Detroit @ Cleveland Picks & Props

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts the 4th-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today. Xzavion Curry will have the handedness advantage against Spencer Torkelson in today's game. Extreme flyball batters like Spencer Torkelson tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Xzavion Curry. Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Spencer Torkelson today.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts the 4th-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today. Steven Kwan will hold the platoon advantage against Matt Manning today. In the past week's worth of games, Steven Kwan's exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal average of 85 mph to 80.5 mph. Over the past 7 days, Steven Kwan's 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.4%. Over the past week, Steven Kwan has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to evaluate power).

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today. Xzavion Curry will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matt Vierling in today's matchup. Out of all the teams in action today, the 5th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Cleveland Guardians. Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Matt Vierling today. In the past two weeks, Matt Vierling's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 89 mph to 82.9 mph.

Progressive Field has the 7th-deepest CF fences among all parks. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts the 4th-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today. Andres Gimenez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matt Manning today. Andres Gimenez has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 85-mph dropping to 80.9-mph in the past week's worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Arias in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to more offense. Matt Manning will have the handedness advantage against Gabriel Arias in today's matchup. Gabriel Arias has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 7th-worst out of all the teams in action today.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jose Ramirez ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to more offense. Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.4% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 7th-worst out of all the teams in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oscar Gonzalez in the 90th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Oscar Gonzalez is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to more offense. Matt Manning will have the handedness advantage against Oscar Gonzalez today. The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 7th-worst out of all the teams in action today.

Myles Straw's BABIP skill is projected in the 86th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense. This contest is expected to have the most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Myles Straw will hold the platoon advantage against Tarik Skubal in today's game.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense. This contest is expected to have the most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Out of every team on the slate today, the 12th-strongest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Bo Naylor will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts the 4th-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today. Riley Greene will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game. Despite posting a .372 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Riley Greene has had some very good luck given the .019 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .353.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Kerry Carpenter is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to more offense. Kerry Carpenter will hold the platoon advantage against Xzavion Curry today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kerry Carpenter can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to more offense. Zach McKinstry will hold the platoon advantage against Xzavion Curry today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Zach McKinstry stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.258) may lead us to conclude that Zach McKinstry has suffered from bad luck this year with his .237 actual batting average.

Akil Baddoo is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 69% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to more offense. Akil Baddoo will hold the platoon advantage over Xzavion Curry today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Akil Baddoo can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Akil Baddoo has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to more offense.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense. This contest is expected to have the most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Jake Rogers's launch angle of late (63° in the last week) is a considerable increase over his 14.9° seasonal figure. When it comes to his batting average, Jake Rogers this year. His .203 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .239.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense. This contest is expected to have the most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 15-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Miguel Cabrera has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Hitters such as Miguel Cabrera with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Xzavion Curry who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.