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Royals @ Rockies Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Kansas City Royals at Colorado Rockies
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, August 1st
Time : 01/08/26 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Series Game 2 Game Today

When it comes to his home run ability, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jac Caglianone is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the 5th-best venue in the majors for lefty home runs.

,Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to more offense.

,High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast predicts the 2nd-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 93°.

,T.J. Rumfield is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

,The #1 field in MLB for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

,Hitting from the opposite that Luinder Avila throws from, T.J. Rumfield will have an edge in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Luinder Avila throws from, Troy Johnston will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Troy Johnston will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Lane Thomas is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best ballpark in the game for right-handed batting average.

,When assessing his home run skill, Carter Jensen ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Carter Jensen is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Ezequiel Tovar will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

,Salvador Perez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Feltner throws from, Josh Rojas will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,The Colorado Rockies have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Josh Rojas stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

,The #5 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

,The weakest projected lineup on the slate in terms of overall batting ability is that of the Kansas City Royals.

,It is expected that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Vic Carapazza) in charge of the strike zone in this game.

,Home field advantage typically improves pitcher stats across the board, and Ryan Feltner will hold that advantage today.

,In his previous outing, Ryan Feltner performed well and conceded 0 ER.

,It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are typically a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Ryan Feltner must realize this, because he has gone to his off-speed and breaking balls a lot this year: 59.3% of the time, ranking in the 78th percentile.

,Jake McCarthy is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

,Jake McCarthy will have the handedness advantage against Luinder Avila today.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Mickey Moniak ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Mickey Moniak is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Hunter Goodman as the majors’s 14th-best home run batter.

,Hunter Goodman is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Goodman in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Michael Massey has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (79% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Ryan Feltner throws from, Michael Massey will have an edge in today’s game.

,Out of all starting pitchers, Luinder Avila’s fastball velocity of 95.6 mph grades out in the 84th percentile this year.

,Out of all SPs, Luinder Avila’s fastball spin rate of 2491 rpm grades out in the 91st percentile this year.

,The Colorado Rockies projected lineup grades out as the 3rd-weakest of the day in terms of overall offensive ability.

,Luinder Avila has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his ERA this year; his 4.81 figure is a fair amount higher than his 4.43 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Feltner throws from, John Rave will have an edge in today’s game.

,The Colorado Rockies have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so John Rave can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

,Jake McCarthy’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,When assessing his home run ability, Salvador Perez ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,In his previous outing, Luinder Avila allowed a staggering 5 earned runs.

,Batting from the opposite that Ryan Feltner throws from, Carter Jensen will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Ryan Feltner has been unlucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 6.88 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.77 — a 0.89 K/9 disparity.

,Ryan Feltner has compiled a 5.70 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that concentrates on the variables most within a pitcher’s control) this year, placing in the 6th percentile.

Negatives with the Colorado Rockies Series Game 2 Game Today

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jac Caglianone in today’s matchup.

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

,As it relates to his home run ability, Troy Johnston ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Troy Johnston has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (50% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Lane Thomas in today’s matchup.

,Carter Jensen will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,Ezequiel Tovar is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Luinder Avila throws from, Ezequiel Tovar encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 9th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Hitting from the same side that Ryan Feltner throws from, Salvador Perez will be at a disadvantage today.

,Salvador Perez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Rojas in the 24th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Josh Rojas is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today.

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

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Ryan Feltner is projected to throw 85 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 11th-least of the day.

,Coors Field profiles as the #1 venue in the majors for batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,With 6 hitters who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Ryan Feltner has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this outing.

,When estimating his home run skill, Jake McCarthy ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Luinder Avila will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Goodman in today’s game.

,Michael Massey will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Luinder Avila is projected to throw 81 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 6th-least on the slate today.

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

,Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Luinder Avila in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Andrew Velazquez ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Andrew Velazquez is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Ryan Feltner throws from, Andrew Velazquez has a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Andrew Velazquez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects John Rave in the 19th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,John Rave is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

,John Rave will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,Michael Massey’s BABIP skill is projected in the 13th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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