Rockies vs Reds match player stats | 2026 Tuesday, April 28th

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Rockies @ Reds Matchup Details

Teams : Colorado Rockies at Cincinnati Reds

Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, April 28th
Time : 28/04/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Colorado Rockies Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 81st percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,The weather report forecasts the 2nd-best hitting weather of all games on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

,Tyler Stephenson has a ton of pop (81st percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (28.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano has a pitch-to-contact profile (14th percentile K%) — great news for Stephenson.

,Tyler Stephenson has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Tyler Stephenson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When assessing his BABIP ability, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 8th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Elly De La Cruz is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Elly De La Cruz will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Tomoyuki Sugano in today’s game.

,Elly De La Cruz has big-time HR ability (81st percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (27.7% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano struggles to strike batters out (20th percentile K%) — great news for De La Cruz.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart as the 17th-best hitter in MLB when estimating his batting average ability.

,Sal Stewart is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

,Sal Stewart has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Sal Stewart will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Karros in the 84th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 78th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Matt McLain’s BABIP ability is projected in the 75th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Matt McLain is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Matt McLain has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Matt McLain will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Jake McCarthy will hold the platoon advantage over Chase Burns in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Mickey Moniak ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Mickey Moniak is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

,Mickey Moniak will hold the platoon advantage against Chase Burns in today’s game.

,Mickey Moniak pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.2% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,T.J. Rumfield is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

,T.J. Rumfield will have the handedness advantage against Chase Burns in today’s matchup.

,T.J. Rumfield pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.5% — 80th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Chase Burns’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 94th percentile out of all starters in the majors right now.

,The 2nd-weakest projected lineup of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the Colorado Rockies.

,Chase Burns will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats across the board.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Hunter Goodman as Major League Baseball’s 20th-best home run hitter.

,Hunter Goodman is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hunter Goodman pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.8% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Tyler Stephenson’s BABIP talent is projected in the 80th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Elly De La Cruz has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Negatives with the Cincinnati Reds Game Today

Tyler Stephenson is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Tomoyuki Sugano throws from, Tyler Stephenson encounters a tough challenge today.

,Batting from the same side that Tomoyuki Sugano throws from, Sal Stewart will not have the upper hand today.

,Kyle Karros is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Chase Burns throws from, Kyle Karros will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,The Cincinnati Reds infield defense profiles as the 2nd-best out of every team today.

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Kyle Karros in today’s matchup.

,Ezequiel Tovar has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (58% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today.

,Chase Burns will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ezequiel Tovar in today’s matchup.

,Ezequiel Tovar will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Tomoyuki Sugano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matt McLain today.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Jake McCarthy ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jake McCarthy is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

,Jake McCarthy is an extreme groundball batter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Cincinnati (#2-best on the slate today).

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jake McCarthy today.

,Mickey Moniak will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects T.J. Rumfield in the 19th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,T.J. Rumfield will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Projected catcher Tyler Stephenson projects as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Chase Burns will have the handedness advantage against Hunter Goodman today.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Hunter Goodman in today’s game.

,When estimating his home run talent, Kyle Karros ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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