Mariners vs Athletics match player stats | 2026 Friday, September 11th

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Mariners @ Athletics Matchup Details

Teams : Seattle Mariners at Athletics

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, September 11th
Time : 11/09/26 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Seattle Mariners Game Today

Sutter Health Park grades out as the #2 stadium in Major League Baseball for LHB home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,In the majors, Sutter Health Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.

,High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the hottest weather on the schedule today at 96°.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

,Donovan Walton will hold the platoon advantage against George Kirby today.

,Compared to their .335 overall projected rate, the .323 the leading projection system (THE BAT X) wOBA of the Seattle Mariners projected offense today suggests this version of the lineup a good deal a bit watered down.

,Among all major league stadiums, Sutter Health Park’s left field dimensions are the 6th-deepest.

,Jeffrey Springs will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats across the board.

,In his previous outing, Jeffrey Springs performed well and allowed 2 ER.

,Jeffrey Springs has been unlucky this year, posting a 6.02 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.71 — a 1.31 difference.

,Josh Naylor has a good chance to have an edge against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the Athletics has just 1 same-handed RP.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Bolte as the best batter in MLB as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Henry Bolte is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Sutter Health Park projects as the #2 venue in baseball for right-handed home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Weston Wilson will hold the platoon advantage against Jeffrey Springs in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.P. Crawford in the 79th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,J.P. Crawford is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Alika Williams will hold that advantage today.

,Sutter Health Park profiles as the #2 venue in the game for LHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Carlos Cortes is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that George Kirby throws from, Carlos Cortes will have an edge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the 14th-best hitter in the league when estimating his batting average skill.

,Julio Rodriguez is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,When assessing his home run talent, Max Muncy ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 92nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Randy Arozarena is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

,Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 63% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,The Seattle Mariners infield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team on the slate today.

,Tallying 93.2 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, George Kirby places in the 83rd percentile.

,The Athletics projected offense grades out as the weakest of all teams today in terms of overall offensive skill.

,It may be wise to expect worse numbers for the Athletics offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 6th-luckiest offense in the majors this year.

,Cal Raleigh, the Mariners’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, profiles as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

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

,Zack Gelof is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 56% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Naylor in the 85th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Sutter Health Park ranks as the #2 ballpark in the league for RHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Cal Raleigh projects as the 4th-best home run batter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Cal Raleigh is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dominic Canzone in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Dominic Canzone is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

,George Kirby has gone to his sinker 6.5% less often this season (20.4%) than he did last season (26.9%).

,George Kirby’s 96-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 78th percentile out of all SPs.

,Jonah Heim will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,The Athletics outfield defense grades out as the weakest among all the teams on the slate today.

,Lawrence Butler will have the handedness advantage against George Kirby in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Taylor Ward will have an advantage today.

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

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Max Muncy will hold that advantage today.

,Given the 0.55 disparity between Jeffrey Springs’s 7.20 K/9 and his 7.75 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in Major League Baseball this year when it comes to strikeouts and should perform better in the future.

Negatives with the Athletics Game Today

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

,Donovan Walton is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Donovan Walton has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 22% of the time.

,Homers are generally less common at stadiums with deep fences, and Sutter Health Park has the 9th-deepest among all stadiums.

,Donovan Walton has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.3-mph dropping to 84.8-mph in the past two weeks.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Jeffrey Springs’s overall pitching talent is in the 25th percentile out of all SPs in Major League Baseball currently.

,It may be best to expect better results for the Seattle Mariners offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the unluckiest offense in MLB this year.

,Sutter Health Park ranks as the #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Josh Naylor is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 93% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,Batting from the same side that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Josh Naylor faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Josh Naylor will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Josh Naylor’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 89.3-mph figure last year has fallen to 87-mph.

,Batting from the same side that George Kirby throws from, Henry Bolte has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Henry Bolte hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40% — 97th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Henry Bolte has been lucky this year, putting up a .335 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .309 — a .026 difference.

,In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Henry Bolte ranks in just the 0th percentile with a 0.5° launch angle, which is among the most groundball-inducing angles in MLB.

,Ranking in the 11th percentile, Henry Bolte has notched a .168 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Weston Wilson in the 20th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Weston Wilson is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

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

,Jeffrey Springs will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against J.P. Crawford today.

,Today, J.P. Crawford is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 33.4% rate (76th percentile).

,J.P. Crawford will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,J.P. Crawford has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 5.9% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% over the past 14 days.

,J.P. Crawford’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 91.8-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 80.4-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

,When assessing his home run skill, Alika Williams ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Alika Williams is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,George Kirby will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alika Williams in today’s game.

,Alika Williams hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39% — 92nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Alika Williams has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 84.3-mph dropping to 79.4-mph over the past two weeks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Cortes in the 19th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,This year, Carlos Cortes has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 36% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

,Carlos Cortes hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 87th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

,Carlos Cortes has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 6.1% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past 14 days.

,Carlos Cortes has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.3-mph dropping to 80.8-mph over the past 14 days.

,Julio Rodriguez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 90th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

,Julio Rodriguez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Julio Rodriguez has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 9% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

,Julio Rodriguez’s average exit velocity has dropped off this season; his 91.9-mph mark last year has dropped off to 89.9-mph.

,Julio Rodriguez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased of late, falling from 14.8% on the season to 0% over the last week.

,Max Muncy is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this game.

,George Kirby will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Muncy in today’s game.

,Today, Max Muncy is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.6% rate (84th percentile).

,Compared to his seasonal angle of 15.8°, Max Muncy has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (1.9°) in the past two weeks.

,Using Statcast data, Max Muncy is in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .199.

,Taylor Ward is penciled in 7th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 91% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

,Taylor Ward hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

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

,Taylor Ward has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 5.3% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last 14 days.

,Taylor Ward’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off of late, decreasing from 14.9% on the season to 0% over the last two weeks.

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

,In the past week’s worth of games, Randy Arozarena’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.9% down to 0%.

,Randy Arozarena’s launch angle this year (9.7°) is quite a bit lower than his 13.4° mark last season.

,Lawrence Butler has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

,Lawrence Butler’s 6.8° launch angle (a reliable metric to assess a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is among the lowest in Major League Baseball: 7th percentile.

,Lawrence Butler has posted a .350 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, grading out in the 15th percentile.

,In notching a .222 batting average this year, Lawrence Butler finds himself in the 19th percentile.

,Carlos Cortes’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, going from 16.9% on the season to 0% in the last 14 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Jonah Heim has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (54% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Jonah Heim will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side against George Kirby today.

,Jonah Heim hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 96th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Over the last 7 days, Jonah Heim’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.6% down to 0%.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Donovan Walton ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the same side that George Kirby throws from, Zack Gelof will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,Zack Gelof hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Zack Gelof has been lucky this year, putting up a .338 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .307 — a .031 difference.

,Based on Statcast metrics, Zack Gelof is in the 8th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .220.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Zack Gelof’s talent is quite weak, posting a 3.42 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 16th percentile.

,When it comes to plate discipline, Henry Bolte’s ability is quite weak, sporting a 3.42 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 16th percentile.

,Lawrence Butler’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off of late, decreasing from 13.1% on the season to 8.3% in the past two weeks.

,Lawrence Butler has notched a .295 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 20th percentile.

,The switch-hitting Cal Raleigh will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Jeffrey Springs,Cal Raleigh pulls many of his flyballs (44% — 100th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

,Extreme groundball hitters like Cal Raleigh tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jeffrey Springs.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Cal Raleigh in today’s matchup.

,Cal Raleigh’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last year to this one, falling from 39% to 32.7%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Weston Wilson in the 10th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Hitting the ball to all fields is an important talent for batting average that Weston Wilson has struggled with since the start of last season, as evidenced by his checking in at the 23rd percentile on THE BAT X’s Spray Score.

,Jeffrey Springs will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dominic Canzone in today’s matchup.

,Today, Dominic Canzone is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.4% rate (85th percentile).

,Dominic Canzone will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,In the last week, Dominic Canzone’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.9% down to 0%.

,Dominic Canzone’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined in recent games; his 95.2-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 92.2-mph in the past 7 days.

,Zack Gelof has posted a .145 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, checking in at the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,The #5 venue in the game for suppressing strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.

,George Kirby will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alika Williams in the 18th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Using Statcast data, Jonah Heim is in the 1st percentile for offensive skills via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .239.

,Cal Raleigh’s BABIP ability is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Cole Young is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

,Jeffrey Springs will have the handedness advantage over Cole Young in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Cole Young in today’s game.

,Cole Young has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.1-mph dropping to 79.7-mph over the past two weeks.

,George Kirby turned in a great performance in his previous game started and gave up 1 ER.

,With a .291 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Max Muncy is ranked in the 17th percentile.

,Cal Raleigh’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 97-mph mark last year has fallen to 93.7-mph.

,Jeffrey Springs didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking batters out in his last GS and posted 2 Ks.

,Among all starting pitchers, Jeffrey Springs’s fastball velocity of 90.8 mph ranks in the 8th percentile this year.

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