Minnesota @ Kansas City Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 10th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Royce Lewis has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 90-mph average to last year's 87.1-mph figure. Despite posting a .295 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Royce Lewis has suffered from bad luck given the .028 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .323.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Martin in the 85th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Austin Martin is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 10th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Austin Martin's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved lately, increasing from 10.3% on the season to 25% over the past 14 days.

The #10 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Because of Joe Ryan's large platoon split, Adam Frazier will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today. Adam Frazier will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Last year, Adam Frazier had an average launch angle of 11.9° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 16°.

The #10 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Given Joe Ryan's large platoon split, Jac Caglianone will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today's matchup. Jac Caglianone will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Jac Caglianone has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average this year; his .145 figure is significantly deflated relative to his .260 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 95th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Maikel Garcia is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 10th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Maikel Garcia will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Salvador Perez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 10th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Salvador Perez will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Larnach in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Trevor Larnach is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. The #10 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Trevor Larnach will have the handedness advantage over Michael Wacha today.

Luke Keaschall's batting average talent is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Luke Keaschall is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 10th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Luke Keaschall's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, going from 46.7% on the season to 56.3% in the last week's worth of games.

Byron Buxton projects as the 16th-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Byron Buxton is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 10th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Byron Buxton has made sizeable gains with his Barrel%, improving his 13.2% rate last year to 18.3% this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 8th-best batter in MLB. Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 10th-best stadium in the game for RHB base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Bobby Witt Jr. will hold that advantage today.

The #10 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Michael Massey will have the handedness advantage over Joe Ryan in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Ryan has a large platoon split. Michael Massey will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. There has been a significant improvement in Michael Massey's launch angle from last year's 16.7° to 22.4° this year.

The #10 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. The switch-hitting Brooks Lee will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Michael Wacha.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Matt Wallner ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The #10 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Matt Wallner will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Over the last week, Matt Wallner's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 97.3-mph over the course of the season to 100.3-mph of late.

Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game. The #10 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Considering Joe Ryan's large platoon split, Vinnie Pasquantino will have a big advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate today. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Vinnie Pasquantino will hold that advantage today.

Kody Clemens has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (55% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The #10 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Hitting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Kody Clemens will have an edge today. Kody Clemens's launch angle lately (18.8° over the last 7 days) is quite a bit better than his 15.2° seasonal mark.

Mike Yastrzemski is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today. The #10 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Considering Joe Ryan's large platoon split, Mike Yastrzemski will have a colossal advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate today. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Mike Yastrzemski will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The #10 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Because of Joe Ryan's large platoon split, Kyle Isbel will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Kyle Isbel will hold that advantage today.

The #10 field in baseball for boosting BABIP to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to more offense. Batting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Ryan Fitzgerald will have an advantage in today's matchup.

Mickey Gasper has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.