Angels vs Astros match player stats Friday, September 20th 2024. Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros Series Game 2

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Angels vs Astros match player stats Friday, September 20th 2024. Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Friday, September 20th
20/09/24 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Angels vs Astros Series Game 2 Matchup Today

In the past 14 days, Eric Wagaman’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 13.3% up to 13.3%.

Over the past 7 days, Eric Wagaman’s maximum exit velocity (a favorable proxy for recent form and raw power) has been 111.7-mph, which qualifies as one of the hardest-hit balls in MLB.

Eric Wagaman has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well recently, putting up a 19° angle on such balls in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Bregman in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Alex Bregman is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.

Alex Bregman will have the handedness advantage over Tyler Anderson today.

Alex Bregman pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.4% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Alex Bregman will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Victor Caratini will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Placing in the 79th percentile, Victor Caratini sports a .328 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

In terms of plate discipline, Victor Caratini’s ability is quite strong, sporting a 2.13 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 78th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 75th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Jake Meyers will hold the platoon advantage against Tyler Anderson in today’s game.

Jake Meyers will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Jake Meyers has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-hit balls: 29.1° compared to his seasonal mark of 12°.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Jake Meyers has suffered from bad luck this year. His .285 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .326.

Niko Kavadas is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 68% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Niko Kavadas will hold the platoon advantage over Justin Verlander in today’s matchup.

Niko Kavadas’s launch angle of late (44.7° in the past week’s worth of games) is quite a bit better than his 27.1° seasonal figure.

Mauricio Dubon will have the handedness advantage against Tyler Anderson today.

Mauricio Dubon will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 12th-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Tucker is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Kyle Tucker will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Kyle Tucker has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 98.4-mph average in the past week to his seasonal mark of 94.2-mph.

Kyle Tucker’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 19.5% to 24.5%.

Extreme groundball hitters like Gustavo Campero generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Justin Verlander.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Jeremy Pena is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Tyler Anderson throws from, Jeremy Pena will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Jeremy Pena will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Jeremy Pena has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 91.2-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 88.2-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Zach Neto is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 70% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Zach Neto pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.3% — 89th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

By putting up a 24.400 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Zach Neto finds himself in the 77th percentile for power.

Checking in at the 76th percentile, Zach Neto has posted a .292 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 2nd-best hitter in baseball.

Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Yordan Alvarez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Yordan Alvarez has recorded a .388 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, checking in at the 98th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Yordan Alvarez has put up a .405 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 98th percentile.

Tallying 94.4 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Justin Verlander places him the 86th percentile.

The Los Angeles Angels have 4 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Niko Kavadas, Logan O’Hoppe, Charles Leblanc, Jordyn Adams).

It is likely that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (Doug Eddings) calling pitches in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Victor Caratini (the Astros’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) profiles as a good pitch framer.

Justin Verlander will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats in all categories.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 91st percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

Logan O’Hoppe has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 99.3-mph average in the past two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal average of 94.8-mph.

Compared to his seasonal average of 14.6°, Logan O’Hoppe has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 28.3° angle over the last 14 days.

Despite posting a .301 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Logan O’Hoppe has experienced some negative variance given the .026 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .327.

As it relates to his home run talent, Niko Kavadas ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Tyler Anderson has averaged 95.2 adjusted pitches per GS this year, placing in the 91st percentile.

Tyler Anderson has a large reverse platoon split and has the benefit of facing 6 opposite-handed bats today.

Houston’s 91.4-mph exit velocity on flyballs ranks them as the #26 club in the majors this year by this stat.

Los Angeles’s 88.3-mph average exit velocity this year is one of the worst in the league: #23 overall.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Taylor Ward is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Taylor Ward has made substantial improvements with his Barrel%, bettering his 8.3% rate last year to 13.8% this year.

Taylor Ward has made substantial gains with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 13.8% seasonal rate to 19.4% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Taylor Ward’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, rising from 17.8% to 22.7%.

Utilizing Statcast data, Yordan Alvarez grades out in the 95th percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 33.300.

In notching a .263 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Victor Caratini is ranked in the 79th percentile.

With a .277 batting average this year, Victor Caratini has performed in the 87th percentile.

Nolan Schanuel is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Nolan Schanuel will hold the platoon advantage against Justin Verlander in today’s game.

Extreme flyball hitters like Nolan Schanuel generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Justin Verlander.

Nolan Schanuel has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 93-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal mark of 88.8-mph.

Nolan Schanuel’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, rising from 47% on the season to 54.5% in the past two weeks.

Taylor Ward has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .328 mark is quite a bit lower than his .348 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Yainer Diaz is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Yainer Diaz will have the handedness advantage over Tyler Anderson today.

Yainer Diaz will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (19.9) implies that Yainer Diaz has experienced some negative variance this year with his 16.5 actual HR/600.

When estimating his batting average skill, Yainer Diaz is projected as the 19th-best batter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Using Statcast data, Yainer Diaz is in the 77th percentile for offensive ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .337.

Nolan Schanuel has displayed favorable plate discipline this year, checking in at the 96th percentile with a 1.35 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 85th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Negative Match Player Stats with Angels vs Astros Series Game 2

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eric Wagaman in the 19th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Eric Wagaman is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Justin Verlander throws from, Eric Wagaman will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Eric Wagaman in today’s matchup.

Out of every team today, the best infield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels.

Alex Bregman has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 6.3% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the past week.

Alex Bregman’s average exit velocity has declined recently; his 89-mph seasonal average has dropped to 81.3-mph over the past week.

Alex Bregman has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs this year; his 23.2 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is significantly inflated relative to his 19.9 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Ranking in the 18th percentile, Alex Bregman sports a .269 BABIP this year.

Victor Caratini is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

In the last 14 days, Victor Caratini’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.5% down to 0%.

Victor Caratini’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined of late; his 91-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 76-mph over the last week.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 8°, Victor Caratini has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-2.3°) in the last two weeks.

Despite posting a .325 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Victor Caratini has been very fortunate given the .021 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .304.

Jake Meyers is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today.

Jake Meyers has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 7.2% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Jake Meyers’s average exit velocity has decreased lately; his 88.4-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 81.2-mph in the last two weeks.

In notching a .290 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Jake Meyers is positioned in the 22nd percentile.

Niko Kavadas’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Typically, hitters like Niko Kavadas who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Justin Verlander.

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

Niko Kavadas has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 7.5% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the past 7 days.

Niko Kavadas’s average exit velocity has dropped off of late; his 91.4-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 86.3-mph over the last 7 days.

When estimating his home run talent, Mauricio Dubon ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mauricio Dubon is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

Mauricio Dubon has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Mauricio Dubon’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 86-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 78.3-mph in the last two weeks.

Batting from the same side that Tyler Anderson throws from, Kyle Tucker will be at a disadvantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Kyle Tucker’s true offensive ability to be a .370, implying that he has been very fortunate this year given the .034 difference between that mark and his actual .404 wOBA.

Gustavo Campero is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Gustavo Campero will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against Justin Verlander, In today’s matchup, Gustavo Campero is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.3% rate (82nd percentile).

Gustavo Campero will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Jeremy Pena has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 5.8% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the past week.

Jeremy Pena’s launch angle lately (-6.3° over the past 7 days) is considerably lower than his 7.3° seasonal figure.

When it comes to plate discipline, Jeremy Pena’s ability is quite weak, sporting a 4.41 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 12th percentile.

Justin Verlander will have the handedness advantage over Zach Neto in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Zach Neto in today’s matchup.

Zach Neto has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 8.8% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

Zach Neto’s average exit velocity has fallen off recently; his 88.4-mph seasonal average has dropped off to 85.8-mph in the last 7 days.

In the past week’s worth of games, Zach Neto’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 17.5%.

Tyler Anderson will hold the platoon advantage over Yordan Alvarez in today’s game.

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

Los Angeles’s #1-ranked outfield defense on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Yordan Alvarez, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

Yordan Alvarez’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off lately; his 93.6-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 87.7-mph over the last 7 days.

Justin Verlander has a large reverse platoon split and is stuck being matched up with 6 same-handed bats today.

Batting from the same side that Justin Verlander throws from, Logan O’Hoppe has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Logan O’Hoppe hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 83rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Logan O’Hoppe will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

There has been a significant decline in Logan O’Hoppe’s launch angle from last year’s 19.6° to 14.6° this year.

With a 4.79 K/BB rate this year, Logan O’Hoppe has shown weak plate discipline, ranking in the 7th percentile.

Mauricio Dubon’s launch angle in recent games (3.2° over the last 7 days) is a significant dropoff from his 14.2° seasonal mark.

The Houston Astros projected lineup profiles as the 3rd-strongest of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall batting skill.

The Houston Astros have been the 7th-unluckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better the rest of the season, Tyler Anderson will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Collectively, Houston Astros bats have shined when assessing hitting balls in the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (between -4° and 26°), ranking 4th-best in the majors.

Justin Verlander is an extreme flyball pitcher (41.5% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and will be disadvantaged pitching in the #7 HR venue in MLB in this matchup.

As a team, Los Angeles Angels batters have done well when assessing hitting balls in the launch angle span that tends to best-produce home runs (between 23° and 34°), rating 3rd-best in MLB.

Batting from the same side that Justin Verlander throws from, Taylor Ward meets a tough challenge today.

Taylor Ward has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and will be challenged by MLB’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball bats like Taylor Ward usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Justin Verlander.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Taylor Ward today.

Yordan Alvarez’s launch angle in recent games (5.3° over the past 7 days) is a significant dropoff from his 18.5° seasonal mark.

Yordan Alvarez’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (12.6°) is a considerable dropoff from his 15.8° angle last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 5th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nolan Schanuel in today’s game.

As it relates to his home runs, Nolan Schanuel has had positive variance on his side this year. His 13.4 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 9.5.

Grading out in the 2nd percentile, the hardest ball Nolan Schanuel has connected with this year reached a maximum exit velocity of 105.9 mph — an advanced indication of underlying power skill.

By putting up a .174 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Nolan Schanuel finds himself in the 16th percentile.

Taylor Ward’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off lately, decreasing from 48% on the season to 16.7% in the past week.

Yainer Diaz has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

In the last 14 days, Yainer Diaz’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.3% down to 0%.

Yainer Diaz’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined in recent games; his 93.2-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 78.8-mph over the last 7 days.

Yainer Diaz’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last year to this one, going from 21.6% to 11.5%.

Yainer Diaz has displayed bad plate discipline this year, grading out in the 13th percentile with a 4.26 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 22nd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Kyle Tucker’s launch angle lately (18° over the past week) is a considerable dropoff from his 21.7° seasonal figure.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 9.8°, Nolan Schanuel has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (4.3°) over the last 14 days.

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