Rangers vs Rays match player stats | 2026 Tuesday, July 28th

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Rangers @ Rays Matchup Details

Teams : Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays

Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, July 28th
Time : 28/07/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Texas Rangers Game Today

Josh Smith will have the handedness advantage against Griffin Jax in today’s game.

,The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense grades out as the weakest among all the teams today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Wyatt Langford is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Wyatt Langford pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.5% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

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

,Jake Burger pulls many of his flyballs (35% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Cal Quantrill has a reverse platoon split and has the benefit of facing 6 opposite-handed batters in this matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Evan Carter ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Evan Carter is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Evan Carter will have the handedness advantage over Griffin Jax in today’s game.

,When it comes to his batting average talent, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 7th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Yandy Diaz is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

,Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Duran in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Ezequiel Duran is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 51% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Ezequiel Duran has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Jonathan Aranda is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,Jonathan Aranda will hold the platoon advantage against Cal Quantrill in today’s matchup.

,Jonathan Aranda has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Jonathan Aranda will hold that advantage today.

,Batting from the opposite that Cal Quantrill throws from, Victor Mesa Jr. will have an advantage today.

,Victor Mesa Jr. will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Junior Caminero ranks as the 16th-best hitter in the majors.

,Junior Caminero is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Junior Caminero pulls many of his flyballs (39.8% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Junior Caminero will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Ben Williamson has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Ben Williamson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

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

,Joc Pederson will hold the platoon advantage against Griffin Jax today.

,Joc Pederson pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Yandy Diaz ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Nicky Lopez will have the handedness advantage against Griffin Jax today.

,Nicky Lopez has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Cal Quantrill throws from, Richie Palacios will have an advantage today.

,Richie Palacios pulls many of his flyballs (34.5% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,Chandler Simpson is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

,Chandler Simpson has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Chandler Simpson will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Brandon Nimmo ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,Batting from the opposite that Griffin Jax throws from, Brandon Nimmo will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Cedric Mullins has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (62% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

,Cedric Mullins will have the handedness advantage against Cal Quantrill in today’s game.

,Cedric Mullins pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.7% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Cedric Mullins will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Cal Quantrill throws from, Hunter Feduccia will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Hunter Feduccia will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson as the 10th-best batter in the league as it relates to his batting average talent.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Cedric Mullins ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Williamson in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays Game Today

As it relates to his home run ability, Josh Smith ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Josh Smith is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -8° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for pitching.

,Josh Smith will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Griffin Jax will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Wyatt Langford in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Wyatt Langford today.

,Jake Burger has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (73% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Griffin Jax throws from, Jake Burger encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

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

,As it relates to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Cal Quantrill in the 6th percentile among all SPs in the majors.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cal Quantrill to throw 80 pitches in today’s game (5th-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 2nd-least strikeout-heavy lineup in today’s games is the Tampa Bay Rays with a 19.5% underlying K%.

,Cal Quantrill will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Evan Carter hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 89th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Hitting from the same side that Cal Quantrill throws from, Yandy Diaz meets a tough challenge today.

,Among every team playing today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Texas Rangers.

,Griffin Jax will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ezequiel Duran in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ezequiel Duran in today’s game.

,Victor Mesa Jr.’s BABIP ability is projected in the 22nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Victor Mesa Jr. is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game.

,Victor Mesa Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 83rd percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Cal Quantrill will hold the platoon advantage over Junior Caminero in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Ben Williamson ranks in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ben Williamson is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the same side that Cal Quantrill throws from, Ben Williamson will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Joc Pederson in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nicky Lopez is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today.

,Nicky Lopez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Richie Palacios ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Richie Palacios is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson in the 0th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,In today’s matchup, Brandon Nimmo is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.3% rate (95th percentile).

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 2nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Feduccia in the 21st percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Hunter Feduccia is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

,Today, Hunter Feduccia is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.5% rate (86th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Richie Palacios in the 12th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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