Angels @ Astros Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Positives for the Los Angeles Angels Game Today

Recording 91.6 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Spencer Arrighetti places in the 77th percentile.

The Los Angeles Angels (29.5% K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the most strikeout-prone team of hitters on the slate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Minute Maid Park as the 3rd-best ballpark in the league for strikeouts.

Built just 20 feet above sea level, Minute Maid Park has one of the lowest elevations among all parks, which tends to lead to less offense.

With 7 batters who share his hand in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Spencer Arrighetti figures to benefit from having the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Spencer Arrighetti’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 16th percentile among all starters in the game currently.

The Los Angeles Angels have been the 5th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better the rest of the season,Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest left field fences in the majors.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Zach Neto is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

Zach Neto pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.8% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

Zach Neto has made substantial strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 15% seasonal rate to 24.4% in the last two weeks.

In the last 14 days, Zach Neto’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 96.3-mph over the course of the season to 100.4-mph of late.

Homers are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest in the league.

Batting from the opposite that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Jacob Melton will have the upper hand today.

The Los Angeles Angels infield defense projects as the 2nd-weakest out of every team today.

Jacob Melton will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Jacob Melton has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.6-mph to 91.5-mph over the last 14 days.

Jacob Melton’s launch angle in recent games (5.1° over the past 14 days) is significantly better than his -6.1° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Niko Kavadas in the 86th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Niko Kavadas will have the handedness advantage against Spencer Arrighetti today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Moore in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Compared to his seasonal average of 12.5°, Christian Moore has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 32.3° angle over the past 7 days.

A consistent launch angle is a measure of good hitting, and Christian Moore has been very consistent with his recently, notching a 33.1° launch angle standard deviation in the past two weeks.

Mike Trout projects as the 15th-best home run batter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mike Trout is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

Mike Trout’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls lately (25.8° in the past two weeks’ worth of games) is significantly better than his 13.4° seasonal angle.

Based on Statcast metrics, Mike Trout is in the 81st percentile for offensive skills per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .346.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mike Trout ranks as the 19th-best batter in the league.

Mike Trout has been unlucky this year, putting up a .340 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .361 — a .021 difference.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

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

Taylor Ward’s launch angle lately (22.2° in the last 14 days) is significantly better than his 18.5° seasonal figure.

Sporting a .340 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year, Taylor Ward has performed in the 76th percentile for hitting ability.

With a .345 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Taylor Ward is positioned in the 75th percentile.

Placing in the 95th percentile, Taylor Ward sits with a .376 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.247) may lead us to conclude that Taylor Ward has been unlucky this year with his .232 actual batting average.

Jo Adell projects as the 18th-best home run batter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jo Adell is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Jo Adell has made significant strides with his Barrel%, upping his 11.8% rate last year to 17.2% this year.

Jo Adell has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 17.2% seasonal rate to 22.2% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jo Adell ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Christian Walker is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Christian Walker pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.3% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

Christian Walker will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Christian Walker has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 12% seasonal rate to 25% in the past week.

As it relates to his home run talent, Christian Walker ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kyle Hendricks in the 25th percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent.

It may be best to expect better numbers for the Houston Astros offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 10th-unluckiest offense in the league this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Logan O’Hoppe (the Angels’s expected catcher in today’s game) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Carlos Correa is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Carlos Correa will hold that advantage today.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Carlos Correa ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

In terms of his home runs, Carlos Correa has had some very poor luck this year. His 12.8 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been quite a bit lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 15.9.

Yordan Alvarez projects as the 3rd-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Yordan Alvarez will hold the platoon advantage against Kyle Hendricks in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Yordan Alvarez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

This season, Yordan Alvarez has experienced a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 96.8 mph compared to last year’s 93.9 mph mark.

Mauricio Dubon will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Mauricio Dubon has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 84.9-mph to 88.5-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Compared to his seasonal average of 13.1°, Mauricio Dubon has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 24.1° angle over the past two weeks.

Mauricio Dubon’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, increasing from 12.1% to 19.9%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 79th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Mauricio Dubon has displayed favorable plate discipline this year, ranking in the 79th percentile with a 1.75 K/BB rate.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Yoan Moncada ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Yoan Moncada is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

The switch-hitting Yoan Moncada will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Spencer Arrighetti.

Yoan Moncada has made notable strides with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 12.7% seasonal rate to 25% in the past 7 days.

Over the last 14 days, Yoan Moncada’s 31.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 23.2%.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jesus Sanchez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

Jesus Sanchez will have the handedness advantage over Kyle Hendricks today.

Jesus Sanchez has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Jesus Sanchez 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 Jeremy Pena in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Jeremy Pena is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Jeremy Pena will hold that advantage today.

Jeremy Pena has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.2-mph to 90.6-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 97th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Logan O’Hoppe pulls many of his flyballs (33.9% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Logan O’Hoppe has made significant strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 15.2% seasonal rate to 25% in the last week.

This season, Logan O’Hoppe has experienced a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 97.1 mph compared to last year’s 94.6 mph mark.

Logan O’Hoppe’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better in recent games, rising from 50.2% on the season to 66.7% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Logan O’Hoppe’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (20.6°) is considerably better than his 16° figure last season.

Yainer Diaz’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Yainer Diaz will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Despite posting a .303 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Yainer Diaz has had some very poor luck given the .025 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .328.

Using Statcast data, Yainer Diaz ranks in the 78th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .271.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Negatives with the Houston Astros Game Today

It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Nic Lentz) behind the plate today.

Projected catcher Yainer Diaz projects as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Spencer Arrighetti’s 92.5-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a big 1.7-mph drop off from last year’s 94.2-mph figure.

Spencer Arrighetti has added a sinker to his repertoire this season and has used it 5.8% of the time.

Spencer Arrighetti has experienced some positive variance in regards to his strikeouts since the start of last season, posting a 10.03 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.58 — a 1.45 K/9 difference.

Minute Maid Park ranks as the #26 field in MLB for walks, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Among all major league stadiums, the 3rd-tallest fences are at Minute Maid Park.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher metrics across the board, and Spencer Arrighetti will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Spencer Arrighetti was rolling in his previous start and allowed 1 ER.

Spencer Arrighetti will have the handedness advantage over Zach Neto today.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Zach Neto today.

Zach Neto has displayed weak plate discipline this year, checking in at the 11th percentile with a 4.49 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 5th-worst park in the game for RHB batting average.

The #6 park in MLB for suppressing offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jacob Melton ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jacob Melton is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Jacob Melton has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 5.4% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past 14 days.

The #5 stadium in MLB for suppressing batting average to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

Niko Kavadas is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Niko Kavadas has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 15% of the time when starting against a northpaw since the start of last season.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Niko Kavadas in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Niko Kavadas in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Christian Moore is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the same side that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Christian Moore will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Christian Moore has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

Hitting from the same side that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Mike Trout will be in a tough position today.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Mike Trout in today’s game.

Mike Trout has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 13.8% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the last 14 days.

Mike Trout has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90-mph dropping to 82.4-mph in the last 14 days.

Batting from the same side that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Taylor Ward meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Taylor Ward has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Spencer Arrighetti will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jo Adell in today’s matchup.

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

Jo Adell has exhibited poor plate discipline this year, checking in at the 17th percentile with a 4.04 K/BB rate.

Checking in at the 10th percentile, Jo Adell sits with a .257 BABIP this year.

Christian Walker’s BABIP ability is projected in the 13th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the same side that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Christian Walker faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Christian Walker has recorded a .237 Expected Batting Average this year, ranking in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to plate discipline, Christian Walker’s talent is quite poor, putting up a 3.76 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 20th percentile.

Kyle Hendricks was firing on all cylinders in his previous game started and conceded 2 ER.

Houston Astros hitters jointly rank 24th- in the majors for power this year when judging by their 7.8% Barrel%.

The Houston Astros as a group place 30th- overall in baseball this year when it comes to the maximum exit velocity of all of the baseballs their [HITTER}s have hit.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Hendricks to throw 84 pitches today (8th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

When estimating his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Kyle Hendricks in the 3rd percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

Kyle Hendricks has a reverse platoon split and will be disadvantaged being matched up with 6 same-handed batters in this outing.

Kyle Hendricks will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Carlos Correa in today’s matchup.

Carlos Correa’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined of late; his 91.7-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 89.2-mph in the past two weeks.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 8.9°, Carlos Correa’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls has dropped significantly lately (5.2° in the past 14 days).

When it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34° (the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs), Carlos Correa and his 11.5% rank in the 8th percentile this year.

Yordan Alvarez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 79th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 6th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Mauricio Dubon is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Kyle Hendricks will have the handedness advantage against Mauricio Dubon in today’s game.

Mauricio Dubon has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and will be challenged by the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

21% of the time that Yoan Moncada has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

In today’s matchup, Yoan Moncada is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.8% rate (87th percentile).

Yoan Moncada will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 8.9°, Jesus Sanchez has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-1.8°) over the past two weeks.

Kyle Hendricks will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jeremy Pena today.

Jeremy Pena’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased of late, decreasing from 10.5% on the season to 0% in the past week.

Jeremy Pena has been lucky this year, posting a .363 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .330 — a .033 disparity.

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to hit 6th in the batting order today.

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

Logan O’Hoppe will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Yainer Diaz is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Kyle Hendricks will have the handedness advantage against Yainer Diaz in today’s game.

Yainer Diaz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39% — 88th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Bryce Teodosio ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Bryce Teodosio is penciled in 9th in the lineup today.

When starting against a northpaw this year, Bryce Teodosio has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 34% of the time.

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