Todays Game 2 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Atlanta at Colorado Game 2 Matchup Today

When estimating his home run ability, Hunter Goodman ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The #1 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation often leads to more offense.

Hitting from the opposite that Max Fried throws from, Hunter Goodman will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Atlanta Braves.

Coors Field projects as the #1 stadium in baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Ramon Laureano has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94.8-mph average to last year’s 91.6-mph EV.

Last season, Ramon Laureano had an average launch angle of 13.3° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 18.2°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Ramon Laureano’s true offensive skill to be a .310, indicating that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .047 gap between that mark and his actual .263 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 96th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Jorge Soler is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.

Coors Field grades out as the #3 field in the game for right-handed home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Jorge Soler has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 10.4% seasonal rate to 16% over the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 85th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Brenton Doyle is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Brenton Doyle will hold the platoon advantage over Max Fried in today’s game.

Whit Merrifield’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, rising from 41.7% on the season to 57.1% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

In terms of his batting average, Whit Merrifield has suffered from bad luck this year. His .207 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .245.

Posting a 1.45 K/BB rate this year, Whit Merrifield has demonstrated strong plate discipline, grading out in the 94th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Max Fried as the 10th-best pitcher in MLB right now.

Tallying 98.5 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Max Fried checks in at the 99th percentile.

The worst projected offense of the day in terms of overall offensive skill is that of the the Colorado Rockies.

Due to his large reverse platoon split, Max Fried will be in a good position matching up with 8 bats in the projected lineup of the opposite hand in today’s outing.

Hunter Goodman will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Austin Riley projects as the 16th-best batter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Austin Riley is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Austin Riley has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 14.3% seasonal rate has dropped off to 7.1% over the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ramon Laureano in the 76th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Ramon Laureano has big-time HR ability (76th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (28.5% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Cal Quantrill doesn’t generate many whiffs (19th percentile K%) — great news for Laureano.

As it relates to his home run talent, Jarred Kelenic ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The #3 stadium in baseball for boosting home runs to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

Jarred Kelenic will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cal Quantrill in today’s game.

Jarred Kelenic is apt to have the upper hand against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies has just 1 same-handed RP.

Brendan Rodgers is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Max Fried throws from, Brendan Rodgers will have an edge today.

Brendan Rodgers will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 84th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Ezequiel Tovar is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Ezequiel Tovar will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Fried in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Olson in the 96th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Matt Olson is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Cal Quantrill throws from, Matt Olson will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Dakota Hudson will have the handedness advantage over 7 opposing hitters in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher stats across the board, and Dakota Hudson will hold that advantage today.

Dakota Hudson has utilized his sinker 5.6% less often this season (32%) than he did last year (37.6%).

Kris Bryant is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Kris Bryant will hold the platoon advantage over Max Fried today.

Extreme groundball batters like Kris Bryant tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Fried.

Ezequiel Tovar will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Jarred Kelenic’s BABIP talent is projected in the 78th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Coors Field grades out as the #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Marcell Ozuna projects as the 18th-best home run batter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Marcell Ozuna is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Marcell Ozuna has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 98.7-mph average to last year’s 96.5-mph mark.

When assessing his home run skill, Michael Toglia ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Michael Toglia will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Michael Toglia has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 95.3-mph average to last year’s 91-mph mark.

The Colorado Rockies have 5 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Sam Hilliard, Hunter Goodman, Michael Toglia, Brenton Doyle, Ezequiel Tovar).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 82nd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Orlando Arcia is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Orlando Arcia has made notable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 5.8% seasonal rate to 17.9% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Orlando Arcia has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 102.2-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal mark of 92.4-mph.

In the past 14 days, Whit Merrifield has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-hit balls: 22° compared to his seasonal mark of 14.9°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Rodgers in the 80th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Whit Merrifield in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

It may be best to expect positive regression for the Atlanta Braves offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the unluckiest offense in baseball this year.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Cal Quantrill has averaged 94.1 adjusted pitches per start this year, placing in the 87th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Olson in the 95th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

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Hunter Goodman is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 11.8-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for hurlers.

Sporting a 10.23 K/BB rate this year, Hunter Goodman has shown poor plate discipline, placing in the 8th percentile.

With a .198 BABIP since the start of last season, Hunter Goodman grades out in the 9th percentile.

Ramon Laureano is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

Batting from the same side that Cal Quantrill throws from, Ramon Laureano will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Among all the teams playing today, the 5th-strongest infield defense is that of the Colorado Rockies.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ramon Laureano in today’s game.

Cal Quantrill will hold the platoon advantage over Jorge Soler in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jorge Soler in today’s game.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 18.2°, Jorge Soler has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-2°) over the last two weeks.

In the past 7 days, Brenton Doyle’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.3% down to 0%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brenton Doyle’s true offensive ability to be a .296, providing some evidence that he has been lucky this year given the .036 gap between that mark and his actual .332 wOBA.

With a 3.66 K/BB rate this year, Brenton Doyle has shown weak plate discipline, checking in at the 24th percentile.

When it comes to his home run ability, Whit Merrifield ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Whit Merrifield is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

Cal Quantrill will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Whit Merrifield today.

The Colorado Rockies have been the 6th-unluckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress going forward, Ramon De Jesus grades out as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be behind the plate in today’s game.

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

Hitting from the same side that Cal Quantrill throws from, Austin Riley faces a tough challenge today.

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 Austin Riley in today’s game.

Max Fried is an extreme groundball pitcher (51.5% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Coors Field — the #4 HR venue in the league — in this matchup.

Jarred Kelenic is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

Jarred Kelenic will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Jarred Kelenic has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.6-mph dropping to 87-mph in the last 14 days.

As it relates to plate discipline, Jarred Kelenic’s skill is quite weak, sporting a 3.93 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 20th percentile.

Typically, batters like Brendan Rodgers who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Max Fried.

This season, Brendan Rodgers’s Barrel% has decreased significantly, dropping from 11% last year to just 4.8% this year.

Brendan Rodgers’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last season to this one, going from 19.7% to 9.6%.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Brendan Rodgers has been lucky this year. His .317 figure has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .301.

Ezequiel Tovar’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined lately, going from 42.8% on the season to 14.3% over the last 7 days.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.278) suggests that Ezequiel Tovar has been very fortunate this year with his .331 actual wOBA.

When it comes to plate discipline, Ezequiel Tovar’s talent is quite bad, sporting a 10.02 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 0th percentile.

Matt Olson will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

There has been a decrease in Matt Olson’s average exit velocity this year, from 93.7 mph last year to 91.6 mph now, In the past 7 days, Matt Olson’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 12.8%.

When it comes to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Dakota Hudson in the 1st percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Dakota Hudson is projected to throw 73 pitches in this matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 3rd-least on the slate.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Elias Diaz (the Rockies’s expected catcher today) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

Coors Field projects as the #30 field in Major League Baseball for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Over the last 7 days, Kris Bryant’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5% down to 0%.

Kris Bryant’s average exit velocity has decreased in recent games; his 85.8-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 80.1-mph over the last 14 days.

Kris Bryant has been lucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .232 figure is significantly inflated relative to his .187 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

With a .286 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Kris Bryant has performed in the 18th percentile.

Batting from the same side that Cal Quantrill throws from, Marcell Ozuna will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Marcell Ozuna today.

In the last week’s worth of games, Marcell Ozuna’s 7.1% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 47.9%.

Michael Toglia is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Michael Toglia will bat from his bad side (0) today against Max Fried, Michael Toglia has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 17.1% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% over the last week.

Michael Toglia’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined in recent games, going from 19.1% on the season to 0% in the past 7 days.

Playing on the road generally reduces pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Max Fried today.

Over his previous 3 games started, Max Fried has seen a big decline in his fastball velocity: from 93.2 mph over the whole season to 92 mph lately.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Orlando Arcia in the 15th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Cal Quantrill will hold the platoon advantage against Orlando Arcia in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Orlando Arcia in today’s matchup.

Whit Merrifield will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

With a 4.03 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Ramon Laureano has shown bad plate discipline, ranking in the 18th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Toglia in the 7th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Cal Quantrill will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Kris Bryant has experienced some positive variance this year. His .300 figure has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .273.

When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Cal Quantrill in the 19th percentile among all starters in the majors.

In the last two weeks, Austin Riley’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (7.5°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 12.1°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Marcell Ozuna’s true offensive ability to be a .349, implying that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .052 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .401 wOBA.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 9.8°, Orlando Arcia has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (2.5°) in the last 14 days.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Orlando Arcia has experienced some positive variance this year. His .276 figure has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .258.