Royals @ Rockies Series Game 3 Matchup Details<\/p>\n
\nTeams : 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\n<\/p>\n
Positives for the Kansas City Royals Series Game 3 Game Today<\/p>\n
Edwin Moscoso profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is expected to be in charge of the strike zone today.<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the best stadium in the league for batting average.<\/p>\n
,Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.<\/p>\n
,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\u00b0.<\/p>\n
,The Kansas City Royals outfield defense profiles as the worst among every team on the slate today.<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Starling Marte in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.<\/p>\n
,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.<\/p>\n
,Coors Field projects as the #1 stadium in MLB for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).<\/p>\n
,Jake McCarthy is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
,Coors Field projects as the #1 field in MLB for run-scoring, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).<\/p>\n
,Hitting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Jake McCarthy will have an advantage in today\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 90th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 77th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the 5th-best venue in the league for righty home runs.<\/p>\n
,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Brenton Doyle will hold that advantage in today\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Karros in the 85th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.<\/p>\n
,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.<\/p>\n
,Salvador Perez is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
,Salvador Perez will hold the platoon advantage against Kyle Freeland in today\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n
,Batting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Tyler Tolbert will have an edge in today\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n
,Out of all the teams today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies.<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run talent.<\/p>\n
,Mickey Moniak is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Hunter Goodman as Major League Baseball\u2019s 14th-best home run hitter.<\/p>\n
,Hunter Goodman is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.<\/p>\n
,When it comes to his home run talent, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).<\/p>\n
,Jac Caglianone is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.<\/p>\n
,T.J. Rumfield is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.<\/p>\n
,Batting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, T.J. Rumfield will have an edge in today\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Hunter Goodman ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carter Jensen in the 83rd percentile when assessing his home run ability.<\/p>\n
,Carter Jensen is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.<\/p>\n
,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Tyler Freeman will hold that advantage in today\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n
,Recording 91.5 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Seth Lugo ranks in the 77th percentile.<\/p>\n
,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\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 79th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.<\/p>\n
,Kyle Freeland will benefit from the home field advantage in today\u2019s game, which should improve all of his stats across the board.<\/p>\n
,Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher\u2019s 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%).<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the 5th-best venue in the game for LHB home runs.<\/p>\n
,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).<\/p>\n
,Coors Field ranks as the #1 stadium in baseball for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).<\/p>\n
,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.<\/p>\n
,In his previous GS, Kyle Freeland was rolling and gave up 2 ER.<\/p>\n
,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 \u2014 a 2.57 difference.<\/p>\n
,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.<\/p>\n
,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Mickey Moniak ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).<\/p>\n
,Kyle Karros will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.<\/p>\n
,The Kansas City Royals have 6 hitters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage against Kyle Freeland in this game.<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 89th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 77th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.<\/p>\n
,Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Starling Marte will have an advantage today.<\/p>\n
Negatives with the Colorado Rockies Series Game 3 Game Today<\/p>\n
The Colorado Rockies projected batting order projects as the 4th-weakest of all teams today in terms of overall batting ability.<\/p>\n
,Seth Lugo performed well in his previous game started and allowed 0 ER.<\/p>\n
,Seth Lugo\u2019s four-seam fastball usage has dropped by 5.4% from last year to this one (21.1% to 15.7%) .<\/p>\n
,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.<\/p>\n
,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\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n
,As it relates to his home run talent, Jake McCarthy ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).<\/p>\n
,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.<\/p>\n
,Hitting from the same side that Seth Lugo throws from, Tyler Freeman will have a disadvantage in today\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n
,Brenton Doyle is penciled in 9th in the lineup today.<\/p>\n
,Seth Lugo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brenton Doyle in today\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n
,Seth Lugo will hold the platoon advantage over Kyle Karros today.<\/p>\n
,Salvador Perez\u2019s BABIP ability is projected in the 9th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).<\/p>\n
,Salvador Perez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n
,When assessing his home run talent, Tyler Tolbert ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).<\/p>\n
,Tyler Tolbert is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.<\/p>\n
,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.<\/p>\n
,Seth Lugo will hold the platoon advantage against Hunter Goodman today.<\/p>\n
,Batting from the same side that Kyle Freeland throws from, Jac Caglianone has a tough challenge in today\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
,Jac Caglianone will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n
,T.J. Rumfield\u2019s BABIP talent is projected in the 16th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).<\/p>\n
,Batting from the same side that Kyle Freeland throws from, Carter Jensen will have a tough matchup in today\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n
,Carter Jensen will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 10th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.<\/p>\n
,The #1 park in Major League Baseball for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.<\/p>\n
,Seth Lugo will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.<\/p>\n
,Isaac Collins is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.<\/p>\n
,Isaac Collins will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.<\/p>\n
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Freeland to throw 85 pitches in today\u2019s game (7th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.<\/p>\n
,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Tyler Tolbert ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).<\/p>\n
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