Rangers vs Athletics match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Thursday, April 24th

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Rangers vs Athletics match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Thursday, April 24th

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Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Texas Rangers at Athletics
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Thursday, April 24th
24/04/25 22:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Rangers vs Athletics Series Game 3 Matchup Today

Because of his large platoon split, J.T. Ginn will be in a good position facing 6 hitters in the projected offense of the same handedness in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and J.T. Ginn will hold that advantage today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, J.T. Ginn’s overall pitching ability is in the 83rd percentile among all starters in baseball right now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Sutter Health Park as the worst park in the majors for base hits.

The 6th-deepest left field dimensions in the league are found in Sutter Health Park.

J.T. Ginn is an extreme groundball pitcher (50.5% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Sutter Health Park — the #7 HR venue among all parks — in this game.

Wyatt Langford projects as the 17th-best batter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Wyatt Langford is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Sutter Health Park projects as the #6 stadium in the league for right-handed home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Athletics outfield defense projects as the weakest among all the teams today.

When it comes to his batting average skill, Jacob Wilson is projected as the 12th-best batter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Extreme flyball hitters like Jacob Wilson tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Jacob deGrom.

The Texas Rangers infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Sutter Health Park as the 6th-best stadium in baseball for left-handed home runs.

Hitting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Nicholas Kurtz will have an edge in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Nicholas Kurtz will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Joc Pederson ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Joc Pederson will have the handedness advantage over J.T. Ginn in today’s game… and moreover, Ginn has a large platoon split.

Joc Pederson will probably have an advantage against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Athletics only has 1 same-handed RP.

When it comes to his strikeout skill, Jacob deGrom projects as the 12th-best pitcher in baseball currently, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Projected catcher Kyle Higashioka profiles as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Because flyball pitchers have a notable advantage over flyball hitters, Jacob deGrom and his 40% underlying FB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a strong position in this outing matching up with 2 opposing FB hitters.

Jacob deGrom’s 96-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 89th percentile among all starters.

Jacob deGrom’s 2514-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 96th percentile out of all starters.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Jacob deGrom’s overall pitching talent is in the 93rd percentile out of all starters in baseball right now.

Marcus Semien is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Jonah Heim has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 96th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Brent Rooker as the game’s 6th-best home run hitter.

Brent Rooker is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Brent Rooker projects as the 20th-best hitter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gio Urshela in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Gio Urshela will hold that advantage today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Luis Urias will hold that advantage today.

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

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jake Burger ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Tyler Soderstrom is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Josh Jung’s BABIP skill is projected in the 93rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When estimating his home run talent, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

JJ Bleday is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

JJ Bleday will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jacob deGrom in today’s game.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Josh Smith ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Josh Smith has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (63% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

Josh Smith will hold the platoon advantage over J.T. Ginn in today’s game… and even better, Ginn has a large platoon split.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.

Lawrence Butler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jacob deGrom today.

Negative Match Player Stats with Rangers vs Athletics Series Game 3

Shea Langeliers, the Athletics’s expected catcher in today’s game, projects as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The weather report predicts the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.2-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats.

Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are typically a pitcher’s least effective pitch. J.T. Ginn has utilized his fastball a lot since the start of last season, though: 56.6% of the time, placing in the 100th percentile.

The Texas Rangers projected offense ranks as the 3rd-best of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting skill.

In the majors, Sutter Health Park has the 3rd-lowest average fence height.

Given J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, Wyatt Langford will be at a colossal disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

Wyatt Langford pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.9% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

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 Wyatt Langford today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Sutter Health Park as the 8th-worst field in MLB for right-handed base hits.

Jacob Wilson is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

Jacob deGrom will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jacob Wilson in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicholas Kurtz in the 21st percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Nicholas Kurtz is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

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

The #8 venue in the league for suppressing base hits to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.

Joc Pederson has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (95% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Joc Pederson will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jacob deGrom today.

The Athletics projected offense ranks as the 5th-best of the day in terms of overall batting skill.

Jacob deGrom is an extreme flyball pitcher (40% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #7 HR venue among all major league parks in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 15th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

J.T. Ginn will hold the platoon advantage against Marcus Semien today… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Ginn’s large platoon split.

Marcus Semien pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.4% — 96th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

Marcus Semien will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will bat from his bad side (0) today against J.T. Ginn… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Ginn’s large platoon split.

Jonah Heim will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Because of J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, Adolis Garcia will be at a massive disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Adolis Garcia in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Brent Rooker will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Brent Rooker hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 96th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Typically, bats like Brent Rooker who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Jacob deGrom.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gio Urshela in the 14th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Gio Urshela is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Gio Urshela meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Urias in the 6th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Luis Urias is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Jacob deGrom will have the handedness advantage over Luis Urias in today’s game.

Luis Urias pulls many of his flyballs (37.4% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Jake Burger is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this game.

J.T. Ginn will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Burger in today’s matchup… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Ginn’s large platoon split.

Jake Burger pulls many of his flyballs (34.4% — 84th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jake Burger in today’s matchup.

Josh Jung is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

J.T. Ginn will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Josh Jung in today’s matchup… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Ginn’s large platoon split.

Today, Josh Jung 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 41.1% rate (100th percentile).

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Josh Jung in today’s game.

Jacob deGrom will have the handedness advantage over Shea Langeliers in today’s matchup.

Shea Langeliers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.5% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 6th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

JJ Bleday hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 76th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Typically, hitters like JJ Bleday who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Jacob deGrom.

Josh Smith hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 84th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Josh Smith today.

Lawrence Butler has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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