Oakland @ Colorado Picks & Props

Ezequiel Tovar is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for mound aces. Paul Blackburn will have the handedness advantage against Ezequiel Tovar in today's matchup. Ezequiel Tovar's exit velocity on flyballs has declined in recent games; his 91-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 82.2-mph in the last week's worth of games. Posting a .305 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year, Ezequiel Tovar is positioned in the 23rd percentile for offensive skills.

This year, Seth Brown has been pinch hit for in 19% of his appearances when starting against northpaw. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for mound aces. Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Seth Brown in today's matchup. In notching a .207 batting average this year, Seth Brown has performed in the 7th percentile.

Coors Field grades out as the #1 ballpark in baseball for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. The weather forecast temperatures in this game to reach the 3rd-highest level of all games on the slate at 86°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Tyler Soderstrom will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chris Flexen today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Jones in the 96th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Nolan Jones is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today's game. Coors Field grades out as the #1 ballpark in baseball for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. The weather forecast temperatures in this game to reach the 3rd-highest level of all games on the slate at 86°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tony Kemp in the 6th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for mound aces. Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Tony Kemp in today's matchup. Tony Kemp's average exit velocity has dropped off in recent games; his 86.8-mph seasonal figure has decreased to 83.3-mph in the last week. Tony Kemp's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined recently, falling from 39.9% on the season to 23.1% in the past week's worth of games.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for mound aces. Chris Flexen will hold the platoon advantage over Zack Gelof in today's game. Zack Gelof will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup. Zack Gelof's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls in recent games (18.7° in the past 7 days) is quite a bit worse than his 25° seasonal figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jurickson Profar in the 12th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for mound aces. The switch-hitting Jurickson Profar will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Paul Blackburn Jurickson Profar's average exit velocity has fallen off recently; his 86.3-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 84.2-mph in the past two weeks' worth of games. Utilizing Statcast data, Jurickson Profar is in the 21st percentile for offensive skills per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .302.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for mound aces. Paul Blackburn will hold the platoon advantage against Randal Grichuk in today's matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Randal Grichuk's true offensive skill to be a .318, implying that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .046 disparity between that figure and his actual .364 wOBA.

Coors Field grades out as the #1 ballpark in baseball for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. The weather forecast temperatures in this game to reach the 3rd-highest level of all games on the slate at 86°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Jace Peterson will have the handedness advantage over Chris Flexen in today's matchup. Last year, Jace Peterson had an average launch angle of 12.9° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 17.2°.

Coors Field grades out as the #1 ballpark in baseball for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. The weather forecast temperatures in this game to reach the 3rd-highest level of all games on the slate at 86°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Michael Toglia will hold that advantage in today's game. In the last week's worth of games, Michael Toglia's maximum exit velocity (a strong indicator of recent form and raw power) has been 113.1-mph, which qualifies as one of the hardest-hit balls in the majors.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for mound aces. Chris Flexen will have the handedness advantage over Brent Rooker in today's matchup. Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Brent Rooker today. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.325) may lead us to conclude that Brent Rooker has had some very good luck this year with his .348 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 25th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today's game. Chris Flexen will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shea Langeliers in today's matchup. Out of all the teams today, the best infield defense belongs to the Colorado Rockies. Shea Langeliers will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for mound aces. Compared to his seasonal mark of 8.6°, Ryan McMahon has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-12.5°) in the last two weeks' worth of games. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Ryan McMahon has been lucky this year. His .344 mark has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .320.

Ramon Laureano is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for mound aces. Chris Flexen will have the handedness advantage against Ramon Laureano in today's matchup. Ramon Laureano will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's matchup. Ramon Laureano's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (10.5°) is a significant dropoff from his 15.2° mark last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Harold Castro in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Coors Field grades out as the #1 ballpark in baseball for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. The weather forecast temperatures in this game to reach the 3rd-highest level of all games on the slate at 86°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Harold Castro will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Paul Blackburn today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best ballpark in the game for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. The weather forecast temperatures in this game to reach the 3rd-highest level of all games on the slate at 86°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Elias Diaz will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best ballpark in the game for right-handed batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which often leads to more offense. The weather forecast temperatures in this game to reach the 3rd-highest level of all games on the slate at 86°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Nick Allen has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 88.2-mph average to last year's 85.9-mph figure. When it comes to his batting average, Nick Allen has suffered from bad luck this year. His .189 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .237.

Aledmys Diaz has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Austin Wynns has not yet played a game this season.

JJ Bleday has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

C.J. Cron has gone over 1.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.