Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon is not in the lineup on Tuesday against left-hander Blake Snell and the San Diego Padres.
The left-handed hitting McMahon is taking a seat against a southpaw. Alan Trejo is replacing McMahon on third base and batting eighth. Brendan Rodgers is moving up to bat second for the Rockies.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Rockies have the lowest implied total on the board (2.88) and the game total is a deflated 7.5. Cy Young favorite Snell has led all qualified starters in ERA (1.33), FIP (2.80), hard-hit rate (30.8%), and batting average allowed (1.61) while ranking second in strikeout rate (34.5%) and fourth in barrel rate (5.1%) since May 25th.
Source: MLB.com