Astros vs Rangers match player stats | 2025 Friday, September 5th

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Astros vs Rangers match player stats | 2025 Friday, September 5th

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Astros @ Rangers Matchup Details

Teams : Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
Series :
Date : Todays Game is on Friday, September 5th
Time : 05/09/25 20:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Houston Astros Game Today

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

Globe Life Field has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) among all major league stadiums.

Alejandro Osuna will have the handedness advantage over Hunter Brown in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Wyatt Langford is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Wyatt Langford will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Wyatt Langford’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (16.3°) is quite a bit better than his 11.5° angle last year.

Wyatt Langford’s 12.8% Barrel% (an advanced metric to measure power) grades out in the 83rd percentile this year.

Globe Life Field projects as the #9 stadium in MLB for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

With 6 bats who share the same handedness in the opposing team’s projected offense, Merrill Kelly figures to benefit from having the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher metrics in all categories, and Merrill Kelly will hold that advantage today.

Merrill Kelly has relied on his change-up 5.2% more often this season (26.2%) than he did last season (21%).

Among every team in action today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the Texas Rangers.

Christian Walker’s 11.8% Barrel% (an advanced metric to assess power) grades out in the 75th percentile this year.

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

Christian Walker has been hot recently, hitting 5 HRs over the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 91st percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Jose Altuve is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

Hitting 2 homers in the last week’s worth of games, Jose Altuve has been on fire in recent games.

Checking in at the 81st percentile, Jose Altuve sits with a .275 batting average this year.

Carlos Correa’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Carlos Correa is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Carlos Correa has put up a .322 BABIP this year, grading out in the 81st percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 4th-best batter in the league.

Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Merrill Kelly throws from, Yordan Alvarez will have an edge today.

Yordan Alvarez’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (16.9°) is quite a bit better than his 12.5° angle last season.

When it comes to his home run skill, Joc Pederson ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Joc Pederson is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, Joc Pederson will have an advantage today.

Joc Pederson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Joc Pederson has exhibited impressive plate discipline this year, checking in at the 78th percentile with a 2.03 K/BB rate.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Jonah Heim will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jesus Sanchez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Merrill Kelly throws from, Jesus Sanchez will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Merrill Kelly throws from, Taylor Trammell will have an edge in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena as the 18th-best batter in the league as it relates to his batting average ability.

Jeremy Pena is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Last year, Jeremy Pena had an average launch angle of 7.2° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 11.3°.

Jeremy Pena has been hot lately, tallying a .366 wOBA in the past two weeks.

Josh Jung’s BABIP skill is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Josh Jung is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Josh Jung will hold that advantage today.

Josh Jung has posted a .331 BABIP this year, placing in the 86th percentile.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Michael Helman will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Over the last week, Michael Helman has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .374.

Josh Smith is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Brown throws from, Josh Smith will have an advantage today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Josh Smith will hold that advantage today.

Sporting a 1.78 K/BB rate this year, Josh Smith has demonstrated strong plate discipline, ranking in the 78th percentile.

Yainer Diaz’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Texas Rangers Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Freeman in the 16th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Cody Freeman is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Globe Life Field as the worst field in the majors for RHB batting average.

Globe Life Field has the 7th-deepest centerfield fences in the majors.

The Globe Life Field roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this contest -5° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.

Globe Life Field projects as the #29 ballpark in baseball for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Alejandro Osuna is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Globe Life Field projects as the #29 field in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Alejandro Osuna hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (41% — 99th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

When estimating his home run talent, Alejandro Osuna ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the same side that Hunter Brown throws from, Wyatt Langford will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

In his last game started, Merrill Kelly didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking hitters out and only managed to tally 1 Ks.

Out of all SPs, Merrill Kelly’s fastball velocity of 91.2 mph is in the 22nd percentile this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 12th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Christian Walker is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 90% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Batting from the same side that Merrill Kelly throws from, Christian Walker encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Ramon Urias is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Merrill Kelly throws from, Ramon Urias will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Merrill Kelly will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Altuve in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jose Altuve in today’s matchup.

Merrill Kelly will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Carlos Correa in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Carlos Correa in today’s game.

In today’s game, Yordan Alvarez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.9% rate (86th percentile).

Yordan Alvarez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Joc Pederson has posted a .201 BABIP this year, ranking in the 13th percentile.

Joc Pederson has been cold of late, struggling to the tune of a .279 wOBA over the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 3rd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Jonah Heim is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today.

The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Hunter Brown,Jesus Sanchez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Trammell in the 9th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Taylor Trammell is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the same side that Merrill Kelly throws from, Jeremy Pena faces a tough challenge today.

Jeremy Pena will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Hitting from the same side that Hunter Brown throws from, Josh Jung will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Josh Jung hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.7% — 99th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Josh Jung’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (13.1°) is quite a bit worse than his 16.8° angle last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Helman in the 5th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Michael Helman is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.

Josh Smith’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this year (9°) is quite a bit worse than his 13.2° angle last season.

Josh Smith’s 4.9% Barrel% (an advanced stat to measure power) ranks in the 19th percentile this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Smith in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Yainer Diaz has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (54% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

Merrill Kelly will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yainer Diaz in today’s matchup.

Yainer Diaz hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 86th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

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