Los Angeles @ Kansas City Picks & Props

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 88°. Andrew Velazquez has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .196 figure is deflated compared to his .221 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Andrew Velazquez has been very good at hitting the ball to all fields (a key talent for batting average), ranking in the 84th percentile in THE BAT X's Spray Score since the start of last season.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 88°. Jared Walsh will hold the platoon advantage against Brady Singer today. Jared Walsh's launch angle lately (28.6° in the past two weeks' worth of games) is considerably higher than his 20.2° seasonal mark.

Brady Singer will hold the platoon advantage over Mike Trout in today's matchup. Mike Trout hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 78th percentile) and but may find it hard to clear the league's 4th-deepest CF fences today. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-best of all teams on the slate. Mike Trout will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game. Mike Trout has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 15.7% seasonal rate has dropped off to 9.1% in the past week's worth of games.

THE BAT X projects MJ Melendez in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. MJ Melendez is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 88°.

Brandon Drury is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today. Brady Singer will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Drury today. Brandon Drury pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.5% — 80th percentile) and and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 4th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-best of all teams on the slate. Brandon Drury will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.

Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 88°. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense grades out as the worst on the slate today.

Nick Pratto is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 88°. Extreme groundball bats like Nick Pratto tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Patrick Sandoval.

THE BAT X projects Edward Olivares in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 88°. Edward Olivares will hold the platoon advantage over Patrick Sandoval today... and the cherry on top, Sandoval has a large platoon split.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 88°. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense grades out as the worst on the slate today.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 88°. Luis Rengifo has made notable gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 3.8% seasonal rate to 10% in the last 14 days. Luis Rengifo has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 96.9-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 91.6-mph.

THE BAT X projects Drew Waters as the 11th-best batter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP talent. Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 88°. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense grades out as the worst on the slate today.

Matt Thaiss is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #5 park in the majors for lefty batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 88°. Matt Thaiss will have the handedness advantage over Brady Singer in today's matchup.

Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 88°. Hunter Renfroe has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 94.2-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 90.5-mph EV. Hunter Renfroe's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved recently, increasing from 16.8% on the season to 35.7% over the past week.

THE BAT X projects Maikel Garcia in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Maikel Garcia is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 88°.

THE BAT X projects Matt Duffy in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #5 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 88°. Matt Duffy will hold the platoon advantage against Patrick Sandoval in today's game... and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split.

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

Taylor Ward has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Shohei Ohtani has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.