Cleveland @ Kansas City Picks & Props

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast projects the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 81°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for hitters. Despite posting a .261 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Myles Straw has been unlucky given the .024 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .285.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Waters in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast projects the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 81°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for hitters. Drew Waters will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.317) provides evidence that Drew Waters has had some very poor luck this year with his .301 actual wOBA.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast projects the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 81°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for hitters. Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage over Cal Quantrill in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Kyle Isbel will hold that advantage in today's game. Kyle Isbel's launch angle this year (14.2°) is significantly better than his 10.5° figure last season.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast projects the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 81°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for hitters. Nick Pratto will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cal Quantrill today. Nick Pratto will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Nick Pratto's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, increasing from 16.8% on the season to 33.3% in the last week.

Michael Massey is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast projects the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 81°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for hitters. Michael Massey will have the handedness advantage against Cal Quantrill in today's matchup. Michael Massey will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.