Tampa Bay @ Kansas City Picks & Props

33% of the time that Harold Ramirez has started against a left-handed pitcher this year, he has been pulled from the game early. Harold Ramirez hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and but may find it hard to clear MLB's 4th-deepest CF fences in today's matchup. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-best out of all the teams playing today. Harold Ramirez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.300) implies that Harold Ramirez has had positive variance on his side this year with his .339 actual wOBA.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, Drew Waters is projected as the 10th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The #6 ballpark in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which tends to lead to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 89°. Drew Waters will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Raley in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. The #6 ballpark in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which tends to lead to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 89°. The Kansas City Royals don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Luke Raley is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch all game.

The #6 ballpark in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which tends to lead to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 89°. Nick Pratto will have the handedness advantage over Cooper Criswell in today's matchup... and even better, Criswell has a huge platoon split. Nick Pratto will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Siri in the 83rd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Jose Siri is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 6th-best stadium in the league for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which tends to lead to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 89°.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 6th-best stadium in the league for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which tends to lead to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 89°.

Cooper Criswell will hold the platoon advantage against Maikel Garcia in today's matchup... and it's an even larger mismatch considering Criswell's huge platoon split. Maikel Garcia hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 82nd percentile) and and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 4th-deepest CF fences in today's game. Out of all the teams playing today, the 5th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays. In the last 14 days, Maikel Garcia's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.1% down to 0%. Compared to his seasonal mark of 5.3°, Maikel Garcia has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-0.8°) in the last two weeks' worth of games.

MJ Melendez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The #6 ballpark in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which tends to lead to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 89°. MJ Melendez will have the handedness advantage against Cooper Criswell today... and moreover, Criswell has a huge platoon split.

The #6 ballpark in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which tends to lead to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 89°. Michael Massey will hold the platoon advantage against Cooper Criswell in today's game... and even more favorably, Criswell has a huge platoon split. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Michael Massey will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dairon Blanco in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 6th-best stadium in the league for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which tends to lead to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 89°. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Dairon Blanco will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 6th-best stadium in the league for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which tends to lead to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 89°. The switch-hitting Taylor Walls will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Cole Ragans. Taylor Walls's launch angle this year (20.6°) is a considerable increase over his 16.4° angle last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. The #6 ballpark in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which tends to lead to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 2nd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 89°. The Kansas City Royals don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Brandon Lowe is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch the entire game.

Manuel Margot's batting average talent is projected to be in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 6th-best stadium in the league for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which tends to lead to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 89°. Manuel Margot will have the handedness advantage against Cole Ragans in today's matchup.

Isaac Paredes is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 6th-best stadium in the league for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which tends to lead to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 89°. Isaac Paredes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans today.

Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-most fair ground among all parks — generally bad for dingers. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-best out of all the teams playing today. Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Wander Franco today. Wander Franco's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls of late (2° over the last 14 days) is quite a bit lower than his 10.3° seasonal angle.

Salvador Perez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 6th-best stadium in the league for right-handed batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which tends to lead to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 89°. Salvador Perez will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Christian Bethancourt has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

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