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D-Backs @ Royals Matchup Details

Teams : Arizona Diamondbacks at Kansas City Royals

Date : Todays Game is on Monday, September 7th
Time : 07/09/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Arizona Diamondbacks Game Today

Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.

,Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the hottest weather on the schedule today at 90°.

,Jordan Lawlar will have the handedness advantage over Noah Cameron in today’s matchup.

,In the last 14 days, Jordan Lawlar’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 87-mph over the course of the season to 89.2-mph recently.

,In the last two weeks, Jordan Lawlar’s 31.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 21.6%.

,Nolan Arenado is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The #6 venue in baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,Batting from the opposite that Noah Cameron throws from, Nolan Arenado will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Lawlar in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Vinnie Pasquantino will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Cabrera in today’s matchup.

,John Rave will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Cabrera in today’s game.

,John Rave will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Geraldo Perdomo is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Geraldo Perdomo has posted a .354 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 85th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Geraldo Perdomo’s skill is quite good, sporting a 0.95 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 99th percentile.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Corbin Carroll ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Corbin Carroll is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,With a .378 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season, Corbin Carroll is positioned in the 95th percentile for hitting ability.

,As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Ildemaro Vargas will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Noah Cameron today.

,Ildemaro Vargas’s launch angle this year (10.4°) is significantly higher than his 3.2° mark last season.

,Michael Massey will have the handedness advantage against Jose Cabrera in today’s game.

,Michael Massey will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

,This season, Michael Massey has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 92.1 mph compared to last year’s 89 mph mark.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Isaac Collins will hold that advantage today.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 16.9°, Isaac Collins has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 42.5° angle in the last 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ketel Marte in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Ketel Marte is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Gabriel Moreno ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Gabriel Moreno is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Gabriel Moreno will have the handedness advantage against Noah Cameron today.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Carter Jensen ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Carter Jensen is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Tim Tawa will have the handedness advantage over Noah Cameron in today’s game.

,Tim Tawa has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 93.4-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal 91-mph mark.

,Ildemaro Vargas’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, going from 11.4% on the season to 17.1% in the last 14 days.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 18.8°, Nolan Arenado has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 50° figure in the past week.

,Batting from the opposite that Jose Cabrera throws from, Carter Jensen will have an advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 89th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

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

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Salvador Perez will hold that advantage today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 5th-best hitter in baseball.

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

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Bobby Witt Jr. will hold that advantage today.

,John Rave has made significant gains with his Barrel%, improving his 6.5% rate last year to 12.5% this season.

,The switch-hitting Ketel Marte will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Noah Cameron.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 2nd-best hitter in the majors when estimating his batting average skill.

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Game Today

Jordan Lawlar is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The #10 ballpark in baseball for suppressing home runs to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,Jordan Lawlar pulls many of his flyballs (34.4% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jordan Lawlar will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jordan Lawlar’s true offensive skill to be a .294, indicating that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .049 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .343 wOBA.

,Nolan Arenado’s BABIP skill is projected in the 3rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nolan Arenado pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.5% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s deepest LF fences today.

,Among every team playing today, the best infield defense is that of the the Kansas City Royals.

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nolan Arenado today.

,In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Nolan Arenado’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.2% down to 0%.

,Vinnie Pasquantino’s BABIP talent is projected in the 6th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Vinnie Pasquantino pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.9% — 91st percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Out of every team in action today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense is that of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

,Vinnie Pasquantino’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off lately; his 93.1-mph seasonal average has dropped to 89.4-mph in the past 7 days.

,Checking in at the 16th percentile, Vinnie Pasquantino sits with a .260 BABIP this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects John Rave in the 18th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,John Rave is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

,John Rave has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 18% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher this year.

,John Rave pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.2% — 83rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Geraldo Perdomo in the 11th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,In Major League Baseball, Kauffman Stadium’s left field dimensions are the deepest.

,As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Geraldo Perdomo will bat from his worse side against Noah Cameron today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Geraldo Perdomo in today’s game.

,The #10 ballpark in the majors for suppressing home runs to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,Noah Cameron will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Corbin Carroll today.

,In today’s matchup, Corbin Carroll is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.3% rate (83rd percentile).

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Corbin Carroll today.

,Over the last week, Corbin Carroll’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.8% down to 0%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ildemaro Vargas in the 5th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Ildemaro Vargas is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Ildemaro Vargas pulls many of his flyballs (36.7% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Ildemaro Vargas is an extreme groundball hitter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Kansas City (#1-best of the day).

,Michael Massey is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,This year, Michael Massey has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 22% of his appearances when starting against righty on the mound.

,In today’s game, Michael Massey is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 38.3% rate (94th percentile).

,Michael Massey’s launch angle this season (16.6°) is a significant dropoff from his 21.8° figure last year.

,Isaac Collins is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Kauffman Stadium has the deepest right field fences in Major League Baseball.

,Isaac Collins has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 5.5% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past 14 days.

,Isaac Collins has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.5-mph dropping to 73.1-mph over the last week.

,Ketel Marte pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.9% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Ketel Marte will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Ketel Marte has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 10.1% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Ketel Marte has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90-mph dropping to 84-mph in the past week.

,Gabriel Moreno has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Gabriel Moreno today.

,In the past week, Gabriel Moreno’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.8% down to 0%.

,Gabriel Moreno’s average exit velocity has dropped off in recent games; his 89.3-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 85.8-mph in the last 14 days.

,Arizona’s #3-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Carter Jensen, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Carter Jensen has recorded a .227 batting average this year, placing in the 24th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Massey in the 19th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Tim Tawa is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

,In today’s game, Tim Tawa 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).

,Tim Tawa will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Tim Tawa has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 10.6% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ildemaro Vargas in the 8th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Ildemaro Vargas will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,Nolan Arenado has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 84.8-mph dropping to 81.4-mph in the past 14 days.

,Hitting from the same side that Jose Cabrera throws from, Salvador Perez will not have the upper hand today.

,Salvador Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.7% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Salvador Perez’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this year; his 93.7-mph EV last year has fallen to 91.6-mph.

,In the last 14 days, Salvador Perez’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 91.6 mph to 84.6 mph.

,Hitting from the same side that Jose Cabrera throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

,Bobby Witt Jr. has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Bobby Witt Jr. has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 11.5% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last week.

,In the last 7 days, Bobby Witt Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 91.5 mph to 89.4 mph.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, John Rave ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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