Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners match player stats | Series Game 3 Sunday, September 29th

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Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners match player stats | Series Game 3 Sunday, September 29th

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Todays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Sunday, September 29th
29/09/24 15:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Athletics vs Mariners Series Game 3 Matchup Today

When it comes to his home run talent, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

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

T-Mobile Park has the shallowest fences in Major League Baseball — generally good for home runs.

Hitting from the opposite that Logan Gilbert throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have an edge today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Zack Gelof is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

The Seattle Mariners infield defense grades out as the weakest out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Raley in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Luke Raley is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Mitch Spence throws from, Luke Raley will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the 2nd-best batter in the game when assessing his BABIP skill.

Julio Rodriguez is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Out of every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the the Oakland Athletics.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Julio Rodriguez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Andy Fletcher projects as a Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be umping in today’s game.

The 3rd-shallowest RF dimensions in the league are found in T-Mobile Park.

Mitch Spence will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Out of all SPs, Logan Gilbert’s fastball spin rate of 2031 rpm is in the 3rd percentile this year.

Logan Gilbert has put up a .238 BABIP this year, making him one of the luckiest pitchers in MLB on balls in play and regression likely forthcoming.

J.J. Bleday is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Logan Gilbert throws from, J.J. Bleday will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Arozarena in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Randy Arozarena is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Turner in the 76th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Justin Turner will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Justin Turner has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.2-mph to 91.7-mph in the past 14 days.

Darell Hernaiz has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

The Seattle Mariners infield defense grades out as the 3rd-weakest out of all the teams today.

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

Shea Langeliers is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

Shea Langeliers pulls many of his flyballs (37.6% — 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.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 19th-best hitter in the game.

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

Brent Rooker pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.1% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

Brent Rooker has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 96.9-mph average to last season’s 94.9-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

In the past week’s worth of games, Tyler Soderstrom’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 14.5% up to 23.1%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Brent Rooker as baseball’s 8th-best home run batter.

Victor Robles is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Victor Robles pulls many of his flyballs (37% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

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

Hitting from the opposite that Mitch Spence throws from, Josh Rojas will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Josh Rojas will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

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

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Julio Rodriguez ranks as the 18th-best batter in MLB.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects T-Mobile Park as the best venue in Major League Baseball for strikeouts.

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

Jorge Polanco pulls a lot of his flyballs (40% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Jorge Polanco will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Over the past 14 days, Victor Robles’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.7-mph over the course of the season to 94.1-mph of late.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seth Brown in the 91st percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Seth Brown is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Seth Brown will hold the platoon advantage against Logan Gilbert in today’s matchup.

Jorge Polanco has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 102-mph average over the past week to his seasonal mark of 92.9-mph.

Cal Raleigh projects as the 13th-best home run batter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cal Raleigh is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.3% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Shea Langeliers has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 95.2-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal 91.3-mph figure.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Justin Turner’s 31% 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 leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.P. Crawford in the 81st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Batting from the opposite that Mitch Spence throws from, J.P. Crawford will have the upper hand in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Randy Arozarena will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Raley in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Josh Rojas has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 92.6-mph average to last season’s 86.3-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 78th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Logan Gilbert throws from, Lawrence Butler will have an advantage today.

Lawrence Butler has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

J.P. Crawford will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

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

When it comes to his home run talent, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

When assessing his strikeout talent, Logan Gilbert projects as the 14th-best pitcher in Major League Baseball currently, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Recording 93.5 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Logan Gilbert falls in the 85th percentile.

The Oakland Athletics have 5 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Daz Cameron, Kyle McCann, Zack Gelof, Tyler Soderstrom, Brent Rooker).

There has been a significant improvement in J.J. Bleday’s launch angle from last season’s 15.4° to 18.5° this year.

Recording 93.5 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Logan Gilbert falls in the 84th percentile.

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

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Tyler Soderstrom has been pulled from the game early 12% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks T-Mobile Park as the worst ballpark in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.

Cold weather is strongly correlated with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast predicts the lowest temperature on the slate at 58°.

Tyler Soderstrom will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Logan Gilbert will have the handedness advantage against Zack Gelof in today’s game.

Zack Gelof will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Over the past 7 days, Zack Gelof’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.1% down to 0%.

When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Luke Raley has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 11% of the time.

Luke Raley has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 11.3% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the past 7 days.

Luke Raley’s launch angle lately (-25° over the last week) is a significant dropoff from his 13.1° seasonal figure.

When it comes to plate discipline, Luke Raley’s talent is quite poor, posting a 4.65 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 8th percentile.

T-Mobile Park profiles as the #30 venue in the league for RHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Built just 17 feet above sea level, T-Mobile Park has one of the lowest altitudes in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to less offense.

Hitting from the same side that Mitch Spence throws from, Julio Rodriguez has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Julio Rodriguez’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off of late, falling from 39.7% on the season to 17.6% in the last week.

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

Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are typically a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Mitch Spence must realize this, because he has gone to his off-speed and breaking pitches a lot this year: 84.8% of the time, grading out in the 99th percentile.

Mitch Spence has been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the league on balls in play this year with a .321 BABIP and ought to see that luck normalize going forward.

Tyler Soderstrom’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off lately, going from 16.8% on the season to 7.7% over the past week.

Logan Gilbert projects as the 15th-best SP in Major League Baseball currently, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

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

Cold weather is strongly correlated with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast predicts the lowest temperature on the slate at 57°.

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher metrics across the board, and Logan Gilbert will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 9th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

J.J. Bleday will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

J.J. Bleday has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 8.4% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the past week.

Hitting from the same side that Mitch Spence throws from, Randy Arozarena will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Randy Arozarena’s launch angle lately (2.2° over the last 14 days) is significantly lower than his 12.9° seasonal angle.

With a .214 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Randy Arozarena is positioned in the 9th percentile.

Justin Turner is projected to bat 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 batting order this season.

Mitch Spence will have the handedness advantage over Justin Turner in today’s game.

When assessing his home run talent, Darell Hernaiz ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Darell Hernaiz is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

Logan Gilbert will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shea Langeliers in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Shea Langeliers in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Logan Gilbert throws from, Brent Rooker will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Brent Rooker will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Jacob Wilson is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Logan Gilbert throws from, Jacob Wilson will have a tough challenge today.

Jacob Wilson will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

T-Mobile Park ranks as the #30 stadium in MLB for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Mitch Spence will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Victor Robles in today’s matchup.

Victor Robles has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 7.1% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last two weeks.

Justin Turner’s average exit velocity has fallen off this year; his 89.5-mph figure last year has dropped to 87.2-mph.

Josh Rojas is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.

20% of the time that Josh Rojas has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

Josh Rojas’s average exit velocity has dropped off in recent games; his 88.2-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 84.9-mph over the past two weeks.

Zack Gelof’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off lately; his 93-mph seasonal EV has decreased to 85.8-mph in the last two weeks.

Julio Rodriguez has exhibited poor plate discipline this year, placing in the 16th percentile with a 3.91 K/BB rate.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 9.3°, Julio Rodriguez’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls has dropped significantly in recent games (5.6° in the past 14 days).

In his previous start, Mitch Spence wasn’t on when it came to striking batters out and only managed to tally 2 Ks.

Out of all starting pitchers, Mitch Spence’s fastball velocity of 90.1 mph ranks in the 5th percentile this year.

Mitch Spence has been lucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 7.41 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.17 — a 0.24 K/9 disparity.

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

There has been a significant decline in Jorge Polanco’s launch angle from last year’s 21.4° to 17.5° this year.

This year, Seth Brown has been pinch hit for in 15% of his appearances when starting against righty hurler.

Seth Brown will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Seth Brown has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 8.7% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% over the past two weeks.

Over the past 14 days, Jorge Polanco’s 11.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 17.2%.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Cal Raleigh will bat from his bad side against Mitch Spence in today’s matchup.

Cal Raleigh’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined lately, falling from 17.3% on the season to 5.9% over the past two weeks.

Over the last week, Shea Langeliers’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.6% down to 0%.

Justin Turner has performed at a clip of 13.1 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year, ranking in the 24th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

J.P. Crawford has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (80% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

J.P. Crawford has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.5-mph dropping to 83-mph in the last 7 days.

Ranking in the 12th percentile, J.P. Crawford has posted a .339 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 5th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Lawrence Butler will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Over the past two weeks, Lawrence Butler’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.2% down to 0%.

Josh Rojas has averaged 13.6 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year, grading out in the 25th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Brent Rooker has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 16.7% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the past week.

J.J. Bleday’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off in recent games, going from 18.6% on the season to 7.7% in the last 14 days.

Over the last two weeks, Lawrence Butler’s 7.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.7%.

Seth Brown’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last season to this one, decreasing from 22.1% to 16.2%.

Batting from the same side that Logan Gilbert throws from, Darell Hernaiz will have a tough challenge today.

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

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