Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Positive Match Player Stats for Astros vs Angels Series Game 2 Matchup Today

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

Zach Neto is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Among all stadiums, Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest average fence height.

Zach Neto will hold the platoon advantage over Brandon Walter in today’s matchup.

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

Zach Neto has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel%, bettering his 8.5% rate last year to 15.7% this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Brandon Walter’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 83rd percentile out of all starting pitchers in the league right now.

It is likely that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (D.J. Reyburn) behind the plate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Angel Stadium as the 4th-worst park in MLB for batting average.

Brandon Walter is an extreme groundball pitcher (48.7% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Angel Stadium — the #10 HR venue among all parks — in today’s game.

The Los Angeles Angels have 5 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Logan O’Hoppe, Christian Moore, Mike Trout, Jo Adell, Scott Kingery).

Angel Stadium grades out as the #4 ballpark in MLB for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Brandon Walter’s high usage rate of his secondary pitches (76.8% since the start of last season) ought to work in his favor consider they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

Nolan Schanuel is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Nolan Schanuel will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

Nolan Schanuel’s launch angle recently (24.8° over the last 7 days) is considerably better than his 13.4° seasonal figure.

Nolan Schanuel’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (18.1°) is a significant increase over his 13° figure last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Christian Moore’s BABIP ability is projected in the 82nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Christian Moore will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Walter in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Christian Moore will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Christian Moore has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs recently, lifting balls between 23° and 34° 30% of the time over the past week.

When estimating his BABIP skill, Cam Smith is projected as the 9th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cam Smith has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.4-mph to 94.2-mph in the past 14 days.

Using Statcast metrics, Cam Smith ranks in the 76th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .338.

Based on Statcast data, Cam Smith ranks in the 80th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .275.

Cam Smith ranks in the 92nd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (50.3% rate this year).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cam Smith in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mike Trout ranks as the 10th-best hitter in the game.

Mike Trout is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Mike Trout will hold the platoon advantage over Brandon Walter in today’s game.

Extreme groundball hitters like Mike Trout generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Brandon Walter.

Mike Trout will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

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

Taylor Ward is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Taylor Ward will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Walter today.

Extreme groundball batters like Taylor Ward tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Brandon Walter.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Jo Adell will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Walter today.

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

Jo Adell has made substantial gains with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 14.5% seasonal rate to 22.9% in the last 14 days.

Jo Adell has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 99.7-mph average to last year’s 94.1-mph EV.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jo Adell ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

In the past 14 days, Jo Adell’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 99.7-mph over the course of the season to 103.1-mph of late.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 94th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Christian Walker is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

Christian Walker has been unlucky this year, putting up a .287 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .330 — a .043 gap.

Victor Caratini has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 93.5-mph average to last year’s 89.9-mph mark.

Victor Caratini has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 98.4-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal figure of 93.5-mph.

Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Extreme flyball hitters like Isaac Paredes are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

Isaac Paredes has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 87.4-mph average to last year’s 85-mph average.

Isaac Paredes’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls in recent games (25.6° in the past two weeks’ worth of games) is significantly better than his 19.8° seasonal mark.

Placing in the 88th percentile, Isaac Paredes sports a .362 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Isaac Paredes ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jose Altuve ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jose Altuve is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

In the last 7 days, Jose Altuve’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.5% up to 15.6%.

Jose Altuve’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, going from 16.2% on the season to 37.5% over the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 91st percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Posting a .275 batting average this year, Jose Altuve finds himself in the 78th percentile.

Over the last 7 days, Mauricio Dubon’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 86.5-mph over the course of the season to 98-mph in recent games.

Mauricio Dubon has been unlucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .257 rate is a good deal lower than his .283 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 Mauricio Dubon in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Scott Kingery will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Walter today.

Scott Kingery will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Ranking in the 81st percentile for Sprint Speed at 28.42 ft/sec this year, Scott Kingery is remarkably toolsy.

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

Jose Soriano’s 96.4-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a substantial 1.3-mph drop off from last season’s 97.7-mph figure.

Jose Soriano’s 2190-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 24th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

Jose Soriano has notched a 1.68 K/BB rate this year, placing in the 10th percentile.

Throwing 95.7 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Jose Soriano ranks in the 93rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Jeremy Pena is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.

With a .369 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Jeremy Pena is positioned in the 90th percentile.

By putting up a .472 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, Jeremy Pena grades out in the 82nd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

With a .323 batting average this year, Jeremy Pena has performed in the 98th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 84th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Compared to last year, Jake Meyers 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 44.4% to 51.5% this season.

Jake Meyers has posted a .366 BABIP this year, placing in the 96th percentile.

When assessing his home run skill, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Logan O’Hoppe will hold the platoon advantage against Brandon Walter today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Logan O’Hoppe will hold that advantage today.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Logan O’Hoppe has made notable gains with his Barrel%, upping his 12% rate last season to 17.7% this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 97th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Yainer Diaz is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

There has been a significant improvement in Yainer Diaz’s launch angle from last season’s 8.7° to 12.8° this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Yainer Diaz’s true offensive ability to be a .328, implying that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .037 difference between that mark and his actual .291 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Negative Match Player Stats with Astros vs Angels Series Game 2

According to the weather forecast, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-best for pitching of all games on the slate today.

As it relates to plate discipline, Zach Neto’s ability is quite bad, putting up a 5.72 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 7th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 3rd-worst stadium in baseball for run-scoring.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Brandon Walter is projected to throw 82 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 9th-least on the slate today.

It may be sensible to expect positive regression for the Los Angeles Angels offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 4th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

Projected catcher Yainer Diaz projects as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

With 8 hitters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Brandon Walter has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s matchup.

Considering that flyball batters hold a significant advantage over groundball pitchers, Brandon Walter and his 48.7% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a difficult position in today’s game matching up with 2 opposing GB batters.

Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Brandon Walter in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his home run ability, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the same side that Brandon Walter throws from, Nolan Schanuel will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Nolan Schanuel has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88-mph dropping to 82.5-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

When it comes to power, Nolan Schanuel finds himself in the 18th percentile, having hit 8.2 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Christian Moore is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

In the last 7 days, Christian Moore has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable metric to assess power).

In the past week’s worth of games, Christian Moore has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 86.8-mph on his flyballs.

Cam Smith is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, Cam Smith faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Among all the teams playing today, the strongest infield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels.

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

Cam Smith’s launch angle in recent games (3.4° in the last two weeks’ worth of games) is considerably worse than his 6.5° seasonal mark.

Mike Trout has put up a .236 BABIP since the start of last season, placing in the 17th percentile.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (27.9) provides evidence that Mike Trout has been lucky this year with his 35.8 actual HR/600.

In the past 7 days, Mike Trout’s 21.4% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 26.6%.

In the last week’s worth of games, Taylor Ward’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 93.9 mph to 83.8 mph.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (27.1) suggests that Taylor Ward has been lucky this year with his 37.1 actual HR/600.

With a .215 BABIP this year, Taylor Ward finds himself in the 1st percentile.

Jo Adell is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (32.6) suggests that Jo Adell has been very fortunate this year with his 39.1 actual HR/600.

Sporting a 4.24 K/BB rate this year, Jo Adell has displayed poor plate discipline, grading out in the 17th percentile.

Over the last 14 days, Jo Adell’s 28.6% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 39.2%.

Sporting a .228 BABIP this year, Jo Adell is positioned in the 4th percentile.

Jose Soriano will have the handedness advantage against Christian Walker today.

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

In the last week’s worth of games, Christian Walker’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.3% down to 4%.

Christian Walker’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 90.2-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 86.3-mph over the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 12th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Caratini in the 18th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Victor Caratini is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

Extreme flyball bats like Victor Caratini are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Victor Caratini in today’s matchup.

Victor Caratini’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased lately, falling from 13.3% on the season to 5.3% in the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 3rd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Jose Soriano will have the handedness advantage over Isaac Paredes in today’s matchup.

Isaac Paredes is an extreme flyball batter and matches up with the strong outfield defense of Los Angeles (#1-best on the slate today).

Isaac Paredes will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

In the past week, Isaac Paredes’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.8% down to 0%.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (17.8) may lead us to conclude that Isaac Paredes has had positive variance on his side this year with his 28.8 actual HR/600.

Jose Soriano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Altuve today.

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

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.289) suggests that Jose Altuve has been lucky this year with his .325 actual wOBA.

Jose Altuve’s 85.1-mph average exit velocity is among the worst in baseball this year: 3rd percentile.

Jose Altuve has been lucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .273 figure is significantly inflated relative to his .237 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 Mauricio Dubon in the 8th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Mauricio Dubon is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, Mauricio Dubon faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Mauricio Dubon will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Scott Kingery in the 4th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Scott Kingery is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Jose Soriano’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 90th percentile out of all starters in the game right now.

Jose Soriano will have the handedness advantage against 8 opposing hitters in this game.

Jose Soriano has shown poor control this year, notching a 5th percentile Walk% of 11.1%.

The Houston Astros (19.9 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 5th-least strikeout-heavy team of batters of all teams today.

Jose Soriano will hold the platoon advantage over Jeremy Pena today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Jeremy Pena are generally less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

Jeremy Pena will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Jeremy Pena’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 88.9-mph seasonal EV has dropped off to 77.4-mph in the last week.

Jake Meyers is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Jose Soriano will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Meyers in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jake Meyers today.

Jake Meyers has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 6% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last week.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Logan O’Hoppe’s 3.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.5%.

Logan O’Hoppe has exhibited bad plate discipline this year, placing in the 2nd percentile with a 7.39 K/BB rate.

Hitting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, Yainer Diaz will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

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

Yainer Diaz has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 91.2-mph dropping to 88-mph in the past week.

Yainer Diaz’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, going from 15.3% on the season to 6.9% in the past week’s worth of games.

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