Colorado @ Kansas City props

THE BAT X projects Nolan Jones in the 97th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Nolan Jones will have the handedness advantage against Jordan Lyles in today's game.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Nicky Lopez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chase Anderson today. Extreme groundball hitters like Nicky Lopez tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Chase Anderson.

THE BAT X projects Drew Waters as the 12th-best hitter in the majors as it relates to his BABIP talent. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Extreme groundball hitters like Drew Waters tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Chase Anderson.

Ryan McMahon is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Ryan McMahon will hold the platoon advantage over Jordan Lyles in today's game.

Nick Pratto is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Nick Pratto will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chase Anderson in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Charlie Blackmon in the 80th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Charlie Blackmon is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Randal Grichuk is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Randal Grichuk has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 92.5-mph average to last season's 89.9-mph average.

THE BAT X projects Edward Olivares in the 82nd percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Edward Olivares will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects MJ Melendez in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. MJ Melendez is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Jurickson Profar is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jurickson Profar has made big improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 5.9% seasonal rate to 11.8% in the past week.

THE BAT X projects Harold Castro in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Harold Castro will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Lyles today.

THE BAT X projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

THE BAT X projects Maikel Garcia in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-highest temperatures of the day at 84°. Extreme groundball hitters like Maikel Garcia usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Chase Anderson.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #6 venue in the league for LHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Michael Massey will hold the platoon advantage against Chase Anderson in today's matchup. Michael Massey will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

Elias Diaz is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Elias Diaz has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 8% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

THE BAT X projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Ezequiel Tovar has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 89.9-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal 87.8-mph EV.

THE BAT X projects Salvador Perez in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Salvador Perez is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #6 stadium in the league for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense. The weather forecast the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Bobby Witt Jr. has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.