Cardinals vs Royals match player stats | 2026 Thursday, June 18th

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Cardinals @ Royals Matchup Details

Teams : St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals

Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, June 18th
Time : 18/06/26 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the St. Louis Cardinals Game Today

Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.

,The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Carter Jensen will hold that advantage today.

,Carter Jensen has been hot in recent games, notching a an 18.2% Barrel% (a reliable metric to assess power) in the last 14 days.

,Carter Jensen has hit one of the hardest balls in the league over the past two weeks — 109.8-mph — which is a strong indicator of recent form and raw power.

,Masyn Winn is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 77% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Masyn Winn will have the handedness advantage over Noah Cameron in today’s game.

,Lane Thomas is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

,Batting from the opposite that Matthew Liberatore throws from, Lane Thomas will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Lane Thomas will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 3rd-best hitter in baseball when assessing his batting average skill.

,Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Liberatore throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Nick Loftin will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Liberatore in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Nick Loftin will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Nick Loftin has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits of late, angling balls between -4° and 26° 58.3% of the time in the past 14 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blaze Jordan in the 87th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Hitting from the opposite that Noah Cameron throws from, Blaze Jordan will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Starling Marte is penciled in 5th in the lineup today.

,Starling Marte will have the handedness advantage against Matthew Liberatore in today’s matchup.

,Starling Marte will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Alec Burleson is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Alec Burleson has shown some good exit velocity metrics recently, averaging 99.5-mph on his flyballs in the last 14 days.

,Masyn Winn has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits in recent games, lifting balls between -4° and 26° 63.6% of the time over the past 14 days.

,Kameron Misner will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Starling Marte in the 90th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Matthew Liberatore throws from, Maikel Garcia will have an edge in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Jordan Walker is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

,Jordan Walker will hold the platoon advantage against Noah Cameron today.

,When assessing his home run skill, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jac Caglianone has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (70% of the time), but he is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jac Caglianone will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The Kansas City Royals have 4 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Kameron Misner, Tyler Tolbert, Carter Jensen, Jac Caglianone).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Nelson Velazquez is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Nelson Velazquez will have the handedness advantage over Noah Cameron in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Nelson Velazquez ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Ivan Herrera ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ivan Herrera is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Ivan Herrera will have the handedness advantage over Noah Cameron in today’s game.

,Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 5th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Noah Cameron has a reverse platoon split and is fortunate enough to be facing 6 opposite-handed hitters today.

,Noah Cameron will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his metrics in all categories.

,Noah Cameron was rolling in his previous GS and allowed 1 ER.

,Batting from the opposite that Noah Cameron throws from, Jose Fermin will have the upper hand today.

,Checking in at the 85th percentile, Jose Fermin has posted a .268 batting average since the start of last season.

,Maikel Garcia will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The Kansas City Royals projected batting order grades out as the 5th-weakest of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability.

,Matthew Liberatore turned in a great performance in his last GS and gave up 1 ER.

,Matthew Liberatore has been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the game on balls in play this year with a .326 BABIP and figures to see that luck normalize going forward.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Alec Burleson ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Nick Loftin has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs of late, hitting balls between 23° and 34° 25% of the time over the last two weeks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 75th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Game Today

Carter Jensen has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (85% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #23 park in MLB for left-handed home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The deepest RF dimensions in the league are found in Kauffman Stadium.

,Matthew Liberatore will hold the platoon advantage against Carter Jensen today.

,Over the last 14 days, Carter Jensen’s swing has not been well optimized for base hits, hitting a mere 18.2% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masyn Winn in the 22nd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Kauffman Stadium projects as the #23 venue in the game for right-handed home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Masyn Winn hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 79th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Masyn Winn in today’s game.

,In the past 14 days, Masyn Winn has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

,In today’s game, Lane Thomas is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.4% rate (80th percentile).

,Lane Thomas has been cold recently, notching a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to assess power) over the past 14 days.

,Lane Thomas has shown some bad exit velocity indicators of late, averaging just 76.8-mph on his flyballs over the last 14 days.

,Over the past two weeks, Lane Thomas’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°.

,In notching a .216 batting average this year, Carter Jensen grades out in the 21st percentile.

,Bobby Witt Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Loftin in the 17th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Nick Loftin is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Nick Loftin is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34% rate (76th percentile).

,Over the last 14 days, Nick Loftin has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 102-mph on the top 5% of his batted balls.

,Blaze Jordan is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The deepest LF fences in the league are found in Kauffman Stadium.

,The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the best among all the teams playing today.

,Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Blaze Jordan in today’s game.

,Starling Marte has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Noah Cameron throws from, Alec Burleson faces a tough challenge today.

,Alec Burleson has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.1%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Alec Burleson will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Kameron Misner’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kameron Misner is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Matthew Liberatore will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kameron Misner in today’s game.

,Maikel Garcia hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Over the past 14 days, Maikel Garcia has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

,Maikel Garcia has been cold in recent games, compiling a 71.1-mph average exit velocity in the past 14 days.

,In the last two weeks, Maikel Garcia’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°.

,In today’s matchup, Jordan Walker 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 40.2% rate (98th percentile).

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jordan Walker in today’s matchup.

,Jordan Walker’s recent inconsistency with his launch angle – which has resulted in a 12.2° standard deviation in the past 14 days – is indicative of poor form at the plate.

,Batting from the same side that Matthew Liberatore throws from, Jac Caglianone has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Jac Caglianone 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 (94th percentile).

,An inconsistent launch angle is usually a proxy for bad hitting skills, and Jac Caglianone has been very inconsistent with his recently, notching a 17.3° launch angle standard deviation in the past 14 days.

,The #1 venue in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,With 6 bats of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Matthew Liberatore meets a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

,Matthew Liberatore will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kameron Misner in the 18th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Nathan Church is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

,Hitting from the same side that Noah Cameron throws from, Nathan Church encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Nelson Velazquez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Today, Ivan Herrera is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.2% rate (83rd percentile).

,Ivan Herrera will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Over the past 14 days, Ivan Herrera has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

,Ivan Herrera has struggled to lift the ball in recent games, putting up a -0.5° launch angle in the past two weeks.

,Nathan Church will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Jac Caglianone has not had a good handle on his launch angle recently, hitting 10% of his balls “too high” (i.e. over 38°, which are generally easy outs) over the past two weeks.

,Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #2 ballpark in the majors for walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Noah Cameron’s slider percentage has decreased by 5.2% from last year to this one (14.9% to 9.7%) .

,Noah Cameron’s 91.7-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 15th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fermin in the 10th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Jose Fermin is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,In today’s matchup, Jose Fermin is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.7% rate (86th percentile).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 2nd-least strikeout-prone lineup in today’s games is the St. Louis Cardinals with a 21.2% underlying K%.

,In the last 14 days, Masyn Winn has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 77.7-mph on his flyballs.

,Posting a .215 batting average since the start of last season, Nick Loftin grades out in the 12th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 14th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,The Kansas City Royals have been the 4th-unluckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better going forward,Jose Fermin will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,When assessing his home run ability, Nick Loftin ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his home run talent, Jose Fermin ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Posting a .220 batting average this year, Lane Thomas has performed in the 24th percentile.

,In the last two weeks, Jordan Walker has been struggling with his launch angle, hitting 0% of his balls over 38°, the threshold at which many balls turn into pop-ups resulting in easy outs.

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