Pros

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 4th-best field in the game for run-scoring.

On average, the fence height at Kauffman Stadium is the 10th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.

Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.

The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Batting from the opposite that Tyler Anderson throws from, Paul DeJong will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Hunter Renfroe has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (75% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Jo Adell will hold the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Anthony Rendon ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Stefanic in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #3 venue in the game for RHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Michael Stefanic will have the handedness advantage over Cole Ragans today.

Kevin Pillar is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 4th-best batter in the league as it relates to his batting average ability.

Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Tallying 95.4 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Tyler Anderson places him the 91st percentile.

Tom Hanahan projects as a Pitchers Umpire and is likely to be calling pitches today.

Given his large reverse platoon split, Tyler Anderson will be in a good position facing 8 hitters in the projected offense who hit from the other side today.

Given that groundball batters perform worse against groundball pitchers, Tyler Anderson (39.5% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in today’s game with 3 GB hitters in the opposing team’s projected batting order.

Tyler Anderson was firing on all cylinders in his previous game started and accumulated 8 strikeouts.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the best stadium in Major League Baseball for walks.

Tyler Anderson conceded a staggering 7 earned runs in his last outing.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Taylor Ward ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Taylor Ward is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Nolan Schanuel’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased recently, rising from 17.1% on the season to 25.7% over the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Jack Lopez will have an advantage in today’s game.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Michael Stefanic has displayed strong plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 94th percentile with a 1.45 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Renfroe in the 75th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Zach Neto is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Batting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Anthony Rendon will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Freddy Fermin will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Anderson in today’s matchup.

Freddy Fermin will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

The Los Angeles Angels have been the 8th-unluckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress the rest of the season, Cole Ragans’s 95-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a notable 1-mph decline from last season’s 96-mph figure.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Paul DeJong will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Maikel Garcia will hold the platoon advantage over Tyler Anderson in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Brandon Drury will have the upper hand today.

Brandon Drury has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .162 mark is a fair amount lower than his .218 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 91st percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Salvador Perez is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

Dairon Blanco’s BABIP talent is projected in the 83rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Dairon Blanco will hold the platoon advantage against Tyler Anderson today.

Hitting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Kevin Pillar will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #3 field in the league for LHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

As it relates to his home run talent, Paul DeJong ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Garrett Hampson will hold the platoon advantage over Tyler Anderson today.

Jo Adell has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .291 rate is a fair amount lower than his .317 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Garrett Hampson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Nolan Schanuel has exhibited favorable plate discipline this year, placing in the 97th percentile with a 1.32 K/BB rate.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Salvador Perez ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Hunter Renfroe will have the handedness advantage against Tyler Anderson today.

As it relates to his batting average, Jo Adell has experienced some negative variance this year. His .204 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .228.

Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 9th-best hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Cole Ragans projects as the 12th-best starter in the league right now when it comes to his strikeout skill, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Compared to league average, Cole Ragans has been granted a longer leash than the typical pitcher this year, throwing an additional 8.0 adjusted pitches each start.

Cole Ragans will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats across the board.

Brandon Drury has been unlucky this year, compiling a .215 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .302 — a .087 disparity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Hampson in the 81st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Extreme flyball hitters like Dairon Blanco are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Tyler Anderson.

Cons

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul DeJong in the 8th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Paul DeJong is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

12% of the time that Paul DeJong has started against a lefty on the mound this year, he has been pinch hit for.

Paul DeJong pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.7% — 90th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Typically, bats like Paul DeJong who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Tyler Anderson.

Hunter Renfroe’s BABIP skill is projected in the 4th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

16% of the time that Hunter Renfroe has started against a lefty hurler this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

Hunter Renfroe pulls many of his flyballs (40% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Over the last 14 days, Hunter Renfroe’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.8% down to 0%.

In the last 14 days, Hunter Renfroe’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 11.6%.

Jo Adell is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Home runs are generally less common at fields with deep fences, and Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-deepest in Major League Baseball.

The Kansas City Royals outfield defense grades out as the strongest out of all the teams on the slate today.

Jo Adell will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

In the past week’s worth of games, Jo Adell’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.6% down to 0%.

Logan O’Hoppe pulls many of his flyballs (33.9% — 80th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Logan O’Hoppe in today’s game.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (22.1) suggests that Logan O’Hoppe has been lucky this year with his 24.6 actual HR/600.

When it comes to plate discipline, Logan O’Hoppe’s skill is quite weak, posting a 4.23 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 14th percentile.

Anthony Rendon is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Anthony Rendon has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and will be challenged by the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Anthony Rendon will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Anthony Rendon’s average exit velocity has decreased this season; his 90.1-mph EV last year has dropped off to 87.8-mph.

Michael Stefanic is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Michael Stefanic has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 15% of the time when starting against a lefty hurler this year.

Michael Stefanic hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 92nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

The Kansas City Royals outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-strongest out of all the teams on the slate today.

Michael Stefanic will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin Pillar in the 23rd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Kevin Pillar pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.9% — 93rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kevin Pillar in today’s game.

Kevin Pillar’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 90.6-mph EV last year has fallen to 87.4-mph.

Today, Bobby Witt Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.9% rate (88th percentile).

Extreme flyball batters like Bobby Witt Jr. tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Tyler Anderson.

Despite posting a .422 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Bobby Witt Jr. has had some very good luck given the .044 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .378.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the worst venue in the league for strikeouts.

Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Tyler Anderson today.

Tyler Anderson’s 88.7-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 1st percentile out of all starting pitchers.

It may be smart to expect worse results for the Kansas City Royals offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 9th-luckiest offense in the game this year.

The deepest RF dimensions in the majors are found in Kauffman Stadium.

Tyler Anderson is an extreme flyball pitcher (39.5% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be aided by pitching in the #26 HR venue among all major league parks in this matchup.

Today, Taylor Ward is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.6% rate (86th percentile).

Taylor Ward will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

When it comes to his home run talent, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the same side that Cole Ragans throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nolan Schanuel today.

Maikel Garcia has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s deepest RF fences today.

Maikel Garcia’s average exit velocity has decreased of late; his 90.8-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 85.2-mph in the past 7 days.

Maikel Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 92.7-mph figure last season has decreased to 90-mph.

Utilizing Statcast data, Maikel Garcia ranks in the 10th percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 8.000.

Maikel Garcia has put up a .266 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 10th percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jack Lopez ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jack Lopez is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jack Lopez in today’s matchup.

Batting from the same side that Tyler Anderson throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino will be in a tough position today.

Today, Vinnie Pasquantino is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.5% rate (93rd percentile).

In the last 14 days, Vinnie Pasquantino’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal average of 92.5 mph to 89.6 mph.

Vinnie Pasquantino has put up a .259 BABIP this year, grading out in the 15th percentile.

When assessing his home run ability, Michael Stefanic ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 6th-worst stadium in Major League Baseball for RHB home runs.

Zach Neto pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.7% — 79th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Zach Neto in today’s matchup.

Over the last week, Zach Neto’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.9% down to 0%.

Zach Neto has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.6-mph dropping to 84-mph over the last 7 days.

Freddy Fermin is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Freddy Fermin pulls many of his flyballs (34.6% — 84th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

Freddy Fermin has struggled with his Barrel%; his 10.1% rate last season has dropped off to 4.5% this season.

Freddy Fermin’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (7.1°) is significantly lower than his 12.2° mark last season.

Cole Ragans projects as the 14th-best starter in the game currently, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Because of his large reverse platoon split, Cole Ragans should be in good shape facing 8 hitters in the projected batting order who hit from the other side in this game.

Maikel Garcia has posted a .268 BABIP this year, checking in at the 22nd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 11th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Brandon Drury is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

Today, Brandon Drury is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.4% rate (84th percentile).

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brandon Drury today.

Brandon Drury has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 11.1% rate last season has dropped off to 3.5% this year.

Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.5% — 93rd percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Typically, batters like Salvador Perez who hit a lot of groundballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Tyler Anderson.

Salvador Perez’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 90.8-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 88.3-mph over the last two weeks.

Dairon Blanco is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

22% of the time that Dairon Blanco has started against a lefty hurler this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

Dairon Blanco hits many of his flyballs to center field (41% — 100th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Dairon Blanco’s quickness has declined this year. His 30.38 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 29.58 ft/sec now.

Dairon Blanco has been very fortunate when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .300 figure is a fair amount higher than his .263 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Kevin Pillar’s launch angle of late (15.2° in the past two weeks) is a significant dropoff from his 18.2° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Hampson in the 15th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Garrett Hampson is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

48% of the time that Garrett Hampson has started against a left-handed starter this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Garrett Hampson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Using Statcast metrics, Garrett Hampson ranks in the 19th percentile for offensive ability per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .262.

The #6 park in the majors for suppressing home runs to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.254) suggests that Salvador Perez has had some very good luck this year with his .278 actual batting average.

Freddy Fermin’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls of late (0.1° in the last two weeks) is quite a bit lower than his 7.1° seasonal figure.

In the past 7 days, Nolan Schanuel’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal EV of 88.8 mph to 77.8 mph.

Over the last 7 days, Taylor Ward’s 7.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 23.2%.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.219) suggests that Garrett Hampson has had some very good luck this year with his .239 actual batting average.