Minnesota @ Colorado Picks & Props

Max Kepler will have the handedness advantage over Chase Anderson in today's matchup. Among all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Max Kepler will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in baseball for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. Bats such as Brenton Doyle with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Bailey Ober who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Ryan McMahon is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best park in the game for left-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters.

Kyle Farmer has been pulled from the game early 26% of the time when starting against a lefty hurler this year. Among all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Kyle Farmer will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game. Kyle Farmer has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 6.9% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the past two weeks. Kyle Farmer has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.6-mph dropping to 80.5-mph in the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in baseball for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. Elehuris Montero will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his BABIP ability, Edouard Julien is projected as the 9th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best park in the game for left-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in baseball for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Willi Castro will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Chase Anderson

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Wallner in the 77th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best park in the game for left-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters.

Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 23-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters. Last year, Christian Vazquez had an average launch angle of 10.4° on his hardest-hit balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 15.1°. In the last two weeks, Christian Vazquez has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 22.5° compared to his seasonal mark of 15.1°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 84th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best park in baseball for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The weather forecast projects the 2nd-best hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for batters.