Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants Matchup Preview - September 28th, 2022

The Colorado Rockies enter the game as the 28th ranked team per The Sharp Model X's Power Rankings and will battle the 23rd ranked Giants at Oracle Park. The Rockies rank 6th in MLB in batting average and will likely lean on that hitting in their attempt to win today. If the Giants want to win they'll need to generate more hitting than they've mustered thus far, as they rank 23rd in batting average this season.

Colorado Rockies Insights

• Jose Urena's fastball velocity has jumped 2.1 mph this year (95.1 mph) over where it was last season (93 mph).

• Connor Joe's average exit velocity has fallen off this year; his 88.2-mph figure last season has fallen off to 85.1-mph.

• Yonathan Daza has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

San Francisco Giants Insights

• Sean Hjelle has been given less leash than the typical pitcher this year, throwing 10.4 fewer adjusted pitches-per-game than average.

• Ford Proctor is an extreme groundball hitter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Colorado (#3-best on the slate).

• The San Francisco Giants have been the 7th-luckiest offense in MLB this year, according to The Sharp Model X, and are likely to perform worse in the future

Betting Trends

• The San Francisco Giants have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 21 of their last 34 games at home (+8.65 Units / 23% ROI)

• The Colorado Rockies have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 9 of their last 16 games (+1.50 Units / 8% ROI)

• Yonathan Daza has hit the Total Bases Over in 18 of his last 24 games (+12.95 Units / 42% ROI)