San Diego @ Colorado props

Peter Lambert will have the handedness advantage against Manny Machado in today's matchup. Manny Machado will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game. Compared to his seasonal figure of 15.5°, Manny Machado has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-5°) over the last two weeks. From last season to this one, Manny Machado's ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes BABIP (-4° to 26°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 46.2% to 37.4%. Ranking in the 22nd percentile, Manny Machado has posted a .270 BABIP this year.

Jake Cronenworth is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game. Jake Cronenworth will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Michael Toglia will hold that advantage today.

The Colorado Rockies outfield defense projects as the best among all the teams on the slate today. Juan Soto will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Elehuris Montero will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jurickson Profar in the 11th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. The switch-hitting Jurickson Profar will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Ryan Weathers. Among all the teams in action today, the 2nd-best infield defense belongs to the San Diego Padres. In the past week's worth of games, Jurickson Profar's 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.4%. With a .306 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year, Jurickson Profar has performed in the 23rd percentile for offensive skills.

Ezequiel Tovar will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryan Weathers in today's game. Among all the teams in action today, the 2nd-best infield defense belongs to the San Diego Padres.

Peter Lambert will hold the platoon advantage against Xander Bogaerts today. Xander Bogaerts will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup. There has been a significant decline in Xander Bogaerts's launch angle from last season's 10.1° to 6.4° this season. Xander Bogaerts's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls recently (5° in the past week) is quite a bit worse than his 9.5° seasonal figure. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.245) may lead us to conclude that Xander Bogaerts has had some very good luck this year with his .265 actual batting average.

Trent Grisham will have the handedness advantage against Peter Lambert in today's matchup. The Colorado Rockies have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Trent Grisham stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

Luis Campusano is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today's game. Peter Lambert will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Campusano today. The Colorado Rockies outfield defense projects as the best among all the teams on the slate today. Luis Campusano will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game.

Ryan McMahon is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 13-mph in this match-up, the most-favorable of the day for bats. Ryan Weathers will hold the platoon advantage against Ryan McMahon in today's matchup. Ryan McMahon will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elias Diaz in the 10th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Elias Diaz will have the handedness advantage over Ryan Weathers in today's game. Among all the teams in action today, the 2nd-best infield defense belongs to the San Diego Padres. In the last week, Elias Diaz's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.8% down to 0%. Over the last 7 days, Elias Diaz's 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.8%.

Gary Sanchez has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Harold Castro has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Nolan Jones has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

Brendan Rodgers has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

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