Cleveland @ Kansas City Picks & Props

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts the 6th-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for mound aces. Steven Kwan has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game's 4th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. Steven Kwan will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game. Compared to his seasonal average of 14.6°, Steven Kwan has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 18° angle in the past 7 days.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts the 6th-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for mound aces. Hitting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. has a tough challenge in today's matchup. Bobby Witt Jr. has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and will be challenged by MLB's deepest RF fences in today's matchup. Out of all the teams playing today, the best infield defense is that of the the Cleveland Guardians.

In Major League Baseball, Kauffman Stadium's right field dimensions are the deepest. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts the 6th-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for mound aces. Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Andres Gimenez in today's game. Andres Gimenez's launch angle this year (8.9°) is significantly worse than his 12.9° angle last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 2nd-best field in the majors for LHB batting average. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #2 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Maikel Garcia will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Maikel Garcia's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 11.5% to 16.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 2nd-best field in the majors for LHB batting average. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hitting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Bo Naylor will have an edge in today's game. Bo Naylor's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased lately, increasing from 15.5% on the season to 26.7% in the last two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Jose Ramirez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 2nd-best field in the majors for LHB batting average. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Compared to his seasonal average of 19.8°, Jose Ramirez has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 23.2° mark over the last 14 days.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #2 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Freddy Fermin will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Posting a .332 BABIP this year, Freddy Fermin is positioned in the 89th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Salvador Perez is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #2 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Salvador Perez will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 2nd-best field in the majors for LHB batting average. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage against Gavin Williams in today's matchup. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kyle Isbel stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Kyle Isbel will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 80th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. MJ Melendez is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 2nd-best field in the majors for LHB batting average. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. MJ Melendez will hold the platoon advantage over Gavin Williams in today's matchup.

Michael Massey is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 2nd-best field in the majors for LHB batting average. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Michael Massey will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gavin Williams in today's game. Michael Massey has a good chance to have an edge against every reliever for the game's entirety, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians only has 1 same-handed RP.

Jhonkensy Noel is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #2 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Jhonkensy Noel has made significant gains with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 19% seasonal rate to 26.1% in the past two weeks. In the last 14 days, Jhonkensy Noel has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 28.6° compared to his seasonal mark of 17°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lane Thomas in the 77th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #2 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Compared to his seasonal average of 17°, Lane Thomas has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 49.3° figure in the last week's worth of games.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #2 venue in the majors for RHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Paul DeJong will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. Paul DeJong has made substantial gains with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 10.7% seasonal rate to 26.3% over the past 14 days. Last season, Paul DeJong had an average launch angle of 15.5° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 21°.