Cleveland @ Kansas City Picks & Props

Nick Pratto is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today's game. The weather report projects the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Nick Pratto will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gavin Williams in today's game. Nick Pratto will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Nick Pratto has made big gains with his Barrel% lately, improving his 9.9% seasonal rate to 20% over the last week.

Andres Gimenez is penciled in 6th in the batting order today. Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-most fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally bad for HRs. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense grades out as the 4th-strongest among every team today. Andres Gimenez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup. Andres Gimenez's average exit velocity has declined this season; his 87.8-mph figure last year has decreased to 83.7-mph.

The weather report projects the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Nicky Lopez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gavin Williams in today's game. Nicky Lopez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Nicky Lopez has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .224 figure is quite a bit lower than his .256 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Waters as the 11th-best hitter in the league when assessing his BABIP ability. The weather report projects the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Drew Waters will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. In the last week, Drew Waters's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 20% up to 27.3%. Drew Waters has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 96.2-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 88.2-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Bell in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Josh Bell is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. The weather report projects the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Josh Bell has made significant improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 8.7% seasonal rate to 15.4% in the past 7 days. Josh Bell has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 94.1-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal 89.4-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edward Olivares in the 84th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in the league for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report projects the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Edward Olivares will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Edward Olivares has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .327 mark is considerably lower than his .353 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in the league for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report projects the hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 87°. Samad Taylor will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. MJ Melendez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game. The weather report projects the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. MJ Melendez will have the handedness advantage over Gavin Williams in today's matchup. MJ Melendez will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Myles Straw in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in the league for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report projects the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Myles Straw's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better in recent games, going from 42% on the season to 61.5% in the last week's worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 89th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in the league for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report projects the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Maikel Garcia will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Salvador Perez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in the league for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report projects the hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 87°. Salvador Perez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Kyle Isbel is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. The weather report projects the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage against Gavin Williams in today's matchup. Kyle Isbel will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Will Brennan has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Jose Ramirez has gone over 1.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Steven Kwan has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Amed Rosario has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

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

Bo Naylor has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.