan who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum. Despite posting a .263 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jose Iglesias has been unlucky given the .020 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .283.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Keaschall in the 88th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Luke Keaschall is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 8th-best field in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Batting from the same side that David Morgan throws from, Luke Keaschall meets a tough challenge in today's matchup.

Brooks Lee has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (63% of the time), but he is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 8th-best field in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Brooks Lee will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Brooks Lee has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 88.6-mph average to last year's 85.8-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O'Hearn in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Ryan O'Hearn is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. Target Field profiles as the #8 venue in the league for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Ryan O'Hearn will have the handedness advantage against Joe Ryan today... and even better, Ryan has a large platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 8th-best field in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Freddy Fermin has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% of late, improving his 4.3% seasonal rate to 10.5% over the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Arraez as the 3rd-best hitter in baseball when assessing his batting average talent. Luis Arraez is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Target Field profiles as the #8 venue in the league for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Luis Arraez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan today... and the cherry on top, Ryan has a large platoon split.

Fernando Tatis Jr. projects as the 8th-best batter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 8th-best field in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Fernando Tatis Jr. has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 93.3-mph to 100.1-mph in the past week's worth of games.

Kody Clemens is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Target Field profiles as the #8 venue in the league for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Kody Clemens will hold that advantage today. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.239) implies that Kody Clemens has experienced some negative variance this year with his .209 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Manny Machado in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Manny Machado is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 8th-best field in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Manny Machado has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 95.6-mph average to last season's 93.4-mph EV.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Gavin Sheets ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Target Field profiles as the #8 venue in the league for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Gavin Sheets will have the handedness advantage against Joe Ryan in today's matchup... and moreover, Ryan has a large platoon split. This season, Gavin Sheets has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 94.3 mph compared to last year's 90.8 mph mark.

Target Field profiles as the #8 venue in the league for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and James Outman will hold that advantage in today's game. In terms of his batting average, James Outman has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His .150 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .180.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Byron Buxton ranks as the 17th-best hitter in the game. Byron Buxton is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 8th-best field in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. David Morgan will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Byron Buxton today.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Matt Wallner ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Matt Wallner is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Target Field profiles as the #8 venue in the league for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Matt Wallner will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ramon Laureano in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Ramon Laureano is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 8th-best field in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which tends to lead to better offense. Ramon Laureano has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 13.6% seasonal rate to 35.7% in the last 7 days.