Angels vs Tigers match player stats Wednesday, August 28th 2024. Los Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers Series Game 2

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Angels vs Tigers match player stats Wednesday, August 28th 2024. Los Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Los Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, August 28th
28/08/24 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

The #6 field in MLB for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park.

On average, the fence height at Comerica Park is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.

Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball, which often leads to better offense.

The Detroit Tigers infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst among all the teams playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brandon Drury’s true offensive talent to be a .300, suggesting that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .089 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .211 wOBA.

Colt Keith’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Colt Keith is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

Comerica Park projects as the #6 park in baseball for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Hitting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, Colt Keith will have an edge in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Zach Neto ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Zach Neto has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (81% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Kerry Carpenter is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

Kerry Carpenter will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Griffin Canning today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Out of every team playing today, the 2nd-worst infield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Spencer Torkelson will hold that advantage today.

Jo Adell has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 93.4-mph average in the last week to his seasonal 89.7-mph EV.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Jo Adell has experienced some negative variance this year. His .295 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .324.

Zach Neto has paced 24.8 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year, checking in at the 78th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Taylor Ward ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

Taylor Ward has made significant gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 12.8% seasonal rate to 20% over the last week.

Taylor Ward’s launch angle recently (26.2° over the past 7 days) is considerably higher than his 16.4° seasonal angle.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Anthony Rendon ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Anthony Rendon is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Over the last 7 days, Anthony Rendon’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 88.8-mph over the course of the season to 93.8-mph in recent games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Anthony Rendon’s true offensive skill to be a .323, providing some evidence that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .053 disparity between that mark and his actual .270 wOBA.

In the past 14 days, Logan O’Hoppe’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.4-mph over the course of the season to 98.9-mph recently.

In the past 14 days, Logan O’Hoppe has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-hit balls: 21.2° compared to his seasonal mark of 15.3°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 5th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when assessing his BABIP skill.

Riley Greene is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, Riley Greene will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The Detroit Tigers 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) (Ryan Kreidler, Trey Sweeney, Spencer Torkelson, Dillon Dingler).

It is expected that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Laz Diaz) behind the plate in today’s game.

Griffin Canning’s change-up utilization has increased by 5.5% from last year to this one (21.8% to 27.3%) .

Griffin Canning has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 6.60 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.57 — a 0.97 K/9 gap.

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

With a 26.900 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Jo Adell grades out in the 84th percentile for power.

Parker Meadows is projected to hit 1st 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.

Parker Meadows will have the handedness advantage over Griffin Canning today.

Parker Meadows will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Colt Keith will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Matt Vierling’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Matt Vierling is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Riley Greene ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his home run ability, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

There has been a significant improvement in Spencer Torkelson’s launch angle from last year’s 17.1° to 20.4° this season.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Matt Vierling ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Matt Vierling will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Matt Vierling has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 91.6-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 89.5-mph figure.

Batting from the opposite that Mason Englert throws from, Niko Kavadas will have an advantage today.

Over the past 14 days, Niko Kavadas’s swing has been well optimized for home runs, notching a 40% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of 23° to 34°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Niko Kavadas in the 90th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Kerry Carpenter will hold that advantage today.

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Logan O’Hoppe is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Mason Englert will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan O’Hoppe today.

Logan O’Hoppe hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 77th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Logan O’Hoppe in today’s matchup.

Logan O’Hoppe has made notable improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 11.6% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last week’s worth of games.

Brandon Drury is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Mason Englert will have the handedness advantage over Brandon Drury in today’s game.

Brandon Drury hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Brandon Drury will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Brandon Drury has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.7-mph dropping to 81.8-mph over the last week.

This year, Colt Keith has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 16% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

Colt Keith hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 11.1°, Colt Keith has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (1.3°) over the last 14 days.

Mason Englert will have the handedness advantage against Zach Neto today.

Zach Neto pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 81st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 5th-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 should be the case for Zach Neto in today’s matchup.

Zach Neto’s average exit velocity has decreased recently; his 88.3-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 81.1-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 12.1°, Zach Neto has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (6.8°) over the last two weeks.

Kerry Carpenter has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 28% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.

Comerica Park has the 2nd-deepest CF fences in the majors.

Kerry Carpenter has been lucky this year, posting a .379 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .330 — a .049 difference.

Spencer Torkelson is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Griffin Canning throws from, Spencer Torkelson will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Spencer Torkelson pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.5% — 84th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Spencer Torkelson’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 94.1-mph figure last year has fallen off to 89.2-mph.

Spencer Torkelson’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last season to this one, going from 40.9% to 31.8%.

Jo Adell is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Mason Englert will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jo Adell in today’s matchup.

Jo Adell will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

In the past two weeks’ 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 13.5%.

Mason Englert will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Taylor Ward in today’s matchup.

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

Mason Englert will have the handedness advantage against Anthony Rendon today.

Anthony Rendon will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Anthony Rendon’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (9.5°) is quite a bit lower than his 12.7° mark last year.

Anthony Rendon’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined recently, going from 15.4% on the season to 0% in the past week.

Today, Riley Greene is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35% rate (83rd percentile).

Riley Greene has been lucky this year, compiling a .358 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .342 — a .016 gap.

Comerica Park projects as the #28 field in Major League Baseball for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Griffin Canning will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Griffin Canning’s fastball velocity has fallen 1.2 mph this season (92.8 mph) below where it was last year (94 mph).

Griffin Canning’s 2113-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 10th percentile among all starters.

When starting against a northpaw this year, Parker Meadows has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 18% of the time.

In today’s matchup, Parker Meadows is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.7% rate (97th percentile).

In the past two weeks, Parker Meadows’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.8% down to 0%.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Parker Meadows’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal mark of 91.7 mph to 86.9 mph.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 19.7°, Parker Meadows has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-5.3°) over the last two weeks.

Colt Keith’s 89.2-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced stat to evaluate power) ranks in the 14th percentile this year.

Griffin Canning will hold the platoon advantage over Matt Vierling in today’s matchup.

Matt Vierling’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off lately, falling from 14% on the season to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

As it relates to plate discipline, Matt Vierling’s talent is quite weak, putting up a 3.57 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 24th percentile.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.239) implies that Spencer Torkelson has been very fortunate this year with his .289 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Niko Kavadas in the 1st percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Niko Kavadas is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Niko Kavadas has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Niko Kavadas in today’s matchup.

Niko Kavadas has been cold in recent games, putting up a .152 wOBA in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

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