Minnesota @ Kansas City props

Sonny Gray will have the handedness advantage over Maikel Garcia in today's game. In today's matchup, Maikel Garcia is at a disadvantage facing the league's deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.8% rate (86th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Kepler in the 9th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Max Kepler will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Alex Kirilloff has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and will be challenged by the league's 4th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Alex Kirilloff today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 25th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Sonny Gray will hold the platoon advantage over Salvador Perez today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Byron Buxton in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Byron Buxton is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today's game. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate at 99°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 14-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Extreme groundball batters like Byron Buxton generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Brady Singer.

Brady Singer will have the handedness advantage against Carlos Correa in today's game. Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Carlos Correa in today's game.

Nick Pratto is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate at 99°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 14-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Nick Pratto will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sonny Gray in today's game. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nick Pratto can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Waters as the 13th-best batter in the league when estimating his BABIP skill. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate at 98°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats. The Minnesota Twins outfield defense grades out as the 5th-weakest among all the teams on the slate today. Drew Waters will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate at 98°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats. Kyle Isbel will hold the platoon advantage over Sonny Gray in today's game. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kyle Isbel has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. The Minnesota Twins outfield defense grades out as the 5th-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate at 98°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats. Matt Wallner will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brady Singer today. The Kansas City Royals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Matt Wallner has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate at 98°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats. Nicky Lopez will have the handedness advantage against Sonny Gray in today's matchup. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nicky Lopez stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. The Minnesota Twins outfield defense grades out as the 5th-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.

When it comes to his BABIP talent, Edouard Julien is projected as the 8th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Edouard Julien is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate at 98°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats. Edouard Julien will hold the platoon advantage over Brady Singer today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edward Olivares in the 81st percentile when estimating his batting average talent. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate at 99°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 14-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Edward Olivares will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate at 98°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats. Michael Massey will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sonny Gray in today's matchup. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Massey stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. The Minnesota Twins outfield defense grades out as the 5th-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate at 98°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats. Joey Gallo will hold the platoon advantage over Brady Singer in today's matchup. The Kansas City Royals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Joey Gallo can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Extreme flyball batters like Joey Gallo tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Brady Singer.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 78th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. MJ Melendez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate at 98°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats. MJ Melendez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sonny Gray today.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate at 99°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 14-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats.

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

Jorge Polanco has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Michael A. Taylor has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Willi Castro has gone over 1.5 in 0 of his last 10 games.

Kyle Farmer has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Ryan Jeffers has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.