Seattle @ Kansas City Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 24th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-most fair ground in the majors — generally bad for home runs. Luis Castillo will hold the platoon advantage against Salvador Perez in today's game. Salvador Perez's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (15.3°) is considerably lower than his 21.3° mark last season. Salvador Perez has displayed weak plate discipline this year, checking in at the 2nd percentile with a 7 K/BB rate.

Luis Castillo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Maikel Garcia in today's game. Maikel Garcia has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.3%) and will be challenged by the league's deepest RF fences in today's game.

Luis Castillo will have the handedness advantage against Bobby Witt Jr. today. Bobby Witt Jr. has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball's deepest RF fences today. Bobby Witt Jr. has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 11.6% seasonal rate has decreased to 5.3% in the past week's worth of games. Bobby Witt Jr.'s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls recently (1.2° over the past two weeks) is a considerable dropoff from his 11.8° seasonal mark.

Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-most fair ground in the majors — generally bad for home runs. Alec Marsh will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Julio Rodriguez in today's matchup. Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Julio Rodriguez in today's matchup. Julio Rodriguez's launch angle recently (1° in the last 7 days) is quite a bit lower than his 7.7° seasonal mark. With a 3.58 K/BB rate this year, Julio Rodriguez has displayed bad plate discipline, placing in the 24th percentile.

Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-most fair ground in the majors — generally bad for home runs. Alec Marsh will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ty France in today's game. Ty France will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Alec Marsh will have the handedness advantage over Teoscar Hernandez today. Teoscar Hernandez has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and will have to hit them out towards the league's deepest RF fences in today's matchup. Teoscar Hernandez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game. Teoscar Hernandez's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 98-mph figure last season has fallen off to 94-mph. In the past two weeks, Teoscar Hernandez's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal average of 94 mph to 87.3 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 4th-best venue in baseball for righty batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Jose Caballero ranks in the 96th percentile with a 23.3° launch angle, which is among the highest angles in the league.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Waters as the 15th-best hitter in the game as it relates to his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 4th-best ballpark in the league for LHB batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Eugenio Suarez is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 4th-best venue in baseball for righty batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 4th-best ballpark in the league for LHB batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Cade Marlowe will hold the platoon advantage over Alec Marsh today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 4th-best ballpark in the league for LHB batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Kyle Isbel will hold the platoon advantage against Luis Castillo today.

Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 4th-best ballpark in the league for LHB batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

Michael Massey has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (60% of the time), but he is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 4th-best ballpark in the league for LHB batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. MJ Melendez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 4th-best ballpark in the league for LHB batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 4th-best ballpark in the league for LHB batting average. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to higher offensive output. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 3rd-most favorable for hitting of all games today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters. Matt Beaty will have the handedness advantage against Luis Castillo in today's matchup.

Mike Ford has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.