Angels vs White Sox match player stats Tuesday, September 24th 2024. Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox

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Angels vs White Sox match player stats Tuesday, September 24th 2024. Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox

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Todays Matchup Details

Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox

Todays Game is on Tuesday, September 24th
24/09/24 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

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The #8 stadium in MLB for boosting offensive stats to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Long-balls are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in the league.

High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast calls for the most humidity on the schedule today at 93%.

Eric Wagaman is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting 2 dingers over the past 7 days, Eric Wagaman has been on fire of late.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Eric Wagaman’s maximum exit velocity (a favorable indicator of recent form and raw power) has been 111.7-mph, which qualifies as one of the hardest-hit balls in Major League Baseball.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Luis Robert Jr. is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Luis Robert Jr. will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Taylor Ward is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 8th-best stadium in MLB for boosting offensive stats to RHB.

Taylor Ward has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

In the last week, Jack Lopez’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.3-mph over the course of the season to 99.9-mph in recent games.

Jack Lopez has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits lately, striking balls between -4° and 26° 77.8% of the time in the past week’s worth of games.

The Los Angeles Angels have 4 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Niko Kavadas, Logan O’Hoppe, Jack Lopez, Mickey Moniak).

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher stats in all categories, and Jonathan Cannon will hold that advantage today.

In his last outing, Jonathan Cannon turned in a great performance and compiled 7 strikeouts.

Jonathan Cannon’s high utilization rate of his secondary pitches (60.8% this year) figures to work in his favor consider they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

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

Mickey Moniak will hold the platoon advantage against Jonathan Cannon in today’s matchup.

Mickey Moniak pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.6% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Nicky Lopez has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (50% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Jack Kochanowicz throws from, Nicky Lopez will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Nicky Lopez has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

The Barrel% of Taylor Ward has significantly improved, with an increase from 8.3% last year to 13.5% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Niko Kavadas in the 88th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Niko Kavadas has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (63% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Niko Kavadas will have an advantage today.

Lenyn Sosa has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

Lenyn Sosa will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Lenyn Sosa’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 46.3% to 52.1%.

Over the past 14 days, Lenyn Sosa’s 60% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 52.1%.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Andrew Benintendi ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

Andrew Benintendi will hold the platoon advantage against Jack Kochanowicz today.

Andrew Benintendi has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew Vaughn is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Andrew Vaughn will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have an edge today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 87th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Luis Robert Jr. has a ton of pop (87th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (29.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Jack Kochanowicz doesn’t generate many whiffs (17th percentile K%) — great news for Robert Jr..

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Zach Neto ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Zach Neto is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 68% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Zach Neto pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.2% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Zach Neto has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.5-mph to 92.3-mph over the past 7 days.

Gavin Sheets will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jack Kochanowicz in today’s matchup.

Gavin Sheets pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.2% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Dominic Fletcher is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 93% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Dominic Fletcher will have the handedness advantage over Jack Kochanowicz today.

Dominic Fletcher has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Dominic Fletcher will hold that advantage today.

Nicky Lopez will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Andrew Benintendi’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Logan O’Hoppe pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

Logan O’Hoppe has made big improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 12.6% seasonal rate to 37.5% in the past week.

The Chicago White Sox projected batting order projects as the worst of all teams on the slate in terms of overall batting skill.

In his previous game started, Jack Kochanowicz performed well and allowed 1 ER.

Among all starters, Jack Kochanowicz’s fastball velocity of 95.2 mph is in the 89th percentile this year.

Jack Kochanowicz has posted a .311 BABIP this year, a sign that he has been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the majors on balls in play with improved performance likely coming.

Chicago White Sox batters collectively rank 28th- in baseball for power this year when assessing with their 6.3% Barrel%.

Lenyn Sosa has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 91.2-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal 89.2-mph EV.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Lenyn Sosa has had bad variance on his side this year. His .264 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .322.

Mickey Moniak’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved in recent games, rising from 13.4% on the season to 23.1% in the last two weeks.

Jack Kochanowicz has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 3.51 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 5.43 — a 1.92 K/9 deviation.

Logan O’Hoppe has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 97.6-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal 90.6-mph mark.

When it comes to plate discipline, Nolan Schanuel’s ability is quite impressive, sporting a 1.36 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 96th percentile.

Over the last two weeks, Jack Lopez has posted a 24.7° launch angle, lifting the ball well and indicating strong home run potential.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Compared to his seasonal average of 13.6°, Gavin Sheets has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 19.9° figure over the last two weeks.

Mickey Moniak has been unlucky this year, posting a .281 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .305 — a .024 difference.

In the last 7 days, Eric Wagaman’s swing has been well optimized for home runs, notching a 31.6% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of 23° to 34°.

Negative Match Player Stats with Angels vs White Sox

Gustavo Campero is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

The switch-hitting Gustavo Campero will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Jonathan Cannon, Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Gustavo Campero in today’s game.

Gustavo Campero has been cold lately, notching a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to assess power) over the last two weeks.

Gustavo Campero has shown some bad exit velocity stats recently, averaging just 84.1-mph on his flyballs in the last two weeks.

Hitting from the same side that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Eric Wagaman meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Eric Wagaman today.

Batting from the same side that Jack Kochanowicz throws from, Luis Robert Jr. meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Luis Robert Jr. has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 15.5% rate last year has lowered to 10.4% this year.

Luis Robert Jr.’s average exit velocity has decreased of late; his 90-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 87.9-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Based on Statcast metrics, Luis Robert Jr. is in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .230.

In terms of plate discipline, Luis Robert Jr.’s ability is quite bad, putting up a 5.1 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 5th percentile.

Jonathan Cannon will hold the platoon advantage over Taylor Ward in today’s game.

Taylor Ward will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

In the last week’s worth of games, Taylor Ward’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 93.3 mph to 85.5 mph.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jack Lopez ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jack Lopez is projected to bat 9th in the lineup today.

Hitting from the same side that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Jack Lopez will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jack Lopez today.

Jack Lopez has been cold of late, compiling a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to assess power) in the last 14 days.

When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Jonathan Cannon in the 14th percentile among all starting pitchers in the game.

Projected catcher Korey Lee grades out as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The #8 ballpark in the league for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Jonathan Cannon has notched an 8.8% Swinging Strike% this year, checking in at the 14th percentile.

Mickey Moniak is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Mickey Moniak has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 18% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher this year.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Mickey Moniak in today’s game.

Mickey Moniak’s average exit velocity has dropped off of late; his 88.1-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 84-mph over the past two weeks.

Mickey Moniak’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last season to this one, decreasing from 21% to 13.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicky Lopez in the 0th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Extreme flyball bats like Nicky Lopez tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Jack Kochanowicz.

Nicky Lopez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased of late, falling from 13.7% on the season to 0% in the past 14 days.

Nicky Lopez has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .278 mark is significantly inflated relative to his .262 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Based on Statcast metrics, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 0th percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at .000.

When starting against a northpaw this year, Niko Kavadas has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 15% of the time.

Niko Kavadas will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Over the last 7 days, Niko Kavadas’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.8% down to 0%.

Niko Kavadas’s average exit velocity has fallen off in recent games; his 90.9-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 88.6-mph in the last week.

Niko Kavadas’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off lately, decreasing from 27.3% on the season to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

Lenyn Sosa is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

Jack Kochanowicz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Lenyn Sosa in today’s game.

Lenyn Sosa’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 93.2-mph average last season has fallen to 90-mph.

Checking in at the 5th percentile, Lenyn Sosa sits with a .263 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

With a 7.43 K/BB rate this year, Lenyn Sosa has shown weak plate discipline, checking in at the 2nd percentile.

Jack Kochanowicz will have the handedness advantage against Andrew Vaughn today.

Andrew Vaughn’s average exit velocity has dropped off of late; his 90.3-mph seasonal average has fallen to 84.4-mph in the last week.

Andrew Vaughn’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off of late, falling from 42.2% on the season to 35.5% in the past two weeks.

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

Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nolan Schanuel in today’s game.

Nolan Schanuel has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86-mph dropping to 83.2-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Nolan Schanuel’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased of late, falling from 16.3% on the season to 7.3% in the last 14 days.

Nolan Schanuel has been cold in recent games, putting up a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to measure power) over the past 7 days.

Ranking in the 17th percentile, Luis Robert Jr. has posted a .284 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

Niko Kavadas’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jonathan Cannon will have the handedness advantage over Zach Neto in today’s matchup.

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

Over the past 7 days, Zach Neto’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.5% down to 0%.

Zach Neto’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined recently, going from 17.2% on the season to 6.7% over the past week.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Sheets in the 15th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Gavin Sheets is penciled in 6th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 96% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

11% of the time that Gavin Sheets has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Gavin Sheets has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 5.7% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the past 7 days.

Gavin Sheets’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 90.5-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 85.5-mph in the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dominic Fletcher in the 8th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Dominic Fletcher has been pulled from the game early 11% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.

Dominic Fletcher’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased of late, falling from 20.3% on the season to 0% in the last 7 days.

Dominic Fletcher has been cold lately, putting up a 0% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power) over the past 14 days.

By putting up a 3.900 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Dominic Fletcher finds himself in the 14th percentile for power.

Sporting a 13.000 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Lenyn Sosa is positioned in the 25th percentile for power.

By putting up a .137 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Lenyn Sosa grades out in the 4th percentile.

By putting up a .245 BABIP this year, Andrew Benintendi is ranked in the 5th percentile.

Over the last week, Zach Neto’s 20% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 40.8%.

Logan O’Hoppe is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 59% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Jonathan Cannon will hold the platoon advantage over Logan O’Hoppe today.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Logan O’Hoppe today.

As it relates to plate discipline, Logan O’Hoppe’s skill is quite bad, posting a 4.67 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 9th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jack Kochanowicz in the 20th percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jack Kochanowicz to throw 81 pitches in this game (7th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

The Chicago White Sox have been the 3rd-unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in the future, Among all parks, Guaranteed Rate Field’s left field fences are the 4th-shallowest.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

With a .281 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Nicky Lopez is positioned in the 14th percentile.

Lenyn Sosa’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, going from 15.6% on the season to 6.3% in the last week’s worth of games.

By putting up a .229 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Dominic Fletcher is positioned in the 17th percentile.

As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Jack Kochanowicz in the 1st percentile among all starters in baseball.

Jack Kochanowicz will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Over the last two weeks, Andrew Vaughn’s 9.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 17.9%.

In terms of power, Gavin Sheets is positioned in the 20th percentile, having paced 11.4 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Eric Wagaman has been cold lately, limping his way to a .279 wOBA over the past two weeks.

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