San Diego @ Colorado Picks & Props

Coors Field projects as the #1 park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest altitude in the league. High elevation often leads to more offense. Trent Grisham has made notable gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 16.8% seasonal rate to 42.9% in the past 7 days. Trent Grisham has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 99.7-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 92.1-mph EV. Trent Grisham's launch angle this year (22.1°) is considerably better than his 14.6° angle last season.

THE BAT X projects Gary Sanchez in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. The Colorado Rockies outfield defense profiles as the best of all teams today. Gary Sanchez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's matchup. Gary Sanchez's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 95.1-mph average last year has dropped to 90.6-mph. Gary Sanchez has put up a .205 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, ranking in the 9th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Ryan Weathers will hold the platoon advantage over Ryan McMahon in today's game... and it's an even larger mismatch considering Weathers's large platoon split. Ryan McMahon has had some very good luck with with his wOBA this year; his .351 rate is inflated compared to his .324 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Ezequiel Tovar is penciled in 7th in the lineup today. Ezequiel Tovar has been pulled from the game early 10% of the time when starting against a left-handed pitcher this year. Ezequiel Tovar has made big strides with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 6.5% seasonal rate to 18.2% over the past week. Ezequiel Tovar has had some very good luck with with his wOBA this year; his .300 rate is a good deal higher than his .276 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Ezequiel Tovar has compiled a .231 Expected Batting Average this year, grading out in the 25th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Nolan Jones in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Coors Field projects as the #1 park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, via THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest altitude in the league. High elevation often leads to more offense. Nolan Jones will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. Nolan Jones has been cold of late, compiling a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to study power) over the last week.

Jake Cronenworth is projected to hit 6th in the batting order today. Kyle Freeland will have the handedness advantage over Jake Cronenworth today. The Colorado Rockies outfield defense profiles as the best of all teams today. Jake Cronenworth will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today. Jake Cronenworth has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 5.1% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past week.

THE BAT X projects Elehuris Montero in the 25th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Elehuris Montero has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 8.8% rate last year has fallen to 2.7% this year. Elehuris Montero's average exit velocity has declined this season; his 90.2-mph mark last season has dropped to 84.6-mph. Elehuris Montero's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last season to this one, falling from 16.8% to 5.4%. Elehuris Montero has experienced some positive variance in regards to with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .296 rate is a fair amount higher than his .239 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Coors Field profiles as the #1 field in MLB for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest altitude in the league. High elevation often leads to more offense. Alan Trejo will hold the platoon advantage over Ryan Weathers in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Weathers has a large platoon split. Alan Trejo will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Alan Trejo ranks in the 95th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (51.8% rate since the start of last season).

Coors Field profiles as the #1 field in MLB for RHB batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Coors Field sits at the highest altitude in the league. High elevation often leads to more offense. Austin Nola will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Freeland today. Austin Nola has been unlucky this year, compiling a .208 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .299 — a .091 disparity.

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

Charlie Blackmon has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Juan Soto has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Randal Grichuk has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Brandon Dixon has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.

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

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

Jurickson Profar has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Elias Diaz has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.