Arizona Diamondbacks @ Colorado Rockies Matchup Preview - August 14th, 2022

The Arizona Diamondbacks enter the game as the 25th ranked team per THE BAT X's Power Rankings and will battle the 10th ranked Rockies at Coors Field. The D-Backs may need to kick their hitting into gear to maximize their win chances today, as they rank just 26th in MLB in batting average this year. When the Rockies have found success this year, it's been through their hitting ability. They rank 1st in baseball in batting average.

Arizona Diamondbacks Insights

• The Arizona Diamondbacks outfield defense grades out as the best of all teams on the slate today.

• Cooper Hummel has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (80% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

• Projected catcher Cooper Hummel projects as a weak pitch framer, per THE BAT projection system.

Colorado Rockies Insights

• THE BAT X projects Ryan Feltner to throw 78 pitches today (3rd-least of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

• Jose Iglesias's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 87.6-mph mark last season has fallen off to 81.6-mph.

• Colorado's 87.6-mph average exit velocity since the start of last season is among the worst in MLB: #30 overall.

Betting Trends

• The Colorado Rockies have hit the Run Line in 38 of their last 61 games (+14.40 Units / 20% ROI)

• The Arizona Diamondbacks have hit the Run Line in 52 of their last 90 games (+13.25 Units / 12% ROI)

• Christian Walker has hit the Runs Under in 43 of his last 66 games (+11.95 Units / 12% ROI)