Kansas City @ Chicago picks

The Royals have won 10 straight vs. the White Sox, seven of them by multiple runs. The White Sox are 4-8 on the run line behind starter Davis Martin, who gave up four runs to K.C. across 4 1/3 innings back on May 8.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 9th-best hitter in baseball.. Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Bobby Witt Jr. has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Hitters such as Bobby Witt Jr. with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Davis Martin who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

Andrew Benintendi's batting average skill is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. Batting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have an advantage today.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Andrew Benintendi will hold that advantage today.. Andrew Benintendi has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 13.7% seasonal rate to 20.7% over the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.. Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.. Miguel Vargas will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.. Miguel Vargas has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 10.8% seasonal rate to 20% over the past two weeks.. In the last two weeks, Miguel Vargas has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 23.9° compared to his seasonal mark of 17.5°.

As it relates to his home run talent, Salvador Perez ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Salvador Perez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.. Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.. Extreme groundball hitters like Salvador Perez tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Davis Martin.. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 9th-best hitter in baseball.. Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Bobby Witt Jr. has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Hitters such as Bobby Witt Jr. with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Davis Martin who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.. Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.. Miguel Vargas will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.. Miguel Vargas has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 10.8% seasonal rate to 20% over the past two weeks.. In the last two weeks, Miguel Vargas has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 23.9° compared to his seasonal mark of 17.5°.

As it relates to his home run talent, Salvador Perez ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Salvador Perez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.. Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.. Extreme groundball hitters like Salvador Perez tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Davis Martin.. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

As it relates to his home run talent, Salvador Perez ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Salvador Perez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.. Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.. Extreme groundball hitters like Salvador Perez tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Davis Martin.. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.. Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.. Miguel Vargas will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.. Miguel Vargas has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 10.8% seasonal rate to 20% over the past two weeks.. In the last two weeks, Miguel Vargas has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 23.9° compared to his seasonal mark of 17.5°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.. Jonathan India is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.. Jonathan India pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 79th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.. Jonathan India's launch angle this season (17°) is a significant increase over his 13.3° figure last year.