Kansas City @ Washington props

The #1 field in the majors for suppressing BABIP to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park. Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Bobby Witt Jr. in today's game. Bobby Witt Jr. has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 92.8-mph dropping to 90.6-mph over the past 7 days. Despite posting a .411 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Bobby Witt Jr. has been very fortunate given the .031 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .380.

Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the most humidity on the schedule today at 93%. Among every team today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals.

Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. Batting from the opposite that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Joey Gallo will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Joey Gallo pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.6% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Joey Gallo will hold that advantage today. Over the past week, Joey Gallo's 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.8%.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, James Wood is projected as the 5th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). James Wood is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. The 5th-shallowest RF fences in the league are found in Nationals Park. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. James Wood will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Lorenzen today.

The 5th-shallowest RF fences in the league are found in Nationals Park. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Nasim Nunez will hold that advantage in today's game. Nasim Nunez is notably athletic, grading out in the 94th percentile in Sprint Speed at 29.27 ft/sec this year.

Dylan Crews is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Dylan Crews will hold that advantage in today's game. Dylan Crews has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 98.7-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal EV of 95.2-mph. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.337) may lead us to conclude that Dylan Crews has been unlucky this year with his .262 actual wOBA.

Juan Yepez is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. Juan Yepez will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Juan Yepez has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 5.8% seasonal rate to 12.5% in the last 14 days. Juan Yepez has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 89.7-mph average over the past week to his seasonal EV of 87-mph.

Maikel Garcia's BABIP ability is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. Batting from the opposite that DJ Herz throws from, Maikel Garcia will have the upper hand in today's game. Maikel Garcia has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.5%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Among every team playing today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Luis Garcia is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today's game. The 5th-shallowest RF fences in the league are found in Nationals Park. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. Luis Garcia will have the handedness advantage over Michael Lorenzen today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 76th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Tommy Pham is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. Tommy Pham will have the handedness advantage against DJ Herz today. Tommy Pham has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Tena in the 97th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Jose Tena is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup. The 5th-shallowest RF fences in the league are found in Nationals Park. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. Jose Tena will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Lorenzen in today's matchup.

Jacob Young's BABIP talent is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. Jacob Young has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Jacob Young will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Jacob Young has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 87.3-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal figure of 85-mph.

Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. The switch-hitting Keibert Ruiz will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Michael Lorenzen. Keibert Ruiz pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.1% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Keibert Ruiz will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. There has been a significant improvement in Keibert Ruiz's launch angle from last year's 15.1° to 20.1° this year.

Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. Batting from the opposite that DJ Herz throws from, Hunter Renfroe will have the upper hand in today's game. Among every team playing today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals. Hunter Renfroe has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.5-mph to 94.8-mph in the past 7 days.

Yuli Gurriel has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (77% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. Hitting from the opposite that DJ Herz throws from, Yuli Gurriel will have an edge in today's game. Among every team playing today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals. Yuli Gurriel's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 37.6% to 62.1%.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Salvador Perez ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Salvador Perez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. Batting from the opposite that DJ Herz throws from, Salvador Perez will have the upper hand in today's game. Among every team playing today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals.

Freddy Fermin has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (83% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the most humidity on the schedule today at 93%. Freddy Fermin will hold the platoon advantage against DJ Herz in today's matchup. Among every team today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Washington Nationals. Posting a .318 BABIP this year, Freddy Fermin finds himself in the 81st percentile.

Humid weather has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%. Garrett Hampson will have the handedness advantage against DJ Herz in today's game. Garrett Hampson has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Among every team playing today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the Washington Nationals. Ranking in the 99th percentile for Sprint Speed at 29.89 ft/sec this year, Garrett Hampson is quite athletic.