Athletics vs Mariners match player stats Friday, September 27th 2024. Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners

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Athletics vs Mariners match player stats Friday, September 27th 2024. Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners

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Todays Matchup Details

Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners

Todays Game is on Friday, September 27th
27/09/24 22:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Athletics vs Mariners Matchup Today

When assessing his home run skill, Dylan Moore ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In the league, T-Mobile Park has the 8th-lowest average fence height.

Dylan Moore will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today’s matchup.

Dylan Moore pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.2% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Among all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense belongs to the Oakland Athletics.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Arozarena in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

T-Mobile Park has the smallest outfield in the majors — generally good for homers.

Hitting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, Randy Arozarena will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Jorge Polanco ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jorge Polanco pulls many of his flyballs (40% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Jorge Polanco will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

In the past two weeks, Jorge Polanco’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.9-mph over the course of the season to 95.6-mph recently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the 2nd-best hitter in the game when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

Julio Rodriguez will hold the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today’s game.

Mitch Garver will have the handedness advantage against JP Sears today.

Mitch Garver pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.3% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Mitch Garver will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Mitch Garver has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94.5-mph average to last year’s 91.4-mph average.

Justin Turner’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Justin Turner is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, Justin Turner will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Cal Raleigh is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.4% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Oakland’s 3rd-worst outfield defense of the day creates a favorable matchup for Cal Raleigh, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

Cal Raleigh will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Victor Robles is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Victor Robles will have the handedness advantage against JP Sears in today’s matchup.

Victor Robles pulls a lot of his flyballs (37% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Dylan Moore will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Cal Raleigh as the majors’s 15th-best home run batter.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Justin Turner will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The #1 ballpark in the league for boosting strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

Because flyball hitters perform worse against flyball pitchers, JP Sears (41.1% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in today’s game with 5 FB hitters in the opposing team’s projected batting order.

Considering the 0.85 discrepancy between JP Sears’s 6.85 K/9 and his 7.70 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in baseball this year when it comes to strikeouts and figures to perform better the rest of the season.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Victor Robles will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Julio Rodriguez projects as the 18th-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dylan Moore in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

When estimating his home run skill, Mitch Garver ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The Seattle Mariners have been the 8th-unluckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress the rest of the season, T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest RF fences among all major league parks.

Negative Match Player Stats with Athletics vs Mariners

Dylan Moore is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today.

This year, Dylan Moore has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 22% of his appearances when starting against left-handed pitcher.

The #1 field in the majors for suppressing offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

Built just 17 feet above sea level, T-Mobile Park has one of the lowest elevations among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to less offense.

This contest is forecasted to have the most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Randy Arozarena’s launch angle in recent games (5.3° over the last 7 days) is quite a bit lower than his 13° seasonal angle.

Jorge Polanco is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this game.

The #1 field in Major League Baseball for suppressing batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

Extreme flyball bats like Jorge Polanco generally hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like JP Sears.

Jorge Polanco’s launch angle this year (17.5°) is quite a bit lower than his 21.4° mark last season.

Julio Rodriguez’s launch angle of late (-0.3° in the past week) is a considerable dropoff from his 10.3° seasonal angle.

When it comes to plate discipline, Julio Rodriguez’s talent is quite poor, putting up a 3.89 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 17th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Garver in the 8th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Mitch Garver is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Typically, hitters like Justin Turner who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as JP Sears.

Justin Turner’s average exit velocity has fallen off this year; his 89.5-mph mark last year has dropped to 87.1-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cal Raleigh in the 6th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Extreme flyball hitters like Cal Raleigh tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like JP Sears.

Over the past 14 days, Victor Robles’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.3% down to 0%.

Victor Robles has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.4-mph dropping to 83.4-mph over the past 7 days.

Utilizing Statcast data, Randy Arozarena is in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .216.

Launch angles in the range of -4° to 26° tend to become base hits at a high rate; Randy Arozarena and his 38.9% this year rank in the 12th percentile by this measure.

Despite posting a .325 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Justin Turner has had some very good luck given the .013 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .312.

Typically, batters like Dylan Moore who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as JP Sears.

Cal Raleigh has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 15.2% seasonal rate has dropped off to 9.1% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Over the past 14 days, Cal Raleigh’s 6.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 17.6%.

Using Statcast data, Justin Turner is in the 24th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 12.900.

Projected catcher Shea Langeliers profiles as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

With 8 bats of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected batting order, JP Sears encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically weakens pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for JP Sears in today’s game.

JP Sears’s fastball velocity has fallen 1.1 mph this year (91.3 mph) below where it was last year (92.4 mph).

This year, JP Sears has added a new pitch to his repertoire (a sinker), throwing it on 10.3% of his pitches.

Victor Robles has been lucky this year, notching a .356 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .307 — a .049 discrepancy.

Extreme flyball bats like Mitch Garver generally hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like JP Sears.

Mitch Garver has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 7.8% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the last week.

T-Mobile Park ranks as the #29 field in MLB for batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

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