Cleveland @ Kansas City picks

Gavin Williams throws the fastball or sweeper nearly 70% of the time vs. righties. Bobby Witt Jr. has hit .270 with five homers against the heater and is sporting a .310 average against the sweeper when facing a right-handed pitcher. Put simply, Witt Jr. has feasted on the two go-to pitches in Williams’ arsenal. That should lead to plenty of success at the plate.

Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the 2nd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.. Hitting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Bo Naylor will have the upper hand in today's game.. Bo Naylor has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 99-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal average of 93.9-mph.

Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the 2nd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.. Batting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Kyle Manzardo will have an advantage in today's game.

Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the 2nd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.. Hitting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino will have an edge today.

Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the 2nd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.. Hitting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Jac Caglianone will have the upper hand in today's game.. Jac Caglianone will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the 2nd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.

Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 11th-best batter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the 2nd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.

Carlos Santana is penciled in 5th in the lineup today.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the 2nd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 88°.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.. Compared to his seasonal average of 17.4°, Carlos Santana has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 25.5° figure in the past two weeks.

Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the 5th-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 87°.. Hitting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Bo Naylor will have the upper hand in today's game.. Bo Naylor has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 99-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal average of 93.9-mph.. In the last 14 days, Bo Naylor has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 31.4° compared to his seasonal mark of 19.5°.

Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the 5th-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 87°.. Hitting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino will have an edge today.. Vinnie Pasquantino will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the 5th-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 87°.. Batting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Kyle Manzardo will have an advantage in today's game.. This season, Kyle Manzardo has experienced a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 94 mph compared to last year's 92 mph mark.