Athletics vs Rangers match player stats | 2026 Monday, August 31st

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Athletics @ Rangers Matchup Details

Teams : Athletics at Texas Rangers

Date : Todays Game is on Monday, August 31st
Time : 31/08/26 20:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Athletics Game Today

Jacob deGrom projects as the 16th-best pitcher in the majors right now when estimating his strikeout ability, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The Athletics have 3 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Henry Bolte, Zack Gelof, Max Muncy).

,The Globe Life Field roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this match-up -12° colder than the average outdoor game of the day — favorable for pitching.

,Jacob deGrom will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his metrics across the board.

,Thomas White is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Justin Foscue is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Hitting from the opposite that Gage Jump throws from, Justin Foscue will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,The Athletics outfield defense profiles as the weakest out of all the teams playing today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Justin Foscue will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Donovan Walton will hold the platoon advantage against Jacob deGrom in today’s game.

,Jeff McNeil has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (80% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Jeff McNeil will have an advantage today.

,When assessing his BABIP ability, Henry Bolte is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Henry Bolte is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 64% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Hitting from the opposite that Gage Jump throws from, Danny Jansen will have an edge in today’s game.

,Danny Jansen is an extreme flyball batter and matches up with the weak outfield defense of Sacramento (#1-worst of all teams on the slate).

,Danny Jansen will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 95th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Wyatt Langford is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Wyatt Langford will have the handedness advantage against Gage Jump in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Wyatt Langford will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When estimating his home run talent, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Gage Jump throws from, Logan O’Hoppe will have an advantage today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Logan O’Hoppe will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Jacob deGrom as the 19th-best SP in the league right now.

,The Athletics projected offense grades out as the weakest of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability.

,Carlos Cortes will hold the platoon advantage against Jacob deGrom in today’s matchup.

,Lawrence Butler has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (70% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Lawrence Butler will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Brandon Nimmo ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Brandon Nimmo is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Brandon Nimmo will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Foscue in the 75th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 81st percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Duran in the 83rd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Ezequiel Duran is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Ezequiel Duran will hold the platoon advantage against Gage Jump in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Ezequiel Duran will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his home run ability, Jake Burger ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the opposite that Gage Jump throws from, Jake Burger will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Jake Burger will hold that advantage today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corey Seager ranks as the 13th-best batter in the league.

,Corey Seager is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Corey Seager will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The 5th-best projected lineup of all teams today in terms of overall hitting ability is that of the Texas Rangers.

,With 7 bats who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Gage Jump will be in a tough position while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

,Gage Jump will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

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

,Zack Gelof is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 63% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Negatives with the Texas Rangers Game Today

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Danny Jansen (the Rangers’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) profiles as a weak pitch framer.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thomas White in the 13th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Hitting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Thomas White will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Thomas White hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 99th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

,The Texas Rangers outfield defense projects as the 3rd-best out of all the teams playing today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Foscue in the 7th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Max Muncy is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Max Muncy will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Max Muncy will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Walton in the 14th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Donovan Walton is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Donovan Walton will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Jeff McNeil ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Batting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Henry Bolte will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Henry Bolte hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.9% — 100th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Henry Bolte will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Danny Jansen in the 1st percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Danny Jansen is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Logan O’Hoppe is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Jonah Heim is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 54% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Jonah Heim will bat from his bad side against Jacob deGrom in today’s matchup.

,Jonah Heim hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Carlos Cortes’s BABIP talent is projected in the 20th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Carlos Cortes is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 63% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

,Carlos Cortes hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,In today’s game, Lawrence Butler is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.3% rate (81st percentile).

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Lawrence Butler in today’s matchup.

,Gage Jump will have the handedness advantage over Brandon Nimmo today.

,Brandon Nimmo hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 1st percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Thomas White in today’s matchup.

,Jake Burger is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 66% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Thomas White ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Gage Jump throws from, Corey Seager will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Carlos Cortes will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Gage Jump in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching skills.

,Batting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Zack Gelof will have a tough challenge today.

,Zack Gelof hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

,Zack Gelof will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Walton in the 18th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

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