Rockies vs D-Backs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 17th

Rockies vs D-Backs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 17th

COL @ ARI

Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks Series Game 2Rockies vs D-BacksRockies vs D-BacksRockies vs D-BacksRockies vs D-BacksRockies vs D-BacksRockies vs D-Backs

Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, May 17th
17/05/25 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Rockies vs D-Backs Series Game 2 Matchup Today

As it relates to his home run ability, Brenton Doyle ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brenton Doyle is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.

The #2 ballpark in the majors for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

Chase Field sits at the 2nd-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.

The weather report expects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 3rd-highest level on the schedule today at 82°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 77th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Brenton Doyle’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls lately (22.2° in the last two weeks) is quite a bit higher than his 16.7° seasonal figure.

Hunter Goodman is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

Hunter Goodman has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.1-mph average in the past two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal 89.7-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Goodman in the 89th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

When it comes to his home run skill, Jordan Beck ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jordan Beck is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Jordan Beck has made substantial improvements with his Barrel%, improving his 6.6% rate last year to 16.7% this year.

Jordan Beck has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.3-mph average to last year’s 90.2-mph average.

The #2 park in MLB for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

Extreme groundball batters like Adael Amador tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Zac Gallen.

Adael Amador has made notable improvements with his Barrel% recently, upping his 5% seasonal rate to 11.1% in the last 7 days.

In the last week’s worth of games, Adael Amador’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 85.8-mph over the course of the season to 97.3-mph recently.

Ketel Marte projects as the 12th-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ketel Marte is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Ketel Marte will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Pavin Smith ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Pavin Smith will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against German Marquez today.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Pavin Smith will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

In notching a 24.600 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Pavin Smith has performed in the 86th percentile for power.

When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Zac Gallen in the 87th percentile among all starters in the game.

Zac Gallen has averaged 95.7 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, grading out in the 92nd percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the most strikeout-heavy lineup in today’s games is the Colorado Rockies with a 28.8% underlying K%.

Because groundball hitters struggle against groundball pitchers, Zac Gallen (33.6% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this game with 2 GB hitters in the opposing club’s projected offense.

Zac Gallen will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats in all categories.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Zac Gallen in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall pitching skills.

The Colorado Rockies projected offense profiles as the 2nd-weakest of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting skill.

When assessing his home run ability, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Eugenio Suarez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

Eugenio Suarez has big-time power (97th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (27.9% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher German Marquez doesn’t generate many whiffs (19th percentile K%) — great news for Suarez.

Extreme groundball bats like Eugenio Suarez generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like German Marquez.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Naylor in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Josh Naylor is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that German Marquez throws from, Josh Naylor will have the upper hand today.

Josh Naylor will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The Arizona Diamondbacks projected offense ranks as the 5th-best of the day in terms of overall hitting skill.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have 6 hitters in the projected offense that will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against German Marquez today.

Out of all starters, German Marquez’s fastball velocity of 94.7 mph ranks in the 80th percentile this year.

German Marquez has experienced some negative variance in regards to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 4.86 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.08 — a 2.22 K/9 deviation.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Ryan McMahon is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Ryan McMahon will hold the platoon advantage over Zac Gallen in today’s game.

Ryan McMahon has a good chance to have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks has just 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the 91st percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will hold that advantage today.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 9.4% seasonal rate to 15.8% in the past two weeks.

Hitting from the opposite that Zac Gallen throws from, Mickey Moniak will have an edge in today’s game.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Mickey Moniak has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

When assessing his home run skill, Mickey Moniak ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Geraldo Perdomo will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Geraldo Perdomo has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 90.6-mph average to last season’s 88.1-mph mark.

Geraldo Perdomo has notched a .353 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, ranking in the 83rd percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Ranking in the 80th percentile, Geraldo Perdomo has posted a .364 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

Sporting a .281 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Geraldo Perdomo is ranked in the 88th percentile.

Gabriel Moreno will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Gabriel Moreno has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 92.3-mph average to last year’s 90-mph figure.

Gabriel Moreno has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 96.3-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal EV of 92.9-mph.

Gabriel Moreno’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that German Marquez throws from, Alek Thomas will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Alek Thomas will hold that advantage today.

As it relates to his home runs, Alek Thomas has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season. His 7.9 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been significantly deflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 17.2.

Alek Thomas’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Ezequiel Tovar is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Ezequiel Tovar has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 91.3-mph average to last year’s 88.7-mph figure.

Michael Toglia has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 10.2% seasonal rate to 18.2% over the last 14 days.

Michael Toglia has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 101.8-mph average over the last week to his seasonal EV of 94.6-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Toglia in the 91st percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Corbin Carroll in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Corbin Carroll is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

Corbin Carroll will hold the platoon advantage against German Marquez in today’s game.

Corbin Carroll will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Negative Match Player Stats with Rockies vs D-Backs Series Game 2

In the league, the 10th-tallest fence height (on average) are at Chase Field.

Zac Gallen will have the handedness advantage against Brenton Doyle in today’s matchup.

Brenton Doyle hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 92nd percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Out of every team in action today, the best infield defense is that of the the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Brenton Doyle will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Brenton Doyle has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.4-mph dropping to 85.9-mph in the past 14 days.

The #6 park in MLB for suppressing home runs to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Goodman in the 22nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Batting from the same side that Zac Gallen throws from, Hunter Goodman will be in a tough position in today’s game.

Hunter Goodman hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 80th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

The 3rd-deepest centerfield fences among all major league parks are found in Chase Field.

Batting from the same side that Zac Gallen throws from, Jordan Beck will have a tough matchup today.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jordan Beck today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jordan Beck’s true offensive ability to be a .300, indicating that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .055 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .355 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adael Amador in the 11th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Adael Amador is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card today.

10% of the time that Adael Amador has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been pinch hit for.

In today’s game, Adael Amador is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.8% rate (87th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 6th-worst field in the game for left-handed home runs.

The switch-hitting Ketel Marte will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against German Marquez,In today’s matchup, Ketel Marte is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.5% rate (90th percentile).

From last season to this one, Ketel Marte’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes BABIP (-4° to 26°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 43.5% to 33.3%.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (28.4) provides evidence that Ketel Marte has been lucky since the start of last season with his 37.3 actual HR/600.

Ketel Marte has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .389 mark is a fair amount higher than his .339 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Ketel Marte’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (5.3°) is considerably worse than his 9.7° figure last season.

Pavin Smith is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 94% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

In the last 7 days, Pavin Smith’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14.7% down to 0%.

In the past 7 days, Pavin Smith’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal EV of 92.9 mph to 84.5 mph.

Pavin Smith’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased recently, decreasing from 50% on the season to 33.3% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Jordan Baker projects as a Hitters Umpire and is likely to be umping in this game.

The #2 ballpark in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

Zac Gallen’s 92.6-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a notable 1.2-mph drop off from last season’s 93.8-mph mark.

The Colorado Rockies have been the unluckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better going forward,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 3rd-best venue in MLB for batting average.

Zac Gallen is an extreme flyball pitcher (33.6% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be helped pitching in the #29 HR venue in the league in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that German Marquez throws from, Eugenio Suarez will be in a tough position in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (32.7) provides evidence that Eugenio Suarez has had some very good luck this year with his 43.1 actual HR/600.

By putting up a .207 batting average this year, Eugenio Suarez is positioned in the 18th percentile.

Josh Naylor’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 93.7-mph mark last year has dropped off to 88.9-mph.

Josh Naylor’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 88.9-mph seasonal EV has lowered to 86.1-mph over the last 7 days.

Over the past 14 days, Josh Naylor’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (4.1°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 7.4°.

It may be smart to expect worse numbers for the Arizona Diamondbacks offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 5th-luckiest offense in the league this year.

Because groundball pitchers hold a significant edge over groundball bats, German Marquez and his 45.4% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a good spot in today’s outing being matched up with 2 opposing GB bats.

German Marquez was in good form in his previous start and allowed 0 ER.

When it comes to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places German Marquez in the 20th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

Tallying 82.8 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, German Marquez falls in the 25th percentile.

Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 3rd-least strikeout-prone lineup on the slate today is the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 20.3% underlying K%.

Ryan McMahon will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Sporting a .205 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Ryan McMahon is ranked in the 7th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 25th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Hitting from the same side that German Marquez throws from, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 92.1-mph seasonal average has dropped off to 87.1-mph in the past 7 days.

As it relates to plate discipline, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s talent is quite bad, putting up a 3.76 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 23rd percentile.

Checking in at the 4th percentile, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. sits with a .213 BABIP this year.

Mickey Moniak is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

When starting against a righty on the mound this year, Mickey Moniak has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 21% of the time.

Mickey Moniak pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.2% — 84th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 3rd-deepest RF fences today.

Extreme groundball bats like Mickey Moniak tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Zac Gallen.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Geraldo Perdomo in the 18th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Geraldo Perdomo is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 64% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Geraldo Perdomo in the 14th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Geraldo Perdomo’s average exit velocity has decreased lately; his 88.6-mph seasonal EV has fallen off to 86.5-mph in the past two weeks.

In the last 7 days, Geraldo Perdomo’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 17.6%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Gabriel Moreno is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

German Marquez will have the handedness advantage over Gabriel Moreno in today’s game.

In today’s matchup, Gabriel Moreno is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 41% rate (100th percentile).

Typically, batters like Gabriel Moreno who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as German Marquez.

Gabriel Moreno’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased in recent games, falling from 48.3% on the season to 14.3% in the past week.

When it comes to his home run ability, Alek Thomas ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Alek Thomas is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Typically, batters like Alek Thomas who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as German Marquez.

Alek Thomas has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 7.9% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

Over the last week, Alek Thomas’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal EV of 92.6 mph to 79.5 mph.

Zac Gallen will have the handedness advantage against Ezequiel Tovar today.

Extreme flyball bats like Ezequiel Tovar tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Zac Gallen.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Toglia in the 3rd percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Michael Toglia is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Michael Toglia pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 77th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

Corbin Carroll’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off lately, going from 44.7% on the season to 28.6% in the last week.

When it comes to his home runs, Corbin Carroll has experienced some positive variance this year. His 41.2 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 30.7.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Corbin Carroll’s true offensive skill to be a .359, implying that he has had some very good luck this year given the .048 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .407 wOBA.

Sporting a .262 BABIP since the start of last season, Corbin Carroll grades out in the 15th percentile.

Latest Arizona Diamondbacks Match Player Stats

Latest Colorado Rockies Match Player Stats