Nationals @ Rangers Matchup Details

Positives for the Washington Nationals Game Today

In the league, Globe Life Field has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.

,Jorbit Vivas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cal Quantrill today.

,Jorbit Vivas has shown favorable plate discipline this year, grading out in the 93rd percentile with a 1.32 K/BB rate.

,Jacob Young’s BABIP ability is projected in the 81st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jacob Young’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, increasing from 12.7% to 19.7%.

,In the last 7 days, Jacob Young’s 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 19.7%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daylen Lile in the 90th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,Daylen Lile is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game.

,Daylen Lile will have the handedness advantage against Cal Quantrill in today’s matchup.

,Daylen Lile has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 93.4-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 88.5-mph EV.

,Daylen Lile’s launch angle this year (18.4°) is quite a bit better than his 15.2° mark last year.

,Ezequiel Duran is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

,Ezequiel Duran will have the handedness advantage against Jackson Kent in today’s game.

,Ezequiel Duran will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

,Ezequiel Duran has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 96.5-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal figure of 90.5-mph.

,Keibert Ruiz is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,The switch-hitting Keibert Ruiz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Cal Quantrill.

,Keibert Ruiz has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 90.1-mph average to last year’s 86.1-mph average.

,Over the last two weeks, Keibert Ruiz’s 54.5% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 41.5%.

,Utilizing Statcast data, Nasim Nunez grades out in the 84th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .271.

,With 6 batters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Jackson Kent will have a disadvantage while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

,The Washington Nationals infield defense profiles as the 5th-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

,Jackson Kent will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects CJ Abrams in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,CJ Abrams is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Cal Quantrill throws from, CJ Abrams will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,CJ Abrams’s launch angle this year (18°) is significantly higher than his 13° angle last year.

,In the last two weeks, CJ Abrams’s 63% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 45.4%.

,Evan Carter will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Evan Carter’s launch angle recently (25.8° in the last two weeks’ worth of games) is quite a bit higher than his 17.4° seasonal figure.

,Evan Carter has been unlucky this year, notching a .282 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .312 — a .030 deviation.

,Abimelec Ortiz is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Cal Quantrill throws from, Abimelec Ortiz will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Over the last week, Abimelec Ortiz’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 97.7-mph over the course of the season to 103.5-mph of late.

,Abimelec Ortiz’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, rising from 29.6% on the season to 33.3% over the past 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Jake Burger is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Jackson Kent throws from, Jake Burger will have an edge today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Jake Burger will hold that advantage today.

,Cody Freeman will have the handedness advantage against Jackson Kent today.

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

,Ezequiel Duran’s BABIP ability is projected in the 81st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected offense for the Washington Nationals today owns an estimated true talent wOBA of .296, which is significantly worse than their actual wOBA of .332 this year.

,The Washington Nationals have been the luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse in future games,Elias Diaz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jackson Kent today.

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

,Elias Diaz has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 96.9-mph average in the past two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal EV of 90.9-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daylen Lile in the 81st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Corey Seager projects as the 14th-best hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Corey Seager is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Corey Seager will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,In the last week, Corey Seager’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 15.6% up to 26.7%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brady House in the 97th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Brady House is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Brady House has made notable gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 4.7% rate last year to 11.3% this year.

,Placing in the 76th percentile, Brady House sports a .318 BABIP this year.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Jake Burger ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 95th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Wyatt Langford is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Wyatt Langford will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jackson Kent in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Wyatt Langford will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Brandon Nimmo ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Brandon Nimmo is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

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

,Justin Foscue will hold the platoon advantage against Jackson Kent today.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Justin Foscue will hold that advantage today.

,Justin Foscue has recorded a .330 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 77th percentile.

,Brandon Nimmo has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 96.3-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 92.2-mph figure.

,Cal Quantrill has put up a 2.17 K/BB rate this year, checking in at the 24th percentile.

,Justin Foscue has posted a .305 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, checking in at the 84th percentile.

,There has been a significant improvement in Keibert Ruiz’s launch angle from last year’s 11.3° to 16.7° this year.

,In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Abimelec Ortiz’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 18.5% up to 20%.

,Brandon Nimmo’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 42.6% to 51.8%.

,Because of his large reverse platoon split, Cal Quantrill will be in a good position matching up with 7 batters in the projected batting order of opposing handedness in this outing.

,Cal Quantrill will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his metrics across the board.

,Cal Quantrill’s change-up usage has jumped by 6% from last season to this one (21.3% to 27.3%) .

Negatives with the Texas Rangers Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorbit Vivas in the 8th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Jorbit Vivas is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,32% of the time that Jorbit Vivas has started against a northpaw this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

,The #7 venue in the league for suppressing home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

,The 6th-deepest CF dimensions in the league are found in Globe Life Field.

,Jacob Young is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Jacob Young has been pinch hit for 15% of the time.

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

,The Globe Life Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -9° colder than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for pitching.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Globe Life Field as the worst ballpark in the game for lefty batting average.

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

,Texas’s #3-ranked outfield defense of all teams today poses a formidable challenge for Daylen Lile, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Globe Life Field grades out as the #22 stadium in baseball for RHB home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Ezequiel Duran has been lucky this year, notching a .326 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .296 — a .030 discrepancy.

,Utilizing Statcast metrics, Ezequiel Duran grades out in the 10th percentile for hitting ability per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .225.

,Keibert Ruiz’s BABIP skill is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,This year, Keibert Ruiz has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 10% of his appearances when starting against righty hurler.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Globe Life Field as the worst stadium in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nasim Nunez in the 1st percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Nasim Nunez is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today.

,The switch-hitting Nasim Nunez will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against Cal Quantrill,Globe Life Field ranks as the #29 field in baseball for BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,As a team, Texas Rangers bats have done poorly when it comes to hitting balls in the launch angle span that tends to best-produce home runs (between 23° and 34°), rating 3rd-worst in the game.

,The Texas Rangers as a group rank 26th- overall in the league this year when assessing the maximum exit velocity of all of the balls their [HITTER}s have hit.

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for CJ Abrams today.

,Evan Carter is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

,15% of the time that Evan Carter has started against a lefty on the mound this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

,Batting from the same side that Jackson Kent throws from, Evan Carter will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,28% of the time that Abimelec Ortiz has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Abimelec Ortiz today.

,Jake Burger has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.8-mph dropping to 87.6-mph over the last two weeks.

,There has been a significant decline in Jake Burger’s launch angle from last season’s 17° to 13.3° this year.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Cody Freeman ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Cody Freeman has been pulled from the game early 32% of the time when starting against a lefty on the mound since the start of last season.

,Globe Life Field projects as the #29 park in the league for overall right-handed offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Over the past week, Ezequiel Duran’s 14.3% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 41.4%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Cal Quantrill in the 8th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent level.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cal Quantrill to throw 82 pitches today (8th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Cal Quantrill’s 2131-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 16th percentile out of all starters.

,Cal Quantrill has been lucky this year, compiling a 3.44 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 5.05 — a 1.61 difference.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elias Diaz in the 9th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Elias Diaz is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

,When starting against a southpaw this year, Elias Diaz has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 17% of the time.

,Daylen Lile will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Using Statcast data, Daylen Lile is in the 21st percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 12.300.

,Jackson Kent will have the handedness advantage over Corey Seager in today’s matchup.

,Corey Seager hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 75th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Brady House has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 13% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

,Hitting from the same side that Cal Quantrill throws from, Brady House meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Brady House hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Wyatt Langford has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 7.7% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

,Wyatt Langford’s average exit velocity has declined recently; his 89.3-mph seasonal average has dropped off to 86.9-mph in the past 14 days.

,Jackson Kent will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Nimmo in today’s game.

,Brandon Nimmo hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 94th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

,Brandon Nimmo has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 10.8% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last week.

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

,Justin Foscue is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Justin Foscue has been pulled from the game early 46% of the time when starting against a lefty on the mound this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nasim Nunez in the 13th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 3rd percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Elias Diaz’s BABIP skill is projected in the 6th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Posting a .211 batting average this year, Corey Seager is ranked in the 9th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Abimelec Ortiz in the 7th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Jackson Kent is projected to throw 79 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 5th-least of the day.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Freeman in the 16th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorbit Vivas in the 12th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Over the last week, CJ Abrams’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10.4% down to 0%.

,When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Cal Quantrill in the 9th percentile among all SPs in the game.

,In his last start, Cal Quantrill struggled when it came to striking hitters out and only managed to post 1 Ks.

,Cal Quantrill has notched an 8% Swinging Strike percentage this year, ranking in the 14th percentile.

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