Cincinnati @ Kansas City Picks & Props

Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-most fair ground in the majors — generally bad for long-balls. The weather forecast predicts the 6th-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Luke Weaver will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Salvador Perez in today's matchup. Salvador Perez has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 10.2% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last two weeks. Salvador Perez's exit velocity on flyballs has declined of late; his 94.1-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 79.1-mph in the last week.

THE BAT X projects Matt McLain in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Matt McLain is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Matt McLain's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved of late, rising from 50.7% on the season to 63.2% in the last week.

Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense.

THE BAT X projects Stuart Fairchild in the 78th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Stuart Fairchild has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 6.6% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last week's worth of games. Stuart Fairchild's launch angle lately (22.3° over the last 7 days) is considerably higher than his 15.5° seasonal mark.

THE BAT X projects Jonathan India in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Jonathan India is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Jonathan India's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 41.2% to 47.8%.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 field in the majors for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Nicky Lopez will have the handedness advantage over Luke Weaver in today's matchup. The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nicky Lopez can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Nicky Lopez will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Nick Pratto is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 field in the majors for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Nick Pratto will hold the platoon advantage against Luke Weaver today. The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nick Pratto can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

THE BAT X projects Drew Waters as the 12th-best batter in the game as it relates to his BABIP skill. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 field in the majors for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Drew Waters will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Drew Waters has been hot of late, notching a an 18.8% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) over the past two weeks.

THE BAT X projects Tyler Stephenson in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Tyler Stephenson has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 98.3-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal average of 93.8-mph. Tyler Stephenson's launch angle of late (19.2° over the past week) is quite a bit higher than his 10.2° seasonal mark.

Spencer Steer is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Spencer Steer has posted a .353 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 77th percentile. Spencer Steer has posted a .275 batting average this year, grading out in the 78th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Elly De La Cruz as the 10th-best batter in the majors when assessing his BABIP ability. Elly De La Cruz is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 field in the majors for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Elly De La Cruz has been hot in recent games, posting a a 22.2% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) in the last two weeks.

Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Luke Maile has made sizeable strides with his Barrel%, upping his 5.4% rate last season to 13.6% this season. Luke Maile's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (20.8°) is quite a bit better than his 17.6° figure last season.

THE BAT X projects Maikel Garcia in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Maikel Garcia will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Maikel Garcia has seen a big increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 94.8-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 92.3-mph EV.

THE BAT X projects Edward Olivares in the 84th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Edward Olivares will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Edward Olivares has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 101.6-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal EV of 90.3-mph.

THE BAT X projects MJ Melendez in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. MJ Melendez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 field in the majors for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. MJ Melendez will hold the platoon advantage against Luke Weaver today.

Michael Massey has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (77% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 field in the majors for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Michael Massey will hold the platoon advantage over Luke Weaver today. The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Massey can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 field in the majors for LHB batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. Will Benson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zack Greinke in today's matchup. Will Benson has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% lately, improving his 10.8% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the past 7 days. Will Benson has seen a big gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 90.5-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 88.1-mph mark.

TJ Friedl has gone over 0.5 in 10 of his last 10 games.

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