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Rangers @ D-Backs Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, September 12th
Time : 12/09/26 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Texas Rangers Series Game 2 Game Today

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Wyatt Langford ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Chase Field grades out as the #3 stadium in Major League Baseball for overall righty offense, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Wyatt Langford has put up a .357 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 86th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Based on Statcast metrics, Wyatt Langford grades out in the 83rd percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 28.000.

,Danny Jansen’s footspeed has gotten better this year. His 26.13 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.85 ft/sec now.

,Placing in the 76th percentile, Danny Jansen sports a .273 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

,Chase Field sits at the 2nd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation tends to lead to more offense.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Tim Tawa will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Tim Tawa’s launch angle this season (11.7°) is quite a bit higher than his 7.5° mark last season.

,This year, Tim Tawa has an average exit velocity of 90.5 mph, which ranks among the elite in the majors at the 79th percentile.

,When assessing his home run ability, Jake Burger ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,In notching a 26.900 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Jake Burger has performed in the 79th percentile for power.

,Jake Burger’s 12.5% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power) ranks in the 85th percentile this year.

,This year, the hardest ball Jake Burger has connected with reached a maximum exit velocity of 113.6 mph (an advanced standard to study power), ranking in the 85th percentile.

,Jake Burger has hit 29.2 homers per 600 plate appearances this year, checking in at the 89th percentile for power.

,Gabriel Moreno’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Gabriel Moreno is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Gabriel Moreno will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Waldschmidt in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

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

,Ryan Waldschmidt grades out in the 94th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (53.4% rate this year).

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

,The #3 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

,Geraldo Perdomo is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Geraldo Perdomo will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Kumar Rocker… and even better, Rocker has a large platoon split.

,Geraldo Perdomo will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Based on Statcast metrics, Geraldo Perdomo ranks in the 85th 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 .354.

,Geraldo Perdomo has displayed strong plate discipline this year, placing in the 99th percentile with a 0.96 K/BB rate.

,Tommy Troy will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

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

,Ryan Waldschmidt grades out in the 91st percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs (20.9% rate this year).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ketel Marte in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Ketel Marte is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,The #3 ballpark in the majors for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Ketel Marte will hold that advantage today.

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

,Ezequiel Duran’s average exit velocity has risen significantly from last season to this one, averaging 88.6-mph now compared to just 84.5-mph then.

,Bashing 3 homers over the past two weeks, Ezequiel Duran has been on fire recently.

,Checking in at the 78th percentile, Ezequiel Duran sits with a .341 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

,Nicky Lopez will hold the platoon advantage over Brandon Pfaadt today.

,Nicky Lopez may have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks has just 1 same-handed RP.

,Brandon Pfaadt will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his metrics across the board.

,Among all SPs, Brandon Pfaadt’s fastball spin rate of 2496 rpm is in the 92nd percentile this year.

,Brandon Pfaadt has had some very poor luck with his strikeouts this year, posting a 5.91 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.24 — a 1.33 K/9 disparity.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Duran in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Nimmo in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Brandon Nimmo is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Pfaadt throws from, Brandon Nimmo will have the upper hand today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Pfaadt throws from, Evan Carter will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Evan Carter is apt to have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks has just 1 same-handed RP.

,Evan Carter has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 90.9-mph average to last year’s 88-mph EV.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corey Seager ranks as the 13th-best batter in Major League Baseball.

,Corey Seager is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Corey Seager will hold the platoon advantage over Brandon Pfaadt in today’s game.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Corey Seager has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

,Despite posting a .323 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Corey Seager has had bad variance on his side given the .039 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .362.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Lars Nootbaar is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

,Given Kumar Rocker’s large platoon split, Lars Nootbaar will have a tremendous advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate today.

,Lars Nootbaar will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,The #3 stadium in the league for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Ketel Marte’s true offensive skill to be a .350, suggesting that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .024 gap between that mark and his actual .326 wOBA.

,Chase Field ranks as the #4 stadium in the majors for batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Brandon Pfaadt gave up a colossal 5 earned runs in his last outing.

,With a 0.85 deviation between Brandon Pfaadt’s 3.53 ERA and his 4.38 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the majors this year and should perform worse the rest of the season.

,Sporting a .280 batting average this year, Nicky Lopez is ranked in the 90th percentile.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brandon Nimmo has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

,Today’s version of the D-Backs projected lineup is a bit watered down, as their .312 the leading projection system (THE BAT X) wOBA is considerably below their .326 overall projected rate.

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

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Ildemaro Vargas will hold that advantage today.

,There has been a significant improvement in Ildemaro Vargas’s launch angle from last year’s 3.2° to 10.8° this season.

,When assessing his home run skill, Joc Pederson ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Joc Pederson is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

,Joc Pederson will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Pfaadt today.

,Nolan Arenado is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Nolan Arenado will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Nolan Arenado’s 18.7° launch angle (an advanced stat to assess a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the highest in the majors: 88th percentile.

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

,Tommy Troy is quite fast, grading out in the 99th percentile in Sprint Speed at 30.09 ft/sec this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Geraldo Perdomo in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Whalloping 2 long-balls over the last 7 days, Nolan Arenado has been on fire recently.

,Checking in at the 78th percentile for power, Nolan Arenado has hit 25.6 long-balls per 600 plate appearances this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Gabriel Moreno has been hot of late, cruising to a .364 wOBA in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Joc Pederson stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

,Kumar Rocker’s 2157-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 22nd percentile among all SPs.

,Kumar Rocker’s slider usage has spiked by 22.2% from last season to this one (15.8% to 38%) .

,Evan Carter’s launch angle this year (17.9°) is significantly better than his 14.1° mark last season.

,Wyatt Langford’s 19.8° launch angle (an advanced metric to measure a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most flyball-inducing in Major League Baseball: 92nd percentile.

,Brandon Pfaadt has tallied 18 outs per GS this year, placing in the 96th percentile.

Negatives with the Arizona Diamondbacks Series Game 2 Game Today

The 3rd-deepest centerfield dimensions among all parks are found in Chase Field.

,Chase Field has the 10th-tallest fence height (on average) among all parks.

,Dry weather has a small but significant correlation with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the 3rd-least humidity on the slate today at 39%.

,Brandon Pfaadt will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Wyatt Langford today.

,Wyatt Langford will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Danny Jansen’s BABIP ability is projected in the 1st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Danny Jansen is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

,Tim Tawa is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Considering Kumar Rocker’s large platoon split, Tim Tawa will be at a colossal disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in today’s matchup.

,Today, Tim Tawa is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 40.6% rate (99th percentile).

,Jake Burger has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (62% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

,Chase Field ranks as the #24 field in baseball for RHB home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Kumar Rocker will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gabriel Moreno in today’s matchup… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering Rocker’s large platoon split.

,Gabriel Moreno has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Gabriel Moreno’s footspeed has decreased this year. His 27.01 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.16 ft/sec now.

,Ryan Waldschmidt is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

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

,Ryan Waldschmidt hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-deepest CF fences today.

,Brandon Pfaadt will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Burger in today’s matchup.

,Jake Burger will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Geraldo Perdomo in the 11th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Chase Field as the 7th-worst stadium in the majors for lefty home runs.

,Brandon Pfaadt will hold the platoon advantage against Danny Jansen today.

,Tommy Troy is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this game.

,Because of Kumar Rocker’s large platoon split, Tommy Troy will be at a tremendous disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate today.

,As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Ketel Marte will be at a big disadvantage against Kumar Rocker and his large platoon split in this game.

,Today, Ketel Marte is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 38% rate (94th percentile).

,Ketel Marte ranks in the 23rd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (41.1% rate this year).

,Brandon Pfaadt will have the handedness advantage over Ezequiel Duran today.

,Ezequiel Duran has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicky Lopez in the 0th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Nicky Lopez is projected to hit 8th in the batting order today.

,Chad Fairchild grades out as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is expected to be behind the plate in today’s game.

,The #1 venue in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

,Brandon Pfaadt has relied on his slider 5.1% less often this year (13.6%) than he did last season (18.7%).

,Checking in at the 14th percentile, Brandon Pfaadt posted an 8.8% Swinging Strike% this year.

,Ezequiel Duran will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Brandon Nimmo hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 96th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Brandon Nimmo will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Evan Carter is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.

,Evan Carter hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Evan Carter today.

,Tim Tawa’s quickness has dropped off this season. His 28.23 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.53 ft/sec now.

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

,Lars Nootbaar hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.6% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Lars Nootbaar’s launch angle this year (9.9°) is significantly lower than his 15.9° angle last season.

,Wyatt Langford has struggled with his Barrel%; his 13.8% rate last year has fallen to 6.6% this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Gabriel Moreno’s true offensive skill to be a .333, providing some evidence that he has been very fortunate this year given the .031 gap between that figure and his actual .364 wOBA.

,There has been a significant decline in Ezequiel Duran’s launch angle from last year’s 15.4° to 11.3° this season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Kumar Rocker to have a pitch count in this matchup, projecting a maximum of 85 pitches.

,It may be wise to expect better results for the Arizona Diamondbacks offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 2nd-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

,Kumar Rocker will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Ildemaro Vargas’s BABIP skill is projected in the 4th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ildemaro Vargas is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

,The switch-hitting Ildemaro Vargas will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Kumar Rocker… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Rocker’s large platoon split.

,Ketel Marte has been very bad at hitting the ball to all fields (a crucial talent for batting average), ranking in the 9th percentile in THE BAT X’s Spray Score this year.

,Joc Pederson pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37% — 92nd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Joc Pederson today.

,Using Statcast data, Joc Pederson ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .211.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Arenado in the 3rd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Given Kumar Rocker’s large platoon split, Nolan Arenado will be at a huge disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate today.

,Nolan Arenado has been lucky this year, compiling a .321 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .294 — a .027 deviation.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicky Lopez in the 5th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nicky Lopez today.

,Tommy Troy hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Geraldo Perdomo’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last season to this one, decreasing from 20.2% to 14.8%.

,This year, Geraldo Perdomo’s 2.8% Barrel%, an advanced stat for measuring power, places him in the 9th percentile among his peers.

,Geraldo Perdomo’s 88.7-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced stat to measure power) is in the 12th percentile this year.

,Ryan Waldschmidt’s 89.1-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced stat to measure power) grades out in the 16th percentile this year.

,Evan Carter has been cold recently, putting up a .277 wOBA in the past 14 days.

,Joc Pederson’s BABIP skill is projected in the 7th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 4th-least strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate today is the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 19.6% underlying K%.

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