Colorado @ Cleveland props

THE BAT X projects Charlie Blackmon in the 77th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Charlie Blackmon is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Charlie Blackmon will have the handedness advantage over Cal Quantrill today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Charlie Blackmon can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

THE BAT X projects Harold Castro in the 89th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Harold Castro will hold the platoon advantage over Cal Quantrill today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Harold Castro can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Harold Castro has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Ezequiel Tovar has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

Jurickson Profar is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Jurickson Profar has a high pull rate on his flyballs (35.7% — 91st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Jurickson Profar has been unlucky with his batting average since the start of last season; his .238 BA is quite a bit lower than his .258 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Jurickson Profar has exhibited favorable plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 91st percentile with a 1.57 K/BB rate.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Ryan McMahon has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Ryan McMahon's 91.4-mph average exit velocity is one of the best in MLB since the start of last season: 90th percentile. Ryan McMahon ranks in the 96th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (49.9% rate since the start of last season).

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Mike Moustakas will hold the platoon advantage against Cal Quantrill today. The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Mike Moustakas has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Mike Moustakas has a high pull rate on his flyballs (34.7% — 86th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Yonathan Daza in the 91st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Yonathan Daza has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Yonathan Daza has compiled a .291 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, ranking in the 91st percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Progressive Field has the shallowest LF dimensions in the league. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.

THE BAT X projects Kris Bryant in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Kris Bryant is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Kris Bryant has a high pull rate on his flyballs (35.8% — 92nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest LF fences today. Kris Bryant has done a favorable job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls. His 16.4° figure is among the highest in Major League Baseball since the start of last season (77th percentile).

Elias Diaz is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. Progressive Field has the shallowest LF dimensions in the league. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Elias Diaz has been very good at hitting the ball to all fields (a crucial ability for batting average), ranking in the 99th percentile in THE BAT X's Spray Score since the start of last season.