Baltimore @ Kansas City Picks & Props

Gunnar Henderson's BABIP ability is projected in the 94th percentile by THE BAT X assessment. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The Kansas City Royals infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst of all teams on the slate today. Gunnar Henderson has been unlucky in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .232 figure is a good deal lower than his .255 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Cedric Mullins II in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The Kansas City Royals infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst of all teams on the slate today. Cedric Mullins II's 17.3° launch angle (a reliable metric to study a batter's ability to lift the ball for power) is among the steepest in the game: 87th percentile.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Adley Rutschman ranks in the 95th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Adley Rutschman is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The Kansas City Royals infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst of all teams on the slate today.

When it comes to his BABIP captalent, Matt Duffy is projected in the 89th percentile by THE BAT X. Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #6 field in the league for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Extreme groundball hitters like Matt Duffy are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Tyler Wells. Matt Duffy will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Ramon Urias will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryan Yarbrough today. The Kansas City Royals infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst of all teams on the slate today. Ramon Urias has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .343 figure is a good deal lower than his .382 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

MJ Melendez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. MJ Melendez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Wells today. MJ Melendez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Nicky Lopez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Wells in today's matchup. Extreme flyball batters like Nicky Lopez tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Tyler Wells. Nicky Lopez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

For 91% of the time this season, Jorge Mateo has mainly batted in the back-half of the lineup, but for this matchup, he is listed in the 5th spot in the lineup. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Jorge Mateo will hold the platoon advantage over Ryan Yarbrough in today's matchup. The Kansas City Royals infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst of all teams on the slate today.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage against Tyler Wells today. Kyle Isbel will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Although THE BAT X estimates his true talent level to be .293, which is a .057 disparity, Kyle Isbel has been unlucky this year with a .236 wOBA.

Anthony Santander is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The switch-hitting Anthony Santander will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Ryan Yarbrough. The Kansas City Royals infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst of all teams on the slate today.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Extreme groundball hitters like Maikel Garcia generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Tyler Wells. Maikel Garcia will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Maikel Garcia is remarkably toolsy, ranking in the 82nd percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.47 ft/sec since the start of last season.

According to THE BAT X, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 95th percentile for his batting average skill. Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Vinnie Pasquantino will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Wells today.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Nick Pratto will have the handedness advantage against Tyler Wells in today's matchup. Nick Pratto will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Michael Massey will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Wells in today's game. Facing the weak outfield defense of Baltimore (#1 worst of all teams of the day), Michael Massey proves to be an extreme flyball batter. Michael Massey will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. James McCann will hold the platoon advantage over Ryan Yarbrough today. The Kansas City Royals infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst of all teams on the slate today. James McCann has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .245 figure is deflated compared to his .292 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Edward Olivares in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Edward Olivares is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Edward Olivares will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Salvador Perez ranks in the 87th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Salvador Perez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in Major League Baseball for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Salvador Perez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Bobby Witt Jr. has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Austin Hays has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Ryan Mountcastle has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.