Colorado @ San Diego Picks & Props

Matthew Batten will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Matthew Batten has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 85.6-mph to 87.6-mph over the last 7 days.

Petco Park has the shallowest CF dimensions in the league. Hunter Goodman will have the handedness advantage over Blake Snell in today's game. In the past week's worth of games, Hunter Goodman's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.6% up to 30%.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Trent Grisham ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Petco Park has the shallowest CF dimensions in the league. Trent Grisham will have the handedness advantage over Ryan Feltner in today's game. 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. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Trent Grisham will hold that advantage in today's game.

Elehuris Montero will have the handedness advantage over Blake Snell today. Elehuris Montero hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 93rd percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Elehuris Montero has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 6.7% seasonal rate to 18.8% in the past week. Over the last 14 days, Elehuris Montero's 56.3% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 46.3%. Posting a .357 BABIP this year, Elehuris Montero finds himself in the 89th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Brenton Doyle will have the handedness advantage against Blake Snell in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brenton Doyle's true offensive talent to be a .271, providing some evidence that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .020 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .251 wOBA.

Brendan Rodgers's batting average skill is projected to be in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Brendan Rodgers is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today's game. Brendan Rodgers will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Blake Snell in today's game.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Jurickson Profar will hold that advantage today. Jurickson Profar has made notable gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 4.2% seasonal rate to 10% over the past 14 days.

Petco Park has the shallowest CF dimensions in the league. Alan Trejo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Blake Snell today. Alan Trejo is in the 94th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (50.7% rate this year). The standard deviation of Alan Trejo's launch angle this year (26°) is in the 80th percentile. A low deviation like this tends to lead to a higher batting average on balls in play.