Kansas City @ Baltimore Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Gunnar Henderson in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Gunnar Henderson has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (54% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 park in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Oriole Park at Camden Yards has the shallowest RF fences in the majors. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°.

Edward Olivares is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today. Kyle Gibson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Edward Olivares today. Edward Olivares pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and but may find it hard to clear the league's deepest LF fences in today's matchup. Edward Olivares will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today. Edward Olivares has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 8.8% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past 7 days.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 park in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Oriole Park at Camden Yards has the shallowest RF fences in the majors. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Josh Lester will have the handedness advantage over Mike Mayers in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Drew Waters as the 12th-best hitter in MLB when assessing his BABIP skill. Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 park in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Oriole Park at Camden Yards has the shallowest RF fences in the majors. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.

Anthony Santander is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 park in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Anthony Santander pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.6% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's shallowest RF fences today.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 park in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Oriole Park at Camden Yards has the shallowest RF fences in the majors. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 park in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Nicky Lopez will hold the platoon advantage against Kyle Gibson today. Nicky Lopez has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .227 mark is a fair amount lower than his .262 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects MJ Melendez in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. MJ Melendez is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 park in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.

THE BAT X projects Adam Frazier in the 75th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 park in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Adam Frazier will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mike Mayers today.

THE BAT X projects Austin Hays in the 78th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Austin Hays is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 field in the league for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 field in the league for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Jorge Mateo will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Jorge Mateo has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 102.5-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal mark of 91.4-mph.

Nick Pratto is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 park in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. Oriole Park at Camden Yards has the shallowest RF fences in the majors. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.

Aaron Hicks has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (82% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 park in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Aaron Hicks pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.3% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's shallowest RF fences today.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 field in the league for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. James McCann hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 87th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 4th-shallowest CF fences today. James McCann will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 field in the league for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Ramon Urias has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's shallowest RF fences today. Ramon Urias will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

Michael Massey has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (79% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 park in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Michael Massey will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Gibson today.

THE BAT X projects Maikel Garcia in the 85th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #5 field in the league for RHB BABIP, per THE BAT projection system. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 90°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats. Maikel Garcia has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's shallowest RF fences in today's game.

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

Ryan O'Hearn has gone over 0.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.

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