Dodgers @ Rockies Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Positives for the Los Angeles Dodgers Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mookie Betts in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Mookie Betts is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

,Coors Field projects as the #1 ballpark in the game for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest altitude in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.

,According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most favorable for hitting on the schedule today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 4th-best batter in MLB.

,Shohei Ohtani is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

,The #5 park in MLB for boosting home runs to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Max Muncy ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Max Muncy is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

,The #1 park in the majors for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

,It is expected that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Adam Hamari) behind the plate today.

,Home field advantage generally improves pitcher stats across the board, and Ryan Feltner will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Ryan Feltner was on point in his previous game started and gave up 0 ER.

,It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Ryan Feltner must realize this, because he has relied on his non-fastballs a lot this year: 58.1% of the time, ranking in the 76th percentile.

,With a 0.88 difference between Ryan Feltner’s 5.59 ERA and his 4.71 estimated true talent ERA (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the league this year and ought to perform better in future games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for RHB home runs.

,Extreme flyball bats like Adael Amador generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Eric Lauer.

,Adael Amador will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Andy Pages is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Eric Lauer throws from, Ezequiel Tovar will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Ezequiel Tovar will hold that advantage today.

,Batting from the opposite that Eric Lauer throws from, Connor Norby will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Connor Norby will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,Willi Castro is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,The #1 venue in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Willi Castro will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Jake McCarthy is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Extreme groundball hitters like Jake McCarthy generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Eric Lauer.

,Jordan Beck is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 69% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Jordan Beck will hold the platoon advantage against Eric Lauer in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Tucker in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Kyle Tucker will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryan Feltner in today’s matchup.

,Tommy Edman has compiled a .328 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 75th percentile.

,Hunter Feduccia will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryan Feltner today.

,In the last week, Hunter Feduccia’s 75% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 53.2%.

,Cole Carrigg is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Cole Carrigg will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman as the 14th-best hitter in MLB when estimating his batting average talent.

,Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Andy Pages ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,T.J. Rumfield is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

,T.J. Rumfield will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Connor Norby’s BABIP talent is projected in the 81st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Teoscar Hernandez has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 99.2-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 89.4-mph average.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Eric Lauer in the 11th percentile when assessing his overall pitching skills.

,Eric Lauer is an extreme flyball pitcher (42.2% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and will be disadvantaged pitching in the #5 HR venue among all major league stadiums today.

,Hunter Goodman projects as the 12th-best home run batter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Eric Lauer throws from, Hunter Goodman will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Freddie Freeman ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The Colorado Rockies have 4 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Ezequiel Tovar, Hunter Goodman, Connor Norby, Jordan Beck).

,Eric Lauer was firing on all cylinders in his last GS and put up 9 strikeouts.

,Eric Lauer has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 5.77 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 6.88 — a 1.12 K/9 discrepancy.

,Ryan Feltner has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, notching a 6.31 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.42 — a 1.11 K/9 gap.

,Jake McCarthy’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,In the past week, Hunter Feduccia’s 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.3%.

,Using Statcast metrics, Tommy Edman ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .281.

,When estimating his home run skill, Teoscar Hernandez ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Hunter Goodman ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Colorado Rockies Series Game 2 Game Today

Batting from the same side that Ryan Feltner throws from, Mookie Betts will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Mookie Betts will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,Ranking in the 3rd percentile, Mookie Betts has notched a .233 BABIP this year.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Shohei Ohtani in today’s matchup.

,Shohei Ohtani has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 23.7% rate last season has lowered to 16.7% this season.

,Shohei Ohtani’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 100.7-mph mark last season has decreased to 96.2-mph.

,Shohei Ohtani’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off in recent games, decreasing from 18.7% on the season to 6.7% over the past week.

,Max Muncy will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Max Muncy’s launch angle this season (16.6°) is considerably worse than his 19.8° figure last season.

,Max Muncy’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased recently, falling from 16% on the season to 5.9% over the past 14 days.

,Despite posting a .355 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Max Muncy has been lucky given the .019 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .336.

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Ryan Feltner is projected to throw 83 pitches in this matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 9th-least of the day.

,The best projected offense of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting skill belongs to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

,The Los Angeles Dodgers have been the 8th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in the future,Coors Field ranks as the #1 field in the majors for batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Mookie Betts’s 14.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 18.6%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adael Amador in the 8th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Adael Amador is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,When starting against a southpaw since the start of last season, Adael Amador has been pulled from the game early 24% of the time.

,Adael Amador has posted a .229 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, checking in at the 11th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Utilizing Statcast data, Adael Amador grades out in the 7th percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 1.300.

,Batting from the same side that Ryan Feltner throws from, Andy Pages will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Andy Pages today.

,Andy Pages has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89-mph dropping to 86.7-mph over the past 7 days.

,Ezequiel Tovar is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

,23% of the time that Ezequiel Tovar has started against a lefty on the mound this year, he has been pinch hit for.

,Ezequiel Tovar’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 89.5-mph figure last year has dropped to 87.3-mph.

,Ezequiel Tovar’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last season to this one, decreasing from 50% to 42.3%.

,Ezequiel Tovar has notched a .242 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 1st percentile.

,Connor Norby is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Connor Norby has been pinch hit for 34% of the time when starting against a left-handed starter this year.

,Connor Norby has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 7.4% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the last week.

,Connor Norby’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, going from 17.8% on the season to 0% over the last 7 days.

,Placing in the 21st percentile, Connor Norby has put up a .295 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

,The switch-hitting Willi Castro will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against Eric Lauer,Willi Castro has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 8.6% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the last 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Willi Castro’s true offensive talent to be a .306, providing some evidence that he has been lucky this year given the .022 disparity between that mark and his actual .328 wOBA.

,When it comes to plate discipline, Willi Castro’s talent is quite weak, posting a 3.54 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 18th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 10th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Eric Lauer will hold the platoon advantage over Jake McCarthy today.

,Jake McCarthy has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 5.3% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past week.

,Jake McCarthy has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 84.7-mph dropping to 75-mph in the last 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jake McCarthy’s true offensive skill to be a .296, indicating that he has been lucky this year given the .056 difference between that mark and his actual .352 wOBA.

,Jordan Beck has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 20% of the time when starting against a left-handed pitcher this year.

,Jordan Beck’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 92.2-mph mark last season has lowered to 88.9-mph.

,Jordan Beck’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last year to this one, going from 46% to 38.9%.

,This year, there has been a decline in Jordan Beck’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 28.66 ft/sec last year to 28.07 ft/sec currently.

,Jordan Beck has recorded a .284 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, ranking in the 16th percentile.

,Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today.

,Kyle Tucker will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Kyle Tucker has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 6.2% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Kyle Tucker’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 92.4-mph average last year has fallen to 88.2-mph.

,Kyle Tucker’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 88.2-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 80.4-mph over the past week.

,Tommy Edman is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Tommy Edman will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side against Ryan Feltner in today’s game.

,Tommy Edman will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Tommy Edman’s average exit velocity has dropped off lately; his 88.3-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 84.2-mph over the last week.

,Tommy Edman’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 89.3-mph figure last year has lowered to 85.3-mph.

,Jordan Beck’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, going from 17.1% to 13.9%.

,Posting a 4.42 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Jordan Beck has shown bad plate discipline, checking in at the 13th percentile.

,Hunter Feduccia is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today.

,48% of the time that Hunter Feduccia has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

,Hunter Feduccia will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Over the past 7 days, Hunter Feduccia’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal average of 91.5 mph to 89.2 mph.

,Over the past week, Cole Carrigg’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.1% down to 0%.

,Cole Carrigg has been lucky this year, putting up a .364 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .296 — a .068 difference.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Freddie Freeman today.

,Freddie Freeman has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 9% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the past 7 days.

,Freddie Freeman’s average exit velocity has fallen off lately; his 89.7-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 84.5-mph over the past 14 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects T.J. Rumfield in the 16th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Batting from the same side that Eric Lauer throws from, T.J. Rumfield has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,T.J. Rumfield’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off lately; his 88.5-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 77.2-mph over the last 7 days.

,T.J. Rumfield’s launch angle of late (4.7° in the past week) is a significant dropoff from his 15.9° seasonal mark.

,T.J. Rumfield has been cold in recent games, notching a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to evaluate power) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

,With a .330 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, Connor Norby is ranked in the 10th percentile.

,Teoscar Hernandez is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Ryan Feltner throws from, Teoscar Hernandez faces a tough challenge today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Teoscar Hernandez today.

,In the past week, Teoscar Hernandez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.8% down to 0%.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Teoscar Hernandez’s skill is quite bad, putting up a 3.28 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 24th percentile.

,Compared to their .322 overall projected rate, the .298 the leading projection system (THE BAT X) wOBA of the Colorado Rockies projected offense today suggests this version of the lineup a fair amount missing some of their usual firepower.

,Eric Lauer performed well in his previous start and allowed 2 ER.

,Eric Lauer’s change-up rate has risen by 8.3% from last season to this one (7.2% to 15.5%) .

,Colorado Rockies bats as a unit have been one of the worst in MLB this year ( 2nd-worst) as it relates to their 87.6-mph average exit velocity.

,Hunter Goodman has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (100% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,Typically, batters like Hunter Goodman who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Eric Lauer.

,Hunter Goodman’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 95.7-mph seasonal EV has lowered to 89.9-mph over the past two weeks.

,Hunter Goodman has been lucky this year, notching a .362 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .318 — a .044 gap.

,Hunter Goodman has recorded a .217 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, placing in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Ezequiel Tovar’s launch angle of late (12.5° over the past two weeks) is significantly worse than his 17.4° seasonal figure.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adael Amador in the 22nd percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,T.J. Rumfield has been lucky this year, putting up a .358 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .292 — a .066 discrepancy.

,Adael Amador has recorded a .183 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, placing in the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Freddie Freeman’s launch angle of late (6.9° over the past 14 days) is a significant dropoff from his 11.9° seasonal mark.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Eric Lauer in the 17th percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Eric Lauer is projected to throw 85 pitches in this matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 15th-least of the day.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the worst ballpark in MLB for strikeouts.

,The Los Angeles Dodgers have 6 hitters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage against Ryan Feltner in today’s game.

,Cole Carrigg’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off lately, falling from 15.3% on the season to 11.5% over the last 14 days.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Jake McCarthy’s skill is quite weak, posting a 3.94 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 12th percentile.

,Hunter Goodman has shown poor plate discipline this year, ranking in the 9th percentile with a 4.13 K/BB rate.

,Hunter Feduccia and his 7.4° launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls rank in 20th percentile, among the lowest in Major League Baseball since the start of last season.

,Teoscar Hernandez’s launch angle in recent games (3° over the past week) is significantly lower than his 14.8° seasonal angle.

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