Athletics vs Rangers match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Wednesday, September 2nd

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Athletics @ Rangers Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Athletics at Texas Rangers
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, September 2nd
Time : 02/09/26 14:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Athletics Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Nimmo in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Brandon Nimmo is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Out of every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Athletics.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Brandon Nimmo will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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

,Ezequiel Duran is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Because of Jacob Lopez’s large platoon split, Ezequiel Duran will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

,Ezequiel Duran will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Wyatt Langford is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

,Given Jacob Lopez’s large platoon split, Wyatt Langford will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today.

,Wyatt Langford will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Justin Foscue has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (53% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Because of Jacob Lopez’s large platoon split, Justin Foscue will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

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

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corey Seager ranks as the 13th-best hitter in Major League Baseball.

,Corey Seager is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Corey Seager will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Nic Lentz grades out as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is expected to be umping today.

,The Texas Rangers have 6 hitters in the projected batting order that will have the handedness advantage over Jacob Lopez in this game, which is especially problematic given his large platoon split.

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

,Because of Jacob Lopez’s large platoon split, Cody Freeman will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball bats like Cody Freeman are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Jacob Lopez.

,Cody Freeman will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

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

,Given Jacob Lopez’s large platoon split, Jake Burger will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Jake Burger will hold that advantage today.

,Because of Jacob Lopez’s large platoon split, Danny Jansen will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Danny Jansen will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Zack Gelof ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Zack Gelof has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (61% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Zack Gelof will have the handedness advantage against Cody Bradford today.

,Zack Gelof has strong power (83rd percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (28% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Cody Bradford has a pitch-to-contact profile (16th percentile K%) — great news for Gelof.

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

,The weakest projected offense of all teams today in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the the Athletics.

,Due to his large reverse platoon split, Cody Bradford will be in a good position going up against 7 bats in the projected lineup of the opposite hand in today’s outing.

,Cody Bradford is an extreme flyball pitcher (38.8% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is fortunate enough to be pitching in the #21 HR venue in MLB in this matchup.

,The Athletics (26.1% K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the most strikeout-heavy group of hitters on the slate.

,Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher stats across the board, and Cody Bradford will hold that advantage today.

Negatives with the Texas Rangers Series Game 3 Game Today

The Globe Life Field roof is expected to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up -14,° colder than the average outdoor game on the slate — favorable for pitching.

,Considering Jacob Lopez’s large platoon split, Brandon Nimmo will be at a massive disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish today.

,Brandon Nimmo hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 96th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

,Extreme flyball bats like Wyatt Langford usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Jacob Lopez.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Foscue in the 9th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Considering Jacob Lopez’s large platoon split, Corey Seager will be at a colossal disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate today.

,Jacob Lopez is an extreme flyball pitcher (40.9% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the benefit of pitching in the #21 HR venue among all major league parks in today’s game.

,Because groundball batters are less effective against groundball pitchers, Jacob Lopez (40.9% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in today’s game with 2 GB hitters in the opposing club’s projected batting order.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Freeman in the 16th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Cody Freeman is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Danny Jansen in the 1st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Danny Jansen is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

,Typically, hitters like Danny Jansen who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Jacob Lopez.

,Today, Zack Gelof 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 38.5% rate (87th percentile).

,Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 4th-best infield defense is that of the Texas Rangers.

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

,Throwing 79.7 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Cody Bradford places him the 16th percentile.

,Projected catcher Danny Jansen grades out as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Because groundball batters have a significant advantage over flyball pitchers, Cody Bradford and his 38.8% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a troublesome spot in today’s outing going up against 3 opposing GB batters.

,Cody Freeman’s BABIP skill is projected in the 17th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Cody Bradford in the 15th percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball.

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