Royals vs Astros match player stats Thursday, August 29th 2024. Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros

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Royals vs Astros match player stats Thursday, August 29th 2024. Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros

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Todays Matchup Details

Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros

Todays Game is on Thursday, August 29th
29/08/24 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Royals vs Astros Matchup Today

When estimating his batting average talent, Yainer Diaz is projected as the 17th-best hitter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Yainer Diaz is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

The #5 park in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Yainer Diaz will hold that advantage today.

Over the last two weeks, Yainer Diaz’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.2-mph over the course of the season to 97.8-mph recently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul DeJong in the 87th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Paul DeJong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball batters like Paul DeJong usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Hunter Brown.

Paul DeJong has made significant gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 10.2% seasonal rate to 20% over the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Jose Altuve is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.6% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Jose Altuve will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zachary Dezenzo in the 85th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

In Major League Baseball, Minute Maid Park’s left field dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest.

Zachary Dezenzo will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Ranking in the 78th percentile for Sprint Speed at 28.37 ft/sec this year, Zachary Dezenzo is remarkably quick.

Freddy Fermin pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 82nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Checking in at the 90th percentile, Freddy Fermin has put up a .335 BABIP this year.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, MJ Melendez ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

MJ Melendez is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, MJ Melendez will have an advantage in today’s game.

Extreme groundball hitters like MJ Melendez are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Hunter Brown.

MJ Melendez has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 93.9-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 91.1-mph mark.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Yainer Diaz (the Astros’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) profiles as a weak pitch framer.

Minute Maid Park grades out as the #8 stadium in Major League Baseball for walks, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Because flyball hitters hold a notable edge over groundball pitchers, Hunter Brown and his 49% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a hard spot in this outing going up against 0 opposing GB hitters.

Hunter Brown’s slider utilization has dropped by 21% from last season to this one (25.1% to 4.1%) .

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Salvador Perez is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Salvador Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.5% — 93rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball bats like Salvador Perez are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Hunter Brown.

Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 8th-best batter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

Extreme flyball batters like Bobby Witt Jr. tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Hunter Brown.

Bobby Witt Jr. has made notable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 14.9% seasonal rate to 22% in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Minute Maid Park as the 5th-best stadium in the league for LHB home runs.

Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-least fair ground among all major league parks — generally good for long-balls.

Batting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, Adam Frazier will have an advantage today.

Adam Frazier has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 89.2-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal figure of 85.9-mph.

Adam Frazier’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased recently, increasing from 19.7% on the season to 33.3% in the past 7 days.

Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best hitter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

Considering Brady Singer’s large platoon split, Yordan Alvarez will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Yordan Alvarez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Considering Brady Singer’s large platoon split, Ben Gamel will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

Ben Gamel will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Ben Gamel’s launch angle in recent games (21° over the last two weeks) is considerably higher than his 15.3° seasonal angle.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Paul DeJong’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.9-mph over the course of the season to 102.6-mph recently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage over Hunter Brown in today’s matchup.

Vinnie Pasquantino has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 92.5-mph average to last season’s 90-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 87th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

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 skill.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Brady Singer’s overall pitching skill is in the 83rd percentile among all SPs in MLB right now.

Brady Singer has averaged 94.6 adjusted pitches per start this year, checking in at the 89th percentile.

Due to his large platoon split, Brady Singer will be in a good position going up against 7 bats in the projected lineup who share his hand in this outing.

Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage over Hunter Brown in today’s matchup.

Throwing 94.5 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Hunter Brown ranks in the 88th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Michael Massey is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Michael Massey will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown in today’s game.

Extreme flyball hitters like Michael Massey usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Hunter Brown.

Michael Massey has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 91.8-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal 89-mph EV.

Ben Gamel’s BABIP talent is projected in the 75th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Mauricio Dubon will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Mauricio Dubon has seen a big increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 89.2-mph average in the last two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal 86.6-mph mark.

Yordan Alvarez has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 93.1-mph to 95.9-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Hunter Brown in the 89th percentile among all starters in MLB.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 10th-best venue in MLB for strikeouts.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Jeremy Pena is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Jeremy Pena will hold that advantage today.

Jeremy Pena has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 5.7% seasonal rate to 18.8% over the past two weeks.

Over the last week, Yainer Diaz’s 23.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 12%.

Jake Meyers’s BABIP talent is projected in the 78th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Meyers will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Over the last two weeks, Jake Meyers’s 32.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 19.9%.

Jake Meyers’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 40% to 47.5%.

Vinnie Pasquantino has displayed strong plate discipline this year, grading out in the 80th percentile with a 1.91 K/BB rate.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Jake Meyers has had some very poor luck this year. His .296 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .342.

Over the past two weeks, Michael Massey’s 61.5% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 46.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 82nd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Bobby Witt Jr. has seen a big increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 93.1-mph average to last season’s 90.7-mph figure.

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

Alex Bregman is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Alex Bregman will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Alex Bregman has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 6.4% seasonal rate to 15.4% over the past two weeks.

Last season, Paul DeJong had an average launch angle of 15.5° on his hardest-contacted balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 21.1°.

Vinnie Pasquantino has had some very poor luck with his home runs this year; his 19.8 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is deflated compared to his 25.1 Expected HR/600, 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 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Salvador Perez has made big gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 13.3% seasonal rate to 33.3% over the past 7 days.

Alex Bregman has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.3-mph to 91.3-mph over the last 14 days.

In terms of his batting average, Adam Frazier has had bad variance on his side this year. His .208 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .250.

When estimating his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Brady Singer in the 78th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

In the past week’s worth of games, Jose Altuve’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.1% up to 23.1%.

Negative Match Player Stats with Royals vs Astros

The league’s 3rd-tallest fences can be found at Minute Maid Park.

Built just 20 feet above sea level, Minute Maid Park has one of the lowest elevations among all stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.

The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making conditions in this game -6° colder than the average outdoor game of the day — favorable for pitching.

Given Brady Singer’s large platoon split, Yainer Diaz will be at a massive disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in this game.

Yainer Diaz has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Paul DeJong is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Hunter Brown will have the handedness advantage against Paul DeJong today.

Brady Singer will hold the platoon advantage against Jose Altuve in today’s matchup… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Singer’s large platoon split.

Jose Altuve has been lucky this year, notching a .344 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .329 — a .015 deviation.

Zachary Dezenzo is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this game.

Because of Brady Singer’s large platoon split, Zachary Dezenzo will be at a big disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in today’s game.

Out of every team today, the 3rd-best infield defense is that of the Kansas City Royals.

Freddy Fermin is projected to hit 8th in the batting order today.

Hunter Brown will have the handedness advantage against Freddy Fermin in today’s matchup.

15% of the time that MJ Melendez has started against a northpaw this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

The #3 field in the game for suppressing base hits to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

MJ Melendez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.3% — 88th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Hunter Brown’s overall pitching talent ranks in the 90th percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball currently.

It may be best to expect negative regression for the Kansas City Royals offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 7th-luckiest offense in MLB this year.

Hunter Brown is an extreme groundball pitcher (49% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Minute Maid Park — the #10 HR venue in MLB — today.

Batting from the same side that Hunter Brown throws from, Salvador Perez will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Salvador Perez in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Hunter Brown throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Bobby Witt Jr. has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.9%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his home run ability, Adam Frazier ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Adam Frazier is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.

This year, Adam Frazier has been pinch hit for in 30% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

Yordan Alvarez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 87th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

Yordan Alvarez has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 14% seasonal rate has fallen to 7.7% over the last two weeks.

Ben Gamel is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Ben Gamel has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 25% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

Over the past 14 days, Ben Gamel’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 88.2 mph to 85.3 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul DeJong in the 8th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Today, Vinnie Pasquantino is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.3% rate (92nd percentile).

Vinnie Pasquantino will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

The Houston Astros projected batting order profiles as the 5th-best of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall offensive skill.

It may be smart to expect better results for the Houston Astros offense the rest of the season, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 10th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Freddy Fermin (the Royals’s expected catcher today) grades out as a weak pitch framer.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 19th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Kyle Isbel is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

Kyle Isbel has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 15% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Michael Massey has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 11% of the time.

Today, Michael Massey is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 38.5% rate (97th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 15th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Mauricio Dubon is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

Given the 0.03 deviation between Hunter Brown’s 9.68 K/9 and his 9.65 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in Major League Baseball this year in terms of strikeouts and figures to see negative regression the rest of the season.

The #3 ballpark in MLB for suppressing base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

Brady Singer will have the handedness advantage against Jeremy Pena today… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Singer’s large platoon split.

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

Jake Meyers is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

Brady Singer will have the handedness advantage against Jake Meyers in today’s game… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Singer’s large platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 11th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Kyle Isbel will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 7.1°, Jeremy Pena has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-0.3°) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

In the past week, Jake Meyers’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.2% down to 0%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 21st percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Considering Brady Singer’s large platoon split, Mauricio Dubon will be at a massive disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in today’s matchup.

Brady Singer will have the handedness advantage over Alex Bregman in today’s game… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Singer’s large platoon split.

Alex Bregman hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

Adam Frazier’s BABIP talent is projected in the 21st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The Houston Astros (20.3 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 3rd-least strikeout-prone batting order on the slate today.

Playing on the road typically weakens pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brady Singer today.

Brady Singer’s 91.6-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 22nd percentile out of all starting pitchers.

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