Mariners vs Rangers match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 2 Tuesday, April 7th

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Mariners @ Rangers Series Game 2 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers
2025 WorldSeries Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, April 7th
Time : 07/04/26 20:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Seattle Mariners World Series Game 2 Game Today

Joc Pederson is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

Globe Life Field has the 6th-shortest fence height (on average) in the majors.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today.

Batting from the opposite that George Kirby throws from, Joc Pederson will have an advantage today.

The Seattle Mariners infield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.

The Texas Rangers projected lineup profiles as the 4th-strongest on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability.

The Texas Rangers have been the 4th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball since the start of last season, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in future games,It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Alan Porter) behind the plate in this game.

George Kirby has averaged 92.8 adjusted pitches per GS since the start of last season, grading out in the 81st percentile.

Out of all starters, George Kirby’s fastball velocity of 95.5 mph is in the 87th percentile since the start of last season.

Corey Seager projects as the 7th-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Corey Seager is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the opposite that George Kirby throws from, Corey Seager will have an advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Donovan as the 20th-best batter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his batting average talent.

Brendan Donovan is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Brendan Donovan will have an edge in today’s game.

Cal Raleigh is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Cal Raleigh will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Nathan Eovaldi.

In the past two weeks, Cal Raleigh has been successful in optimizing the launch angle of his hardest hit balls to hit for power, posting a 44.2° angle.

Since the start of last season, Cal Raleigh’s 18.6% Barrel%, an advanced stat for measuring power, places him in the 99th percentile among his peers.

When assessing his home run talent, Jake Burger ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Burger is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Randy Arozarena is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

Placing in the 79th percentile, Randy Arozarena has posted a .346 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) since the start of last season.

When assessing his batting average talent, Julio Rodriguez is projected as the 12th-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Julio Rodriguez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

When it comes to his batting average, Julio Rodriguez has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His .260 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .278.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Brendan Donovan has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season. His .346 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .366.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Naylor in the 75th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Josh Naylor is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Josh Naylor will have an advantage today.

Hitting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Cole Young will have an edge today.

Over the past 7 days, Cole Young’s maximum exit velocity (a strong indicator of recent form and raw power) has been 111.3-mph, which qualifies as one of the hardest-hit balls in baseball.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.320) suggests that Cole Young has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .287 actual wOBA.

Randy Arozarena has compiled a .313 BABIP since the start of last season, placing in the 75th percentile.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Brandon Nimmo ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Brandon Nimmo is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that George Kirby throws from, Brandon Nimmo will have the upper hand today.

Compared to last season, Josh Naylor has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 14.2% to 23.3% this season.

Josh Naylor has shown strong plate discipline since the start of last season, placing in the 86th percentile with a 1.6 K/BB rate.

When it comes to his home run ability, Dominic Canzone ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Dominic Canzone will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nathan Eovaldi in today’s matchup.

With a .372 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season, Dominic Canzone is ranked in the 96th percentile for offensive ability.

Utilizing Statcast data, Dominic Canzone grades out in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .298.

Dominic Canzone’s 14.6% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) is in the 91st percentile since the start of last season.

Hitting from the opposite that George Kirby throws from, Josh Smith will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Josh Smith will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Cal Raleigh projects as the 5th-best home run hitter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that George Kirby throws from, Evan Carter will have an edge in today’s game.

Evan Carter will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Joc Pederson will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Danny Jansen will hold that advantage today.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Danny Jansen has posted a 24.7° launch angle, lifting the ball well and indicating strong home run potential.

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

Wyatt Langford is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

When assessing his home run ability, Luke Raley ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Luke Raley will have the upper hand today.

Over the past two weeks, Luke Raley’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 33.3% up to 33.3%.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Danny Jansen ranks in the 99th percentile with a 24.2° launch angle, which is among the highest angles in the game.

With a 1.71 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Josh Smith has displayed strong plate discipline, ranking in the 81st percentile.

Evan Carter has been hot recently, notching a 94.4-mph average exit velocity over the last week.

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

When it comes to his home run talent, Joc Pederson ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Burger will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 86th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

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

In his last outing, Nathan Eovaldi allowed a staggering 5 earned runs.

Considering the 1.44 difference between Nathan Eovaldi’s 2.34 ERA and his 3.78 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the league since the start of last season and should negatively regress in the future.

Nathan Eovaldi has averaged 93 adjusted pitches per start since the start of last season, ranking in the 82nd percentile.

Josh Smith has been lifting the ball well lately, posting a 26.4° launch angle over the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Donovan in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

When it comes to plate discipline, Cole Young’s talent is quite impressive, posting a 1.79 K/BB rate since the start of last season while checking in at in the 83rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Danny Jansen in the 83rd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Evan Carter has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits of late, angling balls between -4° and 26° 60% of the time in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Luke Raley ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Over the last 14 days, Luke Raley’s maximum exit velocity (a favorable indicator of recent form and raw power) has been 113.8-mph, which qualifies as one of the hardest-hit balls in the league.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.347) may lead us to conclude that Julio Rodriguez has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season with his .332 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Nathan Eovaldi in the 76th percentile as it relates to his strikeout ability.

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher metrics in all categories, and Nathan Eovaldi will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Nathan Eovaldi was on point in his previous game started and put up 7 strikeouts.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Josh Jung has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .289 figure is significantly deflated relative to his .311 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Julio Rodriguez has connected with reached a maximum exit velocity of 115.8 mph (an advanced metric to evaluate power), ranking in the 92nd percentile.

Negatives with the Texas Rangers World Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 4th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

When starting against a righty on the mound this year, Joc Pederson has been pinch hit for 48% of the time.

The #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for suppressing offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

Globe Life Field has the 6th-deepest centerfield fences in the majors.

Joc Pederson has been cold recently, compiling a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) in the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts George Kirby in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Cal Raleigh (the Mariners’s expected catcher in today’s game) profiles as an elite pitch framer.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Globe Life Field as the 2nd-worst field in the league for batting average.

In his last game started, George Kirby was on point and gave up 1 ER.

Playing on the road generally lessens pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for George Kirby in today’s matchup.

George Kirby’s slider rate has fallen by 18% from last season to this one (27.5% to 9.5%) .

George Kirby has experienced some positive variance in regards to his strikeouts since the start of last season, compiling a 9.72 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.39 — a 1.33 K/9 discrepancy.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Globe Life Field as the 7th-worst park in baseball for LHB home runs.

Among every team in action today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Texas Rangers.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Brendan Donovan in today’s game.

Over the last 7 days, Brendan Donovan’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 96.4 mph to 92.6 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cal Raleigh in the 2nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Globe Life Field as the worst venue in baseball for LHB batting average.

Texas’s #3-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate poses a formidable challenge for Cal Raleigh, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

Batting from the same side that George Kirby throws from, Jake Burger will not have the upper hand today.

Jake Burger hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 82nd percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

Jake Burger has been cold in recent games, notching a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to study power) in the last week.

Jake Burger has shown some bad exit velocity indicators in recent games, averaging just 79.4-mph on his flyballs in the past 14 days.

Nathan Eovaldi will have the handedness advantage over Randy Arozarena in today’s matchup.

In today’s game, Randy Arozarena 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 38.6% rate (91st percentile).

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Randy Arozarena in today’s matchup.

Nathan Eovaldi will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Julio Rodriguez in today’s game.

Julio Rodriguez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Julio Rodriguez in today’s game.

Josh Naylor hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Josh Naylor in today’s matchup.

Josh Naylor’s average exit velocity has declined this season; his 89.3-mph mark last season has dropped to 86.6-mph.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Josh Naylor has been very fortunate since the start of last season. His .337 figure has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .314.

Cole Young is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Cole Young will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Cole Young has been cold of late, notching a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to evaluate power) in the last week’s worth of games.

The #1 stadium in MLB for suppressing batting average to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

Brandon Nimmo has done a poor job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 8.5° angle is among the lowest in the majors since the start of last season (19th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Naylor in the 11th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Dominic Canzone is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Dominic Canzone has been pinch hit for 17% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher since the start of last season.

As it relates to his home run talent, Josh Smith ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Josh Smith is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

Josh Smith has not been honed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits in recent games, hitting balls between -4° and 26° just 26.3% of the time in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

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

Evan Carter is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today.

Evan Carter hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 91st percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Evan Carter’s quickness has fallen off this season. His 29.05 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 28.36 ft/sec now.

In the last two weeks, Evan Carter has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Danny Jansen in the 1st percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Danny Jansen is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

George Kirby will hold the platoon advantage against Danny Jansen today.

Batting from the same side that George Kirby throws from, Wyatt Langford encounters a tough challenge today.

Wyatt Langford’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined from last season to this one, decreasing from 41.9% to 34.6%.

Over the past two weeks, Wyatt Langford has not been doing well in optimizing the launch angle on his hardest hit balls to generate power, managing a mere a -2.7° angle.

Luke Raley is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Luke Raley hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Luke Raley today.

Josh Smith’s 5% Barrel% (a reliable metric to measure power) is in the 19th percentile since the start of last season.

Since the start of last season, Evan Carter’s flyball exit velocity (a reliable standard to assess power) grades out in the 14th percentile at 87.9 mph.

Ranking in the 7th percentile, Joc Pederson has posted a .272 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

The #7 field in the game for suppressing home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

Josh Jung is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

George Kirby will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Josh Jung today.

Josh Jung hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

Josh Jung has been cold lately, putting up a 0% Barrel% (a reliable stat to evaluate power) in the past 14 days.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Nathan Eovaldi’s overall pitching ability is in the 84th percentile among all starters in baseball right now.

The Seattle Mariners have been the 2nd-luckiest offense in the majors since the start of last season, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress in future games,Due to his reverse platoon split, Nathan Eovaldi will be at an advantage going up against 7 hitters in the projected batting order who bat from the opposite side in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Dominic Canzone in today’s game.

Josh Smith has averaged 9.4 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, ranking in the 14th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In the last week’s worth of games, Brendan Donovan has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable stat to study power).

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.304) suggests that Danny Jansen has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season with his .317 actual wOBA.

In the past two weeks, Julio Rodriguez has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

Nathan Eovaldi has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts since the start of last season, putting up a 9.15 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.83 — a 0.32 K/9 discrepancy.

Cal Raleigh has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 48.1 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a fair amount higher than his 42.2 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Over the last week, Randy Arozarena’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal average of 95.5 mph to 89.7 mph.

Compiling a 1.4° launch angle in the past 7 days suggests that Brandon Nimmo has been finding it challenging to lift the ball recently, which is a key component of hitting for power.

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