Royals vs Orioles match player stats | 2026 Friday, July 10th

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Royals @ Orioles Matchup Details

Teams : Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, July 10th
Time : 10/07/26 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Game Today

The weather report forecasts temperatures in this game to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 86,°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colton Cowser in the 79th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Hitting from the opposite that Luinder Avila throws from, Colton Cowser will have an edge today.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Colton Cowser will hold that advantage today.

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

,Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Bobby Witt Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 89th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 4th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 87th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Jac Caglianone is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 54% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Jac Caglianone will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Young in today’s matchup.

,Jac Caglianone hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 4th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Taylor Ward ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Taylor Ward is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

,Taylor Ward hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 4th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Salvador Perez is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Samuel Basallo in the 84th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Samuel Basallo is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Luinder Avila throws from, Samuel Basallo will have an edge in today’s game.

,Samuel Basallo will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gunnar Henderson in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Gunnar Henderson is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Gunnar Henderson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luinder Avila today.

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

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Dylan Beavers ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the opposite that Luinder Avila throws from, Dylan Beavers will have an edge today.

,Kansas City’s 3rd-worst outfield defense of the day creates a favorable matchup for Dylan Beavers, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Dylan Beavers will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 86th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Batting from the opposite that Luinder Avila throws from, Jackson Holliday will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Jackson Holliday will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blaze Alexander as the 7th-best batter in the league as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Blaze Alexander has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carter Jensen in the 78th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Carter Jensen is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Brandon Young throws from, Carter Jensen will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his home run ability, Colton Cowser ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Pete Alonso ranks as the 20th-best batter in MLB.

,Pete Alonso is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

,Pete Alonso has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Pete Alonso will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Adley Rutschman ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Adley Rutschman is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Adley Rutschman will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jackson Holliday ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Baltimore Orioles Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Loftin in the 19th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Nick Loftin is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

,Brandon Young will have the handedness advantage over Nick Loftin in today’s matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Nick Loftin is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.3% rate (83rd percentile).

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nick Loftin today.

,Colton Cowser is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,In today’s game, Colton Cowser is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 33.6% rate (79th percentile).

,The Kansas City Royals infield defense projects as the 2nd-best among every team today.

,Brandon Young will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bobby Witt Jr. in today’s matchup.

,Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jac Caglianone in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luinder Avila to throw 81 pitches today (least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The 3rd-best projected batting order of all teams today in terms of overall offensive skill belongs to the Baltimore Orioles.

,The Baltimore Orioles have 6 bats in the projected batting order that will have the handedness advantage against Luinder Avila in today’s game.

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

,Hitting from the same side that Luinder Avila throws from, Taylor Ward meets a tough challenge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 8th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Brandon Young will have the handedness advantage over Salvador Perez today.

,In today’s matchup, Salvador Perez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.6% rate (89th percentile).

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

,Dylan Beavers is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Jackson Holliday is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jackson Holliday has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Blaze Alexander is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

,Luinder Avila will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Blaze Alexander in today’s game.

,Blaze Alexander is an extreme groundball hitter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Kansas City (#2-best on the slate today).

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Carter Jensen in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Nick Loftin ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Luinder Avila throws from, Pete Alonso will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Adley Rutschman will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Luinder Avila today.

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