Kansas City @ Arizona picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.. Jonathan India is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game.. The #2 ballpark in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.. Hitting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Jonathan India will have an edge in today's matchup.. There has been a significant improvement in Jonathan India's launch angle from last year's 13.3° to 17.1° this year.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Chase Field as the 2nd-best ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average.. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest elevation among all major league parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. In the past 7 days, Vinnie Pasquantino's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.6-mph over the course of the season to 102-mph in recent games.. Over the last 7 days, Vinnie Pasquantino's 56.3% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 42%.

The #3 field in baseball for boosting batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.. Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kris Bubic today.. Kris Bubic's 91.7-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 22nd percentile out of all SPs.. With a 1.62 difference between Kris Bubic's 2.25 ERA and his 3.87 estimated true talent ERA (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it's safe to say he's been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the majors this year and figures to see worse results going forward.. Collectively, Arizona Diamondbacks batters have shined as far as hitting balls in the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs (between 23° and 34°), ranking 5th-best in the majors.

Eugenio Suarez projects as the 16th-best home run batter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Eugenio Suarez is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.. The #2 ballpark in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.. Eugenio Suarez will hold the platoon advantage over Kris Bubic today.. Extreme flyball batters like Eugenio Suarez usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Kris Bubic.

Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 9th-best hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. Batting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have the upper hand in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.. Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.. The #2 ballpark in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest elevation among all major league parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. Batting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Maikel Garcia will have an edge today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ketel Marte ranks as the 11th-best hitter in Major League Baseball.. Ketel Marte is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.. The #2 ballpark in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.. The switch-hitting Ketel Marte will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Kris Bubic.. Ketel Marte will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.