Minnesota @ Kansas City Picks & Props

Dry weather has a small but significant connection with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-driest conditions of all games on the slate at 33%. Pablo Lopez will have the handedness advantage over Bobby Witt Jr. today. Bobby Witt Jr. has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and will have to hit them out towards the game's deepest RF fences today.

Manuel Margot's batting average talent is projected to be in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The #3 park in the game for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Manuel Margot will have an edge in today's game.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Byron Buxton ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Byron Buxton is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today. The #3 park in the game for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.

The #3 park in the game for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Hunter Renfroe will hold that advantage today.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Royce Lewis ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Royce Lewis is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. The #3 park in the game for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. MJ Melendez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game. The #3 park in the majors for boosting batting average to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.

The #3 park in the game for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Nelson Velazquez will hold that advantage in today's game.

The #3 park in the majors for boosting batting average to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage against Pablo Lopez in today's matchup. Kyle Isbel will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The #3 park in the majors for boosting batting average to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Adam Frazier will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Pablo Lopez in today's matchup. Adam Frazier will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Kepler in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. The #3 park in the majors for boosting batting average to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 97th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Maikel Garcia is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today's game. The #3 park in the game for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Ryan Jeffers ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The #3 park in the game for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Ryan Jeffers will hold the platoon advantage over Cole Ragans in today's game.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Carlos Correa ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Carlos Correa is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. The #3 park in the game for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.

Kyle Farmer is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. The #3 park in the game for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Kyle Farmer will have an advantage today.

The #3 park in the game for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. The switch-hitting Willi Castro will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Cole Ragans.

Salvador Perez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The #3 park in the game for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Salvador Perez will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Carlos Santana is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game. The #3 park in the game for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats. The switch-hitting Carlos Santana will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Cole Ragans.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The #3 park in the majors for boosting batting average to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 18-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for bats.

Freddy Fermin has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Alex Kirilloff has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Nick Loftin has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.