Detroit @ Kansas City Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 4th-best batter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his BABIP talent. Riley Greene is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 13.8-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Riley Greene will hold the platoon advantage against Alec Marsh in today's game.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, MJ Melendez ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 13.8-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Casey Mize throws from, MJ Melendez will have an advantage in today's matchup. Among all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and MJ Melendez will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Kerry Carpenter is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 13.8-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Alec Marsh throws from, Kerry Carpenter will have the upper hand today.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 13.8-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 13.8-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Mark Canha ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Mark Canha is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game. The #2 ballpark in the majors for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. This contest is expected to have the 12th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Hitting from the same side that Casey Mize throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage today. In today's game, Bobby Witt Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league's deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.5% rate (91st percentile).

Hitting from the same side that Casey Mize throws from, Salvador Perez will have a tough matchup in today's matchup. Today, Salvador Perez is at a disadvantage facing the league's 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.5% rate (89th percentile).

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 13.8-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage against Casey Mize in today's game. Among all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers. Kyle Isbel will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Casey Mize will have the handedness advantage against Maikel Garcia in today's matchup. In today's matchup, Maikel Garcia is at a disadvantage facing the league's deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.4% rate (90th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wenceel Perez in the 78th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Wenceel Perez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #2 park in the majors for LHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. This contest is expected to have the 12th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 13.8-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Casey Mize throws from, Adam Frazier will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Among all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers. Adam Frazier will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Alec Marsh will have the handedness advantage against Gio Urshela in today's matchup. Gio Urshela has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's deepest RF fences in today's matchup. Gio Urshela will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Gio Urshela has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season. His .300 figure has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .280. Gio Urshela's 87.4-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced stat to assess power) is in the 11th percentile since the start of last season.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #2 park in the majors for LHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. This contest is expected to have the 12th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Colt Keith will hold the platoon advantage against Alec Marsh in today's matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Colt Keith's true offensive ability to be a .298, implying that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .080 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .218 wOBA.

Michael Massey is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 13.8-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Casey Mize throws from, Michael Massey will have an advantage in today's game. Among all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Michael Massey will hold that advantage today.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 13.8-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Vinnie Pasquantino will hold the platoon advantage over Casey Mize in today's game. Among all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

Javier Baez has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 13.8-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Among all the teams playing today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Hunter Renfroe will hold that advantage today.

Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. This contest is expected to have the 12th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. In terms of his batting average, Jake Rogers has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season. His .214 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .231. Since the start of last season, Jake Rogers's 12% Barrel%, an advanced metric for measuring power, places him in the 81st percentile among his peers. Jake Rogers's 95.5-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced metric to study power) is in the 92nd percentile since the start of last season.

Nelson Velázquez has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Matt Vierling has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.

Zach McKinstry has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Andy Ibanez has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.