Athletics vs Mariners match player stats | Series Game 2 Saturday, September 28th Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners

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Athletics vs Mariners match player stats | Series Game 2 Saturday, September 28th Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, September 28th
28/09/24 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Athletics vs Mariners Series Game 2 Matchup Today

T-Mobile Park has the 8th-lowest average fence height among all major league stadiums.

Long-balls are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest among all stadiums.

Hitting from the opposite that Joey Estes throws from, Josh Rojas will have the upper hand today.

Josh Rojas will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Compared to his seasonal average of 14.6°, Josh Rojas has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 19.7° figure over the past two weeks.

When it comes to his home run ability, Luke Raley ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luke Raley is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Luke Raley will hold the platoon advantage over Joey Estes in today’s game.

Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

Given Luis Castillo’s large platoon split, Tyler Soderstrom will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

Tyler Soderstrom has made substantial strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 14.5% seasonal rate to 22.2% over the past 7 days.

Tyler Soderstrom has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 94-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal 91.9-mph EV.

Victor Robles is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

Victor Robles pulls many of his flyballs (37% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense belongs to the Oakland Athletics.

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

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Seth Brown ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Seth Brown will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Castillo in today’s matchup… and the cherry on top, Castillo has a large platoon split.

Seth Brown has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 93.5-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal 89.8-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 78th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Zack Gelof’s BABIP skill is projected in the 93rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Zack Gelof has big-time HR ability (78th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (31% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Emerson Hancock doesn’t generate many whiffs (9th percentile K%) — great news for Gelof.

Zack Gelof’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, rising from 40.1% on the season to 66.7% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Justin Turner’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Justin Turner will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Justin Turner has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.2-mph to 91.2-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Brent Rooker projects as the 9th-best home run hitter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brent Rooker is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Brent Rooker has big-time power (99th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (29.5% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Emerson Hancock struggles to strike batters out (16th percentile K%) — great news for Rooker.

Brent Rooker pulls many of his flyballs (33.1% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, J.P. Crawford ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Joey Estes throws from, J.P. Crawford will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

J.P. Crawford will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Cal Raleigh projects as the 14th-best home run batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cal Raleigh is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

Cal Raleigh pulls many of his flyballs (40.4% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 4th-shallowest RF fences 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 a high percentage of his flyballs (40% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Jorge Polanco will hold that advantage in today’s game.

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

Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

Shea Langeliers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.7% — 95th 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.

Over the past two weeks, Shea Langeliers’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.3-mph over the course of the season to 98.3-mph of late.

Tripp Gibson grades out as a Pitchers Umpire and is anticipated to be in charge of the strike zone today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects T-Mobile Park as the worst field in MLB for batting average.

Given that groundball pitchers have a significant edge over groundball bats, Joey Estes and his 43.6% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a strong spot in today’s matchup being matched up with 3 opposing GB bats.

Given the 0.19 deviation between Joey Estes’s 4.99 ERA and his 4.80 estimated true talent ERA (per the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in MLB this year and ought to see positive regression in future games.

In the last 14 days, Shea Langeliers’s 58.3% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 38.7%.

Shea Langeliers has put up a .334 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 76th percentile.

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

Julio Rodriguez is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Jacob Wilson’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Arozarena in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

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

Victor Robles has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 94.1-mph average over the past week to his seasonal EV of 91.7-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 84th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Castillo today… and even better, Castillo has a large platoon split.

Lawrence Butler has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, J.J. Bleday ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

J.J. Bleday is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

J.J. Bleday will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Castillo in today’s matchup… and even more favorably, Castillo has a large platoon split.

When assessing his home run talent, Seth Brown ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brent Rooker projects as the 19th-best batter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brent Rooker has compiled a .366 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, ranking in the 94th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Posting a .417 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Brent Rooker finds himself in the 99th percentile.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Emerson Hancock in the 12th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent level.

Oakland ranks as the #1 group of hitters in baseball when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (16.8% rate this year).

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Justin Turner’s 25.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 19.2%.

The Oakland Athletics have 4 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Zack Gelof, Tyler Soderstrom, Shea Langeliers, Brent Rooker).

T-Mobile Park grades out as the #1 park in Major League Baseball for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Julio Rodriguez will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

A consistent launch angle is a measure of good hitting, and J.J. Bleday has been very consistent with his lately, posting a 38.5° launch angle standard deviation in the past week.

In notching a .337 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, J.J. Bleday is ranked in the 79th percentile.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Luke Raley ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Lawrence Butler’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, increasing from 46.8% on the season to 66.7% over the last 7 days.

Cal Raleigh is an extreme flyball hitter and faces the weak outfield defense of Oakland (#2-worst on the slate today).

Cal Raleigh will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 78th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Zack Gelof’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased recently, increasing from 17.1% on the season to 22.2% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Jorge Polanco’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.9-mph over the course of the season to 95.4-mph recently.

The Seattle Mariners have 3 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Luke Raley, Jorge Polanco, Cal Raleigh).

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Josh Rojas is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

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

Josh Rojas’s average exit velocity has dropped off of late; his 88.2-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 85.6-mph in the past two weeks.

Grading out in the 16th percentile for power, Josh Rojas has averaged 10.7 HRs per 600 plate appearances this year.

In the last week, Luke Raley’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.3% down to 0%.

Luke Raley’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off lately, going from 16.3% on the season to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

The #1 park in MLB for suppressing batting average to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

T-Mobile Park’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense.

Tyler Soderstrom will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Tyler Soderstrom’s launch angle of late (4.2° in the past two weeks’ worth of games) is a significant dropoff from his 8.9° seasonal figure.

T-Mobile Park grades out as the #30 field in MLB for run-scoring, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Joey Estes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Victor Robles today.

In the last 14 days, Victor Robles’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.1% down to 0%.

Seth Brown has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (57% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Seth Brown in today’s matchup.

Zack Gelof is projected to hit 6th in the batting order today.

Considering Luis Castillo’s large platoon split, Zack Gelof will be at a tremendous disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in today’s game.

Zack Gelof will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Justin Turner is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles T-Mobile Park as the worst park in the league for right-handed batting average.

Joey Estes will hold the platoon advantage over Justin Turner in today’s game.

Given Luis Castillo’s large platoon split, Brent Rooker will be at a tremendous disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in this game.

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

J.P. Crawford is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

J.P. Crawford’s average exit velocity has declined recently; his 87.6-mph seasonal average has lowered to 83.4-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Cal Raleigh will bat from his weak side against Joey Estes in this game.

Typically, batters like Cal Raleigh who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Joey Estes.

Jorge Polanco is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 65% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Extreme flyball batters like Jorge Polanco tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Joey Estes.

Given Luis Castillo’s large platoon split, Shea Langeliers will be at a colossal disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in today’s game.

Shea Langeliers will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 5th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Jacob Wilson is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

Considering Luis Castillo’s large platoon split, Jacob Wilson will be at a big disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in this game.

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

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Joey Estes is projected to throw 81 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 13th-least of all pitchers on the slate today.

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

The 3rd-shallowest right field dimensions in the majors are found in T-Mobile Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 18th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Joey Estes will hold the platoon advantage against Julio Rodriguez today.

Julio Rodriguez’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls lately (4.6° over the past two weeks) is a considerable dropoff from his 9.1° seasonal angle.

J.P. Crawford has recorded a .346 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, checking in at the 15th percentile.

Joey Estes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Randy Arozarena in today’s matchup.

Randy Arozarena’s launch angle lately (4.3° in the past two weeks’ worth of games) is quite a bit lower than his 12.8° seasonal figure.

Using Statcast data, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 10th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .215.

Shea Langeliers has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 12.8% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

Lawrence Butler will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Lawrence Butler has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 11.4% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Josh Rojas’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased lately, decreasing from 45.5% on the season to 31.6% over the last two weeks.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for J.J. Bleday today.

J.J. Bleday’s average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 88.5-mph seasonal EV has fallen off to 85.2-mph in the last 7 days.

In the past 14 days, J.J. Bleday’s 8.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 18.9%.

In the last two weeks, Seth Brown’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.9% down to 0%.

Typically, batters like Justin Turner who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Joey Estes.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Cal Raleigh (the Mariners’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) profiles as an elite pitch framer.

Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher stats in all categories, and Emerson Hancock will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Justin Turner has paced 12.9 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year, checking in at the 24th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When assessing his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Emerson Hancock in the 5th percentile among all starters in the league.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Emerson Hancock is projected to throw 83 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 13th-least on the slate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 8th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Lawrence Butler has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 91.2-mph dropping to 85.7-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cal Raleigh in the 6th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Cal Raleigh has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 15.1% seasonal rate has fallen to 8.6% over the past 14 days.

Zack Gelof has made significant gains with his Barrel% recently, upping his 9.3% seasonal rate to 14.3% over the past week.

As it relates to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Joey Estes in the 23rd percentile among all starters in baseball.

Joey Estes didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking batters out in his previous start and put up 1 Ks.

Over the past 7 days, Brent Rooker’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 16.9% down to 0%.

In the last week, Jorge Polanco’s 9.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 17.2%.

Seth Brown’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, falling from 16.6% on the season to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

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