Minnesota @ Colorado Picks & Props

Over the last 7 days, Charlie Blackmon's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.2% down to 0%. Despite posting a .359 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Charlie Blackmon has been very fortunate given the .032 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .327.

Among all the teams in action today, the best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Colorado's #1-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Jorge Polanco, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs. Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jorge Polanco in today's game.

Elehuris Montero has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (76% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best stadium in the majors for righty batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all parks, which generally leads to better offense. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 4th-weakest among every team on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best stadium in the majors for righty batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all parks, which generally leads to better offense. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Extreme flyball bats like Brenton Doyle are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Joe Ryan. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 4th-weakest among every team on the slate today.

This year, Kyle Farmer has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 27% of his appearances when starting against southpaw. Among all the teams in action today, the best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Kyle Farmer will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today. Kyle Farmer has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 7.1% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the last two weeks' worth of games. Kyle Farmer has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87-mph dropping to 81.5-mph over the last 14 days.

Willi Castro is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today. Among all the teams in action today, the best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Willi Castro today. Willi Castro has been lucky this year, putting up a .330 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .311 — a .019 gap.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Vazquez in the 14th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Christian Vazquez is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today's game. 12% of the time that Christian Vazquez has started against a left-handed pitcher this year, he has been pulled from the game early. Among all the teams in action today, the best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Christian Vazquez in today's game.

Joe Ryan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brendan Rodgers in today's matchup.

Ryan McMahon is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Coors Field projects as the #1 stadium in the game for LHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all parks, which generally leads to better offense. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Ryan McMahon will hold the platoon advantage over Joe Ryan today.

Jordan Luplow is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best stadium in the majors for righty batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all parks, which generally leads to better offense. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. Jordan Luplow will hold the platoon advantage over Ty Blach in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kris Bryant in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Kris Bryant is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best stadium in the majors for righty batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all parks, which generally leads to better offense. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best stadium in the majors for righty batting average. Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all parks, which generally leads to better offense. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game. The Minnesota Twins infield defense grades out as the 4th-weakest among every team on the slate today. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Elias Diaz will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Edouard Julien has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.