Astros vs Rangers match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Sunday, September 7th

|
Astros vs Rangers match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Sunday, September 7th

HOU @ TEX

Houston Astros at Texas Rangers Series Game 3Astros vs RangersAstros vs RangersAstros vs RangersAstros vs RangersAstros vs RangersAstros vs Rangers

Astros @ Rangers Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
Series : Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, September 7th
Time : 07/09/25 14:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Houston Astros Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Wyatt Langford is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

On average, the fence height at Globe Life Field is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.

Out of every team playing today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the Houston Astros.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Wyatt Langford will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Cam Smith will have the handedness advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s game.

As it relates to his BABIP talent, Cam Smith is projected as the 18th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense is that of the the Texas Rangers.

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

Christian Walker is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

Christian Walker will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s game.

Ramon Urias will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s game.

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

Jose Altuve is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Jose Altuve will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Carlos Correa is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Carlos Correa will have an edge in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Carlos Correa ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 3rd-best hitter in baseball.

Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Kyle Higashioka (the Rangers’s expected catcher today) is considered to be a good pitch framer.

The #9 field in Major League Baseball for boosting strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher metrics in all categories, and Patrick Corbin will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Patrick Corbin has used his secondary offerings 8.3% more often this year (66.9%) than he did last season (58.6%).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Patrick Corbin in the 10th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent level.

The 5th-best projected offense on the slate in terms of overall batting skill is that of the Houston Astros.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Kyle Higashioka will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Higashioka in the 76th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

When it comes to his home run ability, Jake Burger ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Burger is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 74% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Jake Burger will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 97th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Jeremy Pena is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

Jeremy Pena will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s game.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jeremy Pena ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 89th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

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

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

Josh Smith is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Josh Smith will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Garcia in today’s matchup.

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

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

Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Yainer Diaz will have an advantage today.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Yainer Diaz ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Texas Rangers Game Today

Globe Life Field grades out as the #29 venue in the majors for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Globe Life Field has the 7th-deepest centerfield fences in Major League Baseball.

Luis Garcia will have the handedness advantage over Wyatt Langford in today’s game.

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

The #8 stadium in baseball for suppressing home runs to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

Cam Smith is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

Today, Cam Smith 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 38.4% rate (77th percentile).

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

Christian Walker will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Christian Walker’s BABIP skill is projected in the 12th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ramon Urias is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ramon Urias today.

Jose Altuve will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Globe Life Field as the 8th-worst ballpark in baseball for lefty home runs.

Batting from the same side that Patrick Corbin throws from, Yordan Alvarez meets a tough challenge today.

Yordan Alvarez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 81st percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Yordan Alvarez today.

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

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 2nd-least strikeout-prone lineup today is the Houston Astros with a 19.2% underlying K%.

The Houston Astros have 8 batters in the projected batting order that will have the handedness advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s game.

Patrick Corbin struggled when it came to striking batters out in his previous start and accumulated 0 Ks.

Among all SPs, Patrick Corbin’s fastball velocity of 90.8 mph ranks in the 12th percentile this year.

Among all starters, Patrick Corbin’s fastball spin rate of 2151.3 rpm ranks in the 24th percentile since the start of last season.

The #1 park in baseball for suppressing batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Higashioka in the 7th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Kyle Higashioka is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Luis Garcia will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Higashioka in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball hitters like Kyle Higashioka generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Luis Garcia.

Luis Garcia will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Burger in today’s matchup.

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

Josh Jung is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.

Luis Garcia will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Josh Jung today.

In today’s matchup, Josh Jung 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 40.7% rate (99th percentile).

Ezequiel Duran is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the same side that Luis Garcia throws from, Ezequiel Duran meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his home run talent, Josh Smith ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Yainer Diaz is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

Today, Yainer Diaz 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 39% rate (88th percentile).

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Yainer Diaz in today’s game.

Latest Texas Rangers Matches

Latest Houston Astros Matches