Rangers vs Mariners match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Wednesday, September 9th

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Rangers @ Mariners Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, September 9th
Time : 09/09/26 16:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Texas Rangers Series Game 2 Game Today

Ezequiel Duran’s BABIP skill is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ezequiel Duran is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

,In Major League Baseball, T-Mobile Park has the 10th-lowest average fence height.

,Ezequiel Duran will have the handedness advantage against Kade Anderson today.

,Ezequiel Duran has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, J.P. Crawford ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,J.P. Crawford has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,J.P. Crawford will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

,Using Statcast metrics, J.P. Crawford is in the 95th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .293.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the 14th-best hitter in the majors when estimating his batting average ability.

,Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest among all major league stadiums.

,Hitting from the opposite that Cody Bradford throws from, Julio Rodriguez will have an advantage today.

,Corey Seager projects as the 13th-best batter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Corey Seager is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,The Seattle Mariners infield defense grades out as the worst out of all the teams playing today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kade Anderson throws from, Cody Freeman will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Cody Bradford throws from, Weston Wilson will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Weston Wilson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Weston Wilson has notched a .333 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, checking in at the 80th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,T-Mobile Park projects as the #7 ballpark in MLB for lefty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Cole Young pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.7% — 86th 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 boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Cole Young will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 95th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kade Anderson throws from, Jake Burger will have an advantage today.

,Jake Burger pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.5% — 79th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Logan O’Hoppe will have the handedness advantage against Kade Anderson today.

,Logan O’Hoppe pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 77th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Despite posting a .256 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Logan O’Hoppe has had some very poor luck given the .050 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .306.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Kade Anderson in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching abilities.

,Junior Valentine grades out as a Pitchers Umpire and is anticipated to be umping in this game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Cal Raleigh (the Mariners’s expected catcher today) grades out as a good pitch framer.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks T-Mobile Park as the worst park in the league for batting average.

,When estimating his home run ability, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dominic Canzone in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Dominic Canzone is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Dominic Canzone will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Naylor in the 86th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Josh Naylor is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Josh Naylor pulls many of his flyballs (34.9% — 81st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Josh Naylor will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Posting a 1.69 K/BB rate this year, Josh Naylor has demonstrated impressive plate discipline, placing in the 81st percentile.

,T-Mobile Park ranks as the #7 park in the game for righty home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,In his previous start, Cody Bradford was firing on all cylinders and gave up 0 ER.

,Justin Foscue is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Justin Foscue will have the handedness advantage over Kade Anderson today.

,Justin Foscue pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.8% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Justin Foscue has made significant strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 11.3% seasonal rate to 20% in the past two weeks.

,Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Cody Bradford in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Weston Wilson’s 93.8-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable metric to evaluate power) ranks in the 75th percentile since the start of last season.

,Batting from the opposite that Kade Anderson throws from, Elias Diaz will have an edge today.

,Elias Diaz has made substantial gains with his Barrel% lately, upping his 9.8% seasonal rate to 26.7% in the last two weeks.

,Cole Young’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, increasing from 43.4% on the season to 69.2% over the past 7 days.

,Over the past two weeks, Dominic Canzone’s maximum exit velocity (a good proxy for recent form and raw power) has been 112.8-mph, which qualifies as one of the hardest-hit balls in baseball.

,Elias Diaz has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.9-mph to 92.8-mph over the last 14 days.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jake Burger ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jake Burger has made significant improvements with his Barrel% of late, improving his 11.5% seasonal rate to 17.2% over the last 14 days.

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

,Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Nimmo in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Brandon Nimmo is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Brandon Nimmo has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,In the past 14 days, Brandon Nimmo’s 21.2% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 14.6%.

,Posting a .343 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season, J.P. Crawford finds himself in the 79th percentile for offensive skills.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Taylor Ward will have the handedness advantage against Cody Bradford today.

,Taylor Ward has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Taylor Ward will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Cal Raleigh pulls many of his flyballs (43.9% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

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

,Cal Raleigh has made substantial gains with his Barrel% of late, improving his 15% seasonal rate to 31.8% over the last two weeks.

,Cal Raleigh has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 94.6-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 89.9-mph EV.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Foscue in the 76th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Wyatt Langford pulls many of his flyballs (37% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

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

,Cal Raleigh has a ton of pop (100th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (27.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Cody Bradford struggles to strike batters out (20th percentile K%) — great news for Raleigh.

,Batting from the opposite that Cody Bradford throws from, Randy Arozarena will have an edge today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Randy Arozarena will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks T-Mobile Park as the 2nd-best venue in baseball for strikeouts.

,Cody Bradford has been unlucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 4.75 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 6.63 — a 1.88 K/9 disparity.

,As it relates to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Kade Anderson in the 79th percentile among all SPs in MLB.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Julio Rodriguez will hold that advantage today.

,Corey Seager’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better in recent games, increasing from 16.6% on the season to 25% over the past 7 days.

Negatives with the Seattle Mariners Series Game 2 Game Today

T-Mobile Park profiles as the #30 park in the majors for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Built just 17 feet above sea level, T-Mobile Park has one of the lowest elevations among all major league parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense.

,As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

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

,Over the last 7 days, Ezequiel Duran’s 31.3% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 41.3%.

,J.P. Crawford is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Cody Bradford throws from, J.P. Crawford will have a tough matchup today.

,Out of every team on the slate today, the 4th-best infield defense belongs to the Texas Rangers.

,Julio Rodriguez has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 9.1% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Julio Rodriguez’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 91.9-mph figure last year has fallen to 89.9-mph.

,Batting from the same side that Kade Anderson throws from, Corey Seager will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically lowers 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 game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Freeman in the 14th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Cody Freeman is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

,Cody Freeman will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Weston Wilson’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Weston Wilson is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Cole Young is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Cody Bradford will have the handedness advantage over Cole Young today.

,Cole Young has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.1-mph dropping to 79.9-mph in the last 14 days.

,Jake Burger is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

,Logan O’Hoppe is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,The #1 field in MLB for suppressing batting average to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

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

,In the last two weeks, J.P. Crawford’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.9% down to 0%.

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Kade Anderson is projected to throw 77 pitches in today’s matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 7th-least on the slate.

,T-Mobile Park has the 4th-shallowest right field fences in the league.

,With 7 batters who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected offense, Kade Anderson meets a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s matchup.

,Cody Bradford will have the handedness advantage against Dominic Canzone in today’s matchup.

,Dominic Canzone’s launch angle lately (6.6° over the past 14 days) is quite a bit worse than his 10.3° seasonal figure.

,T-Mobile Park profiles as the #30 ballpark in the majors for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Batting from the same side that Cody Bradford throws from, Josh Naylor meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

,In the past 7 days, Cody Freeman’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal figure of 87.5 mph to 85 mph.

,Cody Bradford has averaged 79.7 adjusted pitches per start this year, checking in at the 16th percentile.

,It may be smart to expect improved performance for the Seattle Mariners offense the rest of the season, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the unluckiest offense in the game this year.

,Cody Bradford is an extreme flyball pitcher (39.1% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and will be disadvantaged pitching in the #7 HR venue among all major league parks in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Foscue in the 10th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

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

,Ezequiel Duran has been lucky this year, notching a .342 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .305 — a .037 deviation.

,Sporting a .225 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season, Ezequiel Duran is ranked in the 10th percentile for offensive skills.

,In the last 7 days, Julio Rodriguez’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 14.8%.

,In terms of plate discipline, Julio Rodriguez’s skill is quite poor, putting up a 3.08 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 25th percentile.

,Logan O’Hoppe’s average exit velocity has decreased this season; his 91.1-mph average last year has lowered to 86.9-mph.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Elias Diaz ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Elias Diaz is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

,Elias Diaz will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Elias Diaz’s launch angle of late (-9.3° in the last 7 days) is a significant dropoff from his 15° seasonal figure.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elias Diaz in the 7th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,There has been a significant decline in Randy Arozarena’s launch angle from last year’s 13.4° to 9.7° this year.

,Despite posting a .365 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Randy Arozarena has experienced some positive variance given the .018 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .347.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Dominic Canzone’s true offensive talent to be a .321, implying that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .023 disparity between that figure and his actual .344 wOBA.

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

,In the last 14 days, Wyatt Langford’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.3% down to 0%.

,Wyatt Langford’s average exit velocity has dropped off of late; his 89-mph seasonal EV has lowered to 86-mph in the past two weeks.

,Kade Anderson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Nimmo in today’s matchup.

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

,Taylor Ward is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 91% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Weston Wilson ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cal Raleigh in the 2nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,The switch-hitting Cal Raleigh will bat from his bad side (0) today against Cody Bradford,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Justin Foscue’s true offensive talent to be a .309, providing some evidence that he has been lucky this year given the .046 disparity between that figure and his actual .355 wOBA.

,Brandon Nimmo has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 10% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last 7 days.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Cal Raleigh usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Cody Bradford.

,Cal Raleigh’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 97-mph mark last season has fallen to 93.7-mph.

,When assessing his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Cody Bradford in the 12th percentile among all starters in baseball.

,Out of all starting pitchers, Cody Bradford’s fastball velocity of 87.9 mph grades out in the 2nd percentile this year.

,Among all SPs, Cody Bradford’s fastball spin rate of 2060 rpm ranks in the 11th percentile this year.

,Over the past 7 days, Jake Burger’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 92.8 mph to 88 mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Freeman in the 17th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Josh Naylor’s average exit velocity has decreased this year; his 89.3-mph figure last year has dropped off to 87.1-mph.

,In the last 14 days, Josh Naylor’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 88.6 mph to 85.1 mph.

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