Rangers vs Braves match player stats | 2026 Friday, July 17th

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Rangers @ Braves Matchup Details

Teams : Texas Rangers at Atlanta Braves

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, July 17th
Time : 17/07/26 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Texas Rangers Game Today

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Wyatt Langford ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Wyatt Langford is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 75%.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for batters.

,Because of Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Wyatt Langford will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Riley in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Austin Riley has a ton of pop (92nd percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (27.2% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Cal Quantrill is a pitch-to-contact type (24th percentile K%) — great news for Riley.

,Austin Riley hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 5th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 93rd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

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

,Given Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Jake Burger will have a tremendous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Josh Jung ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Josh Jung is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Considering Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Josh Jung will have a huge advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Cal Quantrill throws from, Jim Jarvis will have an edge in today’s game.

,Extreme flyball bats like Jim Jarvis usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Cal Quantrill.

,Jim Jarvis will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Justin Foscue is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

,Justin Foscue will have the handedness advantage against Chris Sale today… and even better, Sale has a huge platoon split.

,Ozzie Albies is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

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

,Josh Jung’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Brandon Nimmo ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Brandon Nimmo is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Brandon Nimmo hits many of his flyballs to center field (40% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 5th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Drake Baldwin ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Drake Baldwin is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Cal Quantrill throws from, Drake Baldwin will have the upper hand today.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Austin Riley ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Austin Riley will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dominic Smith in the 76th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Dominic Smith will hold the platoon advantage against Cal Quantrill in today’s matchup.

,Dominic Smith hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 5th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Mauricio Dubon is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

,Mauricio Dubon hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Mauricio Dubon will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Michael Harris II is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

,Michael Harris II will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cal Quantrill in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Duran in the 77th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Considering Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Ezequiel Duran will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Cal Quantrill’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 8th percentile out of all starting pitchers in the majors currently.

,Cal Quantrill will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Michael Harris II ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his home run skill, Matt Olson ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Matt Olson is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

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

,When it comes to his home run talent, Kyle Higashioka ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kyle Higashioka will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chris Sale today… and moreover, Sale has a huge platoon split.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Olson in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Alejandro Osuna’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Dominic Smith will hold that advantage today.

Negatives with the Atlanta Braves Game Today

Wyatt Langford pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.7%,— 85th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 3rd-deepest LF fences today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Osuna in the 6th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Alejandro Osuna is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Considering Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Alejandro Osuna will be at an enormous disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in this game.

,Alejandro Osuna has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Alejandro Osuna in today’s matchup.

,Austin Riley is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 51% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,Hitting from the same side that Cal Quantrill throws from, Austin Riley will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

,Jake Burger pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.9% — 81st percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,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 Jake Burger today.

,Josh Jung will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jim Jarvis in the 24th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Jim Jarvis is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Justin Foscue pulls many of his flyballs (35.4% — 84th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ozzie Albies in the 7th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,The switch-hitting Ozzie Albies will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Cal Quantrill,Typically, hitters like Ozzie Albies who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Cal Quantrill.

,Considering Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Brandon Nimmo will be at an enormous disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

,Brandon Nimmo will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,Drake Baldwin has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Dominic Smith is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

,Mauricio Dubon’s BABIP talent is projected in the 24th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Cal Quantrill throws from, Mauricio Dubon meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Foscue in the 9th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Ezequiel Duran is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.

,Ezequiel Duran will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Jim Jarvis ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his home run skill, Mauricio Dubon ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Cal Quantrill has a reverse platoon split and should be helped facing 6 opposite-handed batters in today’s game.

,Cal Quantrill is an extreme flyball pitcher (35% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be helped pitching in the #24 HR venue in Major League Baseball in today’s game.

,When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Cal Quantrill in the 12th percentile among all starters in the game.

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Cal Quantrill is projected to throw 80 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 8th-least of all pitchers on the slate.

,The Atlanta Braves (19.9 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 4th-least strikeout-prone batting order of all teams on the slate today.

,Kyle Higashioka is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Today, Kyle Higashioka is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.8% rate (93rd percentile).

,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kyle Higashioka in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Higashioka in the 7th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

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