Kansas City vs Detroit   Picks & Props

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Lane Thomas is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Among all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-worst infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.. Lane Thomas has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 7.1% seasonal rate to 22.2% in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Extreme groundball bats like Spencer Torkelson generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Randy Dobnak.. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense profiles as the weakest among all the teams in action today.

James Outman's batting average ability is projected to be in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. James Outman is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup.. James Outman pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.2% — 87th percentile) and will be challenged by the league's 10th-deepest RF fences today.. James Outman has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 6.8% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last 7 days.. James Outman's average exit velocity has dropped off of late; his 85.8-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 78.8-mph in the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Starling Marte in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Among all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-worst infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.. Utilizing Statcast data, Starling Marte is in the 80th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .273.

Isaac Collins is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this game.. The 2nd-deepest CF fences in Major League Baseball are found in Comerica Park.. As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Isaac Collins will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side against Troy Melton in this game.. Isaac Collins will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup.. Isaac Collins has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 5.9% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last week's worth of games.

Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Among all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-worst infield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.. Salvador Perez has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 105-mph average over the past week to his seasonal figure of 93-mph.

Hitting from the same side that Randy Dobnak throws from, Gleyber Torres meets a tough challenge in today's matchup.. Gleyber Torres has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.7%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB's 10th-deepest RF fences in today's game.. Gleyber Torres's average exit velocity has fallen off this season; his 89.8-mph mark last season has fallen to 85.3-mph.. There has been a significant decline in Gleyber Torres's launch angle from last season's 14° to 7.1° this year.. This season, there has been a decline in Gleyber Torres's speed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 26.2 ft/sec last year to 25.13 ft/sec currently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin McGonigle in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.. Kevin McGonigle is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Kevin McGonigle will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Randy Dobnak in today's game.

Riley Greene's BABIP skill is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Riley Greene is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Riley Greene will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Randy Dobnak today.

Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Hitting from the opposite that Randy Dobnak throws from, Zach McKinstry will have an edge in today's game.. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense profiles as the weakest among all the teams in action today.. Zach McKinstry will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Hitting from the opposite that Troy Melton throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino will have an advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin McGonigle in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.. Kevin McGonigle is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Kevin McGonigle will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Randy Dobnak in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carter Jensen in the 82nd percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Carter Jensen is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Hitting from the opposite that Troy Melton throws from, Carter Jensen will have an advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dillon Dingler in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.. Dillon Dingler is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense profiles as the weakest among all the teams in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 94th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Kerry Carpenter will hold the platoon advantage over Randy Dobnak today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colt Keith in the 89th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.. Colt Keith is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Hitting from the opposite that Randy Dobnak throws from, Zach McKinstry will have an edge in today's game.. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense profiles as the weakest among all the teams in action today.. Zach McKinstry will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin McGonigle in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.. Kevin McGonigle is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. This contest is projected to have the 15th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Kevin McGonigle will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Randy Dobnak in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.. Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 88th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Josh Rojas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Troy Melton in today's game.. Josh Rojas's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 16.4% to 23.3%.

Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carter Jensen in the 79th percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Carter Jensen is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Hitting from the opposite that Troy Melton throws from, Carter Jensen will have an advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Riley Greene is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Riley Greene will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Randy Dobnak today.

Lane Thomas is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Lane Thomas has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 7.1% seasonal rate to 22.2% in the past two weeks.

When it comes to his home run talent, Zach McKinstry ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Zach McKinstry is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today's game.. The 2nd-deepest CF fences in Major League Baseball are found in Comerica Park.. Zach McKinstry has paced 11.1 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, ranking in the 17th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.. Sporting a .257 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Zach McKinstry grades out in the 3rd percentile.

When assessing his home run skill, Nick Loftin ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Nick Loftin is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.. Troy Melton will hold the platoon advantage against Nick Loftin today.. Today, Nick Loftin is at a disadvantage facing the league's 5th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.5% rate (85th percentile).. Nick Loftin will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Spencer Torkelson is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.. Randy Dobnak will hold the platoon advantage over Spencer Torkelson in today's game.. Spencer Torkelson pulls many of his flyballs (40.3% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league's 5th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup.. Spencer Torkelson's launch angle this year (19.7°) is considerably lower than his 23.4° figure last season.

Hitting from the same side that Randy Dobnak throws from, Gleyber Torres meets a tough challenge in today's matchup.. Gleyber Torres has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.5%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB's 10th-deepest RF fences in today's game.. Gleyber Torres's average exit velocity has fallen off this season; his 89.8-mph mark last season has fallen to 85.3-mph.. There has been a significant decline in Gleyber Torres's launch angle from last season's 14° to 7.1° this year.. Despite posting a .359 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Gleyber Torres has had positive variance on his side given the .031 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .328.

Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. In terms of his home runs, Starling Marte has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season. His 13.2 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been a fair amount lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 17.1.. Starling Marte really hits the ball hard. If you were to look at the top 5% of his batted balls by exit velocity, their average (81.5 mph) rate him as one of the league's best: in the 82nd percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin McGonigle in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.. Kevin McGonigle is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Kevin McGonigle will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Randy Dobnak in today's game.

Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Josh Rojas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Troy Melton in today's game.. Out of every team playing today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Detroit Tigers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colt Keith in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.. Colt Keith is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin McGonigle in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.. Kevin McGonigle is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Kevin McGonigle will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Randy Dobnak in today's game.

Riley Greene's BABIP skill is projected in the 97th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Riley Greene is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Riley Greene will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Randy Dobnak today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 94th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Kerry Carpenter will hold the platoon advantage over Randy Dobnak today.

Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Batting from the opposite that Randy Dobnak throws from, James Outman will have an edge in today's game.. James Outman has big-time power (84th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's always far from assured (36.9% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Randy Dobnak struggles to strike batters out (1st percentile K%) — great news for Outman.

Michael Massey is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 82% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Michael Massey will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Troy Melton today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dillon Dingler in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.. Dillon Dingler is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense profiles as the weakest among all the teams in action today.

Gleyber Torres's batting average skill is projected to be in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Gleyber Torres is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colt Keith in the 89th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.. Colt Keith is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Comerica Park has the shortest fences among all parks.. This contest is projected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Hitting from the opposite that Randy Dobnak throws from, Zach McKinstry will have an edge in today's game.. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense profiles as the weakest among all the teams in action today.. Zach McKinstry will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.