Kansas City @ San Francisco Picks & Props

Oracle Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to less offense. Batting from the same side that Logan Webb throws from, Maikel Garcia meets a tough challenge today. Typically, hitters like Maikel Garcia who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Logan Webb. Maikel Garcia will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game. Maikel Garcia has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 91.8-mph dropping to 87.1-mph in the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the majors for lefty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. LaMonte Wade Jr. pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.6% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and LaMonte Wade Jr. will hold that advantage in today's game. LaMonte Wade Jr.'s launch angle this year (24.1°) is considerably higher than his 12.8° angle last year.

Oracle Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to less offense. Hitting from the same side that Logan Webb throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have a tough matchup today. Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today. Bobby Witt Jr.'s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off lately, decreasing from 13.5% on the season to 0% in the last 7 days.

Oracle Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to less offense. Heliot Ramos has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 12.7% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the last 7 days. Over the last 7 days, Heliot Ramos's 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 15.7%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the majors for lefty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Hitting from the opposite that Logan Webb throws from, Michael Massey will have the upper hand today. Michael Massey pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.3% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Bats such as Michael Massey with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Logan Webb who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Mark Canha is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Out of every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants. Mark Canha's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 41.4% to 56.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Waters in the 89th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the majors for lefty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Drew Waters will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Logan Webb in today's game. Drew Waters pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Chapman in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Matt Chapman is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Jonathan Bowlan will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matt Chapman in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Patrick Bailey will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Compared to his seasonal average of 21.7°, Patrick Bailey has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 28.4° mark in the past two weeks. Patrick Bailey's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 15.4% to 24.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee as the 19th-best batter in MLB when assessing his batting average ability. Jung Hoo Lee is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the majors for lefty batting average. Oracle Park has the shallowest RF fences in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

Salvador Perez is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Extreme flyball batters like Salvador Perez usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Logan Webb. Out of every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Willy Adames is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Hitting from the same side that Jonathan Bowlan throws from, Willy Adames will have a disadvantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Jonathan India is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Out of every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Out of every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants.

Wilmer Flores is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Jonathan Bowlan will hold the platoon advantage over Wilmer Flores today. Extreme groundball batters like Wilmer Flores are generally less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jonathan Bowlan.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Fitzgerald in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for right-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Jonathan Bowlan will hold the platoon advantage against Tyler Fitzgerald today. Tyler Fitzgerald will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the majors for lefty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Logan Webb throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino will have an edge in today's matchup. Vinnie Pasquantino pulls many of his flyballs (37.5% — 96th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the majors for lefty batting average. Oracle Park has the shallowest RF fences in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Logan Webb throws from, Cavan Biggio will have an edge in today's matchup. Out of every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the majors for lefty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Mike Yastrzemski pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Typically, batters like Mike Yastrzemski who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Jonathan Bowlan. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Mike Yastrzemski will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best field in the majors for lefty batting average. Oracle Park has the shallowest RF fences in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage against Logan Webb in today's game. Out of every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants.