Rangers vs Astros match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 16th

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Rangers @ Astros Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Texas Rangers at Houston Astros
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, May 16th
Time : 16/05/26 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Texas Rangers Series Game 2 Game Today

Jacob deGrom projects as the 11th-best starter in Major League Baseball currently when assessing his strikeout talent, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The #1 stadium in Major League Baseball for boosting strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,Built just 20 feet above sea level, Minute Maid Park has one of the lowest elevations in Major League Baseball, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to lower offensive output.

,The Minute Maid Park roof is expected to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -5° colder than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for pitching.

,In his last game started, Jacob deGrom was in good form and notched 7 strikeouts.

,Out of all starting pitchers, Kai-Wei Teng’s fastball spin rate of 2501 rpm is in the 91st percentile this year.

,Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Kai-Wei Teng must realize this, because he has gone to his non-fastballs a lot since the start of last season: 62.9% of the time, placing in the 82nd percentile.

Negatives with the Houston Astros Series Game 2 Game Today

Jacob deGrom has relied on his slider 6.2% less often this year (31.4%) than he did last year (37.6%).

,Given the 0.63 difference between Jacob deGrom’s 11.49 K/9 and his 10.85 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 game this year in terms of strikeouts and figures to negatively regress going forward.

,Kai-Wei Teng has averaged 80 adjusted pitches per start since the start of last season, placing in the 13th percentile.

,In his previous game started, Kai-Wei Teng didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking batters out and only managed to post 2 Ks.

,Given the 1.25 gap between Kai-Wei Teng’s 10.02 K/9 and his 8.77 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in the league since the start of last season in terms of strikeouts and ought to negatively regress in future games.

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