Rangers vs Mariners match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Friday, August 1st

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Rangers vs Mariners match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Friday, August 1st

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Friday, August 1st
01/08/25 22:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Rangers vs Mariners Series Game 2 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles T-Mobile Park as the 2nd-best park in MLB for strikeouts.

T-Mobile Park’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which tends to lead to lower offensive output.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.4-mph in this contest, the 3rd-best of the day for mound aces.

Jack Leiter’s 96.6-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 95th percentile among all SPs.

Jack Leiter’s 2406-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 77th percentile out of all SPs.

It may be smart to expect weaker performance for the Seattle Mariners offense going forward, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 2nd-luckiest offense in the majors this year.

T-Mobile Park ranks as the #30 venue in the league for batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Jack Leiter was rolling in his last GS and gave up 1 ER.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dominic Canzone in the 78th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

HRs are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 4th-shallowest in MLB.

Batting from the opposite that Jack Leiter throws from, Dominic Canzone will have an edge in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Dominic Canzone will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Sporting a .276 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Dominic Canzone grades out in the 88th percentile.

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

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

The Seattle Mariners infield defense grades out as the 4th-worst out of every team in action today.

Batting from the opposite that Jack Leiter throws from, Cole Young will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Cole Young pulls many of his flyballs (35% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

Cole Young will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Cole Young has had bad variance on his side this year. His .277 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .313.

Cole Young has experienced some negative variance in regards to his home runs this year; his 7.6 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is quite a bit lower than his 16.4 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Wyatt Langford ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Wyatt Langford pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Despite posting a .322 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Wyatt Langford has had some very poor luck given the .027 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .349.

By putting up a 24.000 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Wyatt Langford grades out in the 75th percentile for power.

Over the last 7 days, Wyatt Langford’s 66.7% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 40.5%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Eugenio Suarez as MLB’s 15th-best home run hitter.

Eugenio Suarez is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

Eugenio Suarez pulls many of his flyballs (38.7% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Eugenio Suarez will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Naylor in the 86th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Josh Naylor is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Jack Leiter throws from, Josh Naylor will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Josh Naylor pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Josh Naylor ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

Hitting from the opposite that Logan Gilbert throws from, Joc Pederson will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Joc Pederson pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 93rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.296) provides evidence that Joc Pederson has experienced some negative variance this year with his .227 actual wOBA.

Corey Seager projects as the 7th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Corey Seager is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Logan Gilbert throws from, Corey Seager will have an advantage in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Marcus Semien ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Marcus Semien is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Marcus Semien pulls many of his flyballs (38.1% — 96th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

There has been a significant improvement in Marcus Semien’s launch angle from last year’s 16.7° to 20° this year.

J.P. Crawford will have the handedness advantage against Jack Leiter in today’s matchup.

J.P. Crawford has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

J.P. Crawford will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his batting average, J.P. Crawford has had some very poor luck this year. His .265 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .284.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.P. Crawford in the 77th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.338) provides evidence that J.P. Crawford has been unlucky this year with his .323 actual wOBA.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Randy Arozarena will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Adolis Garcia has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

Adolis Garcia’s launch angle this season (18.2°) is quite a bit better than his 14.8° mark last season.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Logan Gilbert throws from, Rowdy Tellez will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Rowdy Tellez has made sizeable gains with his Barrel%, upping his 8.1% rate last season to 15.2% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rowdy Tellez in the 87th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Jorge Polanco pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Jorge Polanco will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

In terms of power, Jorge Polanco finds himself in the 88th percentile, having paced 30.7 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Jorge Polanco has exhibited good plate discipline this year, grading out in the 79th percentile with a 1.72 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 79th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Jorge Polanco’s launch angle in recent games (21.8° in the past two weeks’ worth of games) is quite a bit better than his 15.9° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Cal Raleigh as Major League Baseball’s 4th-best home run batter.

Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Cal Raleigh pulls many of his flyballs (43.6% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Cal Raleigh will hold that advantage in today’s game.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Cal Raleigh ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

It may be smart to expect better results for the Texas Rangers offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 5th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

With 6 batters of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Logan Gilbert will not have the upper hand while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

Logan Gilbert projects as the 12th-best starting pitcher in MLB right now when estimating his strikeout skill, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When estimating his BABIP ability, Julio Rodriguez is projected as the 4th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Julio Rodriguez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Julio Rodriguez will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Julio Rodriguez ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Josh Smith is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Josh Smith will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Gilbert today.

Posting a 1.68 K/BB rate this year, Josh Smith has displayed favorable plate discipline, grading out in the 81st percentile.

Negative Match Player Stats with Rangers vs Mariners Series Game 2

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jack Leiter to throw 84 pitches in today’s game (7th-least of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (James Hoye) in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

This game is forecasted to have the 12th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

With 6 hitters of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected offense, Jack Leiter faces a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

Jack Leiter will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

The 4th-best projected offense of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability is that of the the Seattle Mariners.

The 3rd-shallowest right field fences among all parks are found in T-Mobile Park.

Dominic Canzone is penciled in 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Dominic Canzone has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 22% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

T-Mobile Park projects as the #30 venue in the majors for run-scoring, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Dominic Canzone has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 15.5% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the past week.

T-Mobile Park ranks as the #30 ballpark in the league for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

10% of the time that Evan Carter has started against a northpaw this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Evan Carter will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Over the past two weeks, Evan Carter’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.5% down to 0%.

Cole Young is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

Cole Young has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 6.1% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the last two weeks.

When estimating his home run talent, Cole Young ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Wyatt Langford is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Batting from the same side that Logan Gilbert throws from, Wyatt Langford encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Wyatt Langford in today’s game.

T-Mobile Park ranks as the #30 park in MLB for RHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Batting from the same side that Jack Leiter throws from, Eugenio Suarez will be in a tough position in today’s game.

In the last week, Eugenio Suarez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14.7% down to 0%.

Eugenio Suarez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined in recent games, going from 18.3% on the season to 0% in the last week.

Josh Naylor’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 93.7-mph average last season has fallen to 89-mph.

Josh Naylor has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .288 BA is inflated compared to his .259 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.319) suggests that Josh Naylor has been lucky this year with his .344 actual wOBA.

Joc Pederson has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (88% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

When starting against a northpaw this year, Joc Pederson has been pinch hit for 28% of the time.

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

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

In the last 7 days, Corey Seager’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 16.3% down to 9.1%.

Corey Seager’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased lately; his 96.1-mph seasonal EV has fallen off to 91.1-mph in the past 7 days.

Batting from the same side that Logan Gilbert throws from, Marcus Semien has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Marcus Semien will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

In the past 14 days, Marcus Semien’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7% down to 0%.

When it comes to his home run ability, J.P. Crawford ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

J.P. Crawford has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (73% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

From last season to this one, J.P. Crawford’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 91.9 mph to 89.8 mph.

Jack Leiter will hold the platoon advantage against Randy Arozarena in today’s matchup.

Over the past 7 days, Randy Arozarena’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal figure of 95.5 mph to 86.8 mph.

Over the past two weeks, Randy Arozarena’s 8.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 15.9%.

Hitting from the same side that Logan Gilbert throws from, Adolis Garcia faces a tough challenge today.

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 Adolis Garcia today.

Adolis Garcia has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 12.1% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

Rowdy Tellez’s BABIP talent is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Rowdy Tellez is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Rowdy Tellez has been pulled from the game early 45% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

Rowdy Tellez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 19th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Jorge Polanco is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

18% of the time that Jorge Polanco has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

In the last week’s worth of games, Jorge Polanco’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal EV of 91.8 mph to 81.5 mph.

The switch-hitting Cal Raleigh will bat from his bad side (0) today against Jack Leiter,Cal Raleigh has been lucky in regards to his home runs this year; his 52.5 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is considerably higher than his 37.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Cal Raleigh has been lucky this year, notching a .401 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .354 — a .047 discrepancy.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Logan Gilbert as the 15th-best starter in the majors currently.

Cal Raleigh, the Mariners’s expected catcher today, projects as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Logan Gilbert’s 94.7-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a substantial 1.9-mph decrease from last year’s 96.6-mph figure.

Logan Gilbert has been lucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, notching a 13.06 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 10.58 — a 2.48 K/9 gap.

Batting from the same side that Jack Leiter throws from, Julio Rodriguez will be at a disadvantage today.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Julio Rodriguez’s 35.1% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 40.8%.

When it comes to plate discipline, Julio Rodriguez’s skill is quite bad, sporting a 3.59 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 23rd percentile.

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

Josh Smith has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.5-mph dropping to 85.4-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 10.3°, Josh Smith’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls has dropped significantly in recent games (-0.5° in the past 14 days).

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