Royals vs Yankees match player stats | 2026 Friday, April 17th

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Royals @ Yankees Matchup Details

Teams : Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, April 17th
Time : 17/04/26 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Game Today

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

,Vinnie Pasquantino will hold the platoon advantage against Cam Schlitter in today’s game.

,Vinnie Pasquantino pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.5% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Out of every team today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the New York Yankees.

,Jose Caballero will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Carter Jensen is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

,Carter Jensen will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cam Schlitter today.

,Carter Jensen pulls a lot of his flyballs (35% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Cody Bellinger is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Cody Bellinger will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha today.

,Cody Bellinger pulls many of his flyballs (35.3% — 84th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Cody Bellinger will hold that advantage in today’s game.

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

,Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 9th-best hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

,Bobby Witt Jr. has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 92nd percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the handedness advantage against Michael Wacha today.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.8% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Ben Rice projects as the 15th-best batter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ben Rice is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,Ben Rice will have the handedness advantage over Michael Wacha in today’s matchup.

,Ben Rice pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.3% — 92nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Ben Rice will hold that advantage today.

,When estimating his home run ability, Carter Jensen ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his home run skill, Trent Grisham ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Trent Grisham is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Trent Grisham will have the upper hand today.

,Trent Grisham will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Michael Massey will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cam Schlitter today.

,Michael Massey pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.1% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

,New York’s 2nd-worst outfield defense on the slate creates a favorable matchup for Michael Massey, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Trent Grisham ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 78th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Negatives with the New York Yankees Game Today

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

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Vinnie Pasquantino in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Caballero in the 21st percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Jose Caballero is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Michael Wacha throws from, Jose Caballero will be at a disadvantage today.

,Jose Caballero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.7% — 93rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Carter Jensen in today’s matchup.

,Cody Bellinger’s BABIP ability is projected in the 14th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Typically, hitters like Cody Bellinger who hit a lot of groundballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Michael Wacha.

,Hitting from the same side that Cam Schlitter throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Trent Grisham hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

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

,Cam Schlitter will have the handedness advantage over Salvador Perez in today’s game.

,Salvador Perez pulls many of his flyballs (37.3% — 92nd percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Salvador Perez today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Massey in the 6th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Michael Massey is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this game.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Michael Massey today.

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