Detroit Tigers

MLB Player Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Maikel Garcia is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Maikel Garcia will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez in today's game. Maikel Garcia has made big strides with his Barrel%, upping his 5.3% rate last year to 14.6% this season.

Kevin McGonigle's batting average skill is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Kevin McGonigle will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Kevin McGonigle has hit one of the hardest balls in Major League Baseball over the past 7 days — 109.5-mph — which is a strong proxy for recent form and raw power. Kevin McGonigle has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well in recent games, notching a 21.3° angle on such balls in the past two weeks' worth of games.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Utilizing Statcast metrics, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 77th percentile for offensive skills per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .340.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jahmai Jones in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Jahmai Jones is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Jahmai Jones will hold the platoon advantage over Cole Ragans in today's game. Jahmai Jones will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Salvador Perez will hold the platoon advantage over Framber Valdez in today's matchup. Hitters such as Salvador Perez with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Framber Valdez who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum. Salvador Perez's launch angle this year (23.9°) is quite a bit higher than his 18.3° figure last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Spencer Torkelson is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Spencer Torkelson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans in today's game. Kansas City's 3rd-worst outfield defense of all teams today creates a favorable matchup for Spencer Torkelson, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Gleyber Torres is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Gleyber Torres will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans in today's matchup. Gleyber Torres will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Riley Greene is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Riley Greene will hold that advantage today. Riley Greene has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 98.9-mph average to last year's 96.5-mph average.

Lane Thomas is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Lane Thomas will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez today. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Lane Thomas ranks in the 98th percentile with a 25.9° launch angle, which is among the steepest angles in the league.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Jonathan India will have an edge today. There has been a significant improvement in Jonathan India's launch angle from last year's 16.9° to 26.6° this season. Jonathan India's launch angle lately (32.3° over the last week) is significantly higher than his 26.6° seasonal mark.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Matt Vierling will have an edge in today's game. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Matt Vierling will hold that advantage in today's game. Matt Vierling has gotten much quicker this year, improving from last season's 27.71 ft/sec to 28.88 ft/sec now (according to Statcast's Sprint Speed metric).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dillon Dingler in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Dillon Dingler has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (50% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today's game. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Dillon Dingler will have the handedness advantage over Cole Ragans today. Dillon Dingler will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Javier Baez will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Javier Baez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Javier Baez's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 40.9% to 55.6%. Javier Baez has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits lately, angling balls between -4° and 26° 63.6% of the time in the last two weeks.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. Jac Caglianone has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 93.9-mph average to last year's 89.4-mph mark. Compiling a 97.4-mph average exit velocity over the last 14 days, Jac Caglianone has been in great form in recent games. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.246) suggests that Jac Caglianone has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .171 actual batting average.

Wenceel Perez has gone over 0.5 in 0 of his last 2 games.