Angels vs Royals match player stats Wednesday, August 21st 2024. Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City Royals Series Game 3

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Angels vs Royals match player stats Wednesday, August 21st 2024. Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City Royals Series Game 3

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Positive Match Player Stats for Angels vs Royals Series Game 3

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 94th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #2 park in MLB for right-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Among all major league stadiums, Kauffman Stadium has the 10th-lowest average fence height.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

Jo Adell has a ton of pop (94th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (29.4% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Michael Lorenzen has a pitch-to-contact profile (15th percentile K%) — great news for Adell.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 91st percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Salvador Perez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation generally leads to better offense.

When assessing his batting average talent, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 4th-best hitter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (Mike Estabrook) calling pitches in this game.

The deepest RF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Kauffman Stadium.

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher stats in all categories, and Michael Lorenzen will hold that advantage today.

In his previous outing, Michael Lorenzen performed well and conceded 1 ER.

Michael Lorenzen’s 2384-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 78th percentile among all starting pitchers.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Freddy Fermin will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Niko Kavadas is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

The #2 stadium in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Niko Kavadas will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Lorenzen today.

Nolan Schanuel is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Nolan Schanuel will have the handedness advantage over Michael Lorenzen in today’s game.

Nolan Schanuel’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased lately, increasing from 17.2% on the season to 29.4% in the last week’s worth of games.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Taylor Ward ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Taylor Ward is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

When it comes to his home run skill, Mickey Moniak ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mickey Moniak will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Lorenzen in today’s matchup.

Over the last 7 days, Mickey Moniak’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 8.5% up to 16.7%.

Michael Massey is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Johnny Cueto throws from, Michael Massey will have an edge today.

Freddy Fermin has recorded a .337 BABIP this year, ranking in the 92nd percentile.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Anthony Rendon ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Anthony Rendon is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Zach Neto is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 84% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

When assessing his home run ability, MJ Melendez ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

MJ Melendez is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

Hunter Renfroe will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Kyle Isbel will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Johnny Cueto in today’s matchup.

Kyle Isbel will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Salvador Perez ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Paul DeJong has big-time HR ability (88th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (30.7% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Johnny Cueto doesn’t generate many whiffs (10th percentile K%) — great news for DeJong.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 91st percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Adam Frazier will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Johnny Cueto today.

Adam Frazier will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 10th-best hitter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In the last week’s worth of games, Logan O’Hoppe’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12% up to 42.9%.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Maikel Garcia will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Hunter Renfroe has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 97.9-mph average in the last two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal mark of 92.2-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Paul DeJong will hold that advantage in today’s game.

In the past week’s worth of games, Paul DeJong’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10.2% up to 30%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

When estimating his home run ability, Niko Kavadas ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul DeJong in the 88th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Maikel Garcia’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 11.5% to 16.5%.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Jo Adell’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.6-mph over the course of the season to 97.5-mph lately.

Grading out in the 94th percentile, the hardest ball Jo Adell has hit this year reached a maximum exit velocity of 115.6 mph — an advanced indication of underlying power skill.

The Los Angeles Angels have 3 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Mickey Moniak, Jo Adell, Niko Kavadas).

With a 0.67 difference between Michael Lorenzen’s 6.60 K/9 and his 7.26 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in baseball this year in terms of strikeouts and ought to see better results in the future.

Adam Frazier has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 88-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 84.1-mph figure.

Negative Match Player Stats with Angels vs Royals Series Game 3

Jo Adell is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-deepest fences in Major League Baseball — generally bad for homers.

Michael Lorenzen will have the handedness advantage against Jo Adell in today’s game.

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

In the last week’s worth of games, Jo Adell’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 14.3%.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #25 park in the league for RHB home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Hitting from the same side that Johnny Cueto throws from, Salvador Perez will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

In today’s game, Salvador Perez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.6% rate (93rd percentile).

Over the past week, Salvador Perez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.4% down to 5.9%.

Batting from the same side that Johnny Cueto throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. meets a tough challenge today.

Today, Bobby Witt Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.8% rate (88th percentile).

Logan O’Hoppe is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Michael Lorenzen will hold the platoon advantage against Logan O’Hoppe in today’s matchup.

Logan O’Hoppe pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 80th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Logan O’Hoppe in today’s matchup.

When it comes to plate discipline, Logan O’Hoppe’s ability is quite weak, putting up a 4.31 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 13th percentile.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #1 field in baseball for walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Michael Lorenzen’s sinker utilization has spiked by 9.3% from last year to this one (11.8% to 21.1%) .

Michael Lorenzen has had some very good luck with his ERA this year; his 3.68 mark is deflated compared to his 5.15 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

Freddy Fermin is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Johnny Cueto will hold the platoon advantage against Freddy Fermin today.

Freddy Fermin pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.6% — 84th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

Freddy Fermin has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 10.1% rate last year has lowered to 4.5% this year.

Freddy Fermin’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (6.8°) is significantly worse than his 12.2° mark last year.

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

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 4th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 6th-worst park in the game for lefty home runs.

Nolan Schanuel will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Nolan Schanuel’s average exit velocity has dropped off lately; his 86.4-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 83-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Michael Lorenzen will hold the platoon advantage against Taylor Ward in today’s game.

Taylor Ward has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

Mickey Moniak is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

Mickey Moniak has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 20% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

Mickey Moniak pulls many of his flyballs (35.1% — 88th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Mickey Moniak will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Mickey Moniak’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off recently, decreasing from 12.5% on the season to 0% over the past 7 days.

Michael Massey pulls many of his flyballs (38.6% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

In the last week, Michael Massey’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.9% down to 0%.

Sporting a 4.56 K/BB rate this year, Michael Massey has demonstrated weak plate discipline, ranking in the 11th percentile.

Michael Lorenzen will have the handedness advantage over Anthony Rendon in today’s game.

Anthony Rendon has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Anthony Rendon today.

Anthony Rendon’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 90.1-mph average last season has lowered to 87.7-mph.

Anthony Rendon’s launch angle recently (-13° over the past week) is quite a bit worse than his 13.9° seasonal mark.

Batting from the same side that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Zach Neto will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Zach Neto pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.9% — 80th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Zach Neto in today’s matchup.

Zach Neto’s average exit velocity has declined of late; his 88.7-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 82.7-mph in the last week.

When starting against a northpaw this year, MJ Melendez has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 16% of the time.

MJ Melendez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 88th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s deepest RF fences today.

MJ Melendez has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 8.5% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the past 7 days.

MJ Melendez’s average exit velocity has declined this season; his 93.2-mph EV last season has dropped to 90.8-mph.

In the past week, MJ Melendez’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 13.2%.

Hunter Renfroe’s BABIP skill is projected in the 4th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hunter Renfroe is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Johnny Cueto will have the handedness advantage over Hunter Renfroe in today’s matchup.

Today, Hunter Renfroe is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40% rate (98th percentile).

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Hunter Renfroe’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.8% down to 0%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 22nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Kyle Isbel is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

When starting against a righty on the mound this year, Kyle Isbel has been pinch hit for 17% of the time.

Kyle Isbel has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88-mph dropping to 77.4-mph in the past 7 days.

Paul DeJong’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Paul DeJong is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Johnny Cueto throws from, Paul DeJong meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Paul DeJong pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Utilizing Statcast data, Paul DeJong ranks in the 19th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .284.

Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Batting from the same side that Johnny Cueto throws from, Maikel Garcia meets a tough challenge today.

Maikel Garcia has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Maikel Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 92.7-mph figure last year has lowered to 90-mph.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Maikel Garcia grades out in the 10th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 8.100.

When it comes to his home run skill, Adam Frazier ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Adam Frazier is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

31% of the time that Adam Frazier has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

In the last week’s worth of games, Adam Frazier’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 18.9%.

Taylor Ward’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, going from 23.1% on the season to 8.3% in the last 7 days.

Brandon Drury is projected to bat 7th in the batting order today.

Michael Lorenzen will have the handedness advantage over Brandon Drury in today’s matchup.

Brandon Drury hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Brandon Drury in today’s matchup.

Brandon Drury has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 11.1% rate last year has dropped to 3.4% this season.

By putting up a .267 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Maikel Garcia finds himself in the 9th percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Adam Frazier ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Today, Vinnie Pasquantino is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.5% rate (93rd percentile).

Vinnie Pasquantino’s launch angle recently (26.8° over the past week) is quite a bit better than his 15.6° seasonal angle.

Checking in at the 15th percentile, Vinnie Pasquantino has posted a .259 BABIP this year.

By putting up a 10.600 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Nolan Schanuel is positioned in the 17th percentile for power.

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

This year, the hardest ball Nolan Schanuel has hit reached a maximum exit velocity of 103.9 mph (a reliable standard to assess power), checking in at the 0th percentile.

As it relates to his home run skill, Maikel Garcia ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Michael Lorenzen in the 25th percentile when assessing his strikeout ability.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #29 park in baseball for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

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