Angels vs Astros match player stats | 2026 World Thursday, March 26th

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Angels @ Astros 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros
2025 World
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, March 26th
Time : 26/03/26 16:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Los Angeles Angels World Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cam Smith in the 98th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

The Minute Maid Park roof is expected to be closed today, making weather conditions in this match-up 32° hotter than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for offense.

Out of every team today, the 9th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels.

Cam Smith will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

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

Nolan Schanuel is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

With 7 batters who share the same handedness in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Jose Soriano ought to benefit from owning the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

Josh Lowe’s BABIP talent is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Josh Lowe will have the handedness advantage against Hunter Brown today.

Josh Lowe has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

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

Yainer Diaz will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Isaac Paredes ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Isaac Paredes is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Isaac Paredes pulls a lot of his flyballs (48% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball batters like Isaac Paredes are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Zach Neto is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.

Zach Neto pulls many of his flyballs (37.7% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Loperfido in the 89th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Joey Loperfido is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

Joey Loperfido will hold the platoon advantage against Jose Soriano in today’s matchup.

When estimating his batting average ability, Jeremy Pena is projected as the 16th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jeremy Pena is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Jeremy Pena pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 77th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 88th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Jose Altuve is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Jose Altuve pulls many of his flyballs (42.3% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Yoan Moncada’s BABIP ability is projected in the 79th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Yoan Moncada is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Yoan Moncada will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Hunter Brown.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Yoan Moncada ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Joey Loperfido will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Carlos Correa is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

Carlos Correa will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Jake Meyers will hold that advantage today.

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

Christian Walker will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Hunter Brown as the 17th-best pitcher in baseball currently.

Tallying 95.7 adjusted pitches per game per started since the start of last season on average, Hunter Brown ranks in the 94th percentile.

Hunter Brown is an extreme groundball pitcher (48.4% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Minute Maid Park — the #9 HR venue among all stadiums — in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher metrics in all categories, and Hunter Brown will hold that advantage today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 4th-best hitter in Major League Baseball.

Yordan Alvarez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Yordan Alvarez will have the upper hand today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Yordan Alvarez tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jose Altuve ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Jose Altuve will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 84th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Hunter Brown in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his strikeout talent.

The Los Angeles Angels have 4 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jo Adell, Jorge Soler, Logan O’Hoppe, Mike Trout).

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Jeremy Pena ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jeremy Pena will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Negatives with the Houston Astros World Game Today

Cam Smith is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Jose Soriano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cam Smith in today’s matchup.

Cam Smith has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Jose Soriano to be limited in today’s game, projecting a maximum of 77 pitches.

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

Playing on the road generally lowers pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jose Soriano today.

Josh Lowe is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

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

Yainer Diaz is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Jose Soriano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yainer Diaz in today’s game.

Yainer Diaz hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 92nd percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, Isaac Paredes encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Hunter Brown throws from, Zach Neto meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Zach Neto today.

Batting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, Jeremy Pena meets a tough challenge today.

Typically, bats like Jeremy Pena who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Jose Soriano.

Jose Soriano will have the handedness advantage against Jose Altuve in today’s game.

Yoan Moncada pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.8% — 86th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Yoan Moncada in today’s game.

Jose Soriano will hold the platoon advantage over Carlos Correa in today’s matchup.

Carlos Correa has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Jake Meyers is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

Jose Soriano will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Meyers today.

Jake Meyers hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

Christian Walker is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today.

Jose Soriano will have the handedness advantage over Christian Walker in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Jose Soriano’s overall pitching ability ranks in the 92nd percentile among all SPs in the game right now.

Jose Soriano is an extreme groundball pitcher (58.7% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Minute Maid Park — the #9 HR venue in the majors — in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 2nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

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

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