Colorado @ Kansas City Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Nolan Jones in the 96th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Nolan Jones has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (100% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #4 field in the game for left-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°.

Harold Castro is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today. Harold Castro has been pinch hit for 15% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 9-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hurlers. Harold Castro has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.8%) but may find it hard to clear the game's 4th-deepest LF fences in today's game. Harold Castro will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game.

THE BAT X projects Charlie Blackmon in the 80th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Charlie Blackmon is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #4 field in the game for left-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°.

Nick Pratto is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #4 field in the game for left-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°. Nick Pratto will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #4 field in the game for left-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°. Michael Massey will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Michael Massey has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 11.9% seasonal rate to 26.1% over the last 14 days.

Mike Moustakas is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #4 field in the game for left-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°. Mike Moustakas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brady Singer in today's game.

Ryan McMahon is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #4 field in the game for left-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°. Ryan McMahon will hold the platoon advantage over Brady Singer in today's matchup.

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 9-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hurlers. Salvador Perez pulls many of his flyballs (33.1% — 76th percentile) and and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball's 4th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. The Colorado Rockies outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-best on the slate. Salvador Perez has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 11.3% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the past week. Salvador Perez's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (17.6°) is quite a bit lower than his 21.3° mark last season.

THE BAT X projects MJ Melendez in the 79th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. MJ Melendez is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #4 field in the game for left-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°.

THE BAT X projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #4 field in the game for left-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°.

Jurickson Profar is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #4 field in the game for left-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°. The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 5th-worst on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Drew Waters as the 12th-best hitter in the game when it comes to his BABIP skill. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #4 venue in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°. Drew Waters will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #4 venue in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°. The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 5th-worst on the slate. Elehuris Montero has posted a .318 BABIP since the start of last season, ranking in the 75th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Edward Olivares in the 82nd percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #4 venue in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°. Edward Olivares will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Freeland in today's game.

Randal Grichuk is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #4 venue in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°. The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 3rd-worst on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Maikel Garcia in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #4 venue in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°. Maikel Garcia will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Freeland today.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #4 venue in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°. The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 5th-worst on the slate.

Elias Diaz is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #4 venue in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°. The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 3rd-worst on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 81st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #4 venue in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report projects the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°. The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 5th-worst on the slate.

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

Jackie Bradley Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.