Atlanta @ Colorado props

This contest is forecasted to have the 7th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Tanner Gordon will have the handedness advantage against Marcell Ozuna in today's matchup. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Marcell Ozuna in today's matchup. Marcell Ozuna's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off of late, decreasing from 47.9% on the season to 7.1% in the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Orlando Arcia in the 15th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. This contest is forecasted to have the 7th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Tanner Gordon will hold the platoon advantage over Orlando Arcia in today's game. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Orlando Arcia is an extreme groundball hitter and matches up with the strong infield defense of Colorado (#3-best of all teams on the slate).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Cave in the 78th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Grant Holmes throws from, Jake Cave will have an advantage in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Jake Cave will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The switch-hitting Michael Toglia will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Grant Holmes. Michael Toglia will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. This season, Michael Toglia has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 95.3 mph compared to last year's 91 mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Rodgers in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Brendan Rodgers is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the majors for right-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Brendan Rodgers will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

This contest is forecasted to have the 7th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Batting from the same side that Tanner Gordon throws from, Austin Riley will have a tough matchup today. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Austin Riley will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 77th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Ryan McMahon is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Ryan McMahon will hold the platoon advantage over Grant Holmes in today's game.

This contest is forecasted to have the 7th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Tanner Gordon will hold the platoon advantage against Jorge Soler in today's game. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Jorge Soler will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today. Jorge Soler's launch angle lately (-2° over the past 7 days) is a significant dropoff from his 18.2° seasonal angle.

Charlie Blackmon is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Grant Holmes throws from, Charlie Blackmon will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Charlie Blackmon will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Whit Merrifield in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the majors for right-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Whit Merrifield's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better lately, going from 41.7% on the season to 57.1% in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the majors for right-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Ramon Laureano has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94.8-mph average to last season's 91.6-mph EV. Ramon Laureano's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (18.2°) is considerably higher than his 13.3° figure last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the majors for right-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Kris Bryant will hold that advantage today. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Kris Bryant's 36.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 18.8%.

This contest is forecasted to have the 7th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Hitting from the same side that Grant Holmes throws from, Ezequiel Tovar will have a disadvantage in today's matchup. Ezequiel Tovar's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off lately, going from 42.8% on the season to 14.3% over the past week. Based on Statcast data, Ezequiel Tovar ranks in the 13th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .278. By putting up a .230 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Ezequiel Tovar is positioned in the 25th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 85th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Brenton Doyle is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the majors for right-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Brenton Doyle will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the majors for right-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Elias Diaz will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the majors for right-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.3-mph in this match-up, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Adam Duvall has made notable improvements with his Barrel% recently, upping his 11.2% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the past 14 days. Adam Duvall's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased recently, rising from 14.8% on the season to 25% in the last two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarred Kelenic in the 78th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Tanner Gordon throws from, Jarred Kelenic will have an edge today. The Colorado Rockies don't have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Jarred Kelenic is assured to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Sean Murphy ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the majors for right-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Sean Murphy has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.9-mph to 90.9-mph in the last two weeks. In the last 14 days, Sean Murphy has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 33.2° compared to his seasonal mark of 14.2°.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Matt Olson ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Matt Olson is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to better offense. Hitting from the opposite that Tanner Gordon throws from, Matt Olson will have an edge in today's matchup.