Tigers vs Twins match player stats | 2025 Series Game 4 Sunday, August 17th

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Tigers vs Twins match player stats | 2025 Series Game 4 Sunday, August 17th

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Tigers @ Twins Series Game 4 Matchup Details

Teams : Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins
Series : Series Game 4
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, August 17th
Time : 17/08/25 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Detroit Tigers Game Today

The #10 field in MLB for boosting offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.

Target Field has the 10th-smallest outfield among all major league stadiums — generally good for HRs.

The switch-hitting Brooks Lee will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Chris Paddack.

Among every team today, the 3rd-worst infield defense belongs to the Detroit Tigers.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Brooks Lee will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The #8 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Keaschall in the 86th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Luke Keaschall is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

The #8 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.

Ryan Blakney grades out as a Huge Pitchers Umpire and is scheduled to be behind the plate in today’s game.

Projected catcher Dillon Dingler grades out as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Chris Paddack conceded a monstrous 9 earned runs in his last outing.

The Minnesota Twins have 3 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Byron Buxton, James Outman, Matt Wallner).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Byron Buxton ranks as the 19th-best hitter in MLB.

Byron Buxton is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Byron Buxton as the majors’s 8th-best home run batter.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Ryan Jeffers ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ryan Jeffers is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

Kody Clemens is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Chris Paddack throws from, Kody Clemens will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Chris Paddack throws from, James Outman will have an advantage in today’s game.

James Outman will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Royce Lewis in the 80th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Royce Lewis will hold that advantage today.

Matt Wallner projects as the 7th-best home run batter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Matt Wallner will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chris Paddack today.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Matt Wallner ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Minnesota Twins Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brooks Lee in the 17th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Brooks Lee is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

In Major League Baseball, the 5th-highest average fence height are at Target Field.

This matchup is forecasted to have the 3rd-most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 12.3-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for hurlers.

Brooks Lee has notched a .280 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, placing in the 9th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Hitting from the same side that Chris Paddack throws from, Luke Keaschall will have a disadvantage today.

Luke Keaschall hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 77th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Luke Keaschall has not been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits in recent games, angling balls between -4° and 26° just 33.3% of the time in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chris Paddack to throw 85 pitches in today’s game (11th-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Target Field grades out as the #5 venue in the game for batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Chris Paddack will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Target Field projects as the #26 venue in the game for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Chris Paddack struggled when it came to striking batters out in his previous game started and put up 2 Ks.

Chris Paddack will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Byron Buxton today.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Byron Buxton has had some very good luck this year. His .376 figure has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .357.

Batting from the same side that Chris Paddack throws from, Ryan Jeffers will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Over the last 7 days, Ryan Jeffers’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.9% down to 0%.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Ryan Jeffers’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal EV of 91.6 mph to 87.1 mph.

Kody Clemens’s BABIP talent is projected in the 7th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

This year, Kody Clemens has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 23% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

Kody Clemens hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Outman in the 6th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

James Outman is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

This year, James Outman has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 37% of his appearances when starting against righty hurler.

Royce Lewis is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Chris Paddack throws from, Royce Lewis will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Royce Lewis has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 9.8% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the last 7 days.

Matt Wallner is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 66% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

This year, Matt Wallner has been pulled from the game early in 14% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

Matt Wallner’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined from last season to this one, decreasing from 46.8% to 40.4%.

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