Astros @ Rangers Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Positives for the Houston Astros Series Game 3 Game Today

Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest fences among all major league stadiums.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Ezequiel Duran will hold that advantage today.

,Ezequiel Duran has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 91.1-mph average to last year’s 84.5-mph figure.

,Ezequiel Duran’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, increasing from 38% to 43.3%.

,Ezequiel Duran has put up a .457 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, placing in the 78th percentile.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Christian Walker ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Christian Walker is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,This year, Christian Walker’s 13% Barrel%, a reliable standard for measuring power, places him in the 82nd percentile among his peers.

,This year, Christian Walker has an average exit velocity of 91 mph, which is one of the best in baseball at the 83rd percentile.

,By putting up a .376 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Christian Walker has performed in the 90th percentile.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Evan Carter ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Evan Carter will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Burrows today.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Evan Carter will hold that advantage today.

,Evan Carter has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 88.4-mph average to last season’s 86.3-mph average.

,Isaac Paredes is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Isaac Paredes’s 25.1° launch angle (a reliable metric to assess a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is among the highest in the game: 99th percentile.

,Posting a 1.67 K/BB rate this year, Isaac Paredes has displayed strong plate discipline, grading out in the 79th percentile.

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

,Over the past 14 days, Justin Foscue has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .357.

,Justin Foscue has done a favorable job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls. His 25.5° angle is among the highest in the game since the start of last season (98th percentile).

,Braden Shewmake will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jacob deGrom in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Christian Walker ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cam Smith in the 93rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,The Barrel% of Cam Smith has significantly improved, with an increase from 7.1% last year to 13.7% this year.

,Cam Smith has put up a .311 BABIP since the start of last season, placing in the 76th percentile.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Danny Jansen ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Danny Jansen will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Brandon Nimmo ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Brandon Nimmo is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Batting from the opposite that Michael Burrows throws from, Brandon Nimmo will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Brandon Nimmo will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Joc Pederson is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Joc Pederson will have the handedness advantage against Michael Burrows in today’s matchup.

,Joc Pederson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,When assessing his home run skill, Jake Burger ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jake Burger is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Jake Burger will hold that advantage today.

,Whalloping 4 long-balls in the last two weeks’ worth of games, Jake Burger has been on fire recently.

,Alejandro Osuna has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (91% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Michael Burrows throws from, Alejandro Osuna will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Alejandro Osuna will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Over the last 14 days, Alejandro Osuna has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .350.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Jeremy Pena is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Extreme flyball batters like Jeremy Pena generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Jacob deGrom.

,Jeremy Pena’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 10.9% to 20%.

,Josh Jung’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Josh Jung is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Josh Jung will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Josh Jung’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 48.7% to 55.8%.

,Brandon Nimmo’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, increasing from 42.6% to 54.2%.

,Quinn Wolcott projects as a Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be in charge of the strike zone in this game.

,The 8.8% Barrel% of the Houston Astros grades them out as the #10 team in MLB this year by this metric.

,The Houston Astros jointly rank 2nd- overall in MLB this year as far as the maximum exit velocity of all of the balls their [HITTER}s have hit.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 2nd-best batter in the majors.

,Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Yordan Alvarez will hold the platoon advantage against Jacob deGrom today.

,Yordan Alvarez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 18.8% to 23.5%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena as the 20th-best batter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Checking in at the 90th percentile, Jeremy Pena has posted a .358 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Joc Pederson ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Osuna in the 77th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,In the last 14 days, Josh Jung has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .355.

,Taylor Trammell has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

,Taylor Trammell will hold the platoon advantage against Jacob deGrom today.

,Christian Walker has been hot of late, notching 6 HRs over the past 14 days.

,There has been a significant improvement in Evan Carter’s launch angle from last season’s 14.1° to 19.1° this year.

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

,Ranked in the 78th percentile, Jake Burger has one of the highest average exit velocities in the game this year (90.6-mph).

,Mike Burrows has gone to his four-seamer 11.9% less often this year (27.2%) than he did last season (39.1%).

,Mike Burrows has been unlucky this year, compiling a 5.75 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.63 — a 1.12 difference.

,Mike Burrows has put up a .323 BABIP this year, making him one of the unluckiest hurlers in Major League Baseball on balls in play with better performance likely coming.

,In notching a .326 BABIP since the start of last season, Ezequiel Duran is ranked in the 89th percentile.

,As it relates to his strikeout ability, Jacob deGrom projects as the 13th-best pitcher in the game right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Considering that flyball hitters perform worse against flyball pitchers, Jacob deGrom (39.4% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this matchup with 2 FB hitters in the opposing team’s projected batting order.

,Jacob deGrom will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his metrics in all categories.

,Jacob deGrom was rolling in his previous start and posted 7 strikeouts.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Joc Pederson’s talent is quite good, posting a 1.7 K/BB rate since the start of last season while placing in in the 83rd percentile.

,This year, Yordan Alvarez’s 17.1% Barrel%, a reliable standard for measuring power, places him in the 96th percentile among his peers.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 81st percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Negatives with the Texas Rangers Series Game 3 Game Today

Ezequiel Duran is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Globe Life Field grades out as the #30 venue in MLB for run-scoring, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Hitting from the same side that Michael Burrows throws from, Ezequiel Duran will have a tough matchup today.

,Ezequiel Duran hits many of his flyballs to center field (38% — 76th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,The #1 stadium in the game for suppressing batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

,Globe Life Field has the 6th-deepest CF dimensions in the majors.

,Jacob deGrom will have the handedness advantage against Christian Walker in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Christian Walker in today’s matchup.

,Launch angles in the range of -4° to 26° tend to become base hits at a high rate; Christian Walker and his 38.3% this year rank in the 16th percentile by this measure.

,Evan Carter is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Globe Life Field ranks as the #26 field in the majors for lefty home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,In today’s game, 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 38.6% rate (89th percentile).

,Evan Carter has been cold in recent games, limping his way to a .269 wOBA in the last two weeks.

,Evan Carter has posted a .309 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, grading out in the 18th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 2nd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Jacob deGrom will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Isaac Paredes in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball bats like Isaac Paredes tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Jacob deGrom.

,Justin Foscue is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Globe Life Field projects as the #26 stadium in MLB for right-handed home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Batting from the same side that Michael Burrows throws from, Justin Foscue encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Justin Foscue hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Braden Shewmake in the 2nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Braden Shewmake is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Globe Life Field as the worst stadium in the league for LHB batting average.

,Braden Shewmake will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Cam Smith is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Cam Smith will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Cam Smith in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Vazquez in the 11th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Christian Vazquez is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Christian Vazquez will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

,Christian Vazquez hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Christian Vazquez’s BABIP ability is projected in the 4th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Danny Jansen is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Michael Burrows will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Danny Jansen in today’s game.

,Danny Jansen’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, falling from 18.4% to 11.1%.

,Brandon Nimmo hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Isaac Paredes will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 9th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Joc Pederson ranks in the 15th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (40.5% rate since the start of last season).

,Joc Pederson has posted a .340 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season, grading out in the 14th percentile.

,Michael Burrows will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Burger in today’s matchup.

,Jake Burger’s launch angle this season (12.8°) is considerably worse than his 17° angle last season.

,With a 4.02 K/BB rate this year, Jake Burger has displayed poor plate discipline, checking in at the 17th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Danny Jansen in the 1st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Alejandro Osuna ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Alejandro Osuna hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Alejandro Osuna has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 6% rate last year has lowered to 0% this year.

,Alejandro Osuna’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last year to this one, going from 8.5% to 4.1%.

,Jacob deGrom will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jeremy Pena in today’s game.

,Jeremy Pena will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,This year, Jeremy Pena’s Barrel% has decreased significantly, dropping from 7.8% last year to just 1.8% this year.

,Batting from the same side that Michael Burrows throws from, Josh Jung has a tough challenge today.

,Josh Jung hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 98th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Jacob deGrom’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 92nd percentile among all starters in the majors currently.

,The Houston Astros have been the 6th-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse in the future,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Globe Life Field as the worst stadium in Major League Baseball for batting average.

,Jacob deGrom will hold the platoon advantage over 6 opposing bats in today’s game.

,Yordan Alvarez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 84th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Typically, hitters like Yordan Alvarez who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Jacob deGrom.

,Yordan Alvarez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Trammell in the 8th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Taylor Trammell will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Taylor Trammell has done a poor job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 8.5° angle is among the lowest in baseball since the start of last season (25th percentile).

,Justin Foscue’s BABIP skill is projected in the 10th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Evan Carter has put up a .166 batting average this year, ranking in the 5th percentile.

,Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Mike Burrows in today’s matchup.

,In his previous GS, Mike Burrows conceded a monstrous 5 earned runs.

,With a 5.49 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that is concerned with the things a pitcher has the most control over), Mike Burrows checks in at the 10th percentile.

,Brandon Nimmo and his 8.5° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 19th percentile, among the lowest in the game since the start of last season.

,Joc Pederson has compiled a .232 BABIP since the start of last season, checking in at the 2nd percentile.

,Ezequiel Duran and his 5.7° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 14th percentile, among the lowest in the game since the start of last season.

,Josh Jung’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last season to this one, going from 18.3% to 9.7%.

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