Kansas City @ Seattle Picks & Props

Long-balls are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 82°. Dominic Canzone will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alec Marsh in today's game. Dominic Canzone will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Dominic Canzone's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, rising from 46.2% on the season to 61.1% in the past 7 days.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, MJ Melendez ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). MJ Melendez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 82°. MJ Melendez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Castillo in today's game. MJ Melendez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.3% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 82°. Michael Massey will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Castillo in today's matchup. Michael Massey pulls many of his flyballs (37.9% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the 5th-worst among all the teams today. As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Michael Massey this year. His .275 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .327.

When assessing his BABIP talent, Drew Waters is projected as the 20th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Drew Waters has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 82°. Drew Waters pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.9% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the 5th-worst among all the teams today.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 82°. Mike Ford will hold the platoon advantage against Alec Marsh today. Mike Ford pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.2% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Mike Ford will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Mike Ford has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94.3-mph average to last year's 88.8-mph mark.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 82°. Cade Marlowe will have the handedness advantage against Alec Marsh today. Cade Marlowe pulls many of his flyballs (33.1% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Cade Marlowe will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The #2 stadium in the majors for suppressing batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park. Built just 17 feet above sea level, T-Mobile Park has one of the lowest altitudes in MLB, which generally leads to less offense. Alec Marsh will have the handedness advantage over Julio Rodriguez in today's game. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense projects as the 3rd-best out of every team playing today. In the past week's worth of games, Julio Rodriguez's 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 12.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Long-balls are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 82°. Ty France will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Ty France has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 92.7-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal average of 90.1-mph.

Long-balls are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 82°. The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the 5th-worst among all the teams today. Compared to his seasonal average of 11.6°, Nelson Velazquez has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 32° mark in the last week.

Maikel Garcia's BABIP skill is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Maikel Garcia is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 82°. Maikel Garcia has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the 5th-worst among all the teams today.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Salvador Perez ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Salvador Perez is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Long-balls are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 82°. The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the 5th-worst among all the teams today.

Long-balls are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 82°. Matt Beaty will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Castillo in today's matchup. The Seattle Mariners infield defense projects as the 5th-worst among all the teams today.

Freddy Fermin has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.