Rangers vs Mariners match player stats Friday, September 13th 2024. Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners Series Game 2

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Rangers vs Mariners match player stats Friday, September 13th 2024. Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Friday, September 13th
13/09/24 22:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

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Josh H. Smith is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

T-Mobile Park has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) in MLB.

Batting from the opposite that Logan Gilbert throws from, Josh H. Smith will have an advantage today.

Josh H. Smith pulls many of his flyballs (34.3% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

Josh H. Smith has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.6-mph to 93.6-mph in the last week.

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

Randy Arozarena is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball.

Randy Arozarena will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Cal Raleigh projects as the 13th-best home run batter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.5% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Cal Raleigh will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Josh Jung’s BABIP skill is projected in the 97th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Josh Jung has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Josh Jung has made substantial strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 10.9% seasonal rate to 17.6% over the last 7 days.

Josh Jung has compiled a .273 Expected Batting Average this year, placing in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 87th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Nathaniel Lowe is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Nathaniel Lowe will have the handedness advantage over Logan Gilbert in today’s matchup.

Nathaniel Lowe has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Over the last 7 days, Nathaniel Lowe’s 57.1% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 42.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Wyatt Langford is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Wyatt Langford pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 81st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Wyatt Langford has made big strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 8.8% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the past two weeks.

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

Jorge Polanco pulls many of his flyballs (39.8% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

Jorge Polanco will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Over the last 7 days, Jorge Polanco’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.8-mph over the course of the season to 97.1-mph in recent games.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, J.P. Crawford ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, J.P. Crawford will have the upper hand today.

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

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

Ranking in the 82nd percentile, Josh Jung has posted a .447 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

Jonah Heim pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.2% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jonah Heim’s true offensive talent to be a .289, providing some evidence that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .027 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .262 wOBA.

Victor Robles is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

Victor Robles pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.2% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

Victor Robles will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Victor Robles has recorded a .344 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 88th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

In the past two weeks, Jorge Polanco has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 31.3° compared to his seasonal mark of 21°.

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

Luke Raley is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

Luke Raley will have the handedness advantage against Jacob deGrom in today’s game.

By putting up a .335 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Josh H. Smith finds himself in the 77th percentile.

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 projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

Julio Rodriguez has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Julio Rodriguez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Julio Rodriguez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 11.9% to 16.4%.

Jacob deGrom projects as the 3rd-best starter in baseball right now when assessing his strikeout talent, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Seattle Mariners have 3 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jorge Polanco, Luke Raley, Cal Raleigh).

Ryan Blakney profiles as a Huge Pitchers Umpire and is anticipated to be behind the plate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects T-Mobile Park as the best field in the league for strikeouts.

Travis Jankowski will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Gilbert today.

Travis Jankowski has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

Travis Jankowski has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average this year; his .208 BA is significantly deflated relative to his .244 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Marcus Semien is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Marcus Semien pulls many of his flyballs (38.3% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.263) may lead us to conclude that Marcus Semien has suffered from bad luck this year with his .238 actual batting average.

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

Adolis Garcia is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

Adolis Garcia has made notable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 12.6% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the past 7 days.

Randy Arozarena has been unlucky this year, notching a .322 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .342 — a .020 disparity.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.273) implies that Travis Jankowski has had bad variance on his side this year with his .236 actual wOBA.

Marcus Semien’s launch angle lately (29.3° over the last week) is considerably better than his 16.7° seasonal figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Adolis Garcia has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 97-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 93.9-mph.

J.P. Crawford has been unlucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .198 BA is considerably lower than his .239 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Nathaniel Lowe ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Luke Raley ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Luke Raley will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Posting a 1.56 K/BB rate this year, Marcus Semien has shown impressive plate discipline, grading out in the 92nd percentile.

Victor Robles has put up a .292 batting average this year, ranking in the 93rd percentile.

Wyatt Langford has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 94.7-mph average in the last week to his seasonal 89.4-mph mark.

Cal Raleigh has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .313 figure is significantly deflated relative to his .338 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

With a .348 BABIP since the start of last season, Josh Jung is positioned in the 96th percentile.

Victor Robles has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his home runs this year; his 10.3 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is a fair amount lower than his 18.0 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Julio Rodriguez ranks as the 20th-best hitter in baseball.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks T-Mobile Park as the 9th-worst field in baseball for left-handed home runs.

T-Mobile Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to lower offensive output.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts the 3rd-most suitable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today.

Josh H. Smith will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

This year, Josh H. Smith’s Barrel% has decreased significantly, dropping from 10.7% last year to just 3.5% this year.

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

Jacob deGrom will have the handedness advantage over Randy Arozarena today.

Out of all the teams today, the 4th-best infield defense belongs to the Texas Rangers.

Randy Arozarena has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 8% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the past 7 days.

Over the past 7 days, Cal Raleigh’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 15.9% down to 10.5%.

Josh Jung is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Logan Gilbert throws from, Josh Jung meets a tough challenge today.

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

Nathaniel Lowe will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Nathaniel Lowe’s average exit velocity has decreased recently; his 88.5-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 84.7-mph in the last two weeks.

Cal Raleigh’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined recently; his 94.8-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 90.3-mph over the past week.

Batting from the same side that Logan Gilbert throws from, Wyatt Langford will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Wyatt Langford today.

Jorge Polanco has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (72% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

J.P. Crawford has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (96% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

J.P. Crawford has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 7.1% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the past 14 days.

J.P. Crawford has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.2-mph dropping to 84.5-mph in the last 7 days.

The #9 field in Major League Baseball for suppressing home runs to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 3rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Jonah Heim is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Victor Robles meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

When starting against a righty hurler this year, Luke Raley has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 13% of the time.

In the past two weeks, Luke Raley’s 31.6% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 40.1%.

The #1 field in baseball for suppressing batting average to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

Jacob deGrom will hold the platoon advantage against Julio Rodriguez today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Jacob deGrom to be on a pitch count in today’s game, projecting a maximum of 64 pitches.

Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jacob deGrom in today’s game.

Jacob deGrom has been very fortunate when it comes to his strikeouts since the start of last season, putting up a 13.35 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 12.38 — a 0.97 K/9 deviation.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Travis Jankowski in the 1st percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Travis Jankowski is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

This year, Travis Jankowski has been pulled from the game early in 22% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

Logan Gilbert will have the handedness advantage over Marcus Semien in today’s matchup.

Marcus Semien will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Logan Gilbert will hold the platoon advantage over Adolis Garcia today.

Adolis Garcia will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Ranking in the 25th percentile, Adolis Garcia has notched a .292 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

Jorge Polanco’s launch angle this season (17.2°) is significantly lower than his 21.4° figure last season.

Randy Arozarena has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.3-mph dropping to 85.2-mph in the past week.

Luke Raley has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs this year; his 27.1 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is quite a bit higher than his 23.4 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

By putting up a 4.73 K/BB rate this year, Luke Raley has displayed poor plate discipline, ranking in the 10th percentile.

Adolis Garcia has put up a .228 Expected Batting Average this year, checking in at the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Travis Jankowski in the 19th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side (0) today against Logan Gilbert, The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cal Raleigh in the 7th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

In the last week, Victor Robles’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.1% down to 0%.

Julio Rodriguez’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 93.1-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 90.5-mph over the last 14 days.

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