Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

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

Nolan Schanuel is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

Angel Stadium ranks as the #7 stadium in baseball for LHB BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Angel Stadium has the shortest fence height (on average) in the league.

Batting from the opposite that Max Scherzer throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have an edge today.

Nolan Schanuel is likely to have the upper hand against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Texas Rangers has just 1 same-handed RP.

Wyatt Langford’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Wyatt Langford has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (52% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Angel Stadium ranks as the #7 venue in the league for right-handed BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

As it relates to his home runs, Wyatt Langford has experienced some negative variance this year. His 8.9 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been considerably lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 19.6.

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

Anthony Rendon is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Anthony Rendon will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Anthony Rendon’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, increasing from 16% to 23%.

Corey Seager projects as the 11th-best hitter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Corey Seager is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Corey Seager will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Roansy Contreras today.

Corey Seager has a good chance to have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Los Angeles Angels only has 1 same-handed RP.

Jo Adell will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

As it relates to his batting average, Jo Adell has suffered from bad luck this year. His .183 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .227.

When assessing his home run skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In the past week, Jo Adell’s 30% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 13.9%.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.312) implies that Jo Adell has experienced some negative variance this year with his .272 actual wOBA.

When assessing his home run ability, Keston Hiura ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Keston Hiura is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Keston Hiura will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Jonah Heim has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 7.5% seasonal rate to 13.8% in the past two weeks.

Leody Taveras’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In the past week, Leody Taveras’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 89.4-mph over the course of the season to 93.5-mph in recent games.

Leody Taveras’s launch angle this year (13.7°) is significantly better than his 9.9° mark last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 92nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Logan O’Hoppe will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Compared to his seasonal average of 14°, Logan O’Hoppe has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 18.7° angle over the last 14 days.

Luis Guillorme will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Scherzer in today’s matchup.

Luis Guillorme will probably have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Texas Rangers only has 1 same-handed RP.

Extreme flyball batters like Luis Guillorme tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Max Scherzer.

Josh Smith is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Roansy Contreras throws from, Josh Smith will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The Los Angeles Angels have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Josh Smith can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

Nathaniel Lowe’s BABIP ability is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Roansy Contreras throws from, Nathaniel Lowe will have an advantage in today’s game.

Nathaniel Lowe will probably have an advantage against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Los Angeles Angels has just 1 same-handed RP.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Marcus Semien ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Marcus Semien is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.344) may lead us to conclude that Marcus Semien has suffered from bad luck this year with his .293 actual wOBA.

Posting a 1.62 K/BB rate this year, Marcus Semien has demonstrated strong plate discipline, grading out in the 90th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Over the last 7 days, Nathaniel Lowe’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 88.8-mph over the course of the season to 96.8-mph of late.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Luis Guillorme will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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

Roansy Contreras will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats across the board.

Kevin Pillar is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Kevin Pillar will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

There has been a significant improvement in Kevin Pillar’s launch angle from last season’s 17.7° to 21° this year.

With a .367 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Kevin Pillar finds himself in the 91st percentile.

The Los Angeles Angels have been the 4th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better the rest of the season, The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 9th-best park in MLB for base hits.

Max Scherzer is an extreme flyball pitcher (42.4% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #10 HR venue in MLB today.

Max Scherzer will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Corey Seager as the 8th-best hitter in baseball as it relates to his batting average talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Adolis Garcia is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Adolis Garcia has seen a big increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 94.1-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 91.2-mph EV.

Over the past two weeks, Leody Taveras’s 57.1% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 44.8%.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Wyatt Langford ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 81st percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Max Scherzer in the 94th percentile among all starting pitchers in the majors.

The Los Angeles Angels have 3 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Keston Hiura, Mickey Moniak, Jo Adell).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Adolis Garcia’s true offensive ability to be a .323, indicating that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .026 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .297 wOBA.

By putting up a .360 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Josh Smith finds himself in the 88th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Keston Hiura in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Kevin Pillar is very quick, placing in the 80th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.41 ft/sec this year.

Placing in the 89th percentile, Wyatt Langford has posted a .338 BABIP this year.

Compared to his seasonal average of 13.7°, Leody Taveras has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 17.1° mark over the last 14 days.

Leody Taveras has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .289 figure is a good deal lower than his .322 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Extreme flyball bats like Nolan Schanuel tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Max Scherzer.

Tuesday Series Game 2 player match stat slumps with Rangers vs Angels Matchup

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 4th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Over the last 7 days, Nolan Schanuel has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to study power).

In terms of his home runs, Nolan Schanuel has had positive variance on his side this year. His 14.2 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 9.3.

Placing in the 14th percentile, Nolan Schanuel sports a .158 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

Angel Stadium has the 10th-deepest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball.

Batting from the same side that Roansy Contreras throws from, Wyatt Langford will have a disadvantage today.

Wyatt Langford will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

In the past 7 days, Wyatt Langford’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.7% up to 16.7%.

Wyatt Langford has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 97.3-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal figure of 91.3-mph.

Max Scherzer will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Anthony Rendon in today’s game.

Typically, batters like Anthony Rendon who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Max Scherzer.

Anthony Rendon’s 89.6-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable stat to measure power) ranks in the 16th percentile since the start of last season.

Corey Seager will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Corey Seager’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this year; his 95.9-mph mark last season has dropped to 93.9-mph.

Jo Adell is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Max Scherzer throws from, Jo Adell will not have the upper hand today.

Jo Adell’s average exit velocity has decreased recently; his 88.9-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 83.7-mph in the past 7 days.

Jo Adell’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined lately, falling from 35.5% on the season to 14.8% over the past two weeks.

Sporting a 4.35 K/BB rate this year, Jo Adell has displayed bad plate discipline, placing in the 13th percentile.

Batting from the same side that Max Scherzer throws from, Keston Hiura will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 5th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Jonah Heim is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Jonah Heim will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Roansy Contreras in today’s game.

Jonah Heim will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

From last season to this one, Jonah Heim’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 91.7 mph to 89.7 mph.

Leody Taveras is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Leody Taveras has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38%) and will be challenged by MLB’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

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

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Leody Taveras is in the 21st percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 11.000.

Grading out in the 15th percentile for power, Leody Taveras has paced 8.7 home runs per 600 plate appearances this year.

Hitting from the same side that Max Scherzer throws from, Logan O’Hoppe has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Logan O’Hoppe pulls many of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences today.

Logan O’Hoppe has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 10.5% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

Over the last week, Logan O’Hoppe’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal EV of 94.7 mph to 85.8 mph.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (22.4) may lead us to conclude that Logan O’Hoppe has had positive variance on his side this year with his 24.9 actual HR/600.

Jonah Heim’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last season to this one, decreasing from 18.4% to 10.3%.

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

Luis Guillorme is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

This year, Luis Guillorme has been pulled from the game early in 21% of his appearances when starting against righty on the mound.

Luis Guillorme has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and will be challenged by the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences today.

This season, there has been a decline in Luis Guillorme’s footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 25.44 ft/sec last year to 24.53 ft/sec currently.

Josh Smith will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Josh Smith has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 10.7% rate last season has decreased to 2.9% this year.

Josh Smith’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 93.8-mph average last year has dropped off to 88.8-mph.

In the past week’s worth of games, Josh Smith’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 13%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Josh Smith’s true offensive talent to be a .311, suggesting that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .054 gap between that mark and his actual .365 wOBA.

Nathaniel Lowe is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 73% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Nathaniel Lowe has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.8%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Nathaniel Lowe will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Nathaniel Lowe’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 92.5-mph EV last season has lowered to 88.8-mph.

Nathaniel Lowe has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs this year; his 13.0 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is quite a bit higher than his 7.2 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Hitting from the same side that Roansy Contreras throws from, Marcus Semien will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Marcus Semien pulls many of his flyballs (37.7% — 95th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

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

Over the past 7 days, Marcus Semien’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 90.7 mph to 83.1 mph.

Marcus Semien’s launch angle of late (-1.4° over the last 7 days) is quite a bit worse than his 16.1° seasonal angle.

In terms of his home runs, Luis Guillorme has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season. His 2.6 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 0.0.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Roansy Contreras to be on a pitch count in this matchup, projecting a maximum of 81 pitches.

The Texas Rangers have 6 hitters in the projected lineup that will have the handedness advantage over Roansy Contreras in this matchup.

Roansy Contreras struggled when it came to striking hitters out in his last start and accumulated 1 Ks.

Roansy Contreras has relied on his slider 13.5% less often this season (29.8%) than he did last season (43.3%).

Considering the 0.42 gap between Roansy Contreras’s 8.07 K/9 and his 7.65 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the league this year as it relates to strikeouts and should perform worse in the future.

Placing in the 18th percentile, Anthony Rendon has put up a .123 Isolated Power rate (ISO) since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin Pillar in the 19th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Kevin Pillar has been pulled from the game early 12% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

Max Scherzer will have the handedness advantage over Kevin Pillar today.

Kevin Pillar pulls many of his flyballs (36.4% — 93rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Typically, hitters like Kevin Pillar who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Max Scherzer.

Nathaniel Lowe has been very fortunate when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .326 figure is quite a bit higher than his .292 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Kevin Pillar’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 90.6-mph EV last season has fallen off to 88.5-mph.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Max Scherzer’s overall pitching ability ranks in the 87th percentile out of all starters in baseball right now.

Today’s version of the Angels projected offense is weaker than usual, as their .308 the leading projection system (THE BAT X) wOBA is considerably below their .320 overall projected rate.

Jonah Heim, the Rangers’s expected catcher in today’s game, profiles as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

With 6 bats who bat from the same side in the opposing team’s projected offense, Max Scherzer should benefit from holding the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Luis Guillorme ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Batting from the same side that Roansy Contreras throws from, Adolis Garcia meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Adolis Garcia in today’s matchup.

Adolis Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 96.2-mph figure last year has decreased to 94-mph.

Over the past 7 days, Adolis Garcia’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 15.4%.

Recording 82.4 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Max Scherzer checks in at the 25th percentile.

Max Scherzer’s 92-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a substantial 1.1-mph drop off from last season’s 93.1-mph mark.

Nolan Schanuel’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased in recent games, falling from 15.2% on the season to 6.3% over the past 7 days.