MLB Player match stats positives for Philadelphia at Los Angeles Wednesday Matchup

Luis Rengifo’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Rengifo is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

The #6 stadium in the game for boosting home runs to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 6th-best venue in the majors for right-handed home runs.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Zach Neto will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Cracking 2 long-balls in the past week’s worth of games, Zach Neto has been on fire in recent games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trea Turner as the 13th-best hitter in MLB when estimating his batting average talent.

Trea Turner is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Patrick Sandoval throws from, Trea Turner will have an edge in today’s matchup.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Trea Turner has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .378.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Taylor Ward is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Johan Rojas will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Sandoval in today’s game.

Johan Rojas has gotten much quicker this season, improving from last season’s 29.35 ft/sec to 29.98 ft/sec now (according to Statcast’s Sprint Speed metric).

Nolan Schanuel is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Zack Wheeler throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have the upper hand today.

Bryson Stott’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his batting average, Bryson Stott has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season. His .273 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .301.

By putting up a .275 batting average since the start of last season, Bryson Stott has performed in the 84th percentile.

Taylor Ward will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Since the start of last season, Taylor Ward has an average exit velocity of 90.6 mph, which ranks among the best in MLB at the 76th percentile.

Brandon Drury is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

Brandon Drury will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Despite posting a .220 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Brandon Drury has been unlucky given the .092 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .312.

Brandon Drury has hit 43.9% of his balls in the air 100+ mph since the start of last season, placing in the 91st percentile.

Zach Neto has done a strong job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls. His 18.9° figure is among the highest in the majors since the start of last season (87th percentile).

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Logan O’Hoppe will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Johan Rojas in the 82nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

With a .361 BABIP since the start of last season, Johan Rojas finds himself in the 92nd percentile.

Luis Rengifo will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Trea Turner ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Kyle Schwarber is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Since the start of last season, Kyle Schwarber’s 16.3% Barrel%, an advanced stat for measuring power, places him in the 97th percentile among his peers.

Kyle Schwarber’s 96.3-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced stat to evaluate power) ranks in the 96th percentile since the start of last season.

Kyle Schwarber has exhibited good plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 85th percentile with a 1.68 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Drury in the 78th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, J.T. Realmuto ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

J.T. Realmuto is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Kyle Schwarber as the game’s 3rd-best home run batter.

Zack Wheeler projects as the 4th-best starter in the league currently, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Compared to the average pitcher, Zack Wheeler has been granted more leash than the average pitcher this year, throwing an extra 6.6 adjusted pitches each game.

In his previous GS, Zack Wheeler was firing on all cylinders and gave up 0 ER.

Zack Wheeler’s 2405-rpm fastball spin rate this year ranks in the 81st percentile among all SPs.

Hitting from the opposite that Zack Wheeler throws from, Mickey Moniak will have the upper hand today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Mickey Moniak will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Mickey Moniak’s 13% Barrel% (a reliable standard to study power) is in the 88th percentile since the start of last season.

Mickey Moniak is in the 91st percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (20.9% rate since the start of last season).

Alec Bohm’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Alec Bohm is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Luis Rengifo has been hot of late, posting a .355 wOBA in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Castellanos in the 87th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Nick Castellanos will have the handedness advantage over Patrick Sandoval in today’s matchup.

Throwing 96.7 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Patrick Sandoval ranks in the 95th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 7th-best field in the majors for strikeouts.

Patrick Sandoval will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his metrics in all categories.

Patrick Sandoval’s high utilization rate of his secondary pitches (62.2% this year) ought to work in his favor considering they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

Patrick Sandoval has had some very poor luck with his strikeouts since the start of last season, putting up an 8.18 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.52 — a 0.34 K/9 gap.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 81st percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Batting from the opposite that Patrick Sandoval throws from, J.T. Realmuto will have the upper hand today.

J.T. Realmuto’s 11.2% Barrel% (a reliable metric to measure power) ranks in the 76th percentile since the start of last season.

When it comes to his home run skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jo Adell has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (87% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

Bryce Harper projects as the 10th-best hitter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bryce Harper is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Logan O’Hoppe grades out in the 91st percentile for hitting ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .357.

Logan O’Hoppe’s 15.3% Barrel% (a reliable metric to evaluate power) ranks in the 92nd percentile since the start of last season.

Hitting from the opposite that Patrick Sandoval throws from, Alec Bohm will have an advantage in today’s game.

Alec Bohm has been hot lately, cruising to a .437 wOBA over the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Castellanos in the 79th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

In terms of his batting average, Bryce Harper has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His .282 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .318.

Bryce Harper has recorded a .423 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 100th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Nick Castellanos’s true offensive talent to be a .321, suggesting that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .085 disparity between that figure and his actual .236 wOBA.

Nick Castellanos is in the 88th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (47.3% rate since the start of last season).

Jo Adell will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Jo Adell’s 100.3-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable metric to assess power) is in the 99th percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Nolan Schanuel will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

The 5th-best projected batting order of all teams today in terms of overall batting skill is that of the Philadelphia Phillies.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Alec Bohm ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When assessing his strikeout skill, Zack Wheeler projects as the 19th-best pitcher in the game right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Zack Wheeler was rolling in his previous outing and put up 8 strikeouts.

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As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the plate, Luis Rengifo will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Zack Wheeler in today’s matchup.

Luis Rengifo has been very fortunate when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .273 rate is considerably higher than his .249 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Luis Rengifo has made contact with reached a maximum exit velocity of 109.1 mph (an advanced metric to measure power), grading out in the 19th percentile.

Zach Neto is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

The 10th-deepest left field fences in the majors are found in Angel Stadium.

Zack Wheeler will hold the platoon advantage against Zach Neto in today’s matchup.

The standard deviation of Zach Neto’s launch angle since the start of last season (29.5°) is in the 19th percentile. A high figure like this tends to lead to a lower batting average on balls in play.

Posting a 4.07 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Zach Neto has demonstrated weak plate discipline, ranking in the 16th percentile.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Trea Turner in today’s matchup.

Trea Turner’s footspeed has decreased this year. His 30.23 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 29.73 ft/sec now.

Batting from the same side that Zack Wheeler throws from, Taylor Ward will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

This year, there has been a decline in Taylor Ward’s speed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 27.96 ft/sec last year to 27.22 ft/sec currently.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (19.4) provides evidence that Taylor Ward has been lucky since the start of last season with his 23.4 actual HR/600.

Taylor Ward is in the 18th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (39.2% rate since the start of last season).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Johan Rojas in the 5th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Johan Rojas is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this game.

This year, Johan Rojas has been pulled from the game early in 11% of his appearances when starting against left-handed pitcher.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Johan Rojas in today’s game.

When estimating his home run skill, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

13% of the time that Nolan Schanuel has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

This year, there has been a decline in Nolan Schanuel’s footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 26.8 ft/sec last year to 26.18 ft/sec currently.

By putting up a .087 Isolated Power (ISO) since the start of last season, Nolan Schanuel is ranked in the 13th percentile.

Bryson Stott is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Patrick Sandoval throws from, Bryson Stott encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Bryson Stott has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.1%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Bryson Stott today.

Bryson Stott’s 4.7% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) grades out in the 17th percentile since the start of last season.

Zack Wheeler will hold the platoon advantage over Brandon Drury in today’s game.

Brandon Drury’s speed has declined this season. His 26.95 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.33 ft/sec now.

With a .220 wOBA in the last two weeks, Brandon Drury has been struggling at the plate.

Posting a 4.91 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Brandon Drury has displayed poor plate discipline, checking in at the 8th percentile.

Logan O’Hoppe is penciled in 6th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the same side that Zack Wheeler throws from, Logan O’Hoppe will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Logan O’Hoppe pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.9% — 97th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.260) suggests that Johan Rojas has had some very good luck since the start of last season with his .280 actual batting average.

Despite posting a .355 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Luis Rengifo has experienced some positive variance given the .046 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .309.

Kyle Schwarber’s BABIP ability is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Patrick Sandoval will have the handedness advantage over Kyle Schwarber in today’s matchup.

Kyle Schwarber will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Based on Statcast metrics, Kyle Schwarber grades out in the 1st percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .186.

Launch angles in the range of -4° to 26° tend to become base hits at a high rate; Kyle Schwarber and his 34.4% since the start of last season rank in the 1st percentile by this measure.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for J.T. Realmuto in today’s game.

With a 4.09 K/BB rate since the start of last season, J.T. Realmuto has displayed bad plate discipline, grading out in the 15th percentile.

Kyle Schwarber has had some very good luck with his home runs since the start of last season; his 38.2 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is inflated compared to his 32.3 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

It may be smart to expect improved performance for the Los Angeles Angels offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 7th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year.

It is expected that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Chad Whitson) in charge of the strike zone today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Angel Stadium as the 4th-best venue in the game for home runs.

Mickey Moniak is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

36% of the time that Mickey Moniak has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been pinch hit for.

Mickey Moniak has been cold of late, struggling to the tune of a .191 wOBA in the last two weeks.

Mickey Moniak has exhibited weak plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 0th percentile with a 9.3 K/BB rate.

Alec Bohm will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

This year, there has been a decline in Alec Bohm’s speed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 26.56 ft/sec last year to 25.99 ft/sec currently.

Alec Bohm has been lucky this year, putting up a .437 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .322 — a .115 disparity.

Alec Bohm and his 7.9° launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls rank in 20th percentile, among the lowest in baseball since the start of last season.

Nick Castellanos is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nick Castellanos in today’s game.

Nick Castellanos has displayed poor plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 11th percentile with a 4.47 K/BB rate.

Logan O’Hoppe, the Angels’s expected catcher in today’s game, profiles as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Patrick Sandoval’s 2016-rpm fastball spin rate this year ranks in the 3rd percentile out of all SPs.

16% of the time that Jo Adell has started against a right-handed pitcher this year, he has been pinch hit for.

Batting from the same side that Zack Wheeler throws from, Jo Adell will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Jo Adell pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 80th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.201) may lead us to conclude that Jo Adell has been lucky since the start of last season with his .354 actual wOBA.

Using Statcast metrics, Jo Adell is in the 2nd percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .133.

Hitting from the same side that Patrick Sandoval throws from, Bryce Harper will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Bryce Harper will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Bryce Harper is in the 12th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs (12.4% rate since the start of last season).

Zack Wheeler has notched a 2.48 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the aspects of pitching most within the pitcher’s control) this year, ranking in the 93rd percentile.

With a .236 wOBA in the past 14 days, Nick Castellanos has been struggling at the plate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Patrick Sandoval in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent level.

The Philadelphia Phillies have been the 5th-luckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress in the future, Nolan Schanuel has had some very good luck with his home runs since the start of last season; his 7.9 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is inflated compared to his 1.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to his home run ability, Bryson Stott ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Playing on the road generally reduces pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Zack Wheeler today.

Zack Wheeler’s fastball velocity has decreased 1.3 mph this season (93.9 mph) below where it was last year (95.2 mph).

Zack Wheeler has utilized his slider 14.9% less often this year (11.7%) than he did last year (26.6%).

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