Pittsburgh @ Kansas City props

Bobby Witt Jr. has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game's deepest RF fences in today's matchup. Extreme groundball batters like Bobby Witt Jr. tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Andrew Heaney. Out of every team today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Jonathan India is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for right-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 86°.

Tommy Pham has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (79% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for right-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.8-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for right-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 86°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.8-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats. Extreme groundball hitters like Jac Caglianone generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Andrew Heaney.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.8-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for right-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 86°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Maikel Garcia is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for right-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 86°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for right-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.8-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats. Freddy Fermin will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke'Bryan Hayes in the 76th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for right-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.8-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats.

Salvador Perez is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for right-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.8-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa's batting average talent is projected to be in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for right-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.8-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 77th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for right-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.8-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for right-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which generally leads to more offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 86°. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 19.8-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Heaney throws from, Mark Canha will have an advantage in today's game.

Kyle Isbel has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Oneil Cruz has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Joey Bart has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.