Cole Ragans Starts for Royals vs. Cardinals at Home

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00:00Kansas City and St. Louis in the state of Missouri.

00:03This one in KC this weekend inside Kauffman Stadium.

00:07And we've got Cole Reagans getting the start for KC tonight just because of it.

00:11And at home, the Royals, DRS, a pretty hefty favorite.

00:15That line now minus 146 in favor of KC.

00:18How about this?

00:1918-mile-an-hour wind sort of blowing out the right field.

00:22So if you're a left-handed batter, get it up in that jet stream.

00:24You might get a home run.

00:25By the way, 77-degree temperatures as well.

00:27So we're not at that 48-degree temperatures with the wind blowing.

00:30Should be a pleasant night here as we watch this one.

00:32But Palante, as I told you, early in the season, very good pitcher.

00:36Starting the struggle as of late.

00:37Last 119 batters over the past 30 days, Ben.

00:40A 209 ISO and a weighted-on-base percentage of 383.

00:43Right-handed batters, if we just take the microscope there,

00:4660 batters he's faced over the past month from the right side.

00:49A 283 ISO and a 432 weighted-on-base percentage.

00:52He's not a big K pitcher.

00:54Also understand this.

00:55You look at that Royals lineup today going up against right-handed pitching

00:58over the past month.

01:00Everybody in that expected starting nine, Ben, super low K rates.

01:03So a pitcher that does not strike guys out, a battering group of guys from nine,

01:08or excuse me, nine batters in that group, they don't strike out either.

01:12The ball's going to be in play with windy conditions.

01:14You see that eight and a half and it makes sense.

01:15But maybe it makes the only sense from a team total perspective for Kansas City

01:19because the best pitcher on the card today, analytically, it's actually Cole Reagans.

01:24He's got a 420 ERA, which isn't great.

01:26But how about his XFIP?

01:272.25.

01:28How about his XFIP minus?

01:3054.

01:31Winning today are the Kansas City Royals, but also maybe a team total for the Kansas City

01:36Royals as well against my guy, Andre Pallante.

01:385.

01:39Winning today.

01:405.

01:40Winning today.

01:416.

01:42Winning today.

01:435.

01:44Winning today.

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