Colorado @ Washington Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Jones in the 97th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Nolan Jones is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate at 83°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. The Washington Nationals outfield defense projects as the 13th-worst out of every team playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Harold Castro in the 93rd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate at 83°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. The Washington Nationals outfield defense projects as the 13th-worst out of every team playing today.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kris Bryant today.

Jeimer Candelario is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate at 83°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. Jeimer Candelario pulls many of his flyballs (34.2% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Jeimer Candelario will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Randal Grichuk in today's game.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ezequiel Tovar in today's game.

The Colorado Rockies outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-strongest out of all the teams today.

Joey Meneses will hold the platoon advantage over Austin Gomber in today's matchup. The Colorado Rockies outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-strongest out of all the teams today.

Lane Thomas will hold the platoon advantage over Austin Gomber in today's game. The Colorado Rockies outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-strongest out of all the teams today.

Luis Garcia is projected to hit 8th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season. The Colorado Rockies outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-strongest out of all the teams today.

Keibert Ruiz is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate at 83°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. Keibert Ruiz pulls many of his flyballs (34.4% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Keibert Ruiz will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Ryan McMahon is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. In the league, Nationals Park's right field fences are the 5th-shallowest. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate today. The Washington Nationals outfield defense projects as the 3rd-worst out of every team playing today. Ryan McMahon has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 106.8-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal average of 95.8-mph.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate at 83°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Michael Toglia will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Patrick Corbin... and even better, Corbin has a large platoon split. The Washington Nationals outfield defense projects as the 13th-worst out of every team playing today.

Elias Diaz is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate at 83°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. Elias Diaz will hold the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today's game... and even better, Corbin has a large platoon split. The Washington Nationals outfield defense projects as the 13th-worst out of every team playing today.

Jurickson Profar is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate at 83°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Jurickson Profar will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Patrick Corbin... and even better, Corbin has a large platoon split. The Washington Nationals outfield defense projects as the 13th-worst out of every team playing today.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate at 83°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Alex Call will hold that advantage in today's game.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate at 83°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. Austin Gomber will hold the platoon advantage over Dominic Smith in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Dominic Smith will hold that advantage today.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate at 83°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. Alan Trejo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today's matchup... and the cherry on top, Corbin has a large platoon split. The Washington Nationals outfield defense projects as the 13th-worst out of every team playing today.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report expects the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate at 83°. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. Austin Gomber will have the handedness advantage over Corey Dickerson in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Corey Dickerson will hold that advantage in today's game.

C.J. Cron has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.