Jeremy Pena o1.5 Total Bases (+122) Projection 1.76

Jeremy Pena is projected as the 19th-best hitter in the majors for batting average and will bat 1st today, while Target Field ranks as the 9th venue for boosting offensive stats, with wind blowing out to RF at 8.4 mph, and the Minnesota Twins have the 5th-weakest infield defense among teams playing today.

Kody Clemens o0.5 Total RBIs (+170) Projection 0.65

Kody Clemens ranks in the 91st percentile for home run ability and is projected to bat 4th today at Target Field, which is the #9 venue for boosting offensive stats, located 840 feet above sea level with the 5th-highest altitude among major league parks, and with wind blowing out to RF at 8.4 mph.

Austin Martin u0.5 Total Hits (+180) Projection 0.9

Low temperatures correlate with reduced offense and increased strikeouts, with today's forecast at 52°, while Lance McCullers Jr. has a platoon advantage over Austin Martin, who hits many flyballs to center field and faces the league's 10th-deepest CF fences; THE BAT X projects Martin's offensive talent at .324, compared to his actual .377 wOBA, and his 4.1% Barrel% ranks in the 13th percentile since last season.

Brooks Lee u0.5 Total Hits (+143) Projection 0.83

Brooks Lee ranks in the 13th percentile for BABIP talent and 6th percentile for Expected wOBA at .267 according to THE BAT X projection system, and he is set to bat 8th in a game at Target Field, which has the 10th-deepest CF fences in the league, while the weather forecast predicts a low of 52°.

Kody Clemens o1.5 Total Bases (+162) Projection 1.5

Kody Clemens ranks in the 91st percentile for home run ability according to THE BAT X projection system and is projected to bat 4th in today's game at Target Field, which boosts offensive stats and has the 5th-highest altitude among major league parks, with wind blowing out to RF at 9.8 mph.

Kody Clemens o0.5 Total Home Runs

With Byron Buxton and Ryan Jeffers absent, Kody Clemens is a key home-run target for the Minnesota Twins against struggling pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., who has high home run rates and poor performance against left-handed batters.

Yordan Alvarez o0.5 Total RBIs (+145) Projection 0.77

Yordan Alvarez is ranked as the 2nd-best hitter in the majors by THE BAT X and is projected to bat 3rd in today's game at Target Field, which is the 9th-best venue for offensive stats and has the 5th-highest altitude among major league parks, with wind expected to blow out to RF at 12.7 mph.

Yordan Alvarez o1.5 Total Bases (-104) Projection 2.04

Yordan Alvarez is ranked as the 2nd-best hitter in the majors and is projected to bat 3rd in today's game at Target Field, which is the 9th venue for boosting offensive stats and has the 5th-highest altitude among major league parks, with winds blowing out to RF at 12.7 mph.

Kody Clemens u1.5 Total Bases (-185) Projection 0.84

Target Field has the league's 5th-tallest average fence height, today's weather forecast predicts a low temperature of 52°, Kody Clemens hits 38.5% of his flyballs to center field while facing the 10th-deepest CF fences, he has a .344 wOBA with a .027 deviation from his estimated talent level of .317, and a .247 BABIP positions him in the 5th percentile since last season.

Christian Walker o0.5 Total Home Runs

Zebby Matthews, a promoted pitcher from Triple-A with a shaky track record, faces challenges from a fatigued Twins bullpen with a poor ERA, while Walker approaches a potential 30-home run season with impressive metrics.

Yordan Alvarez o1.5 Total Bases

Left-handed hitters have a career batting average of .308, slugging percentage of .551, and weighted on-base average of .390 against Zebby Matthews at Target Field, with a fly ball rate of 53% and line drive rate of 21%.