Astros vs Rockies match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, July 2nd

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Astros vs Rockies match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, July 2nd

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Houston Astros at Colorado Rockies
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, July 2nd
02/07/25 20:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Astros vs Rockies Series Game 2 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 75th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Brenton Doyle is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

The #1 venue in the league for boosting batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature on the schedule today at 90°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 80th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the best stadium in the league for run-scoring.

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-best of the day for batters.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Hunter Goodman will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Goodman in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Jordan Beck is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Beck in the 80th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shay Whitcomb in the 78th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Shay Whitcomb has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Ryan Ritter’s BABIP skill is projected in the 87th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cam Smith as the 7th-best batter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Cam Smith has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (86% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Batting from the opposite that Austin Gomber throws from, Christian Walker will have the upper hand in today’s game.

When estimating his home run skill, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ryan McMahon is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.

Coors Field grades out as the #1 ballpark in baseball for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 89th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Jose Altuve is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Austin Gomber throws from, Mauricio Dubon will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 82nd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

It is anticipated that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Nick Mahrley) in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

Austin Gomber will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats in all categories.

Austin Gomber has shown strong control since the start of last season, posting a 92nd percentile walk rate of 5.2%.

The Houston Astros as a group rank 29th- overall in the league this year as it relates to the maximum exit velocity of all of the balls their [HITTER}s have hit.

Mickey Moniak will have the handedness advantage over Hunter Brown in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 85th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Thairo Estrada is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Tyler Freeman is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 62% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Jake Meyers’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Meyers has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (81% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

Hunter Brown projects as the 8th-best SP in the game currently, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Hunter Brown has averaged 94.6 adjusted pitches per outing this year, ranking in the 91st percentile.

The Colorado Rockies projected batting order grades out as the 3rd-weakest of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting ability.

Hunter Brown is an extreme groundball pitcher (49.4% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Coors Field — the #7 HR venue in MLB — in this game.

As it relates to his strikeout ability, Hunter Brown projects as the 17th-best starter in the league right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Colorado Rockies have 7 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Michael Toglia, Mickey Moniak, Ryan Ritter, Brenton Doyle, Ryan McMahon, Jordan Beck, Hunter Goodman).

Checking in at the 75th percentile, Hunter Brown put up an 11.7% Swinging Strike rate this year.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Cooper Hummel’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 17.6% up to 18.8%.

Michael Toglia will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 97th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

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Hitting from the same side that Hunter Brown throws from, Brenton Doyle faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Grading out in the 1st percentile, Brenton Doyle has posted a .230 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

With a .221 BABIP this year, Brenton Doyle grades out in the 1st percentile.

Hunter Goodman has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (93% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the same side that Hunter Brown throws from, Hunter Goodman will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Hunter Goodman has experienced some positive variance this year. His .361 figure has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .289.

When it comes to plate discipline, Hunter Goodman’s talent is quite poor, putting up a 5.13 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 10th percentile.

Hunter Brown will hold the platoon advantage over Jordan Beck today.

Despite posting a .336 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jordan Beck has had some very good luck given the .032 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .304.

With a 4.19 K/BB rate this year, Jordan Beck has shown poor plate discipline, placing in the 17th percentile.

Out of all the teams in action today, the 4th-best infield defense is that of the Colorado Rockies.

Shay Whitcomb will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Shay Whitcomb’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ryan Ritter is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Hunter Brown throws from, Ryan Ritter will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

In the past week, Ryan Ritter’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal mark of 85.9 mph to 67.2 mph.

Ryan Ritter has been cold of late, compiling a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to study power) in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Cam Smith in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Cam Smith’s true offensive ability to be a .321, providing some evidence that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .020 deviation between that figure and his actual .341 wOBA.

Christian Walker has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (89% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Christian Walker in today’s game.

In the last 14 days, Christian Walker’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.7% down to 4.4%.

Christian Walker has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.3-mph dropping to 86.7-mph over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 11th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Over the last 7 days, Ryan McMahon’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal figure of 95.9 mph to 86.2 mph.

In the last week’s worth of games, Ryan McMahon’s 20% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 48.4%.

Utilizing Statcast data, Ryan McMahon grades out in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .225.

With a .209 batting average this year, Ryan McMahon has performed in the 9th percentile.

Isaac Paredes’s BABIP ability is projected in the 3rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Extreme flyball hitters like Isaac Paredes are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Austin Gomber.

Isaac Paredes will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Over the past week, Isaac Paredes’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal EV of 90.3 mph to 79.3 mph.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jose Altuve today.

In the last week, Jose Altuve’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.9% down to 0%.

Jose Altuve’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last season to this one, going from 45.8% to 39.9%.

When it comes to his batting average, Jose Altuve has experienced some positive variance this year. His .260 mark has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .225.

As it relates to his home run ability, Mauricio Dubon ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mauricio Dubon is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Mauricio Dubon will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Mauricio Dubon has notched a .236 BABIP this year, grading out in the 4th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Austin Gomber in the 6th percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Austin Gomber is projected to throw 82 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 7th-least on the slate.

Projected catcher Hunter Goodman grades out as a weak pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the worst park in Major League Baseball for strikeouts.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Austin Gomber in the 13th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching skills.

Coors Field profiles as the #1 park in the league for batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Mickey Moniak is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

Mickey Moniak’s average exit velocity has decreased lately; his 88.9-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 83.1-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Mickey Moniak has put up a .235 Expected Batting Average this year, ranking in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

With a 4.25 K/BB rate this year, Mickey Moniak has displayed poor plate discipline, placing in the 16th percentile.

Mickey Moniak has compiled a .254 BABIP this year, grading out in the 13th percentile.

Mickey Moniak has been lucky in regards to his home runs this year; his 30.1 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is quite a bit higher than his 24.8 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thairo Estrada in the 16th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Batting from the same side that Hunter Brown throws from, Thairo Estrada will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Thairo Estrada’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 90.9-mph average last year has fallen off to 88.8-mph.

In the past 7 days, Thairo Estrada’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal average of 88.8 mph to 86.7 mph.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Thairo Estrada has experienced some positive variance this year. His .311 mark has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .270.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thairo Estrada in the 25th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Hunter Brown will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Freeman today.

In the past two weeks, Tyler Freeman’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal figure of 90.1 mph to 86.6 mph.

Tyler Freeman has been lucky this year, compiling a .369 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .330 — a .039 deviation.

Utilizing Statcast data, Tyler Freeman ranks in the 9th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 7.500.

Grading out in the 5th percentile, Tyler Freeman has notched a .244 BABIP since the start of last season.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jake Meyers in today’s game.

In the last 14 days, Jake Meyers’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.2% down to 0%.

Over the last two weeks, Jake Meyers’s 6.4% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 13.6%.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.285) may lead us to conclude that Jake Meyers has experienced some positive variance this year with his .306 actual batting average.

It may be best to expect positive regression for the Colorado Rockies offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the unluckiest offense in the game this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Yainer Diaz (the Astros’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) grades out as a weak pitch framer.

Hunter Brown has compiled a 4.36 K/BB rate this year, placing in the 88th percentile.

Cooper Hummel’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 20th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cooper Hummel is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

Cooper Hummel will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Michael Toglia’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Michael Toglia is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Michael Toglia will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against Hunter Brown,Michael Toglia has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 10.3% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the last 7 days.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.255) implies that Michael Toglia has experienced some positive variance this year with his .274 actual wOBA.

Yainer Diaz has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (65% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

Yainer Diaz will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Yainer Diaz has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 7.3% seasonal rate has decreased to 2% in the past two weeks.

Yainer Diaz has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.6-mph dropping to 87.8-mph over the past 14 days.

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