Dodgers vs Angels match player stats Wednesday, September 4th 2024. Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels Series Game 2

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Dodgers vs Angels match player stats Wednesday, September 4th 2024. Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, September 4th
04/09/24 21:38:00 PM EST First Pitch

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Mookie Betts projects as the 14th-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mookie Betts is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

The #9 stadium in baseball for boosting BABIP to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

The weather forecast projects temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the schedule today at 87°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

Mookie Betts has notched a .384 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 96th percentile.

The Los Angeles Angels have 4 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Niko Kavadas, Jo Adell, Logan O’Hoppe, Mickey Moniak).

Angel Stadium projects as the #2 ballpark in the majors for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Will Smith ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Will Smith is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

Angel Stadium ranks as the #7 ballpark in the league for overall righty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Angel Stadium has the shortest average fence height among all major league parks.

Brandon Drury will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Brandon Drury’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved of late, going from 38.3% on the season to 53.8% in the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brandon Drury’s true offensive talent to be a .300, suggesting that he has been unlucky this year given the .084 gap between that figure and his actual .216 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 86th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Mickey Moniak has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (80% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 7th-best ballpark in baseball for boosting offensive stats to lefties.

Gavin Lux’s BABIP skill is projected in the 84th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 9th-best venue in MLB for lefty base hits.

Gavin Lux will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Griffin Canning today.

Over the past week, Gavin Lux’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.6% up to 23.1%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Max Muncy as baseball’s 20th-best home run hitter.

Batting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, Max Muncy will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman as the 6th-best batter in baseball when estimating his batting average talent.

Freddie Freeman is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

The 2nd-best projected batting order of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting ability is that of the the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been the 5th-unluckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better in future games, The #7 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

With a 2.82 gap between Bobby Miller’s 7.25 ERA and his 4.43 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in the league this year and figures to see positive regression the rest of the season.

Los Angeles Angels batters as a group grade out 26th- in the league for power this year when using their 91.5-mph exit velocity on flyballs.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 4th-best hitter in the league.

Shohei Ohtani is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Teoscar Hernandez ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 8th-best ballpark in MLB for RHB home runs.

Nolan Schanuel is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Bobby Miller throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Freddie Freeman projects as the 11th-best hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The #8 venue in the game for boosting home runs to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Anthony Rendon ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Anthony Rendon is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

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

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Kevin Kiermaier will have the handedness advantage against Griffin Canning in today’s matchup.

This season, Kevin Kiermaier has experienced a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 91 mph compared to last year’s 87.4 mph mark.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Logan O’Hoppe will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

Over the past week, Logan O’Hoppe’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.7% up to 20%.

When it comes to his home run skill, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Zach Neto ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Zach Neto is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 77% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Brandon Drury has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.1-mph to 92.7-mph over the past 7 days.

Freddie Freeman will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Griffin Canning in today’s game.

Max Muncy has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 94.2-mph average in the past two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal 90.7-mph EV.

Max Muncy’s launch angle this year (26.5°) is quite a bit higher than his 21.8° mark last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Taylor Ward is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Anthony Rendon will hold that advantage today.

Griffin Canning has experienced some negative variance in regards to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 6.63 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.56 — a 0.94 K/9 discrepancy.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, Teoscar Hernandez is projected as the 9th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Will Smith has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 10.9% seasonal rate to 21.7% in the past two weeks.

Teoscar Hernandez has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 106.2-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal figure of 96.1-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Mickey Moniak will hold the platoon advantage over Bobby Miller in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Mickey Moniak will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

In terms of his batting average, Jo Adell has had bad variance on his side this year. His .211 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .239.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Zach Neto will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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

Despite posting a .241 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Kevin Kiermaier has been unlucky given the .030 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .271.

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Hitting from the same side that Griffin Canning throws from, Mookie Betts will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Mookie Betts pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.3% — 83rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Mookie Betts will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Mookie Betts has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 12.5% rate last season has decreased to 5.8% this season.

Mookie Betts’s average exit velocity has declined this season; his 92.4-mph EV last season has lowered to 90.3-mph.

Adrian Johnson profiles as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is likely to be behind the plate in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Bobby Miller today.

Bobby Miller’s fastball velocity has dropped 1.5 mph this year (96.9 mph) below where it was last season (98.4 mph).

Bobby Miller has relied on his slider 6.7% less often this season (10.7%) than he did last season (17.4%).

Among all parks, Angel Stadium’s left field fences are the 10th-deepest.

Griffin Canning will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Will Smith today.

Will Smith will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Will Smith’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off lately, going from 21.4% on the season to 0% over the past week.

Ranking in the 24th percentile, Will Smith sits with a .275 BABIP this year.

Brandon Drury is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Bobby Miller throws from, Brandon Drury encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Brandon Drury has struggled with his Barrel%; his 11.1% rate last year has lowered to 4.1% this season.

There has been a significant decline in Brandon Drury’s launch angle from last year’s 11.8° to 4.4° this year.

This year, Mickey Moniak has been pinch hit for in 20% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

From last year to this one, Mickey Moniak’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 21% to 11.9%.

Over the last 14 days, Mickey Moniak’s 5.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 11.9%.

Using Statcast data, Mickey Moniak ranks in the 15th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .222.

When it comes to plate discipline, Mickey Moniak’s talent is quite poor, sporting a 5.01 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 7th percentile.

Gavin Lux is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

Max Muncy has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (65% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Max Muncy today.

Max Muncy’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined lately, falling from 12.2% on the season to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

Max Muncy has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs this year; his 32.0 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is a fair amount higher than his 26.4 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Ranking in the 2nd percentile, Max Muncy has put up a .239 BABIP since the start of last season.

Freddie Freeman has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Freddie Freeman today.

Griffin Canning will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his metrics in all categories.

Griffin Canning’s change-up rate has risen by 5.6% from last season to this one (21.8% to 27.4%) .

Given the 0.39 gap between Griffin Canning’s 5.19 ERA and his 4.80 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the majors this year and figures to perform better going forward.

Bobby Miller has recorded 13.4 outs per game per started this year, grading out in the 2nd percentile.

The Los Angeles Angels have been the 7th-unluckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in future games, Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Shohei Ohtani today.

Batting from the same side that Griffin Canning throws from, Teoscar Hernandez will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Teoscar Hernandez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Teoscar Hernandez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased in recent games, decreasing from 16.1% on the season to 7.1% over the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 4th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Nolan Schanuel has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.2-mph dropping to 82.6-mph over the past week.

When it comes to his home runs, Nolan Schanuel has had positive variance on his side this year. His 13.7 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 9.7.

Nolan Schanuel’s maximum exit velocity (an advanced stat to measure power) has been 103.9 mph this year, placing in the 0th percentile.

Grading out in the 19th percentile, Nolan Schanuel sits with a .181 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

Hitting from the same side that Bobby Miller throws from, Anthony Rendon will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Anthony Rendon’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 90.1-mph figure last season has fallen to 88-mph.

Checking in at the 0th percentile for power, Anthony Rendon has averaged 0 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Jo Adell is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Bobby Miller will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jo Adell in today’s matchup.

Jo Adell’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off lately; his 94.4-mph seasonal EV has lowered to 91.8-mph in the past week.

Jo Adell’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased recently, decreasing from 13% on the season to 3.2% in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin Kiermaier in the 12th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Kevin Kiermaier is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kevin Kiermaier in today’s game.

Sporting a .241 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year, Kevin Kiermaier grades out in the 1st percentile for hitting ability.

Kevin Kiermaier’s 6.6° launch angle (an advanced stat to evaluate a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the lowest in the league: 14th percentile.

Logan O’Hoppe is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Bobby Miller will hold the platoon advantage against Logan O’Hoppe today.

Logan O’Hoppe pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 77th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

In terms of plate discipline, Logan O’Hoppe’s skill is quite poor, posting a 4.83 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 9th percentile.

Based on Statcast metrics, Gavin Lux ranks in the 22nd percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 12.400.

Batting from the same side that Bobby Miller throws from, Zach Neto encounters a tough challenge today.

Zach Neto pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.9% — 81st percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 10th-deepest LF fences today.

Zach Neto’s average exit velocity has fallen off of late; his 88.2-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 84.2-mph over the last two weeks.

Zach Neto’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off recently, going from 18.1% on the season to 12.1% over the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 5th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Max Muncy has had some very good luck this year. His .351 mark has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .320.

Hitting from the same side that Bobby Miller throws from, Taylor Ward meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Griffin Canning’s 92.8-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a big 1.2-mph decline from last year’s 94-mph mark.

Among all SPs, Griffin Canning’s fastball spin rate of 2116 rpm is in the 9th percentile this year.

Checking in at the 10th percentile, Griffin Canning has put up a 17.1% Strikeout% this year.

Teoscar Hernandez’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last year to this one, going from 47.7% to 42.7%.

Zach Neto’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off lately, going from 40.9% on the season to 13.3% in the past week’s worth of games.

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