Kansas City @ Philadelphia Picks & Props

Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Batting from the opposite that Ryan Bergert throws from, Donovan Walton will have the upper hand in today's game. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Donovan Walton will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Max Kepler ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Max Kepler will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryan Bergert today. Max Kepler will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edmundo Sosa in the 80th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Edmundo Sosa will hold that advantage in today's matchup. By putting up a .325 BABIP this year, Edmundo Sosa grades out in the 82nd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Kemp in the 94th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Otto Kemp will hold that advantage today. Otto Kemp has made significant gains with his Barrel% lately, upping his 12.3% seasonal rate to 20% in the last 7 days.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jonathan India ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Jonathan India's launch angle this year (16.6°) is considerably better than his 13.3° angle last season. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jonathan India's true offensive talent to be a .332, suggesting that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .032 gap between that figure and his actual .300 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryson Stott in the 87th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Bryson Stott will hold the platoon advantage over Ryan Bergert in today's game. Bryson Stott has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Bryson Stott will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Maikel Garcia is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game. Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Maikel Garcia has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 93.4-mph average in the last week to his seasonal 91.4-mph EV.

Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Batting from the opposite that Taijuan Walker throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino will have an advantage today. Vinnie Pasquantino has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.7-mph to 93.5-mph in the last 7 days.

Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Kyle Isbel will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Taijuan Walker in today's matchup.

Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Batting from the opposite that Taijuan Walker throws from, Carter Jensen will have an advantage in today's matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 8th-best batter in the game. Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Bobby Witt Jr. has seen a big gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 96-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 93.2-mph average.

Harrison Bader has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (94% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Harrison Bader pulls many of his flyballs (38.4% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Harrison Bader will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Harrison Bader has made significant gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 11.6% seasonal rate to 17.2% over the last two weeks.

J.T. Realmuto's BABIP talent is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). J.T. Realmuto is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and J.T. Realmuto will hold that advantage today.

Mike Yastrzemski is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Mike Yastrzemski will hold the platoon advantage against Taijuan Walker in today's matchup. Mike Yastrzemski has seen a big increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 94.9-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 90.3-mph EV.

Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Batting from the opposite that Taijuan Walker throws from, Adam Frazier will have the upper hand in today's game. Last year, Adam Frazier had an average launch angle of 11.9° on his hardest-hit balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 16.2°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Marsh as the 3rd-best batter in the league when estimating his BABIP ability. Brandon Marsh has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (83% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Batting from the opposite that Ryan Bergert throws from, Brandon Marsh will have the upper hand today. Brandon Marsh has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Salvador Perez ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Salvador Perez is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.2% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Over the past week, Salvador Perez's 61.1% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 43.9%.

Bryce Harper projects as the 13th-best batter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Bryce Harper is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Bryce Harper will have the handedness advantage against Ryan Bergert today. Bryce Harper has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Kyle Schwarber projects as the 12th-best batter in MLB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Kyle Schwarber is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest fences among all major league parks — generally good for dingers. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate. Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Bergert throws from, Kyle Schwarber will have an advantage in today's matchup.

Randal Grichuk has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.