Cincinnati @ Kansas City props

Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-deepest fences among all parks — generally bad for homers. Ben Lively will have the handedness advantage over Salvador Perez today. Salvador Perez has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 10.6% seasonal rate has dropped off to 3.7% in the last 14 days. Salvador Perez's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 94.3-mph seasonal figure has decreased to 87.7-mph in the past week.

THE BAT X projects Drew Waters as the 12th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when estimating his BABIP skill. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in the league for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 84°. Drew Waters will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Tyler Stephenson in the 97th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 84°. Tyler Stephenson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Daniel Lynch today... and even better, Lynch has a large platoon split.

THE BAT X projects Jonathan India in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Jonathan India is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 84°.

THE BAT X projects Maikel Garcia in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 84°. Maikel Garcia will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Matt McLain in the 92nd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Matt McLain is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 84°.

THE BAT X projects Elly De La Cruz as the 10th-best hitter in MLB as it relates to his BABIP ability. Elly De La Cruz is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 84°.

THE BAT X projects MJ Melendez in the 78th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. MJ Melendez is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in the league for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 84°.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in the league for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 84°. Nicky Lopez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ben Lively in today's game. The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nicky Lopez stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Nick Pratto is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in the league for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 84°. Nick Pratto will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ben Lively in today's matchup.

Spencer Steer is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 84°. Spencer Steer will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Daniel Lynch in today's game... and the cherry on top, Lynch has a large platoon split.

THE BAT X projects Edward Olivares in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 84°. Edward Olivares will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Michael Massey has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (76% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in the league for lefty batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 84°. Michael Massey will hold the platoon advantage against Ben Lively today.

THE BAT X projects Stuart Fairchild in the 77th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Kauffman Stadium projects as the #5 venue in MLB for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast the 2nd-highest temperatures of all games today at 84°. Stuart Fairchild will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Daniel Lynch today... and even better, Lynch has a large platoon split.

Kevin Newman has gone over 1.5 in 0 of his last 10 games.

TJ Friedl has gone over 0.5 in 10 of his last 10 games.

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