Texas @ Kansas City picks

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Joc Pederson ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Joc Pederson is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Joc Pederson will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Lorenzen today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Evan Carter in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.. Evan Carter is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game.. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Evan Carter will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Lorenzen in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Jonathan India will have the handedness advantage against Patrick Corbin in today's matchup.. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Jonathan India will hold that advantage in today's game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Wyatt Langford ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Wyatt Langford has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.2-mph to 96.2-mph over the past week.

Corey Seager projects as the 7th-best batter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Corey Seager is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Corey Seager will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Lorenzen today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randal Grichuk in the 88th percentile when assessing his home run talent.. Randal Grichuk is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Hitting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Randal Grichuk will have an edge in today's game.

When estimating his home run ability, Salvador Perez ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Hitting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Salvador Perez will have an advantage in today's game.

Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Batting from the opposite that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Rowdy Tellez will have the upper hand in today's matchup.. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.247) provides evidence that Rowdy Tellez has suffered from bad luck this year with his .227 actual batting average.. With a 30.200 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Rowdy Tellez has performed in the 91st percentile for power.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Joc Pederson ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Joc Pederson is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Joc Pederson will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Lorenzen today.

Corey Seager projects as the 7th-best batter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Corey Seager is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to better offense.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate today at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. Corey Seager will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Lorenzen today.