Colorado @ San Diego Picks & Props

Luis Campusano has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (89% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. Luis Campusano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ty Blach today. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Luis Campusano will hold that advantage in today's game. Luis Campusano has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.8-mph to 90.9-mph in the last 7 days. Luis Campusano's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better in recent games, increasing from 46.6% on the season to 64.3% over the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Charlie Blackmon in the 81st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Charlie Blackmon is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Charlie Blackmon will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha today. Charlie Blackmon hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. Charlie Blackmon has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 89.2-mph average in the last week to his seasonal 86.2-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Jones in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Nolan Jones is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game. Nolan Jones will hold the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha in today's matchup. In the last week's worth of games, Nolan Jones's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.3-mph over the course of the season to 102.4-mph lately. Nolan Jones has been hot recently, notching a a 20% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) over the last 14 days.

Ryan McMahon will have the handedness advantage against Michael Wacha in today's matchup. Ryan McMahon's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (15.3°) is significantly better than his 11.9° angle last season.

Brenton Doyle has been unlucky this year, notching a .246 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .267 — a .021 disparity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 87th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Ezequiel Tovar is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Ezequiel Tovar has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 92.8-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal figure of 90.5-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kris Bryant in the 81st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Kris Bryant is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Kris Bryant hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Kris Bryant has made notable strides with his Barrel% lately, improving his 6.3% seasonal rate to 25% in the past two weeks' worth of games. Kris Bryant has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 91-mph average to last season's 88.7-mph EV.

Elias Diaz has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88-mph to 93.2-mph in the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Cooper as the 15th-best hitter in baseball when estimating his BABIP ability. Garrett Cooper will hold the platoon advantage over Ty Blach in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Garrett Cooper will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Trent Grisham has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.