Mitch Garver Total Hits Props • Seattle
The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 10th-best park in Major League Baseball for right-handed base hits. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to higher offensive output. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 2nd-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. Mitch Garver's 96.5-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable metric to measure power) grades out in the 92nd percentile this year. Mitch Garver's 19.8° launch angle (a reliable stat to measure a hitter's ability to lift the ball for power) is among the most flyball-inducing in the league: 87th percentile.