Chicago @ Kansas City Picks & Props

Chris Flexen will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bobby Witt Jr. in today's game. In today's matchup, 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 36.7% rate (90th percentile). The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Bobby Witt Jr.'s true offensive talent to be a .367, implying that he has been lucky this year given the .020 deviation between that mark and his actual .387 wOBA.

Chris Flexen will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Salvador Perez today. Salvador Perez pulls many of his flyballs (36.7% — 93rd percentile) and will be challenged by the league's 4th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. When it comes to his batting average, Salvador Perez has been lucky this year. His .282 BA has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .260.

Maikel Garcia's BABIP ability is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The #2 ballpark in the majors for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. This game is forecasted to have the 11th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 5th-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #2 field in the majors for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. This game is forecasted to have the 11th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Hunter Renfroe has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (90% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The #2 ballpark in the majors for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. This game is forecasted to have the 11th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 5th-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

The #2 ballpark in the majors for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. This game is forecasted to have the 11th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 5th-worst out of all the teams on the slate today. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Freddy Fermin will hold that advantage today.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #2 field in the majors for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. This game is forecasted to have the 11th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage against Chris Flexen today. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 5th-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

Adam Frazier is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 74% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #2 field in the majors for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. This game is forecasted to have the 11th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Hitting from the opposite that Chris Flexen throws from, Adam Frazier will have the upper hand in today's matchup.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #2 field in the majors for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output. This game is forecasted to have the 11th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Michael Massey will hold the platoon advantage against Chris Flexen today. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 5th-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

Garrett Hampson has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.