San Diego @ Colorado Picks & Props

Brandon Dixon is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this game. Brandon Dixon has been pulled from the game early 46% of the time when starting against a southpaw this year. The weather forecast the 3rd-most suitable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Brandon Dixon will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game. Brandon Dixon has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 6.2% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the past week.

Coors Field projects as the #1 ballpark in MLB for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Trent Grisham has made notable gains with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 16.8% seasonal rate to 23.8% in the past 14 days. Trent Grisham has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 96.5-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 92.1-mph mark. Trent Grisham's launch angle this year (22.1°) is significantly better than his 14.6° mark last season.

THE BAT X projects Nolan Jones in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Coors Field projects as the #1 ballpark in MLB for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Nolan Jones will hold the platoon advantage against Yu Darvish in today's game. Nolan Jones will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Mike Moustakas is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today. Coors Field projects as the #1 ballpark in MLB for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Mike Moustakas will have the handedness advantage over Yu Darvish in today's game. Mike Moustakas will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Ryan McMahon is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. Coors Field projects as the #1 ballpark in MLB for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Ryan McMahon will have the handedness advantage against Yu Darvish in today's matchup. Ryan McMahon will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Gary Sanchez in the 3rd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. The weather forecast the 3rd-most suitable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Gary Sanchez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today. Gary Sanchez's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 95.1-mph average last year has decreased to 90.6-mph. Gary Sanchez has put up a .204 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, ranking in the 9th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Coors Field projects as the #1 ballpark in MLB for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Rougned Odor's launch angle recently (26° over the last two weeks) is considerably higher than his 20.6° seasonal mark. Rougned Odor's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 36% to 49.3%.

THE BAT X projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Coors Field profiles as the #1 stadium in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Ezequiel Tovar will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Ezequiel Tovar has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 97.2-mph average over the past week to his seasonal figure of 90.9-mph.

The weather forecast the 3rd-most suitable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The San Diego Padres infield defense grades out as the 2nd-best on the slate today. Charlie Blackmon's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off in recent games, decreasing from 41.9% on the season to 25% in the past two weeks. Charlie Blackmon has been lucky this year, putting up a .343 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .322 — a .021 difference.

Elias Diaz is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Coors Field profiles as the #1 stadium in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Elias Diaz will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Elias Diaz's launch angle of late (19.3° in the past two weeks) is considerably higher than his 9.6° seasonal angle.

Coors Field profiles as the #1 stadium in the game for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Randal Grichuk will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Randal Grichuk has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92-mph average to last year's 89.9-mph figure. Randal Grichuk's launch angle this year (17.6°) is quite a bit better than his 8.3° mark last year.

Jurickson Profar is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today. Coors Field projects as the #1 ballpark in MLB for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Jurickson Profar will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The weather forecast the 3rd-most suitable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Austin Gomber will have the handedness advantage against Juan Soto in today's matchup. Juan Soto will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game. Juan Soto's launch angle this season (5°) is significantly worse than his 9.1° figure last season. Juan Soto's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined of late, decreasing from 10.4% on the season to 0% in the past week.

Jake Cronenworth is penciled in 6th in the batting order today. The weather forecast the 3rd-most suitable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Austin Gomber will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Cronenworth today. Jake Cronenworth will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. Jake Cronenworth has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 5.1% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the past 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Harold Castro in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Coors Field projects as the #1 ballpark in MLB for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to better offense. Harold Castro will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yu Darvish in today's matchup. Harold Castro will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Fernando Tatis Jr. has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Xander Bogaerts has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Manny Machado has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.