Houston @ Colorado picks

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Brandon Walter is projected to throw 81 pitches today by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 5th-least on the slate.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the worst venue in baseball for strikeouts.. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. This matchup is forecasted to have the 15th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. With 8 batters who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team's projected offense, Brandon Walter has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best venue in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 91°.. As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Michael Toglia will get to bat from his better side against Brandon Walter in this game.. Michael Toglia will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

When it comes to his home run talent, Brenton Doyle ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best venue in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. This matchup is forecasted to have the 15th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Brenton Doyle will have the handedness advantage over Brandon Walter today.

As it relates to his home run ability, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Ryan McMahon is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best venue in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 91°.

When assessing his home run talent, Jordan Beck ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Jordan Beck is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best venue in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. This matchup is forecasted to have the 15th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

As it relates to his home run talent, Hunter Goodman ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Hunter Goodman is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best venue in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 91°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 83rd percentile when estimating his batting average skill.. Jake Meyers has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (79% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best venue in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.. Yainer Diaz is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best venue in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°.

Ryan Ritter's BABIP ability is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best venue in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 91°.. Batting from the opposite that Brandon Walter throws from, Ryan Ritter will have the upper hand today.

Kyle Farmer has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (56% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best venue in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.. This matchup is forecasted to have the 15th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. Kyle Farmer will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Walter in today's game.