Cleveland @ Minnesota props

Target Field ranks as the #9 park in the league for RHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°. Ryan Jeffers will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Ryan Jeffers has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 99.2-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 90.6-mph average.

THE BAT X projects Josh Bell in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Josh Bell is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Target Field grades out as the #9 ballpark in the majors for left-handed BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Extreme flyball hitters like Josh Bell tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Bailey Ober.

THE BAT X projects Steven Kwan in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Steven Kwan is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. Target Field grades out as the #9 ballpark in the majors for left-handed BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°.

THE BAT X projects Andres Gimenez in the 86th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Andres Gimenez has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (75% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. Target Field grades out as the #9 ballpark in the majors for left-handed BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°.

THE BAT X projects Myles Straw in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Target Field ranks as the #9 park in the league for RHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst of all teams today.

THE BAT X projects Jorge Polanco in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Jorge Polanco is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. Target Field grades out as the #9 ballpark in the majors for left-handed BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°.

THE BAT X projects Alex Kirilloff in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Alex Kirilloff is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. Target Field grades out as the #9 ballpark in the majors for left-handed BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°.

Royce Lewis has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (67% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today. Target Field ranks as the #9 park in the league for RHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°. Royce Lewis will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Jose Ramirez projects as the 20th-best hitter in the game, via THE BAT X. Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. Target Field grades out as the #9 ballpark in the majors for left-handed BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°.

Target Field ranks as the #9 park in the league for RHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Cam Gallagher's speed has increased this season. His 24.88 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 25.36 ft/sec now.

THE BAT X projects Byron Buxton in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Byron Buxton is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. Target Field ranks as the #9 park in the league for RHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Byron Buxton will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Will Brennan in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Target Field grades out as the #9 ballpark in the majors for left-handed BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°. Will Brennan will hold the platoon advantage over Bailey Ober in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Willi Castro in the 77th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Target Field grades out as the #9 ballpark in the majors for left-handed BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°. Willi Castro will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Tyler Freeman in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Tyler Freeman has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game. Target Field ranks as the #9 park in the league for RHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°.

THE BAT X projects Donovan Solano in the 91st percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Donovan Solano is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Target Field ranks as the #9 park in the league for RHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°.

Target Field ranks as the #9 park in the league for RHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Christian Vazquez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Christian Vazquez has notched a .270 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, checking in at the 79th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Christian Vazquez has notched a .266 batting average since the start of last season, checking in at the 78th percentile.

Max Kepler is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. Target Field grades out as the #9 ballpark in the majors for left-handed BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°. Max Kepler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Aaron Civale in today's matchup.

Target Field ranks as the #9 park in the league for RHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast the 5th-highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°. Kyle Farmer will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Kyle Farmer has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .256 BA is a fair amount lower than his .282 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Target Field ranks as the #9 park in the league for RHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst of all teams today.

Target Field grades out as the #9 ballpark in the majors for left-handed BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Joey Gallo will have the handedness advantage against Aaron Civale in today's matchup. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Joey Gallo has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Joey Gallo will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Michael A. Taylor has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Amed Rosario has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Gabriel Arias has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.