Series Game 2 Matchup Details

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

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 2nd-hottest weather of the day at 85,°.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

The Athletics outfield defense projects as the weakest among all the teams today.

Matthew Lugo has been hot recently, posting a a 33.3% Barrel% (a reliable metric to measure power) in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Putting up a 94.6-mph average exit velocity in the past two weeks, Matthew Lugo has been in great form of late.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Sutter Health Park as the 6th-best park in the game for right-handed home runs.

In Major League Baseball, Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Zach Neto ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Sutter Health Park projects as the #6 venue in the league for LHB home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Batting from the opposite that Gunnar Hoglund throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have an edge in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his batting average talent, Jacob Wilson is projected as the 13th-best hitter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jacob Wilson has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (53% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Jacob Wilson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Nicholas Kurtz will have an edge in today’s matchup.

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

In the past 7 days, Nicholas Kurtz’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9.5% up to 27.3%.

With 6 batters who share his handedness in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Gunnar Hoglund figures to benefit from owning the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this outing.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats in all categories, and Gunnar Hoglund will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Gunnar Hoglund was firing on all cylinders in his previous outing and allowed 1 ER.

Gunnar Hoglund’s 2412-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 81st percentile among all starters.

The Los Angeles Angels have 3 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Matthew Lugo, Logan O’Hoppe, Jo Adell).

Gunnar Hoglund was on point in his last game started and notched 7 strikeouts.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Taylor Ward ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Taylor Ward is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Extreme flyball hitters like Luis Rengifo tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Gunnar Hoglund.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 78th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

When assessing his home run ability, Jo Adell ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jo Adell has made notable gains with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 13.6% seasonal rate to 25% in the last 14 days.

Over the past 14 days, Jo Adell’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 97-mph over the course of the season to 106-mph of late.

Kyle Hendricks has averaged 93 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, placing in the 82nd percentile.

Kyle Hendricks is an extreme groundball pitcher (42% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Sutter Health Park — the #9 HR venue in the league — in today’s game.

Kyle Hendricks was on point in his previous outing and allowed 2 ER.

Kyle Hendricks has been unlucky this year, posting a 5.18 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.95 — a 0.23 discrepancy.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Jorge Soler ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jorge Soler is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 97th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Brent Rooker projects as the 10th-best home run batter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Brent Rooker ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Extreme flyball bats like Brent Rooker tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Kyle Hendricks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Yoan Moncada is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Yoan Moncada will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Gunnar Hoglund in today’s game.

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

Luis Urias will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Grading out in the 86th percentile, Luis Urias sits with a .337 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 89th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Tyler Soderstrom is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Tyler Soderstrom will have the handedness advantage over Kyle Hendricks in today’s game.

When assessing his home run ability, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shea Langeliers is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Shea Langeliers will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Hendricks throws from, JJ Bleday will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Extreme groundball hitters like JJ Bleday tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Kyle Hendricks.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and JJ Bleday will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 79th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Logan O’Hoppe has made big improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 12% rate last season to 17% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 79th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Lawrence Butler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Hendricks in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 88th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Negative Match Player Stats with Angels vs Athletics Series Game 2

Matthew Lugo is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Gunnar Hoglund throws from, Matthew Lugo faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Matthew Lugo pulls many of his flyballs (33.5% — 77th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Matthew Lugo in today’s matchup.

Gunnar Hoglund will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zach Neto in today’s game.

In today’s matchup, Zach Neto is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.6% rate (93rd percentile).

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

Despite posting a .378 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Zach Neto has been lucky given the .051 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .327.

Zach Neto has displayed poor plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 23rd percentile with a 3.73 K/BB rate.

When estimating his home run talent, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Sutter Health Park has the 9th-deepest fences among all parks — generally bad for HRs.

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

Nolan Schanuel has averaged 6.3 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year, grading out in the 9th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In terms of power, Nolan Schanuel finds himself in the 15th percentile, having averaged 4.8 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Nolan Schanuel’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off lately, going from 12.8% on the season to 6.3% over the last 14 days.

Sutter Health Park has the 6th-deepest LF fences in the league.

Batting from the same side that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Jacob Wilson will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Extreme groundball hitters like Jacob Wilson generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Kyle Hendricks.

Jacob Wilson’s launch angle of late (2.3° in the last 7 days) is a considerable dropoff from his 7.5° seasonal figure.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Jacob Wilson has been very fortunate this year. His .367 figure has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .315.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 4th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicholas Kurtz in the 13th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Nicholas Kurtz is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

This year, Nicholas Kurtz has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 13% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

Nicholas Kurtz’s launch angle of late (4.8° in the past 7 days) is considerably worse than his 13.9° seasonal angle.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Gunnar Hoglund is projected to throw 84 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 9th-least of the day.

It may be smart to expect stronger 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 the league this year.

It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Andy Fletcher) calling pitches today.

Projected catcher Shea Langeliers grades out as a weak pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Sutter Health Park as the 9th-best stadium in the majors for home runs.

Gunnar Hoglund will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Taylor Ward in today’s matchup.

Taylor Ward hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 77th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Extreme flyball hitters like Taylor Ward tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Gunnar Hoglund.

Taylor Ward will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

In terms of his home runs, Taylor Ward has been lucky this year. His 38.5 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 25.7.

Taylor Ward has displayed weak plate discipline this year, grading out in the 19th percentile with a 4.02 K/BB rate.

When assessing his home run talent, Luis Rengifo ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Rengifo is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Luis Rengifo has been pulled from the game early 10% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Luis Rengifo will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Gunnar Hoglund in today’s matchup.

In today’s game, Luis Rengifo is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.4% rate (92nd percentile).

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Luis Rengifo today.

Jo Adell is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Gunnar Hoglund will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jo Adell in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jo Adell in today’s game.

Jo Adell’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off recently, decreasing from 44.4% on the season to 25% in the last two weeks.

As it relates to plate discipline, Jo Adell’s talent is quite weak, sporting a 3.78 K/BB rate since the start of last season while checking in at in the 22nd percentile.

As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Kyle Hendricks in the 2nd percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB.

Projected catcher Logan O’Hoppe projects as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Kyle Hendricks’s overall pitching talent ranks in the 17th percentile out of all starters in the majors right now.

Gunnar Hoglund will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jorge Soler today.

Jorge Soler pulls many of his flyballs (36.1% — 92nd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jorge Soler in today’s game.

In the last 7 days, Jorge Soler’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.4% down to 0%.

Jorge Soler’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 92.8-mph seasonal average has lowered to 74.5-mph in the last 7 days.

Kyle Hendricks will have the handedness advantage over Brent Rooker in today’s game.

Brent Rooker hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 92nd percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Brent Rooker’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off of late; his 96.8-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 89.4-mph over the past 14 days.

Brent Rooker’s launch angle this year (13°) is quite a bit worse than his 18.4° mark last year.

Brent Rooker’s launch angle recently (5.6° over the last 14 days) is quite a bit lower than his 13° seasonal mark.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Yoan Moncada in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Urias in the 5th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Luis Urias is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

10% of the time that Luis Urias has started against a right-handed pitcher this year, he has been pinch hit for.

Kyle Hendricks will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Urias today.

Luis Urias pulls many of his flyballs (36% — 91st percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Over the last 14 days, Luis Urias’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6% down to 0%.

Tyler Soderstrom hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Tyler Soderstrom’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 98.2-mph mark last year has decreased to 95.7-mph.

Tyler Soderstrom’s launch angle recently (6.8° in the last two weeks) is quite a bit worse than his 10.9° seasonal mark.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (24.9) implies that Tyler Soderstrom has been lucky this year with his 30.5 actual HR/600.

Tyler Soderstrom’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined of late, falling from 48.5% on the season to 30.8% in the past week.

Hitting from the same side that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Shea Langeliers will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Shea Langeliers pulls many of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

Shea Langeliers has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 11.2% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

With a .256 BABIP since the start of last season, Shea Langeliers is positioned in the 11th percentile.

Over the last week, Shea Langeliers’s 8.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 15.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 5th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

JJ Bleday has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (71% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

JJ Bleday has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.3-mph dropping to 86.6-mph in the last 7 days.

JJ Bleday has been very fortunate when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .294 mark is quite a bit higher than his .269 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (14.1) may lead us to conclude that JJ Bleday has been lucky this year with his 20.3 actual HR/600.

Logan O’Hoppe has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (76% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Gunnar Hoglund throws from, Logan O’Hoppe faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Logan O’Hoppe hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 81st percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Logan O’Hoppe has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 27.1 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is quite a bit higher than his 23.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Logan O’Hoppe has had some very good luck this year. His .328 mark has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .305.

Lawrence Butler has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Over the past 7 days, Lawrence Butler’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10.5% down to 0%.

Lawrence Butler’s launch angle recently (4.5° in the past 14 days) is considerably worse than his 10.9° seasonal mark.

Lawrence Butler’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last season to this one, falling from 46.8% to 38.7%.

Lawrence Butler has recorded a .282 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, grading out in the 13th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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