Rangers @ Athletics Matchup Details

Positives for the Texas Rangers Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Wyatt Langford is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Sutter Health Park as the best venue in MLB for right-handed home runs.

,On average, the fence height at Sutter Health Park is the 4th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.

,The weather report projects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of the day at 85°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Zack Gelof has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (79% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Sutter Health Park as the 2nd-best venue in the game for right-handed batting average.

,Hitting from the opposite that Gage Jump throws from, Wyatt Langford will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 94th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Jake Burger is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Carlos Cortes is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

,Sutter Health Park ranks as the #2 venue in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Considering Kumar Rocker’s large platoon split, Carlos Cortes will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

,Carlos Cortes will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Sutter Health Park as the 2nd-best venue in Major League Baseball for home runs.

,Kumar Rocker will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Out of all SPs, Kumar Rocker’s fastball spin rate of 2157 rpm ranks in the 21st percentile this year.

,Donovan Walton has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (89% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Sutter Health Park as the best park in baseball for left-handed home runs.

,Donovan Walton will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kumar Rocker in today’s game… and even more favorably, Rocker has a large platoon split.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Nimmo in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Brandon Nimmo is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Bolte as the best batter in MLB as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Henry Bolte will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Jonah Heim will hold that advantage today.

,Over the past week, Jonah Heim’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.7% up to 18.2%.

,The Athletics infield defense projects as the 4th-worst among all the teams on the slate today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Duran in the 83rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Ezequiel Duran is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Elias Diaz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gage Jump in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Gage Jump throws from, Ezequiel Duran will have an edge today.

,Elias Diaz has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 98.8-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal figure of 90.6-mph.

,Justin Foscue will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gage Jump today.

,Henry Bolte has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 7.9% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last two weeks.

,Justin Foscue has done a good job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 25.5° figure is among the highest in the majors since the start of last season (98th percentile).

,Cameron Cauley will have the handedness advantage against Gage Jump in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Gage Jump’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 79th percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball currently.

,Gage Jump will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats in all categories.

,Gage Jump’s 95.7-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 77th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

,Considering the 0.83 gap between Gage Jump’s 4.46 ERA and his 3.63 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in MLB this year and ought to positively regress going forward.

,Corey Seager projects as the 14th-best batter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Corey Seager is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,As it relates to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Gage Jump in the 89th percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB.

,Ranking in the 88th percentile, Gage Jump has compiled a 27.5% K% this year.

,The Athletics have 3 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Henry Bolte, Max Muncy, Zack Gelof).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

,Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage against Kumar Rocker today… and even better, Rocker has a large platoon split.

,Donovan Walton will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Lawrence Butler will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Ranking in the 100th percentile for Sprint Speed at 30.5 ft/sec this year, Cameron Cauley is quite quick.

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

,Hitting from the opposite that Gage Jump throws from, Jake Burger will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Given Kumar Rocker’s large platoon split, Tyler Soderstrom will have a tremendous advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Zack Gelof will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Zack Gelof’s quickness has gotten better this season. His 28.04 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 28.75 ft/sec now.

,In the last 14 days, Jonah Heim’s 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.7%.

Negatives with the Athletics Game Today

Wyatt Langford pulls many of his flyballs (36.4%,— 89th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Wyatt Langford in today’s matchup.

,Wyatt Langford has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 8.1% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Wyatt Langford’s average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 89.4-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 79-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

,Sutter Health Park has the 6th-deepest LF dimensions among all major league parks.

,Kumar Rocker will hold the platoon advantage over Zack Gelof in today’s matchup… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Rocker’s large platoon split.

,Out of every team today, the 4th-strongest infield defense is that of the the Texas Rangers.

,Zack Gelof has been lucky this year, posting a .351 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .303 — a .048 discrepancy.

,Zack Gelof has recorded a .145 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, placing in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Today, Jake Burger is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.2% rate (83rd percentile).

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jake Burger today.

,Over the last week, Jake Burger’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10.8% down to 0%.

,Jake Burger’s average exit velocity has fallen off recently; his 89.7-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 78.4-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

,In the last week, Jake Burger’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 12.1%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Cortes in the 17th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Carlos Cortes has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 38% of the time.

,Today, Carlos Cortes 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 38.9% rate (91st percentile).

,This year, there has been a decline in Carlos Cortes’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 26.61 ft/sec last year to 25.97 ft/sec currently.

,The Athletics projected offense profiles as the worst of all teams today in terms of overall batting ability.

,Kumar Rocker performed well in his last GS and gave up 2 ER.

,Kumar Rocker has used his slider 23.1% more often this season (38.9%) than he did last season (15.8%).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Walton in the 19th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,This year, Donovan Walton has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 28% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

,Sutter Health Park has the 9th-largest outfield in Major League Baseball — generally bad for long-balls.

,When it comes to his home runs, Donovan Walton has been very fortunate since the start of last season. His 11.5 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 0.0.

,Utilizing Statcast metrics, Donovan Walton is in the 7th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .210.

,Hitting from the same side that Gage Jump throws from, Brandon Nimmo faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

,In today’s game, Brandon Nimmo 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 39.2% rate (94th percentile).

,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 Brandon Nimmo in today’s matchup.

,Brandon Nimmo’s launch angle in recent games (7.5° over the last 7 days) is quite a bit lower than his 11.4° seasonal mark.

,Henry Bolte is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

,Because of Kumar Rocker’s large platoon split, Henry Bolte will be at a huge disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish today.

,Henry Bolte hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.8% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Posting a .136 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Henry Bolte has performed in the 5th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 2nd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Jonah Heim is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Jonah Heim will be at a big disadvantage against Kumar Rocker and his large platoon split in this game.

,Jonah Heim hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ezequiel Duran in today’s matchup.

,Over the last 7 days, Ezequiel Duran’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.4% down to 0%.

,Ezequiel Duran’s average exit velocity has dropped off in recent games; his 88.1-mph seasonal EV has dropped off to 82.8-mph over the last week.

,Over the last 7 days, Ezequiel Duran’s 10% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 42.1%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elias Diaz in the 6th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Elias Diaz is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Elias Diaz will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Elias Diaz has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 5.6% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Ezequiel Duran’s true offensive talent to be a .297, implying that he has had some very good luck this year given the .036 gap between that mark and his actual .333 wOBA.

,Justin Foscue’s BABIP skill is projected in the 9th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Justin Foscue is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Justin Foscue pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.3% — 89th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 6th-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 figures to be the case for Justin Foscue today.

,Justin Foscue has been lucky this year, notching a .337 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .296 — a .041 difference.

,Henry Bolte has displayed poor plate discipline this year, checking in at the 8th percentile with a 4.39 K/BB rate.

,Zack Gelof has compiled a .220 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 8th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,This year, the hardest ball Zack Gelof has hit reached a maximum exit velocity of 108.9 mph (an advanced stat to study power), grading out in the 24th percentile.

,Justin Foscue has really struggled to hit the ball hard. If you were to take the top 5% of his batted balls by exit velocity, their average (0 mph) rank him among MLB’s worst: in the 0th percentile since the start of last season.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jonah Heim ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jonah Heim’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 88.7-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 83.3-mph in the past 7 days.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Cameron Cauley ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Cameron Cauley is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,Cameron Cauley will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gage Jump to throw 85 pitches in this matchup (8th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,With 7 batters of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Gage Jump will be in a tough position while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this outing.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Kumar Rocker is projected to throw 85 pitches in today’s matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 9th-least of the day.

,Gage Jump will hold the platoon advantage over Corey Seager in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Corey Seager in today’s matchup.

,Corey Seager has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 14% seasonal rate has fallen to 7.4% in the past two weeks.

,Corey Seager’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 94.5-mph seasonal figure has decreased to 92.5-mph in the last 14 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Sutter Health Park as the 4th-worst ballpark in the majors for strikeouts.

,Considering the 0.45 disparity between Gage Jump’s 10.40 K/9 and his 9.95 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 baseball this year in terms of strikeouts and ought to see negative regression going forward.

,In today’s game, Tyler Soderstrom is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.5% rate (85th percentile).

,Compared to his seasonal angle of 10.9°, Tyler Soderstrom has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (7.3°) in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,Lawrence Butler has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and will be challenged by MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Lawrence Butler has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 6.9% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the last week.

,There has been a significant decline in Lawrence Butler’s launch angle from last season’s 9.2° to 5° this year.

,Lawrence Butler’s launch angle lately (-6.6° in the last week’s worth of games) is a considerable dropoff from his 5° seasonal angle.

,Tyler Soderstrom’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased lately, going from 40.5% on the season to 25% over the last week.

,Checking in at the 20th percentile, Tyler Soderstrom has put up a .268 BABIP this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Walton in the 13th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Despite posting a .355 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Donovan Walton has been very fortunate given the .067 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .288.

,Despite posting a .325 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Carlos Cortes has been very fortunate given the .023 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .302.

,In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Carlos Cortes ranks in just the 12th percentile with a 8° launch angle, which is among the most groundball-inducing angles in baseball.

,With a .271 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Lawrence Butler is ranked in the 6th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elias Diaz in the 10th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

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