Toronto @ Minnesota Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Wagner in the 76th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Will Wagner has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (82% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Will Wagner will have the handedness advantage over Pablo Lopez today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Royce Lewis in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Royce Lewis is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Royce Lewis will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 90th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the 2nd-weakest out of every team playing today.

Hitting from the same side that Pablo Lopez throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will have a tough challenge in today's matchup. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB's 10th-deepest CF fences today. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls recently (1.9° over the last 14 days) is quite a bit lower than his 6.3° seasonal angle.

Austin Martin's batting average skill is projected to be in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Austin Martin will hold that advantage in today's matchup. In terms of his batting average, Austin Martin has had bad variance on his side this year. His .250 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .282.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Wallner in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Matt Wallner is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Kevin Gausman throws from, Matt Wallner will have an edge in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edouard Julien as the 13th-best hitter in baseball when it comes to his BABIP skill. Edouard Julien is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Edouard Julien will have the handedness advantage over Kevin Gausman in today's game.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Carlos Santana will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Posting a 1.65 K/BB rate this year, Carlos Santana has shown favorable plate discipline, ranking in the 89th percentile.

Willi Castro's BABIP ability is projected in the 80th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Willi Castro has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (53% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Willi Castro will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, George Springer ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). George Springer is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the 2nd-weakest out of every team playing today. George Springer has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 10% seasonal rate to 22.5% over the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Horwitz in the 80th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Spencer Horwitz is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Pablo Lopez throws from, Spencer Horwitz will have the upper hand in today's matchup.

Daulton Varsho is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Daulton Varsho will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Pablo Lopez in today's matchup. Daulton Varsho is likely to have the upper hand against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Minnesota Twins has just 1 same-handed RP.

Joey Loperfido's BABIP talent is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Joey Loperfido will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Pablo Lopez in today's matchup. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Joey Loperfido stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the 2nd-weakest out of every team playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Larnach in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Trevor Larnach is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today's game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Trevor Larnach will hold the platoon advantage against Kevin Gausman today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Miranda in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Jose Miranda will hold that advantage in today's game. Compared to last year, Jose Miranda has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 8.5% to 12.9% this season.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Kevin Gausman throws from, Max Kepler will have the upper hand today. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Max Kepler will hold that advantage in today's game.

Addison Barger has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (89% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today's game. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Pablo Lopez throws from, Addison Barger will have an edge in today's game. Addison Barger is likely to have the upper hand against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Minnesota Twins only has 1 same-handed RP.

Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Ryan Jeffers will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Ryan Jeffers's launch angle recently (23.3° in the past two weeks' worth of games) is significantly higher than his 16.1° seasonal angle. Ryan Jeffers has compiled a .340 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 80th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Kirk in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the 2nd-weakest out of every team playing today. Alejandro Kirk's launch angle this year (9.3°) is a considerable increase over his 6.2° figure last year.