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Total Base Race – Minnesota Twins/Chicago White Sox
The Minnesota Twins get a plus matchup against Ross Detwiler tonight. He enters this game with a 4.72 xFIP and a 4.58 SIERA through 12 games (7 starts). Detwiler has been significantly worse against right-handed batters, allowing them to post a .326 average with a .617 slugging percentage and a .410 wOBA against him this season. Detwiler is also due for quite a bit of regression in Chicago this season, as well. Mitch Garver has been cold recently, posting a .184 average with a .395 slugging percentage and a .639 OPS over his last 10 games. He also owns four extra-base hits (two home runs) over that span. He could be in line for a breakout, though, as he boasts 42% hard hit and 34% fly ball rates with a 93 MPH exit velocity over the last 15 days. Garver also brings 0.122 wOBA and 0.08 ISO differentials against left-handed pitching into this game. Nelson Cruz is another Twins player that has been at his best against left-handed pitching, as he possesses 0.085 wOBA and 0.16 ISO differentials against lefties. He has also been playing well recently, recording a .357 average with a .667 slugging percentage and a 1.039 OPS over his last 10 games. Over that span, he owns seven extra-base hits (three home runs). Cruz enters this game with 52% hard hit and 34% fly ball rates to go along with a 94 MPH exit velocity over the last 15 days. Jake Odorizzi will be taking the mound for the Twins. He has struggled on the road, where he owns a 4.98 xFIP. He has also been at his worst against left-handed batters, allowing them to hit for a .295 average with a .466 slugging percentage and a .350 wOBA this season. Yoan Moncada has found quite a bit of success recently, as he boasts a .265 average with a .735 slugging percentage and a 1.041 OPS over his last 10 games. He has posted eight extra-base hits (four home runs) in those contests, as well. Furthermore, Moncada enters this game with 45% hard hit and fly ball rates rates to go along with a 94 MPH exit velocity over the last 15 days. He brings 0.077 wOBA and 0.098 ISO differentials against right-handed pitching into this game, as well.
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