St. Louis @ Kansas City Picks & Props

Dry weather has a small but significant correlation with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 2nd-least humidity of all games on the slate at 23%. Batting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. encounters a tough challenge in today's matchup. 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 35.4% rate (87th percentile).

Dry weather has a small but significant correlation with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 2nd-least humidity of all games on the slate at 23%. Hitting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Maikel Garcia has a tough challenge in today's game. Maikel Garcia hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 4th-deepest CF fences in today's game. Extreme groundball hitters like Maikel Garcia tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Andre Pallante. Over the past week, Maikel Garcia's 29.4% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 48.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 20th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Dry weather has a small but significant correlation with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 2nd-least humidity of all games on the slate at 23%. Hitting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Salvador Perez will have a tough matchup in today's game. Salvador Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league's 4th-deepest LF fences in today's game. Salvador Perez has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 13.9% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% over the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Donovan in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Brendan Donovan is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 9th-best ballpark in the majors for left-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 9th-best ballpark in the majors for left-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Jonathan India is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today. The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting BABIP to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Lars Nootbaar is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 9th-best ballpark in the majors for left-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 9th-best ballpark in the majors for left-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Michael Massey will have the handedness advantage against Andre Pallante in today's matchup. Hitters such as Michael Massey with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Andre Pallante who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masyn Winn in the 75th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Masyn Winn is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 59% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting BABIP to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 79th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting BABIP to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Jordan Walker will have the handedness advantage against Cole Ragans today.

Drew Waters's BABIP skill is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 9th-best ballpark in the majors for left-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Drew Waters will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Andre Pallante in today's game.

The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting BABIP to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Pedro Pages will hold the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans in today's game. In the last 7 days, Pedro Pages's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 86.5-mph over the course of the season to 101.2-mph in recent games.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Willson Contreras ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Willson Contreras is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting BABIP to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 9th-best ballpark in the majors for left-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage over Andre Pallante in today's game. Kyle Isbel will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 9th-best ballpark in the majors for left-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage over Andre Pallante today.

Ivan Herrera's BABIP skill is projected in the 93rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting BABIP to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Ivan Herrera will hold the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans today.

Nolan Arenado is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting BABIP to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Nolan Arenado will have the handedness advantage against Cole Ragans today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 9th-best ballpark in the majors for left-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Cavan Biggio will have an advantage today. Cavan Biggio will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting BABIP to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.3-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Freddy Fermin will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Freddy Fermin has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 93.4-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 88.6-mph average.