White Sox vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Monday, May 5th

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White Sox vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Monday, May 5th

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Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals

Todays Game is on Monday, May 5th
05/05/25 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for White Sox vs Royals Matchup Today

The #1 stadium in Major League Baseball for boosting walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which often leads to more offense.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 5th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

The Chicago White Sox infield defense grades out as the 16th-weakest out of every team in action today.

Shane Smith will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Considering the 0.94 deviation between Shane Smith’s 7.24 K/9 and his 8.18 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in Major League Baseball this year as it relates to strikeouts and ought to see positive regression going forward.

Cole Ragans projects as the 4th-best SP in Major League Baseball currently when assessing his strikeout talent, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Cole Ragans has been granted a longer leash than the typical pitcher since the start of last season, recording 7.4 more adjusted pitches-per-game than league average.

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher metrics in all categories, and Cole Ragans will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Cole Ragans’s 94.9-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 83rd percentile out of all SPs.

Cole Ragans’s 2551-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 99th percentile out of all SPs.

Negative Match Player Stats with White Sox vs Royals

The deepest right field dimensions among all parks are found in Kauffman Stadium.

In his previous outing, Shane Smith turned in a great performance and allowed 2 ER.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Shane Smith is projected to throw 81 pitches in this outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 5th-least of all pitchers on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 4th-worst stadium in MLB for strikeouts.

Cole Ragans has used his four-seam fastball 7.3% more often this season (49.1%) than he did last season (41.8%).

Considering the 2.17 gap between Cole Ragans’s 13.50 K/9 and his 11.33 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 the game this year when it comes to strikeouts and figures to see worse results going forward.

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