Todays Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Colorado at Los Angeles Matchup Today

Luis Rengifo is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) among all parks.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Luis Rengifo will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Luis Rengifo has put up a .341 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 79th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 93rd percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Jo Adell has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.3-mph to 93.5-mph in the past week.

Jo Adell has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .279 rate is a good deal lower than his .315 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to his home run skill, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ryan McMahon is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

Ryan McMahon will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Griffin Canning in today’s matchup.

Ryan McMahon has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 93.1-mph average to last year’s 90.8-mph average.

Charlie Blackmon is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, Charlie Blackmon will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Taylor Ward is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage today.

Taylor Ward has made big improvements with his Barrel%, bettering his 8.3% rate last year to 13.8% this year.

Compared to last year, Taylor Ward has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 17.8% to 23.8% this season.

The Colorado Rockies have 5 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jake Cave, Michael Toglia, Ryan McMahon, Brenton Doyle, Ezequiel Tovar).

Angel Stadium ranks as the #4 venue in the league for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher stats in all categories, and Griffin Canning will hold that advantage today.

Griffin Canning has utilized his change-up 5.5% more often this year (27.3%) than he did last year (21.8%).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 86th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Ezequiel Tovar is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Ezequiel Tovar’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.9-mph over the course of the season to 97.4-mph recently.

Ezequiel Tovar’s launch angle this year (18.2°) is considerably higher than his 12.3° mark last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Hitting from the same side that Ryan Feltner throws from, Mickey Moniak will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

The Colorado Rockies have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Mickey Moniak can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Mickey Moniak will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Brenton Doyle’s BABIP talent is projected in the 87th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Brenton Doyle has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 99.1-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal figure of 93.5-mph.

Compared to last year, Brenton Doyle has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 13.7% to 18.6% this season.

Ryan McMahon’s BABIP talent is projected in the 79th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In the last 14 days, Ryan McMahon has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 31° compared to his seasonal mark of 9.9°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Cave in the 79th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Hitting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, Jake Cave will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Jake Cave has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.4-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal 87.2-mph figure.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Brandon Drury will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brandon Drury’s true offensive ability to be a .301, implying that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .096 deviation between that figure and his actual .205 wOBA.

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

The switch-hitting Michael Toglia will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Griffin Canning.

Michael Toglia has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 16.7% seasonal rate has fallen off to 8.3% in the last 7 days.

Michael Toglia has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 95.7-mph average to last season’s 91-mph mark.

Kris Bryant is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.

Kris Bryant has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 94.7-mph average to last season’s 91.4-mph EV.

Kris Bryant’s launch angle this year (20.7°) is considerably better than his 14.2° angle last year.

Over the last 7 days, Kris Bryant’s 37.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.9%.

Over the last week, Kris Bryant’s 75% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 49.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Logan O’Hoppe will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Logan O’Hoppe has made substantial gains with his Barrel% lately, upping his 10.4% seasonal rate to 18.2% over the last 7 days.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Zach Neto ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Zach Neto will hold that advantage today.

Zach Neto has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 93.4-mph average in the last week to his seasonal 88-mph average.

Over the last 14 days, Zach Neto has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 22.6° compared to his seasonal mark of 16.8°.

Throwing 94.6 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Cal Quantrill ranks in the 88th percentile.

Angel Stadium has the 10th-deepest left field dimensions among all parks.

In his previous GS, Cal Quantrill was in good form and allowed 2 ER.

Sporting a .306 batting average this year, Luis Rengifo has performed in the 95th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Rodgers in the 79th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Brendan Rodgers has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.3-mph to 93.7-mph over the last week.

The 3rd-weakest projected offense on the slate today in terms of overall hitting skill belongs to the Colorado Rockies.

In his last GS, Griffin Canning performed well and conceded 1 ER.

Over the past two weeks, Logan O’Hoppe’s 64.7% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 48.7%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 81st percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Rendon in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Anthony Rendon is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

Anthony Rendon will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

In the past week’s worth of games, Anthony Rendon’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 3.9% up to 11.1%.

Despite posting a .255 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Anthony Rendon has had bad variance on his side given the .069 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .324.

Compared to his seasonal average of 21.2°, Mickey Moniak has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 32.5° mark in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Despite posting a .255 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Mickey Moniak has had bad variance on his side given the .047 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .302.

Over the past two weeks, Michael Toglia’s 61.9% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 40.9%.

Over the past 14 days, Brenton Doyle’s 57.1% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 42.4%.

Grading out in the 92nd percentile, Ezequiel Tovar has posted a .347 BABIP this year.

Ezequiel Tovar has recorded a .446 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, grading out in the 77th percentile.

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When assessing his home run ability, Luis Rengifo ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast forecasts the 5th-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today.

The switch-hitting Luis Rengifo will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Ryan Feltner.

Luis Rengifo has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 7.7% rate last season has lowered to 2.6% this season.

In the last two weeks, Luis Rengifo’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal average of 87.9 mph to 80.4 mph.

Jo Adell is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Jo Adell will hold the platoon advantage against Ryan Feltner in today’s game.

The Colorado Rockies infield defense grades out as the 2nd-best among every team on the slate today.

Over the past week, Jo Adell’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.6% down to 0%.

In the last 7 days, Jo Adell’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 14.5%.

Ryan McMahon has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Ryan McMahon will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Despite posting a .338 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Ryan McMahon has experienced some positive variance given the .024 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .314.

Charlie Blackmon will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

In the past two weeks, Charlie Blackmon’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6% down to 0%.

Charlie Blackmon’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 86.4-mph mark last year has fallen off to 84.4-mph.

Charlie Blackmon’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined recently, going from 16.1% on the season to 0% over the last two weeks.

Luis Rengifo is an extreme groundball hitter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Colorado (#2-best on the slate).

Batting from the opposite that Ryan Feltner throws from, Taylor Ward will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Taylor Ward’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined recently, decreasing from 45.8% on the season to 23.5% in the last week’s worth of games.

Ranking in the 23rd percentile, Taylor Ward sits with a .269 BABIP this year.

Griffin Canning’s 92.9-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a substantial 1.1-mph fall off from last season’s 94-mph mark.

Out of all starters, Griffin Canning’s fastball spin rate of 2106 rpm is in the 9th percentile this year.

Placing in the 8th percentile, Griffin Canning has posted a 16.4% Strikeout% this year.

Griffin Canning will have the handedness advantage over Ezequiel Tovar in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ezequiel Tovar in today’s game.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 18.2°, Ezequiel Tovar has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (7.2°) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.283) implies that Ezequiel Tovar has been very fortunate this year with his .338 actual wOBA.

Mickey Moniak is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Mickey Moniak has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 22% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

Mickey Moniak’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 93.7-mph mark last year has lowered to 89.6-mph.

Griffin Canning will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brenton Doyle in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brenton Doyle in today’s game.

Brenton Doyle has been lucky this year, notching a .345 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .298 — a .047 difference.

Jake Cave is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

This year, Jake Cave has been pinch hit for in 15% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

Jake Cave has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jake Cave today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Charlie Blackmon in the 23rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Brandon Drury is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Ryan Feltner throws from, Brandon Drury will have an edge today.

Brandon Drury’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 89.8-mph figure last season has fallen off to 86.3-mph.

Michael Toglia is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Michael Toglia in today’s matchup.

Michael Toglia has had some very good luck with his home runs this year; his 46.6 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is quite a bit higher than his 32.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Ranking in the 6th percentile, Michael Toglia sits with a .198 batting average this year.

Griffin Canning will hold the platoon advantage over Kris Bryant today.

Kris Bryant pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Kris Bryant will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Based on Statcast data, Kris Bryant is in the 21st percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .293.

Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Feltner throws from, Logan O’Hoppe will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Logan O’Hoppe pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.5% — 89th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Logan O’Hoppe has struggled with his Barrel%; his 15.6% rate last year has fallen off to 10.4% this year.

Logan O’Hoppe’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 94.1-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 84.5-mph in the past 14 days.

Zach Neto is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Zach Neto will hold the platoon advantage against Ryan Feltner in today’s game.

Zach Neto has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 8% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the last week.

It may be wise to expect better numbers for the Los Angeles Angels offense the rest of the season, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 3rd-unluckiest offense in MLB this year.

Elias Diaz, the Rockies’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, projects as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Cal Quantrill will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Cal Quantrill has been lucky in regards to his ERA this year; his 4.09 rate is a good deal lower than his 4.74 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

Brendan Rodgers has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (67% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Griffin Canning throws from, Brendan Rodgers will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Brendan Rodgers will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Brendan Rodgers has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 11% rate last year has lowered to 4.5% this year.

The Colorado Rockies have been the 8th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better going forward, Griffin Canning has notched a 5.40 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that is concerned with the things a pitcher has the most control over) this year, placing in the 3rd percentile.

Brenton Doyle’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined lately, decreasing from 18.6% on the season to 7.1% over the last two weeks.

Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Feltner throws from, Anthony Rendon will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Over the past week, Anthony Rendon’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal EV of 88.2 mph to 68.6 mph.

In the past week, Anthony Rendon’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 18.3%.

Ryan McMahon has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 93.1-mph dropping to 84-mph in the past 14 days.

When it comes to power, Anthony Rendon is ranked in the 2nd percentile, having hit 3.7 dingers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Toglia in the 8th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Michael Toglia has been lucky this year, putting up a .329 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .292 — a .037 discrepancy.

Cal Quantrill’s change-up rate has risen by 13.6% from last year to this one (22.4% to 36%) .

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elias Diaz in the 15th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Elias Diaz has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (87% of the time), but he is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

Griffin Canning will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Elias Diaz in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Elias Diaz in today’s game.

In terms of plate discipline, Zach Neto’s skill is quite bad, sporting a 3.9 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 21st percentile.

Michael Toglia has exhibited bad plate discipline this year, placing in the 16th percentile with a 4.21 K/BB rate.

Mickey Moniak’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined of late; his 89.6-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 85.6-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elias Diaz in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Brandon Drury has struggled with his Barrel%; his 11.1% rate last season has lowered to 3.7% this season.