New York @ Kansas City Picks & Props

Salvador Perez is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. The #3 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the hottest weather of the day at 89°. Salvador Perez will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Austin Wells is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #3 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the hottest weather of the day at 90°. Austin Wells will hold the platoon advantage against Alec Marsh today.

Clarke Schmidt will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bobby Witt Jr. in today's matchup. Bobby Witt Jr. has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and will be challenged by the game's deepest RF fences in today's game. Bobby Witt Jr.'s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased lately; his 93.1-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 78.1-mph in the last 7 days. In the last week, Bobby Witt Jr.'s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 17.2%.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #3 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the hottest weather of the day at 89°. The switch-hitting Oswaldo Cabrera will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Alec Marsh. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Oswaldo Cabrera's true offensive ability to be a .301, providing some evidence that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .040 difference between that mark and his actual .261 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 79th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. MJ Melendez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #3 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the hottest weather of the day at 89°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Everson Pereira in the 92nd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. The #3 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the hottest weather of the day at 89°. Everson Pereira has seen a big increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 96.3-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 91-mph EV.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #3 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the hottest weather of the day at 89°. Nick Pratto will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clarke Schmidt today. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nick Pratto has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

Drew Waters's BABIP talent is projected in the 97th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #3 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the hottest weather of the day at 89°. Drew Waters will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Aaron Judge projects as the best hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Aaron Judge is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game. The #3 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the hottest weather of the day at 89°.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #3 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the hottest weather of the day at 89°. Michael Massey will hold the platoon advantage against Clarke Schmidt today. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Massey stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

The #3 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the hottest weather of the day at 90°. Anthony Volpe has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 100.5-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal EV of 93.6-mph. Anthony Volpe has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average this year; his .207 rate is a fair amount lower than his .246 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.