Royals @ Guardians Matchup Details

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Game Today

Salvador Perez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Progressive Field projects as the #2 field in baseball for righty BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.

,Salvador Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.2% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Salvador Perez has made substantial strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 9.8% seasonal rate to 14.8% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,Tanner Bibee has averaged 93.2 adjusted pitches per GS this year, checking in at the 84th percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Patrick Bailey (the Guardians’s expected catcher today) is considered to be an elite pitch framer.

,Due to his reverse platoon split, Tanner Bibee will be at an advantage being matched up with 7 batters in the projected batting order of opposing handedness in this outing.

,It may be sensible to expect positive regression for the Cleveland Guardians offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 7th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year.

,Michael Wacha will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Michael Wacha’s 92.5-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 20th percentile among all starting pitchers.

,Progressive Field ranks as the #2 field in the majors for lefty BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Patrick Bailey will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Michael Wacha in this game.

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

,Patrick Bailey has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 93.5-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 90.4-mph average.

,Patrick Bailey’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better in recent games, going from 16.8% on the season to 50% in the past week.

,Steven Kwan is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Steven Kwan will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha in today’s matchup.

,Steven Kwan has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Angel Genao in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Angel Genao will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Travis Bazzana is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Travis Bazzana will have the handedness advantage against Michael Wacha in today’s matchup.

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

,Brayan Rocchio pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Brayan Rocchio will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage over Tanner Bibee in today’s matchup.

,Vinnie Pasquantino pulls many of his flyballs (36.9% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carter Jensen in the 86th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Carter Jensen is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Carter Jensen will hold the platoon advantage over Tanner Bibee in today’s matchup.

,Carter Jensen has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 95.9-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 90.7-mph figure.

,Batting from the opposite that Tanner Bibee throws from, Kyle Isbel will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Kyle Isbel has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 3.8% seasonal rate to 20% over the past 7 days.

,Kyle Isbel has seen a big increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 95.2-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal 88.6-mph figure.

,Angel Martinez pulls many of his flyballs (39.8% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Angel Martinez will hold that advantage today.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 13.9°, Angel Martinez has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 29° figure over the past week.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 86th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Jac Caglianone is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Jac Caglianone will hold the platoon advantage over Tanner Bibee in today’s game.

,Jac Caglianone pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 2nd-best hitter in the game as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Bobby Witt Jr. has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher metrics across the board, and Tanner Bibee will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jose Ramirez ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

,Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (43% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tanner Bibee throws from, Josh Rojas will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Josh Rojas has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,There has been a significant improvement in Josh Rojas’s launch angle from last season’s 13.4° to 17.6° this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Josh Rojas’s true offensive skill to be a .281, suggesting that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .036 gap between that figure and his actual .245 wOBA.

,Nathaniel Lowe is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

,Nathaniel Lowe will have the handedness advantage against Michael Wacha today.

,Nathaniel Lowe has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Jo Adell ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jo Adell is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

,Jo Adell will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Jo Adell has made big improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 9.8% seasonal rate to 20.8% over the past two weeks.

,Michael Wacha has averaged 95.2 adjusted pitches per start this year, grading out in the 92nd percentile.

,Patrick Bailey has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 7.2% seasonal rate to 12.5% in the last 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,John Rave will hold the platoon advantage over Tanner Bibee today.

,John Rave pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,John Rave has made big improvements with his Barrel%, improving his 6.5% rate last season to 14.9% this season.

,When assessing his home run skill, Salvador Perez ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,In his previous outing, Michael Wacha was on point and compiled 7 strikeouts.

,Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are typically a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Michael Wacha must realize this, because he has used his secondary offerings a lot this year: 58.7% of the time, grading out in the 77th percentile.

,Over the last week, John Rave’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 14.9% up to 20%.

,Carter Jensen’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved in recent games, rising from 16.5% on the season to 28.6% in the past week’s worth of games.

,Kyle Isbel’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 10% to 13.2%.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jo Adell ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Steven Kwan will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Nathaniel Lowe will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 84th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Travis Bazzana has displayed favorable plate discipline this year, ranking in the 76th percentile with a 1.81 K/BB rate.

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

,Bobby Witt Jr. has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 98.6-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 92.3-mph EV.

Negatives with the Cleveland Guardians Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 10th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Progressive Field has the 4th-tallest average fence height in MLB.

,This contest is expected to have the 4th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

,Tanner Bibee will hold the platoon advantage against Salvador Perez in today’s game.

,Salvador Perez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Progressive Field grades out as the #3 park in the game for base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,In the league, Progressive Field’s LF fences are the shallowest.

,Tanner Bibee’s slider percentage has dropped by 10.6% from last year to this one (15.4% to 4.8%) .

,Tanner Bibee’s 2158-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 21st percentile out of all starting pitchers.

,Tanner Bibee has been lucky in regards to his ERA this year; his 3.97 figure is considerably lower than his 4.73 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Michael Wacha’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 81st percentile among all starters in the game right now.

,Because of his large reverse platoon split, Michael Wacha will be at an advantage facing 8 batters in the projected batting order of opposing handedness in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Patrick Bailey in the 17th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Patrick Bailey is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

,10% of the time that Patrick Bailey has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been pinch hit for.

,In MLB, Progressive Field’s CF dimensions are the 7th-deepest.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 1st percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Steven Kwan’s average exit velocity has decreased this season; his 86.3-mph EV last season has lowered to 83.6-mph.

,Angel Genao is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

,The switch-hitting Angel Genao will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side (0) today against Michael Wacha,Travis Bazzana hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 95th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Travis Bazzana has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88-mph dropping to 85.7-mph in the last 14 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 13th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Brayan Rocchio is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 7th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Vinnie Pasquantino will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Vinnie Pasquantino has notched a .269 BABIP this year, ranking in the 22nd percentile.

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

,In notching a .301 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Carter Jensen is ranked in the 24th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 9th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Kyle Isbel is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Kyle Isbel has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 17% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

,Angel Martinez is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

,As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Angel Martinez will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Michael Wacha today.

,The #4 stadium in baseball for suppressing home runs to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jac Caglianone today.

,Jac Caglianone has been lucky this year, posting a .350 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .318 — a .032 disparity.

,Tanner Bibee will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bobby Witt Jr. in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Bobby Witt Jr. in today’s game.

,Bobby Witt Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 94.5-mph mark last year has lowered to 91.7-mph.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Steven Kwan’s 5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 17%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Steven Kwan’s true offensive talent to be a .304, suggesting that he has been lucky this year given the .019 difference between that mark and his actual .323 wOBA.

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Jose Ramirez will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side against Michael Wacha today.

,Jose Ramirez’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off recently; his 89.3-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 83.5-mph over the last 7 days.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Josh Rojas ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Josh Rojas is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

,When starting against a righty on the mound this year, Josh Rojas has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 16% of the time.

,When starting against a righty hurler this year, Nathaniel Lowe has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 18% of the time.

,Nathaniel Lowe’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 91.8-mph EV last season has fallen to 89.4-mph.

,Over the past 14 days, Nathaniel Lowe’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal average of 89.4 mph to 84.9 mph.

,The #4 venue in MLB for suppressing home runs to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

,Michael Wacha will hold the platoon advantage against Jo Adell today.

,Jo Adell’s launch angle recently (7.8° in the past two weeks) is a considerable dropoff from his 16.1° seasonal angle.

,By putting up a 4.17 K/BB rate this year, Jac Caglianone has shown weak plate discipline, checking in at the 7th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Patrick Bailey in the 18th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Over the last 14 days, Angel Martinez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.7% down to 0%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Angel Genao in the 14th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,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 penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,When starting against a northpaw this year, John Rave has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 22% of the time.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Rojas in the 17th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Jose Ramirez’s launch angle recently (-1° in the past week’s worth of games) is quite a bit lower than his 19.4° seasonal angle.

,The Cleveland Guardians (19.1 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 3rd-least strikeout-prone group of batters on the slate.

,Among all starting pitchers, Michael Wacha’s fastball spin rate of 2151 rpm grades out in the 10th percentile this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects John Rave in the 25th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Isaac Collins is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Isaac Collins in today’s game.

,Travis Bazzana’s launch angle lately (3.8° in the last week’s worth of games) is significantly worse than his 15.1° seasonal angle.

,Isaac Collins has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 5.9% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 23rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Brayan Rocchio’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 89-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 80.4-mph in the last week.

,By putting up a 5.7 K/BB rate this year, Jo Adell has demonstrated bad plate discipline, grading out in the 2nd percentile.

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

,Grading out in the 10th percentile, Carter Jensen has put up a .214 batting average this year.

,John Rave will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Salvador Perez’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 92-mph seasonal EV has decreased to 77.2-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

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