Cleveland @ Kansas City Picks & Props

Ben Lively will have the handedness advantage over Salvador Perez in today's game... and it's an even larger mismatch considering Lively's large platoon split. Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36% — 92nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league's 4th-deepest LF fences in today's game. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Cleveland Guardians.

Given Ben Lively's large platoon split, Bobby Witt Jr. will be at an enormous disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish today. Today, 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). Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Cleveland Guardians.

Steven Kwan has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game's 4th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Steven Kwan today.

Given Ben Lively's large platoon split, Maikel Garcia will be at an enormous disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish today. Maikel Garcia hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 4th-deepest CF fences in today's game. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Cleveland Guardians. Maikel Garcia is an extreme groundball hitter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Cleveland (#2-best of the day).

In today's matchup, Jose Ramirez is at a disadvantage facing the league's deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40.6% rate (99th percentile). Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jose Ramirez today.

Michael Massey is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. This contest is forecasted to have the 14th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Given Ben Lively's large platoon split, Michael Massey will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today. Michael Massey will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. This contest is forecasted to have the 14th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Andres Gimenez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha in today's game. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense projects as the 14th-strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. This contest is forecasted to have the 14th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Vinnie Pasquantino will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ben Lively in today's game... and even more favorably, Lively has a large platoon split. Vinnie Pasquantino will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Tyler Freeman's batting average ability is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). This contest is forecasted to have the 14th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense projects as the 14th-strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-hottest weather of all games today at 82°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Arias in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. This contest is forecasted to have the 14th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense projects as the 14th-strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

This contest is forecasted to have the 14th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Nick Loftin will hold that advantage in today's game.

Daniel Schneemann is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. This contest is forecasted to have the 14th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Daniel Schneemann will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Wacha today. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense projects as the 14th-strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects David Fry in the 76th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. David Fry is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. This contest is forecasted to have the 14th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense projects as the 14th-strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

This contest is forecasted to have the 14th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Hunter Renfroe will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 77th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. This contest is forecasted to have the 14th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. MJ Melendez will hold the platoon advantage against Ben Lively in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Lively has a large platoon split. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and MJ Melendez will hold that advantage today.

Bo Naylor has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

CJ Alexander has gone over 0.5 in 1 of his last 4 games.

Kyle Isbel has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.