LAA @ TEX
Angels @ Rangers Matchup Details
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, July 7th
Time : 07/07/26 20:05:00 PM EST First Pitch
Positives for the Los Angeles Angels Game Today
When assessing his overall offensive skill, Evan Carter ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).
,In Major League Baseball, Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest average fence height.
,Hitting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Evan Carter will have an advantage in today’s matchup.
,Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels.
,Evan Carter will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.
,Ezequiel Duran’s BABIP ability is projected in the 77th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Ezequiel Duran will hold that advantage in today’s game.
,In the last 14 days, Ezequiel Duran’s 21.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 14.9%.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.
,Josh Jung is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.
,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Josh Jung will hold that advantage today.
,Jorge Soler is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.
,Jorge Soler has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92.3-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal 88.4-mph figure.
,Jorge Soler’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last year to this one, going from 40.8% to 46.9%.
,In the last week’s worth of games, Jorge Soler’s 60% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 46.9%.
,Batting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Donovan Walton will have an edge in today’s game.
,Denzer Guzman is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.
,Los Angeles Angels bats as a group rank 7th- in the majors for power this year when using their 9% Barrel%.
,Los Angeles’s 15.3° launch angle (an advanced stat to evaluate the ability to lift the ball for power) is among the most flyball-inducing in Major League Baseball this year: #7 overall.
,Josh Lowe is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 98% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.
,Hitting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Josh Lowe will have the upper hand in today’s game.
,Josh Lowe has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 93.6-mph average in the last two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal 89.5-mph EV.
,Josh Lowe’s launch angle this year (18.3°) is a considerable increase over his 9.4° angle last year.
,When it comes to his home run ability, Joc Pederson ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
,Joc Pederson is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.
,Hitting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Joc Pederson will have an advantage in today’s matchup.
,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Brandon Nimmo ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).
,Brandon Nimmo is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.
,Hitting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Brandon Nimmo will have an edge in today’s game.
,Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.
,Batting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have an edge in today’s game.
,Sporting a .276 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Nolan Schanuel is ranked in the 82nd percentile.
,Evan Carter has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 7.7% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the last week.
,Alejandro Osuna is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 88% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.
,Batting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Alejandro Osuna will have an advantage in today’s matchup.
,Alejandro Osuna will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.
,Zach Neto is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.
,Zach Neto’s launch angle this year (22.2°) is considerably better than his 17.7° mark last season.
,With a .359 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season, Zach Neto is positioned in the 89th percentile for offensive skills.
,Batting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Nicky Lopez will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.
,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Nicky Lopez will hold that advantage today.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wade Meckler as the 17th-best hitter in the game when estimating his BABIP talent.
,Wade Meckler will hold the platoon advantage over Jacob deGrom today.
,Wade Meckler has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 96.2-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal average of 92.8-mph.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 91st percentile when it comes to his home run ability.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Logan O’Hoppe’s true offensive ability to be a .315, indicating that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .039 deviation between that figure and his actual .276 wOBA.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Lowe in the 79th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jo Adell’s true offensive skill to be a .334, indicating that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .043 gap between that figure and his actual .291 wOBA.
,Sporting a 40.100 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Jo Adell is positioned in the 99th percentile for power.
,Joc Pederson will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 90th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 85th percentile when assessing his home run talent.
,Logan O’Hoppe has averaged 28.2 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 86th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.
,Jacob deGrom projects as the 11th-best starter in the game right now as it relates to his strikeout ability, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).
,Jacob deGrom has averaged 91.7 adjusted pitches per GS this year, checking in at the 76th percentile.
,The Los Angeles Angels have 3 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Zach Neto, Jorge Soler, Logan O’Hoppe).
,Jacob deGrom will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats across the board.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Jose Soriano in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall pitching abilities.
,Tallying 96.1 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Jose Soriano ranks in the 95th percentile.
,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Brandon Nimmo will hold that advantage in today’s game.
,Ezequiel Duran has put up a .344 BABIP this year, ranking in the 89th percentile.
,Compared to his seasonal average of 14.7°, Jorge Soler has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 20° angle over the last two weeks.
,Alejandro Osuna’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
,Joc Pederson has made notable improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 11.7% seasonal rate to 23.8% over the past 14 days.
,Using Statcast metrics, Alejandro Osuna ranks in the 79th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .332.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Jose Soriano in the 79th percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.
,Jose Soriano was firing on all cylinders in his previous start and compiled 7 strikeouts.
,Jose Soriano’s sinker utilization has decreased by 22.4% from last season to this one (49% to 26.6%) .
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.
,In the last week, Josh Lowe’s 30% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.3%.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.
,Using Statcast metrics, Jo Adell is in the 92nd percentile for offensive skills via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .366.
Negatives with the Texas Rangers Game Today
Evan Carter is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today.
,Evan Carter has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 19% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.
,The #1 venue in baseball for suppressing offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.
,The Globe Life Field roof figures to be closed today, making conditions in this match-up -9° colder than the average outdoor game of the day — favorable for pitching.
,Today, Evan Carter is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.4% rate (84th percentile).
,Ezequiel Duran is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.
,Globe Life Field has the 6th-deepest centerfield fences among all parks.
,Jose Soriano will have the handedness advantage against Ezequiel Duran in today’s matchup.
,Batting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, Josh Jung will have a disadvantage today.
,Josh Jung hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 97th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Josh Jung’s true offensive skill to be a .326, suggesting that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .027 disparity between that mark and his actual .353 wOBA.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 19th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Globe Life Field as the worst ballpark in the majors for RHB BABIP.
,Hitting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Jorge Soler will be in a tough position in today’s game.
,Donovan Walton’s BABIP talent is projected in the 10th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
,Donovan Walton is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this game.
,Donovan Walton has been pulled from the game early 15% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.
,Globe Life Field projects as the #24 ballpark in baseball for righty home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).
,Batting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Denzer Guzman encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.
,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Denzer Guzman in today’s game.
,Jacob deGrom projects as the 19th-best starter in the majors currently, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).
,The Los Angeles Angels projected batting order grades out as the 5th-weakest on the slate in terms of overall batting skill.
,The Los Angeles Angels have been the 10th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse in future games,Globe Life Field profiles as the #30 venue in the majors for BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).
,19% of the time that Josh Lowe has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.
,Globe Life Field projects as the #24 ballpark in baseball for left-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).
,Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Josh Lowe in today’s game.
,Joc Pederson has been pinch hit for 39% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.
,Posting a .211 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Joc Pederson is positioned in the 9th percentile.
,In today’s matchup, Brandon Nimmo is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 40% rate (98th percentile).
,When it comes to his home run ability, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
,Nolan Schanuel will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.
,The #1 ballpark in baseball for suppressing base hits to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.
,When estimating his home run skill, Donovan Walton ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Osuna in the 6th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.
,Alejandro Osuna has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 35% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.
,In today’s game, Alejandro Osuna is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.7% rate (89th percentile).
,Hitting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Zach Neto will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.
,Zach Neto will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.
,When it comes to his home run skill, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
,Nicky Lopez is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.
,21% of the time that Nicky Lopez has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been pulled from the game early.
,Wade Meckler has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (78% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in today’s game.
,Wade Meckler has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 24% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.
,Wade Meckler hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.
,Jorge Soler will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.
,Logan O’Hoppe is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.
,Hitting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Logan O’Hoppe meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.
,Jo Adell is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this matchup.
,Batting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Jo Adell encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.
,Projected catcher Logan O’Hoppe profiles as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).
,With 6 hitters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected offense, Jose Soriano has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.
,Playing on the road typically lowers pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jose Soriano today.
,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).
,Alejandro Osuna has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 6% rate last year has lowered to 0% this year.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 9th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.
,Jose Soriano turned in a great performance in his previous start and conceded 0 ER.
,Jose Soriano has been lucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 9.99 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.07 — a 0.92 K/9 gap.
,Nolan Schanuel’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 90.9-mph average last year has decreased to 87.9-mph.
,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wade Meckler in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his home run skill.
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