Kansas City @ San Diego Picks & Props

Among all parks, Petco Park's centerfield dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Nick Pratto will hold the platoon advantage against Yu Darvish in today's game. In the last week, Nick Pratto has remarkably improved his Barrel% by elevating his seasonal rate from 7.5% to 15.4%. In recent games, Nick Pratto's proficiency in hitting the ball at a launch angle that maximizes the Home Run count (ranging from -4° to 26°) has progressed considerably. In the previous week, this ability has been boosted from 12.5% for the season to 23.1%.

Among all parks, Petco Park's centerfield dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The Kansas City Royals infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst on the slate today. Austin Nola will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. Despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .301, Austin Nola has had a stroke of misfortune this year, only compiling a .231 wOBA, resulting in a difference of .070.

Assessing his overall offensive capability, Jake Cronenworth scores in the 83rd percentile in THE BAT X projects. Jake Cronenworth is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Among all parks, Petco Park's centerfield dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Jake Cronenworth will hold the platoon advantage against Carlos Hernandez in today's game.

Projected by THE BAT X, Juan Soto is expected to be the 3rd-best hitter in MLB. Juan Soto is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Juan Soto will have the handedness advantage against Carlos Hernandez in today's game. Juan Soto hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

As it relates to his batting average talent, Xander Bogaerts is ranked in the 96th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Xander Bogaerts is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. Among all parks, Petco Park's centerfield dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The Kansas City Royals infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst on the slate today.

Vinnie Pasquantino's batting average talent is estimated to be in the 94th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage against Yu Darvish in today's game. Compared to his seasonal average of 17.6°, Vinnie Pasquantino has significantly improved his launch angle, reaching 25° over the last 14 days.

Among all parks, Petco Park's centerfield dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Trent Grisham will have the handedness advantage against Carlos Hernandez in today's matchup. The Kansas City Royals infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst on the slate today. Trent Grisham will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects MJ Melendez in the 78th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. MJ Melendez is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. MJ Melendez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yu Darvish today. Comparing his current average of 94.8 mph to last year's EV of 90.7 mph, there has been a significant boost in MJ Melendez's exit velocity this season.

In terms of his batting average skill, Edward Olivares ranks in the 81st percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Edward Olivares is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. Among all parks, Petco Park's centerfield dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. This game projects for the 5th-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. In his recent games, Edward Olivares's exit velocity on flyballs has significantly increased, evident by his 94.1-mph figure over the past fortnight, a notable gain from his seasonal figure of 88.4-mph.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Michael Massey will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yu Darvish in today's matchup. Michael Massey has made significant strides with his Barrel% lately, improving his 8.5% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the last week's worth of games. Michael Massey has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 96.3-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal 89.8-mph mark. In the past 7 days, Michael Massey has had a launch angle of 21.8°, significantly higher than his seasonal angle of 18.7°.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Rougned Odor will hold the platoon advantage over Carlos Hernandez in today's matchup. The Kansas City Royals infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst on the slate today. Rougned Odor will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Rougned Odor has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 93.1-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal 90.4-mph figure.

THE BAT X projects Matt Duffy in the 89th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. This game projects for the 5th-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Ranked in the 85th percentile, Matt Duffy's .337 BABIP since the start of last season, has been posted.

In terms of his overall offensive captalent, Salvador Perez ranks in the 90th percentile according to THE BAT X's projects. Salvador Perez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Among all parks, Petco Park's centerfield dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Lately, Salvador Perez's Barrel% has shown remarkable improvement, increasing from his seasonal rate of 12% to 27.3% withover the last 7 days.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Nate Eaton hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. A significant increase in his exit velocity has been observed in Nate Eaton, evident by his 91.6-mph mark over the past 7 days as compared to his seasonal mark of 84.5 mph. The recent increase in Nate Eaton's hitting performance can be attributed to his ability to hit the ball within the BABIP-maximizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, with his percentage going from 47.8% on the season to 71.4% in the past week. His wOBA since the start of last season has had some very poor luck as Nate Eaton's .247 mark is considerably lower compared to his .266 Expected wOBA (calculated by THE BAT X's analysis of Statcast data).

Maikel Garcia is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Over the course of the last week, Maikel Garcia's average exit velocity on flyballs went down from his seasonal figure of 94.7 mph to 91.1 mph.

Matt Carpenter is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Matt Carpenter will hold the platoon advantage over Carlos Hernandez today. The Kansas City Royals infield defense grades out as the 5th-worst on the slate today. Matt Carpenter will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Bobby Witt Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

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

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