Royals vs Phillies match player stats | 2025 Friday, September 12th

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Royals @ Phillies Matchup Details

Teams : Kansas City Royals at Philadelphia Phillies
Series :
Date : Todays Game is on Friday, September 12th
Time : 12/09/25 18:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Kemp in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast calls for for the 5th-most suitable hitting conditions of all games on the slate today.

Among every team in action today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the the Kansas City Royals.

Otto Kemp will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Kyle Schwarber projects as the 4th-best home run batter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Schwarber is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Kyle Schwarber will have the handedness advantage over Michael Lorenzen in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Schwarber ranks as the 12th-best hitter in the game.

Kyle Schwarber will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 92nd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Salvador Perez is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Salvador Perez pulls many of his flyballs (36.9% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

As it relates to his home run skill, Mike Yastrzemski ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mike Yastrzemski is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Mike Yastrzemski will hold the platoon advantage against Walker Buehler today.

Harrison Bader is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 95% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

Harrison Bader pulls many of his flyballs (38% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

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

Batting from the opposite that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Max Kepler will have an edge today.

Max Kepler will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Bryce Harper projects as the 13th-best hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bryce Harper is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Bryce Harper will have an advantage today.

Bryce Harper has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

J.T. Realmuto’s BABIP talent is projected in the 93rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

J.T. Realmuto is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and J.T. Realmuto will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When estimating his BABIP skill, Brandon Marsh is projected as the 3rd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brandon Marsh is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 84% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Brandon Marsh will have an advantage today.

Brandon Marsh has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryson Stott in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Hitting from the opposite that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Bryson Stott will have an edge today.

Bryson Stott has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage over Walker Buehler in today’s matchup.

Negatives with the Philadelphia Phillies Game Today

Otto Kemp is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Michael Lorenzen will hold the platoon advantage against Otto Kemp in today’s game.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Michael Lorenzen is projected to throw 84 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 3rd-least of all pitchers today.

Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Michael Lorenzen in today’s game.

Walker Buehler will have the handedness advantage over Salvador Perez in today’s game.

Salvador Perez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Mike Yastrzemski will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Harrison Bader will have a tough matchup today.

Max Kepler’s BABIP skill is projected in the 13th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Max Kepler is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Michael Lorenzen throws from, J.T. Realmuto encounters a tough challenge today.

Bryson Stott is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this game.

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

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