Kansas City @ Miami picks

When assessing his home run talent, Kyle Stowers ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Stowers is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.. Kyle Stowers will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.. Kyle Stowers has made notable strides with his Barrel%, upping his 11% rate last season to 20.4% this season.. Over the past 7 days, Kyle Stowers's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 20.4% up to 57.1%.

Batting from the opposite that Janson Junk throws from, Jac Caglianone will have the upper hand in today's game.. Jac Caglianone hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40% — 98th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 6th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.. Jac Caglianone has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 11.1% seasonal rate to 21.1% over the past two weeks.. Over the last 14 days, Jac Caglianone's maximum exit velocity (a good proxy for recent form and raw power) has been 114.1-mph, which qualifies as one of the hardest-hit balls in the league.. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.316) provides evidence that Jac Caglianone has had bad variance on his side this year with his .209 actual wOBA.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 10th-best hitter in the game.. Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.. Bobby Witt Jr. has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 13.4% seasonal rate to 30.8% over the past two weeks.. Bobby Witt Jr. has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 93.1-mph to 97.9-mph in the last two weeks.. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (26.8) suggests that Bobby Witt Jr. has suffered from bad luck this year with his 19.6 actual HR/600.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jesus Sanchez in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Jesus Sanchez will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. In the past 7 days, Jesus Sanchez's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.9% up to 28.6%.. Jesus Sanchez has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his home runs this year; his 16.0 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is significantly deflated relative to his 26.9 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his home run skill, Heriberto Hernandez ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Heriberto Hernandez will have the handedness advantage against Kris Bubic today.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Heriberto Hernandez will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Heriberto Hernandez is notably quick, ranking in the 82nd percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.47 ft/sec this year.

When assessing his home run talent, Kyle Stowers ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Stowers is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.. Kyle Stowers will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.. Kyle Stowers has made notable strides with his Barrel%, upping his 11% rate last season to 20.4% this season.. Over the past 7 days, Kyle Stowers's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 20.4% up to 57.1%.

Kyle Isbel will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Janson Junk today.