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Royals @ Rockies Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Kansas City Royals at Colorado Rockies
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, August 2nd
Time : 02/08/26 15:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Series Game 3 Game Today

Edwin Moscoso profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is expected to be in charge of the strike zone today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best stadium in the league for batting average.

,Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.

,A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is expected to have the 2nd-hottest weather on the schedule today at 99°.

,The Kansas City Royals outfield defense profiles as the worst among every team on the slate today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Starling Marte in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Starling Marte is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Coors Field projects as the #1 stadium in MLB for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Jake McCarthy is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Coors Field projects as the #1 field in MLB for run-scoring, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Hitting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Jake McCarthy will have an advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 90th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 77th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

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

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Brenton Doyle will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Karros in the 85th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Kyle Karros is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 80% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Salvador Perez is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Salvador Perez will hold the platoon advantage against Kyle Freeland in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Tyler Tolbert will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Out of all the teams today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Mickey Moniak is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Hunter Goodman as Major League Baseball’s 14th-best home run hitter.

,Hunter Goodman is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

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

,Jac Caglianone is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,T.J. Rumfield is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, T.J. Rumfield will have an edge in today’s game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Hunter Goodman ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carter Jensen in the 83rd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Carter Jensen is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Tyler Freeman will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Recording 91.5 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Seth Lugo ranks in the 77th percentile.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Isaac Collins will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Kyle Freeland in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 79th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Kyle Freeland will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats across the board.

,Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Kyle Freeland has gone to his secondary offerings 8.2% more often this year (68.5%) than he did last season (60.3%).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the 5th-best venue in the game for LHB home runs.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Coors Field ranks as the #1 stadium in baseball for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Carter Jensen is likely to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies only has 1 same-handed RP.

,In his previous GS, Kyle Freeland was rolling and gave up 2 ER.

,Kyle Freeland has been unlucky this year, notching a 7.34 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.77 — a 2.57 difference.

,Kyle Freeland has recorded a .326 BABIP this year, making him one of the unluckiest hurlers in Major League Baseball on balls in play with better performance likely coming.

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

,Kyle Karros will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The Kansas City Royals have 6 hitters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage against Kyle Freeland in this game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 77th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Starling Marte will have an advantage today.

Negatives with the Colorado Rockies Series Game 3 Game Today

The Colorado Rockies projected batting order projects as the 4th-weakest of all teams today in terms of overall batting ability.

,Seth Lugo performed well in his previous game started and allowed 0 ER.

,Seth Lugo’s four-seam fastball usage has dropped by 5.4% from last year to this one (21.1% to 15.7%) .

,Seth Lugo has put up a .309 BABIP this year, indicating that he has been one of the unluckiest hurlers in the league on balls in play with improved performance likely coming.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Starling Marte in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Jake McCarthy ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Tyler Freeman is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 77% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

,Hitting from the same side that Seth Lugo throws from, Tyler Freeman will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Brenton Doyle is penciled in 9th in the lineup today.

,Seth Lugo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brenton Doyle in today’s matchup.

,Seth Lugo will hold the platoon advantage over Kyle Karros today.

,Salvador Perez’s BABIP ability is projected in the 9th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,When assessing his home run talent, Tyler Tolbert ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Tyler Tolbert is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Tyler Tolbert today.

,Seth Lugo will hold the platoon advantage against Hunter Goodman today.

,Batting from the same side that Kyle Freeland throws from, Jac Caglianone has a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Jac Caglianone will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,T.J. Rumfield’s BABIP talent is projected in the 16th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Kyle Freeland throws from, Carter Jensen will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

,Carter Jensen will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 10th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,The #1 park in Major League Baseball for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

,Seth Lugo will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Isaac Collins is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Isaac Collins will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Freeland to throw 85 pitches in today’s game (7th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Tyler Tolbert ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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