ATH @ KC
Matchup Details
Todays Game is on Friday, June 13th
13/06/25 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch
Positive Match Player Stats for Athletics vs Royals Matchup Today
Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to better offense.
The weather report forecasts the 3rd-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 9th-best venue in the game for righty BABIP.
Max Muncy has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (84% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.
Max Muncy has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 9.8% seasonal rate to 26.7% in the past two weeks.
Max Muncy has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 99-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal figure of 93.4-mph.
Jac Caglianone will have the handedness advantage against Luis Severino today.
Jac Caglianone will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.
Jac Caglianone has been hot in recent games, compiling a an 18.8% Barrel% (a reliable metric to assess power) in the past week.
Among every team playing today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Athletics.
Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #9 field in the league for lefty BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).
Salvador Perez is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.
Extreme flyball bats like Salvador Perez usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Luis Severino.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 89th percentile when estimating his home run skill.
The #1 venue in the league for boosting walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.
Michael Wacha’s 92.6-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a sizeable 1-mph fall off from last year’s 93.6-mph figure.
Michael Wacha has gone to his change-up 6.4% less often this year (25.9%) than he did last season (32.3%).
The Athletics have 3 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Willie MacIver, Max Muncy, Brent Rooker).
Michael Wacha will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his metrics in all categories.
Michael Wacha has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, notching a 6.63 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.88 — a 1.25 K/9 discrepancy.
Brent Rooker projects as the 13th-best home run hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
Brent Rooker is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.
Brent Rooker has made substantial strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 13.1% seasonal rate to 19% in the past week.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 18th-best batter in MLB.
Luis Urias has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 96.5-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal figure of 91.1-mph.
When it comes to plate discipline, Luis Urias’s talent is quite impressive, posting a 1.26 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 92nd percentile.
Luis Severino has averaged 97.1 adjusted pitches per outing this year, placing in the 96th percentile.
Luis Severino will have the handedness advantage over 6 opposing bats in today’s game.
In his previous start, Luis Severino turned in a great performance and conceded 0 ER.
Luis Severino has relied on his cut-fastball 10% more often this year (18%) than he did last season (8%).
Out of all SPs, Luis Severino’s fastball velocity of 95.2 mph ranks in the 84th percentile this year.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.
Jonathan India is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.
Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Jonathan India will hold that advantage in today’s game.
Batting from the opposite that Luis Severino throws from, Kyle Isbel will have an advantage today.
Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Kyle Isbel will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 4th-best batter in the game when it comes to his batting average talent.
Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 8th-best batter in MLB.
Extreme groundball bats like Bobby Witt Jr. generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Luis Severino.
As it relates to his home run ability, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.
Hitting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have an edge today.
When assessing his overall offensive skill, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average talent.
Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.
Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Maikel Garcia will hold that advantage in today’s game.
Over the past week, Maikel Garcia’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.2% up to 16.7%.
Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.
Hitting from the opposite that Luis Severino throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino will have an advantage in today’s game.
When estimating his overall offensive skill, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 87th percentile when estimating his home run talent.
Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.
Batting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Lawrence Butler will have an advantage today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.
Negative Match Player Stats with Athletics vs Royals
Max Schuemann is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.
11% of the time that Max Schuemann has started against a right-handed pitcher this year, he has been pinch hit for.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the worst venue in the majors for RHB home runs.
Batting from the same side that Michael Wacha throws from, Max Schuemann has a tough challenge today.
Max Schuemann hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.
Max Schuemann will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 21st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.
Batting from the same side that Michael Wacha throws from, Max Muncy has a tough challenge in today’s game.
In today’s matchup, Max Muncy is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.7% rate (77th percentile).
Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Max Muncy in today’s matchup.
Jac Caglianone is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the worst park in the game for lefty home runs.
Jac Caglianone hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 84th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.
Over the past 7 days, Jac Caglianone’s swing has not been well optimized for home runs, hitting a mere 0% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of 23° to 34°.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 22nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.
Luis Severino will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Salvador Perez today.
Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.3% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.
Salvador Perez’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 94.6-mph average last year has dropped to 91.6-mph.
Salvador Perez has put up a .274 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 14th percentile.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Michael Wacha’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 78th percentile among all starters in baseball right now.
The Athletics have been the 5th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse going forward,Among all parks, Kauffman Stadium’s right field fences are the deepest.
Michael Wacha is an extreme flyball pitcher (37% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be helped pitching in the #30 HR venue among all stadiums in this game.
Given that flyball pitchers hold a sizeable advantage over flyball batters, Michael Wacha and his 37% underlying FB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a strong position in today’s matchup squaring off against 2 opposing FB batters.
Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #23 ballpark in the league for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).
Michael Wacha didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking batters out in his last game started and notched 2 Ks.
Batting from the same side that Michael Wacha throws from, Brent Rooker will have a tough challenge in today’s game.
Brent Rooker hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 88th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.
Typically, hitters like Brent Rooker who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Michael Wacha.
Brent Rooker will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.
Brent Rooker’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased lately, falling from 18% on the season to 9.5% over the last 7 days.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Urias in the 4th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.
Luis Urias is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.
Michael Wacha will hold the platoon advantage against Luis Urias in today’s game.
Luis Urias pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.4% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.
Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Luis Urias today.
The Kansas City Royals have been the 8th-unluckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in the future,Given that groundball hitters have a substantial advantage over flyball pitchers, Luis Severino and his 43.3% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a troublesome position in this matchup being matched up with 2 opposing GB batters.
The Kansas City Royals (19.5 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 3rd-least strikeout-heavy batting order of all teams on the slate today.
Luis Severino will have the handedness advantage over Jonathan India in today’s game.
In today’s game, Jonathan India is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.7% rate (77th percentile).
Jonathan India’s average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 88.3-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 86-mph over the past two weeks.
Jonathan India’s launch angle recently (-0.7° in the last 7 days) is significantly lower than his 16.6° seasonal figure.
As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Willie MacIver ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).
Willie MacIver is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.
Michael Wacha will have the handedness advantage over Willie MacIver in today’s matchup.
Willie MacIver has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and will be challenged by baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.
Willie MacIver will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 12th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.
Kyle Isbel is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today.
Kyle Isbel pulls many of his flyballs (33.6% — 77th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.
In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Kyle Isbel’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal figure of 87.5 mph to 80.9 mph.
In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Kyle Isbel’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (-11.1°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 1°.
When estimating his overall offensive ability, Kyle Isbel ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).
From last season to this one, Kyle Isbel’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 90 mph to 87.5 mph.
Hitting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. meets a tough challenge today.
Bobby Witt Jr. has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s deepest RF fences today.
Over the last two weeks, Bobby Witt Jr.’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (2.3°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 9.8°.
Tyler Soderstrom hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 93rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.
Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Tyler Soderstrom today.
Tyler Soderstrom’s average exit velocity has dropped off lately; his 91.9-mph seasonal EV has lowered to 88.2-mph in the last two weeks.
Tyler Soderstrom’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 98.2-mph average last season has dropped off to 94.6-mph.
In the last 14 days, Tyler Soderstrom’s 32.3% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 45.9%.
Batting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Maikel Garcia encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.
Today, Maikel Garcia 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 39.2% rate (90th percentile).
Maikel Garcia’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls lately (-0.9° in the last 14 days) is significantly worse than his 6.2° seasonal angle.
Despite posting a .369 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Maikel Garcia has been lucky given the .053 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .316.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 20th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.
Vinnie Pasquantino’s BABIP talent is projected in the 12th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
In today’s game, 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 37.1% rate (95th percentile).
Over the last 14 days, Vinnie Pasquantino’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.3% down to 3%.
In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Vinnie Pasquantino’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (-1.6°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 7.8°.
When it comes to his batting average, Vinnie Pasquantino has had positive variance on his side this year. His .279 BA has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .252.
Lawrence Butler has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.
Lawrence Butler will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.
Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.301) provides evidence that Lawrence Butler has had positive variance on his side this year with his .342 actual wOBA.
Lawrence Butler’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off of late, falling from 12.1% on the season to 6.7% in the past 14 days.
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