Chicago @ Kansas City props

Batting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. has a tough challenge in today's matchup. Bobby Witt Jr. has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's deepest RF fences in today's matchup. Bobby Witt Jr. has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 12.7% seasonal rate has fallen to 7.7% over the past 7 days. Over the last 7 days, Bobby Witt Jr.'s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal average of 94.6 mph to 85 mph. Bobby Witt Jr.'s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined lately, decreasing from 13.5% on the season to 6.5% in the past 14 days.

Hitting from the same side that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Lenyn Sosa will have a disadvantage in today's matchup. Lenyn Sosa has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB's deepest RF fences in today's game. Lenyn Sosa will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today. Despite posting a .319 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Lenyn Sosa has been very fortunate given the .020 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .299. In terms of plate discipline, Lenyn Sosa's ability is quite poor, sporting a 6.77 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 2nd percentile.

HRs are generally less common at ballparks with deep fences, and Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-deepest in the league. Michael Lorenzen will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Robert Jr. in today's matchup. Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Luis Robert Jr. today. Luis Robert Jr.'s launch angle lately (-1° in the past week) is considerably lower than his 18° seasonal mark. Luis Robert Jr.'s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last season to this one, going from 16.2% to 13%.

Hitting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Maikel Garcia will have a tough matchup in today's game. Maikel Garcia has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's deepest RF fences in today's matchup. Over the last 7 days, Maikel Garcia's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.5% down to 0%. In the past 7 days, Maikel Garcia's 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 15.2%. Despite posting a .359 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Maikel Garcia has been very fortunate given the .039 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .320.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 77th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best field in the majors for right-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

Curtis Mead is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 54% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best field in the majors for right-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best field in the majors for right-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best field in the majors for right-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Nick Loftin will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best field in the majors for right-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Randal Grichuk ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best field in the majors for right-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #7 venue in the league for lefty base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 79th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #7 venue in the league for lefty base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°.

Kyle Teel's BABIP ability is projected in the 91st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Kauffman Stadium projects as the #7 venue in the league for lefty base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #7 venue in the league for lefty base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Adam Frazier will hold the platoon advantage over Sean Burke in today's game.

Mike Tauchman is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #7 venue in the league for lefty base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #7 venue in the league for lefty base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage against Sean Burke today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Salvador Perez is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best field in the majors for right-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°.

Mike Yastrzemski is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #7 venue in the league for lefty base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

Colson Montgomery is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 64% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #7 venue in the league for lefty base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #7 venue in the league for lefty base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to more offense. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games today at 94°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Hitting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, John Rave will have an advantage in today's matchup.