Cincinnati @ Colorado Picks & Props

Jordan Beck has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (83% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today. Coors Field profiles as the #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). 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 projected to have the 14th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

Elly De La Cruz will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. Elly De La Cruz's average exit velocity has decreased in recent games; his 91.3-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 82.1-mph in the past week's worth of games. As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Elly De La Cruz has had positive variance on his side this year. His .321 figure has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .290.

Antonio Senzatela will hold the platoon advantage over Austin Hays in today's matchup. Austin Hays will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.236) may lead us to conclude that Austin Hays has had some very good luck since the start of last season with his .269 actual batting average. Austin Hays has displayed bad plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 15th percentile with a 5.55 K/BB rate.

Gavin Lux will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game. Gavin Lux has had some very good luck with with his wOBA this year; his .373 mark is significantly inflated relative to his .323 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Coors Field profiles as the #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). 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 projected to have the 14th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Kyle Farmer will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Ryan McMahon is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. The #1 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field. 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 projected to have the 14th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

TJ Friedl's BABIP talent is projected in the 7th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). TJ Friedl will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game. In the past 14 days, TJ Friedl's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal mark of 87.8 mph to 85.8 mph. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.291) may lead us to conclude that TJ Friedl has had some very good luck this year with his .330 actual wOBA. Sporting a .254 BABIP since the start of last season, TJ Friedl grades out in the 10th percentile.

Michael Toglia is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup. The #1 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field. 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 projected to have the 14th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

The #1 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field. 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 projected to have the 14th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Extreme flyball hitters like Adael Amador are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Hunter Greene.

Spencer Steer is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today. Hitting from the same side that Antonio Senzatela throws from, Spencer Steer will have a tough challenge in today's game. Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Spencer Steer today. In the last week's worth of games, Spencer Steer's 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 13.6%. Spencer Steer's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined from last year to this one, decreasing from 40% to 34.1%.

Noelvi Marte is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today's game. Antonio Senzatela will have the handedness advantage against Noelvi Marte in today's matchup. Noelvi Marte will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup. Noelvi Marte's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, decreasing from 16.1% to 8%. Sporting a .260 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season, Noelvi Marte grades out in the 20th percentile for offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 81st percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Brenton Doyle is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. Coors Field profiles as the #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). 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 projected to have the 14th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Hunter Goodman is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game. Coors Field profiles as the #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). 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 projected to have the 14th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

The #1 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field. 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 projected to have the 14th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Antonio Senzatela throws from, Jake Fraley will have an edge in today's matchup.

Antonio Senzatela will hold the platoon advantage over Matt McLain in today's game. Matt McLain will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game. Matt McLain's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off recently; his 98.8-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 95.9-mph in the past week.

The #1 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field. 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 projected to have the 14th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Mickey Moniak will have an advantage in today's matchup.

Coors Field profiles as the #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). 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 projected to have the 14th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Jose Trevino has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 92.3-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal 87.2-mph EV.

The #1 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field. 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 projected to have the 14th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Nick Martini will have an edge in today's matchup.

Aaron Schunk has gone over 0.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.