Angels @ Rangers Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Positives for the Los Angeles Angels Game Today

Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest fences in MLB.

Cody Freeman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi today.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Cody Freeman will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Zach Neto ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Zach Neto is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Zach Neto will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

The Barrel% of Zach Neto has significantly improved, with an increase from 8.5% last year to 14.9% this year.

Zach Neto has made significant gains with his Barrel% recently, upping his 14.9% seasonal rate to 24.4% over the last 14 days.

Niko Kavadas has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (100% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

Since the start of last season, Niko Kavadas’s flyball exit velocity (an advanced standard to study power) ranks in the 76th percentile at 94 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Niko Kavadas in the 86th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

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

Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Wyatt Langford will have an advantage in today’s game.

Wyatt Langford will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Wyatt Langford has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 102.7-mph average over the past week to his seasonal mark of 94-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Moore in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Christian Moore will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin today.

Mike Trout projects as the 14th-best home run batter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mike Trout is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Mike Trout will have an advantage today.

Using Statcast metrics, Mike Trout ranks in the 84th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .349.

Mike Trout projects as the 18th-best hitter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mike Trout has been unlucky this year, posting a .345 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .363 — a .018 discrepancy.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Taylor Ward is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Taylor Ward will hold the platoon advantage over Patrick Corbin today.

Taylor Ward has recorded a .376 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, placing in the 95th percentile.

The switch-hitting Luis Rengifo will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Patrick Corbin.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Luis Rengifo’s 40.9% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.5%.

Compared to last year, Luis Rengifo has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for base hits, increasing his percentage of balls hit between -4° and 26° from 41.4% to 47.7% this season.

Luis Rengifo has been unlucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .249 figure is quite a bit lower than his .280 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Luis Rengifo has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 91.3-mph average to last season’s 87.5-mph EV.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.308) implies that Luis Rengifo has been unlucky this year with his .284 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Jo Adell as the league’s 17th-best home run batter.

Jo Adell is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

Jo Adell will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s game.

Jo Adell has made notable gains with his Barrel%, improving his 11.8% rate last season to 17.4% this season.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jo Adell has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.7-mph to 97.4-mph in the last two weeks.

Corey Seager projects as the 7th-best hitter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Corey Seager is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

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

Over the past 14 days, Corey Seager’s 29.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.7%.

Corey Seager has been unlucky this year, putting up a .359 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .380 — a .021 deviation.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Globe Life Field as the 2nd-worst venue in the game for batting average.

Patrick Corbin will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his metrics in all categories.

Patrick Corbin’s higher usage percentage of his secondary pitches this year (66.1% vs. 58.6% last year) should work in his favor consider they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

Patrick Corbin has been one of the unluckiest hurlers in the majors on balls in play this year with a .321 BABIP and figures to see that luck normalize going forward.

Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the most strikeout-heavy lineup today is the Los Angeles Angels with a 28% underlying K%.

Globe Life Field profiles as the #8 ballpark in Major League Baseball for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Jonah Heim will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Yusei Kikuchi in this game.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Jonah Heim will hold that advantage today.

In the past week’s worth of games, Jonah Heim’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.2% up to 12.5%.

In the past week’s worth of games, Jonah Heim’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 90.9-mph over the course of the season to 95.5-mph in recent games.

Jonah Heim’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better in recent games, going from 16.3% on the season to 26.7% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

As it relates to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Yusei Kikuchi in the 83rd percentile among all starting pitchers in the majors.

Throwing 97.1 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Yusei Kikuchi ranks in the 98th percentile.

Yusei Kikuchi’s slider usage has jumped by 11.5% from last season to this one (23.6% to 35.1%) .

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Hitting from the opposite that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Adolis Garcia will have an edge today.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Adolis Garcia will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Adolis Garcia’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 13.9% to 18.1%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 81st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Despite posting a .287 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Adolis Garcia has been unlucky given the .039 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .326.

Kyle Higashioka has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (91% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Kyle Higashioka will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Kyle Higashioka will hold that advantage in today’s game.

In the past two weeks, Kyle Higashioka’s 60% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 44.5%.

When estimating his home run skill, Kyle Higashioka ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 87th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Josh Jung is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.

Josh Jung will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Josh Jung will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Josh Jung has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92.3-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 88.5-mph mark.

Ezequiel Duran has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (97% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

Ezequiel Duran will have the handedness advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Ezequiel Duran will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Ezequiel Duran’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, increasing from 11.2% to 14.3%.

In the last 14 days, Ezequiel Duran’s 54.2% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 42.9%.

Compared to his seasonal average of 13.7°, Ezequiel Duran has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 19.7° angle over the past 14 days.

Michael Helman will hold the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi today.

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

Michael Helman is remarkably toolsy, checking in at the 89th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.96 ft/sec this year.

When estimating his home run ability, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Logan O’Hoppe will have the upper hand in today’s game.

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 improved in recent games, increasing from 50% on the season to 68.4% in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 79th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Logan O’Hoppe has been unlucky this year, putting up a .289 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .323 — a .034 deviation.

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

Bryce Teodosio will have the handedness advantage over Patrick Corbin in today’s matchup.

Over the past week, Bryce Teodosio’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 2.7% up to 11.1%.

Negatives with the Texas Rangers Game Today

Cody Freeman’s BABIP talent is projected in the 12th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cody Freeman is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Globe Life Field as the worst stadium in MLB for boosting offensive stats to righties.

Globe Life Field has the 7th-deepest CF fences in Major League Baseball.

The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense profiles as the 5th-strongest out of every team playing today.

The #2 ballpark in baseball for suppressing batting average to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

Globe Life Field ranks as the #23 ballpark in baseball for righty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Cody Freeman has been cold lately, limping his way to a .218 wOBA over the last 7 days.

Cody Freeman has been cold in recent games, posting an 85.7-mph average exit velocity in the last week’s worth of games.

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

Sporting a 4.53 K/BB rate this year, Zach Neto has displayed poor plate discipline, placing in the 11th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Niko Kavadas in the 1st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Globe Life Field projects as the #29 park in the game for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Batting from the same side that Patrick Corbin throws from, Niko Kavadas will be at a disadvantage today.

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

Globe Life Field ranks as the #23 field in Major League Baseball for left-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Globe Life Field profiles as the #30 field in MLB for overall left-handed offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Wyatt Langford’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last year to this one, decreasing from 15.8% to 12.5%.

Christian Moore is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Christian Moore in today’s matchup.

Christian Moore has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86-mph dropping to 81.9-mph over the past 14 days.

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

Mike Trout has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 14% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the past two weeks.

Mike Trout has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.1-mph dropping to 83.4-mph over the last 14 days.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Taylor Ward today.

Taylor Ward has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 14.6% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the past 7 days.

Taylor Ward’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last season to this one, going from 22.3% to 19.2%.

Taylor Ward’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined recently; his 93.4-mph seasonal average has fallen to 88.1-mph over the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 11th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Luis Rengifo is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

Luis Rengifo hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 81st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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 Luis Rengifo in today’s game.

Luis Rengifo’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 88.1-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 79.1-mph in the last 7 days.

Jo Adell will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Jo Adell has posted a .258 BABIP this year, ranking in the 9th percentile.

Jo Adell has shown bad plate discipline this year, checking in at the 17th percentile with a 4.08 K/BB rate.

Hitting from the same side that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Corey Seager will be in a tough position today.

Corey Seager’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last year to this one, going from 21.5% to 16.7%.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Patrick Corbin’s overall pitching ability ranks in the 7th percentile out of all SPs in the league right now.

It may be sensible to expect stronger performance for the Los Angeles Angels offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 6th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year.

The Los Angeles Angels have 8 hitters in the projected offense that will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in this game.

Out of all SPs, Patrick Corbin’s fastball velocity of 90.8 mph is in the 14th percentile this year.

In his last start, Patrick Corbin struggled when it came to striking hitters out and only managed to tally 0 Ks.

Among all SPs, Patrick Corbin’s fastball spin rate of 2150.1 rpm ranks in the 23rd percentile since the start of last season.

Jonah Heim’s BABIP talent is projected in the 4th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jonah Heim is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Jonah Heim hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-deepest CF fences today.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.255) implies that Jonah Heim has had positive variance on his side this year with his .270 actual wOBA.

Jonah Heim has compiled a .274 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 7th percentile.

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

With 8 hitters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Yusei Kikuchi will not have the upper hand while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this outing.

Yusei Kikuchi will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Yusei Kikuchi’s 94.2-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a significant 1.4-mph drop off from last season’s 95.6-mph figure.

Among all starting pitchers, Yusei Kikuchi’s fastball spin rate of 2190 rpm ranks in the 10th percentile this year.

The Texas Rangers have been the 4th-unluckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better the rest of the season,Yusei Kikuchi has been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the majors on balls in play this year with a .328 BABIP and should see that luck normalize going forward.

Adolis Garcia is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 74% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Adolis Garcia has notched a .295 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, grading out in the 20th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In terms of plate discipline, Adolis Garcia’s ability is quite weak, posting a 4.6 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 10th percentile.

Adolis Garcia has compiled a .228 Expected Batting Average this year, placing in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Higashioka in the 8th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Over the past week, Kyle Higashioka’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.5% down to 0%.

Kyle Higashioka’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last year to this one, decreasing from 23.4% to 19.5%.

Based on Statcast data, Kyle Higashioka ranks in the 20th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .295.

Josh Jung hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40% — 97th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Josh Jung has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 8% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the past week.

Josh Jung has displayed weak plate discipline this year, checking in at the 15th percentile with a 4.21 K/BB rate.

Ezequiel Duran’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined of late; his 91.1-mph seasonal EV has dropped off to 88-mph in the last 14 days.

Based on Statcast metrics, Ezequiel Duran is in the 3rd 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 .253.

Placing in the 3rd percentile for power, Ezequiel Duran has paced 4.2 dingers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Michael Helman ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Michael Helman is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

Michael Helman’s BABIP skill is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

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

In the last two weeks, Logan O’Hoppe’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14.7% down to 0%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryce Teodosio in the 4th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Bryce Teodosio is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

Bryce Teodosio hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 76th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 7th-deepest CF fences today.

Bryce Teodosio will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

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