Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Seattle at Los Angeles Series Game 2 Matchup Today

When estimating his home run ability, Dylan Moore ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Dylan Moore has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (74% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.

This game is predicted to have the 12th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Hitting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, Dylan Moore will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

When estimating his home run ability, Mickey Moniak ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 7th-best park in MLB for LHB BABIP.

Considering Bryan Woo’s huge platoon split, Mickey Moniak will have a tremendous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Anthony Rendon ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Anthony Rendon is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Anthony Rendon will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 76th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

The #7 ballpark in the game for boosting base hits to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

Over the past two weeks, Jorge Polanco’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.6-mph over the course of the season to 105.4-mph in recent games.

Nolan Schanuel is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Given Bryan Woo’s huge platoon split, Nolan Schanuel will have a big advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish today.

When assessing his home run ability, Mitch Haniger ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jose Soriano will hold the platoon advantage over Mitch Haniger today.

The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Mickey Moniak can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

Brandon Drury will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Brandon Drury has had some very poor luck with his batting average this year; his .170 rate is quite a bit lower than his .248 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

It may be sensible to expect better results for the Seattle Mariners offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 8th-unluckiest offense in the game this year.

The #9 field in the game for boosting home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

Tyler Anderson is an extreme flyball pitcher (39.4% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and will be disadvantaged pitching in the #9 HR venue among all major league stadiums in today’s game.

The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nolan Schanuel has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, Julio Rodriguez is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Julio Rodriguez is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

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

Victor Robles has had some very poor luck with his home runs since the start of last season; his 3.2 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a good deal lower than his 16.2 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, J.P. Crawford ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

J.P. Crawford is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

J.P. Crawford has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average this year; his .212 BA is deflated compared to his .241 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Cal Raleigh projects as the 10th-best home run batter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Cal Raleigh has strong power (99th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (28.4% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Tyler Anderson has a pitch-to-contact profile (19th percentile K%) — great news for Raleigh.

Cal Raleigh has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 16% seasonal rate to 23.8% over the past two weeks.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Zach Neto ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Zach Neto will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Mitch Garver is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Jose Soriano will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Garver in today’s matchup.

This season, Mitch Garver has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 95.7 mph compared to last year’s 91.4 mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Taylor Ward is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 80th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Ty France is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Cal Raleigh has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 92.6-mph average to last year’s 89.6-mph EV.

Cal Raleigh has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 92.6-mph to 94.9-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Cal Raleigh has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .302 rate is significantly deflated relative to his .326 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to his batting average, Dylan Moore has had bad variance on his side this year. His .212 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .234.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Garver in the 90th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

With a .337 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Victor Robles grades out in the 84th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Mitch Haniger’s true offensive ability to be a .312, implying that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .037 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .275 wOBA.

When it comes to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Bryan Woo in the 82nd percentile among all starters in MLB.

The #2 stadium in Major League Baseball for boosting strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

Because of his huge platoon split, Bryan Woo will be at an advantage squaring off against 6 hitters in the projected offense who share his hand in today’s game.

Over his previous 3 GS, Bryan Woo has produced a sizeable spike in his fastball spin rate: from 2258 rpm over the entire season to 2326 rpm in recent games.

Bryan Woo has been unlucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 6.20 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.67 — a 2.47 K/9 disparity.

Tallying 95.1 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Tyler Anderson places in the 90th percentile.

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

Jose Soriano will hold the platoon advantage against Julio Rodriguez in today’s game.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Victor Robles has been unlucky since the start of last season. His .331 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .354.

By putting up a .278 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Victor Robles finds himself in the 91st percentile.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (25.3) provides evidence that Zach Neto has had bad variance on his side this year with his 21.5 actual HR/600.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jorge Polanco ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jorge Polanco has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .267 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .310 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Nolan Schanuel’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Zach Neto has done a strong job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls. His 17.1° angle is among the highest in Major League Baseball this year (90th percentile).

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Mickey Moniak will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

J.P. Crawford has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .296 rate is quite a bit lower than his .320 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 76th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Jose Soriano will have the handedness advantage over Ty France in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Julio Rodriguez ranks as the 20th-best hitter in MLB.

Brandon Drury has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .215 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .295 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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Dylan Moore pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.9% , — 96th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences today.

Batters such as Dylan Moore with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Jose Soriano who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Dylan Moore will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Dylan Moore has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 8.9% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past 7 days.

Over the last week, Dylan Moore’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal figure of 91.5 mph to 88.2 mph.

Mickey Moniak is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

This year, Mickey Moniak has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 23% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

Mickey Moniak’s average exit velocity has declined this season; his 89-mph mark last year has fallen off to 86.8-mph.

Mickey Moniak’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last season to this one, falling from 21% to 13.2%.

Based on Statcast metrics, Mickey Moniak is in the 2nd percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .194.

The 10th-deepest LF fences in MLB are found in Angel Stadium.

Given Bryan Woo’s huge platoon split, Anthony Rendon will be at a gigantic disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

In the last week, Anthony Rendon’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal figure of 89.1 mph to 84.5 mph.

In the past 7 days, Anthony Rendon’s 11.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 21.4%.

Anthony Rendon has recorded a .124 Isolated Power rate (ISO) since the start of last season, checking in at the 18th percentile.

Jorge Polanco has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (73% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Jorge Polanco has been pinch hit for 10% of the time when starting against a southpaw this year.

In today’s matchup, Jorge Polanco is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40.4% rate (98th percentile).

Extreme groundball batters like Jorge Polanco tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jorge Polanco in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his home run skill, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Over the past week, Nolan Schanuel’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 88.6 mph to 80.5 mph.

In the past 7 days, Nolan Schanuel’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.5%.

Over the last week, Nolan Schanuel has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power).

As it relates to his home runs, Nolan Schanuel has had some very good luck this year. His 13.6 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 8.4.

Mitch Haniger is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Mitch Haniger will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Mitch Haniger’s launch angle this season (11.2°) is quite a bit lower than his 15.7° mark last season.

Hitting the ball to all fields is a core talent for batting average that Mitch Haniger has struggled with this year, as evidenced by his ranking in the 19th percentile on THE BAT X’s Spray Score.

Based on Statcast metrics, Mickey Moniak grades out in the 7th percentile for offensive ability per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .263.

Brandon Drury is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Given Bryan Woo’s huge platoon split, Brandon Drury will be at a gigantic disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in today’s game.

Brandon Drury has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.6-mph dropping to 83.5-mph in the past 14 days.

There has been a significant decline in Brandon Drury’s launch angle from last season’s 11.8° to 2.9° this year.

As a result of his large reverse platoon split, Tyler Anderson figures to be at an advantage going up against 8 batters in the projected lineup of the opposite hand in this matchup.

Considering that flyball batters face a disadvantage against flyball pitchers, Tyler Anderson (39.4% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this game with 3 FB hitters in the opposing club’s projected batting order.

Tyler Anderson will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his metrics across the board.

In his last start, Tyler Anderson was rolling and allowed 0 ER.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Julio Rodriguez in today’s game.

Julio Rodriguez has notched a .156 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, checking in at the 12th percentile.

Victor Robles is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

When starting against a lefty hurler this year, Victor Robles has been pinch hit for 50% of the time.

Victor Robles pulls many of his flyballs (36.9% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Victor Robles in today’s game.

Hitting the ball to all fields is a crucial skill for batting average that Victor Robles has struggled with since the start of last season, as evidenced by his ranking in the 16th percentile on THE BAT X’s Spray Score.

Batting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, J.P. Crawford will have the upper hand today.

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

J.P. Crawford has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 7.7% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the last week.

In the past week’s worth of games, J.P. Crawford’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 91.7 mph to 79.7 mph.

In the last 7 days, J.P. Crawford’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.8%.

Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.8% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball bats like Cal Raleigh generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

Cal Raleigh will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

By putting up a .266 BABIP this year, Cal Raleigh is positioned in the 25th percentile.

Zach Neto is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Given Bryan Woo’s huge platoon split, Zach Neto will be at an enormous disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today’s matchup.

Zach Neto has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.2-mph dropping to 82-mph over the last 14 days.

Zach Neto’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased recently, falling from 42.1% on the season to 25% in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Garver in the 14th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Mitch Garver pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.7% — 99th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball hitters like Mitch Garver generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Mitch Garver today.

Mitch Garver’s launch angle this season (15.2°) is considerably lower than his 20.3° angle last season.

Considering Bryan Woo’s huge platoon split, Taylor Ward will be at a colossal disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today’s matchup.

Taylor Ward has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 14.6% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the past week.

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

Ty France’s average exit velocity has fallen off recently; his 88.1-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 85.5-mph over the past two weeks.

Because of Bryan Woo’s huge platoon split, Logan O’Hoppe will be at a gigantic disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in today’s game.

Logan O’Hoppe pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.8% — 91st percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences today.

In the last week’s worth of games, Logan O’Hoppe’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal EV of 94.5 mph to 90 mph.

Logan O’Hoppe’s launch angle this season (14.3°) is quite a bit lower than his 19.6° angle last year.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (23.3) may lead us to conclude that Logan O’Hoppe has experienced some positive variance this year with his 27.5 actual HR/600.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cal Raleigh in the 10th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dylan Moore in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Bryan Woo to be on a pitch count today, projecting a maximum of 60 pitches.

Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Bryan Woo today.

It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Bryan Woo has relied on his off-speed and breaking pitches 7.5% less often this season (20.1%) than he did last year (27.6%).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Tyler Anderson in the 21st percentile as it relates to his strikeout talent.

Tyler Anderson’s 88.6-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 1st percentile out of all starters.

Among all starting pitchers, Tyler Anderson’s fastball spin rate of 2183 rpm is in the 15th percentile this year.

Grading out in the 12th percentile, Tyler Anderson has compiled a 16.8% strikeout rate this year.

Grading out in the 2nd percentile, Mitch Garver has posted a .183 batting average this year.

As it relates to plate discipline, Julio Rodriguez’s skill is quite bad, putting up a 4.3 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 15th percentile.

Compared to his seasonal average of 12.1°, Zach Neto has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 19.3° mark over the last 7 days.

In terms of his batting average, Logan O’Hoppe has experienced some positive variance this year. His .279 figure has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .265.