Kansas City @ San Diego Picks & Props

Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the smallest centerfield dimensions.

Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the smallest centerfield dimensions. Today, the Kansas City Royals have the 2nd-worst infield defense out of all teams. Austin Nola will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Austin Nola has been unlucky this year, compiling a .219 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .300 — a .081 disparity. Having a 1.92 K/BB rate, Austin Nola demonstrated impressive plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 85th percentile.

When estimating his batting average ability, Vinnie Pasquantino is ranked in the 95th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today. Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage against Michael Wacha today. His launch angle has improved significantly from 12° in the previous season to 17.3° this year, as observed in Vinnie Pasquantino's performance. His launch figure has significantly improved in the past two weeks, recording 24.4° compared to his seasonal figure of 17.3°, Vinnie Pasquantino's performance shows.

Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the smallest centerfield dimensions. Nick Pratto will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Wacha in today's matchup. Nick Pratto has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well in recent games, compiling an 18.8° angle on such balls over the past two weeks. Nick Pratto's 11.5% Barrel% (an advanced metric to measure power) ranks in the 85th percentile since the start of last season. By optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls, Nick Pratto achieved a mark of 19.4°, which ranked among the highest in the game since the start of last season (90th percentile), indicating a good job done.

THE BAT X projects Xander Bogaerts in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Xander Bogaerts is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the smallest centerfield dimensions. Today, the Kansas City Royals have the 2nd-worst infield defense out of all teams. Xander Bogaerts will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Manny Machado in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Manny Machado is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the smallest centerfield dimensions. Today, the Kansas City Royals have the 2nd-worst infield defense out of all teams. Manny Machado will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

According to THE BAT X, it is projected that Juan Soto will rank as the 2nd-best hitter in the league. Juan Soto is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. Juan Soto will have the handedness advantage over Brad Keller in today's game. Juan Soto hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 88th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Today, the Kansas City Royals have the 2nd-worst infield defense out of all teams.

Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the smallest centerfield dimensions.

THE BAT X projects Edward Olivares in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Edward Olivares is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the smallest centerfield dimensions. In the past 14 days, Edward Olivares's exit velocity on flyballs has experienced a significant boost, evident from his average of 94.1-mph, which surpasses his seasonal average of 88.4-mph. Edward Olivares has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .307 mark is a fair amount lower than his .372 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jake Cronenworth ranks in the 85th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Jake Cronenworth is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game. Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the smallest centerfield dimensions. Jake Cronenworth will hold the platoon advantage over Brad Keller in today's game. Today, the Kansas City Royals have the 2nd-worst infield defense out of all teams.

Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the smallest centerfield dimensions.

Michael Massey will hold the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha today. Over the last week's worth of games, Michael Massey has significantly increased his Barrel% from a seasonal rate of 8.7% to 16.7%, showcasing big gains in his performance. Michael Massey has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 101.4-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal mark of 90.4-mph. Michael Massey's launch angle recently (22° in the past week) is quite a bit higher than his 18.5° seasonal figure. Despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .305, Michael Massey has had a stroke of misfortune this year, only compiling a .254 wOBA, resulting in a deviation of .051.

Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the smallest centerfield dimensions. Trent Grisham will have the handedness advantage against Brad Keller today. Today, the Kansas City Royals have the 2nd-worst infield defense out of all teams. Trent Grisham will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Trent Grisham has made notable improvements with his Barrel%, improving his 8.7% rate last season to 16% this year.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Salvador Perez ranks in the 89th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Salvador Perez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game. Among all the major league stadiums, Petco Park has the smallest centerfield dimensions. Lately, Salvador Perez has enhanced his Barrel% significantly, rising from his seasonal rate of 11.6% to 23.3% in the past 14 days. In the last two weeks, Salvador Perez's exit velocity on flyballs has experienced a significant boost, evident from his mark of 102.6-mph, which surpasses his seasonal mark of 95.4-mph.

Matt Carpenter will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brad Keller in today's matchup. Extreme groundball bats like Matt Carpenter tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Brad Keller. Today, the Kansas City Royals have the 2nd-worst infield defense out of all teams. Matt Carpenter will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. Matt Carpenter's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls lately (31.6° over the past two weeks) is significantly higher than his 26.6° seasonal angle.

Fernando Tatis Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

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

Maikel Garcia has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Hunter Dozier has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Jackie Bradley Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.