Washington @ Kansas City props

Jeimer Candelario is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. THE BAT projection system ranks Kauffman Stadium as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average. Sitting at the 4th-highest altitude among Major League Baseball stadiums, Kauffman Stadium tends to provide more offense due to its high elevation. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Of all teams today, the Kansas City Royals' infield defense is expected to be the 2nd-worst.

THE BAT projection system ranks Kauffman Stadium as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average. Sitting at the 4th-highest altitude among Major League Baseball stadiums, Kauffman Stadium tends to provide more offense due to its high elevation. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Of all teams today, the Kansas City Royals' infield defense is expected to be the 2nd-worst. Over the last week's worth of games, Keibert Ruiz has significantly increased his Barrel% from a seasonal rate of 7.6% to 16.7%, showcasing big improvements in his performance.

Lane Thomas is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. As via THE BAT projection system, Kauffman Stadium is placed at the 5nd position among the league venues for RHB batting average. Sitting at the 4th-highest altitude among Major League Baseball stadiums, Kauffman Stadium tends to provide more offense due to its high elevation. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Of all teams today, the Kansas City Royals' infield defense is expected to be the 2nd-worst.

THE BAT projection system ranks Kauffman Stadium as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average. Sitting at the 4th-highest altitude among Major League Baseball stadiums, Kauffman Stadium tends to provide more offense due to its high elevation. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Michael Massey is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Michael Massey will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. A significant increase in his exit velocity has been observed in Michael Massey, evident by his 93.1-mph mark over the last week as compared to his seasonal mark of 90.1 mph.

THE BAT projection system ranks Kauffman Stadium as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average. Sitting at the 4th-highest altitude among Major League Baseball stadiums, Kauffman Stadium tends to provide more offense due to its high elevation. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Dominic Smith will hold the platoon advantage over Jordan Lyles today. Of all teams today, the Kansas City Royals' infield defense is expected to be the 2nd-worst.

THE BAT projection system ranks Kauffman Stadium as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average. Sitting at the 4th-highest altitude among Major League Baseball stadiums, Kauffman Stadium tends to provide more offense due to its high elevation. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. CJ Abrams will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Lyles in today's matchup. Of all teams today, the Kansas City Royals' infield defense is expected to be the 2nd-worst.

Corey Dickerson is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. THE BAT projection system ranks Kauffman Stadium as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average. Sitting at the 4th-highest altitude among Major League Baseball stadiums, Kauffman Stadium tends to provide more offense due to its high elevation. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Corey Dickerson will have the handedness advantage against Jordan Lyles today.

THE BAT X projects MJ Melendez in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. MJ Melendez is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. THE BAT projection system ranks Kauffman Stadium as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average. Sitting at the 4th-highest altitude among Major League Baseball stadiums, Kauffman Stadium tends to provide more offense due to its high elevation. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Edward Olivares's batting average ability is estimated to be in the 82nd percentile by THE BAT X projects. As via THE BAT projection system, Kauffman Stadium is placed at the 5nd position among the league venues for RHB batting average. Sitting at the 4th-highest altitude among Major League Baseball stadiums, Kauffman Stadium tends to provide more offense due to its high elevation. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Edward Olivares will have the handedness advantage over Patrick Corbin in today's game... and even better, Corbin has a large platoon split.

As via THE BAT projection system, Kauffman Stadium is placed at the 5nd position among the league venues for RHB batting average. Sitting at the 4th-highest altitude among Major League Baseball stadiums, Kauffman Stadium tends to provide more offense due to its high elevation. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Of all teams today, the Kansas City Royals' infield defense is expected to be the 2nd-worst. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Alex Call has suffered from bad luck this year. His .280 figure falls considerably below THE BAT X's version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .318.

THE BAT X projects Drew Waters as the 11th-best hitter in the game when estimating his BABIP skill. As via THE BAT projection system, Kauffman Stadium is placed at the 5nd position among the league venues for RHB batting average. Sitting at the 4th-highest altitude among Major League Baseball stadiums, Kauffman Stadium tends to provide more offense due to its high elevation. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The switch-hitting Drew Waters will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Patrick Corbin... and even better, Corbin has a large platoon split.

Patrick Corbin will have the handedness advantage against Vinnie Pasquantino in today's matchup... and it's an even bigger mismatch considering Corbin's large platoon split. In today's game, Vinnie Pasquantino is unlucky to hit a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — ranking in the 82nd percentile) towards MLB's deepest RF fences as he tends to pull them. Over the last two weeks, Vinnie Pasquantino's average exit velocity has dropped from 89.9 mph to 83.3 mph, EVing a decline. In the last 14 days, Vinnie Pasquantino's capacity to generate a launch angle that optimizes base hits (ranging between -4° to 26°) has reduced from 47.5% season-to-date to 30.3%. Vinnie Pasquantino has posted a .256 BABIP this year, grading out in the 17th percentile.

Assessing his BABIP ability, THE BAT X rates Maikel Garcia in the 84th percentile. As via THE BAT projection system, Kauffman Stadium is placed at the 5nd position among the league venues for RHB batting average. Sitting at the 4th-highest altitude among Major League Baseball stadiums, Kauffman Stadium tends to provide more offense due to its high elevation. The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Maikel Garcia will hold the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin today... and even more favorably, Corbin has a large platoon split.

Salvador Perez has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

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

Luis Garcia has gone over 1.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Joey Meneses has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Matt Duffy has gone over 1.5 in 0 of his last 10 games.

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