Colorado @ Baltimore Picks & Props

Charlie Blackmon's batting average skill is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Charlie Blackmon is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today's game. Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #7 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report predicts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Charlie Blackmon will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jack Flaherty in today's game.

Ty Blach will have the handedness advantage over Gunnar Henderson in today's game. Gunnar Henderson has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) but may find it hard to clear the game's deepest LF fences in today's game. The Colorado Rockies outfield defense projects as the strongest out of every team today. In the past week, Gunnar Henderson's 35% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 42.4%.

James McCann is penciled in 6th in the batting order today. James McCann has been pulled from the game early 23% of the time when starting against a southpaw this year. The Colorado Rockies outfield defense projects as the strongest out of every team today. By putting up a 6.52 K/BB rate this year, James McCann has displayed bad plate discipline, grading out in the 12th percentile.

Jordan Westburg is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup. Today, Jordan Westburg is at a disadvantage facing the league's deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 32.9% rate (77th percentile). The Colorado Rockies outfield defense projects as the strongest out of every team today.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #7 ballpark in the league for right-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report predicts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Brenton Doyle has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Brenton Doyle has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 96.6-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal figure of 94.3-mph. Brenton Doyle has been unlucky this year, notching a .248 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .278 — a .030 difference.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #7 ballpark in the league for right-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report predicts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Austin Wynns has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's shallowest RF fences today. Austin Wynns has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 90.7-mph average to last season's 87.8-mph figure.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #7 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). The weather report predicts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). Michael Toglia pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.3% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's shallowest RF fences in today's game. Michael Toglia has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 3.9% seasonal rate to 25% in the past 7 days. Michael Toglia has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 99.8-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal 90.2-mph EV.