COL @ SF
Rockies @ Giants Matchup Details
Date : Todays Game is on Friday, August 14th
Time : 14/08/26 22:15:00 PM EST First Pitch
Positives for the Colorado Rockies Game Today
Jake McCarthy is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.
,Oracle Park has the shallowest RF fences in Major League Baseball.
,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.4-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats.
,Jake McCarthy will hold the platoon advantage against Landen Roupp in today’s matchup.
,Out of every team in action today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants.
,The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.
,Batting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Andrew Knizner will have the upper hand today.
,Andrew Knizner has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.
,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Andrew Knizner will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.
,The #9 venue in the league for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.
,Drew Cavanaugh will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.
,Connor Norby’s BABIP talent is projected in the 83rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
,As it relates to his home run skill, Mickey Moniak ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
,Mickey Moniak is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.
,Hitting from the opposite that Landen Roupp throws from, Mickey Moniak will have an edge in today’s game.
,Mickey Moniak pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.3% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Hunter Goodman as baseball’s 14th-best home run hitter.
,Hunter Goodman is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.
,Extreme groundball bats like Hunter Goodman are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Landen Roupp.
,Hunter Goodman’s launch angle of late (24.3° in the last week) is considerably higher than his 18.3° seasonal figure.
,Zac Veen will have the handedness advantage over Landen Roupp in today’s matchup.
,Ranked in the 76th percentile, Zac Veen has one of the highest average exit velocities in baseball since the start of last season (90.2-mph).
,Jake McCarthy’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
,By putting up a 1.4 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Andrew Knizner has shown favorable plate discipline, ranking in the 94th percentile.
,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Rafael Devers ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).
,Rafael Devers is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.
,Jung Hoo Lee is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.
,Jung Hoo Lee will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.
,Jung Hoo Lee has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 2.7% seasonal rate to 7.7% over the past week.
,As it relates to his home run talent, Bryce Eldridge ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
,Bryce Eldridge is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.
,Bryce Eldridge will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.
,The switch-hitting Willi Castro will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Landen Roupp.
,Willi Castro pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.8% — 81st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.
,Willi Castro has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 8.9% seasonal rate to 17.4% over the past 14 days.
,Cole Carrigg is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.
,In the past week, Cole Carrigg’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 87.9-mph over the course of the season to 94.1-mph of late.
,Osleivis Basabe is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.
,Osleivis Basabe will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Freeland in today’s game.
,Osleivis Basabe will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.
,Connor Norby’s launch angle this year (18.8°) is a considerable increase over his 15.6° figure last year.
,Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Buddy Kennedy will have the upper hand today.
,Buddy Kennedy will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.
,Buddy Kennedy is notably toolsy, checking in at the 84th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.69 ft/sec since the start of last season.
,T.J. Rumfield is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.
,Hitting from the opposite that Landen Roupp throws from, T.J. Rumfield will have an edge in today’s matchup.
,Grant McCray pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.
,Grant McCray will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.
,Grant McCray has been hot of late, notching a a 13.3% Barrel% (a reliable standard to measure power) in the past 14 days.
,Willi Castro has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 105.2-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal average of 90-mph.
,With a .338 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Cole Carrigg is ranked in the 80th percentile.
,With 7 batters who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Landen Roupp will have a disadvantage while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.
,Given that groundball pitchers struggle the most against flyball hitters, Landen Roupp (47.3% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in today’s game with 3 FB hitters in Colorado’s projected offense.
,Landen Roupp has averaged 95.6 adjusted pitches per start this year, ranking in the 93rd percentile.
,Rafael Devers will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryce Eldridge in the 80th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.
,Zac Veen and his 17.2° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 84th percentile, among the highest in the game since the start of last season.
,Compared to his seasonal average of 16°, T.J. Rumfield has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 25.8° mark in the past week’s worth of games.
,Compiling a 92-mph average exit velocity in the last two weeks, Grant McCray has been in great form of late.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Goodman in the 77th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.
,In the past week’s worth of games, Jake McCarthy’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 5.5% up to 14.3%.
,The San Francisco Giants 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) (Rafael Devers, Bryce Eldridge, Grant McCray, Willy Adames, Drew Cavanaugh).
,Kyle Freeland’s higher usage percentage of his secondary pitches this year (67.8% compared to 60.3% last season) should work in his favor considering they are typically much more effective than fastballs.
,As it relates to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Landen Roupp in the 75th percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball.
,Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher stats in all categories, and Landen Roupp will hold that advantage in today’s game.
,With a 4.77 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that concentrates on the variables most within a pitcher’s control), Kyle Freeland ranks in the 25th percentile.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 75th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.
Negatives with the San Francisco Giants Game Today
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 11th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.
,When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Jake McCarthy has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 16% of the time.
,The #6 field in the majors for suppressing offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.
,Among all parks, the highest fence height (on average) are at Oracle Park.
,This game is predicted to have the 2nd-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.
,Andrew Knizner’s BABIP ability is projected in the 15th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
,Andrew Knizner is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.
,Andrew Knizner has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 43% of the time when starting against a lefty hurler since the start of last season.
,Built just 8 feet above sea level, Oracle Park has one of the lowest altitudes among all stadiums, which generally leads to lower offensive output.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Cavanaugh in the 22nd percentile when estimating his batting average ability.
,Drew Cavanaugh is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.
,Hitting from the same side that Kyle Freeland throws from, Drew Cavanaugh encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.
,Connor Norby is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today’s game.
,Landen Roupp will hold the platoon advantage over Connor Norby in today’s game.
,Connor Norby will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.
,When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Mickey Moniak has been pulled from the game early 22% of the time.
,Oracle Park projects as the #27 field in the majors for RHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).
,Landen Roupp will hold the platoon advantage over Hunter Goodman today.
,Zac Veen is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.
,Zac Veen has been pulled from the game early 10% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter since the start of last season.
,Typically, hitters like Jake McCarthy who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Landen Roupp.
,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jake McCarthy today.
,Kyle Freeland will hold the platoon advantage against Rafael Devers in today’s matchup.
,Over the last week, Rafael Devers’s 22.2% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 39.9%.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee in the 5th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.
,The #2 venue in Major League Baseball for suppressing home runs to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.
,Kyle Freeland will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jung Hoo Lee today.
,Kyle Freeland will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryce Eldridge today.
,Bryce Eldridge has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 11.7% seasonal rate has lowered to 3.7% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.
,Willi Castro is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.
,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Cole Carrigg in today’s matchup.
,Cole Carrigg has been lucky this year, posting a .372 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .297 — a .075 deviation.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Osleivis Basabe in the 13th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.
,In the last week’s worth of games, Osleivis Basabe’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal average of 85.6 mph to 83.5 mph.
,Osleivis Basabe has been cold lately, posting a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to study power) in the last week’s worth of games.
,When estimating his home run skill, Buddy Kennedy ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
,Buddy Kennedy is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this matchup.
,When starting against a lefty on the mound since the start of last season, Buddy Kennedy has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 38% of the time.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects T.J. Rumfield in the 16th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.
,T.J. Rumfield will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.
,In the past week’s worth of games, T.J. Rumfield’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal average of 88.5 mph to 81.1 mph.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Grant McCray in the 11th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.
,Grant McCray is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.
,Over the past two weeks, Cole Carrigg’s 8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 15.4%.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Landen Roupp in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent.
,The 3rd-weakest projected lineup of all teams today in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the the Colorado Rockies.
,The Colorado Rockies have been the 9th-luckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse in future games,Oracle Park projects as the #29 venue in MLB for walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Osleivis Basabe in the 12th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.
,In the last week, Jung Hoo Lee’s 15.4% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 52.2%.
,Bryce Eldridge’s average exit velocity has fallen off lately; his 92-mph seasonal EV has fallen off to 87.2-mph in the past 7 days.
,Kyle Freeland will have the handedness advantage against Grant McCray today.
,This year, Cole Carrigg’s flyball exit velocity (an advanced standard to evaluate power) grades out in the 7th percentile at 87.9 mph.
,In notching a .235 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season, Buddy Kennedy is ranked in the 13th percentile for hitting ability.
,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Zac Veen in today’s game.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Grant McCray in the 14th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.
,Hunter Goodman will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.
,Over the past week, Hunter Goodman’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal average of 95.6 mph to 93 mph.
,Kyle Freeland will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.
,In his previous outing, Kyle Freeland struggled when it came to striking hitters out and only managed to tally 2 Ks.
,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Andrew Knizner ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).
,Willi Castro will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.
,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 .023 disparity between that mark and his actual .329 wOBA.
,Rafael Devers’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased of late, decreasing from 17% on the season to 11.1% over the last 7 days.
,Landen Roupp’s 92.7-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 22nd percentile among all starters.
,Landen Roupp’s 2147-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 19th percentile among all SPs.
,The San Francisco Giants projected offense projects as the 4th-worst of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting ability.
,The San Francisco Giants have been the 3rd-luckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse the rest of the season,Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Mickey Moniak in today’s matchup.
,In the last week, Mickey Moniak’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal EV of 92.3 mph to 87.6 mph.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jung Hoo Lee’s true offensive talent to be a .311, indicating that he has been lucky this year given the .023 disparity between that mark and his actual .334 wOBA.
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