Rangers vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, August 19th

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Rangers vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, August 19th

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Rangers @ Royals Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, August 19th
Time : 19/08/25 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Texas Rangers Game Today

Evan Carter is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather of the day at 90°.

Hitting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Evan Carter will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #7 field in baseball for LHB base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

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

Wyatt Langford is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

The #7 stadium in baseball for boosting base hits to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Merrill Kelly in the 77th percentile as it relates to his strikeout ability.

Tallying 92.2 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Merrill Kelly places in the 81st percentile.

Projected catcher Kyle Higashioka grades out as a good pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Merrill Kelly in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall pitching abilities.

The deepest RF dimensions in MLB are found in Kauffman Stadium.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Batting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Joc Pederson will have the upper hand today.

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

Corey Seager is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Corey Seager will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Seth Lugo has averaged 95.1 adjusted pitches per GS this year, placing in the 93rd percentile.

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

Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Seth Lugo has relied on his off-speed and breaking pitches 6.4% more often this season (63.9%) than he did last year (57.5%).

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Marcus Semien ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Adam Frazier is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Batting from the opposite that Merrill Kelly throws from, Adam Frazier will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Adam Frazier will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Mike Yastrzemski is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Mike Yastrzemski will hold the platoon advantage over Merrill Kelly in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Mike Yastrzemski will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Rowdy Tellez has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (88% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Rowdy Tellez will have an advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Jonathan India will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Merrill Kelly throws from, Kyle Isbel will have an edge today.

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

Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 10th-best hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Bobby Witt Jr. will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Maikel Garcia is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Maikel Garcia will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Vinnie Pasquantino will hold the platoon advantage against Merrill Kelly in today’s matchup.

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

Josh Smith is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Josh Smith will have the upper hand in today’s game.

John Rave will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Merrill Kelly today.

John Rave will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Game Today

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #29 venue in MLB for left-handed home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 10-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for mound aces.

In today’s game, Evan Carter is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.8% rate (86th percentile).

Evan Carter will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 2nd-worst ballpark in the majors for righty home runs.

Seth Lugo will have the handedness advantage against Wyatt Langford today.

Wyatt Langford pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.1% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

Wyatt Langford will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

The Kansas City Royals (20.2 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 4th-least strikeout-prone group of hitters on the slate.

It is expected that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Quinn Wolcott) in charge of the strike zone today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the best ballpark in the league for walks.

Merrill Kelly was rolling in his previous game started and allowed 1 ER.

Joc Pederson is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Joc Pederson pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.4% — 93rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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 Joc Pederson in today’s game.

Corey Seager will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Seth Lugo’s 91.1-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a big 1.1-mph decline from last year’s 92.2-mph figure.

Placing in the 11th percentile, Seth Lugo recorded an 8.1% Swinging Strike percentage this year.

Marcus Semien has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (89% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the same side that Seth Lugo throws from, Marcus Semien faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Marcus Semien pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.8% — 96th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Marcus Semien today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adam Frazier in the 13th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adam Frazier in the 3rd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 12th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Mike Yastrzemski pulls many of his flyballs (35% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Rowdy Tellez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Jonathan India is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 93% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Merrill Kelly will hold the platoon advantage over Jonathan India in today’s game.

Jonathan India pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.1% — 76th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Kyle Isbel ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Kyle Isbel is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Merrill Kelly throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have a disadvantage today.

Bobby Witt Jr. has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s deepest RF fences today.

Hitting from the same side that Merrill Kelly throws from, Maikel Garcia encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

In today’s matchup, Maikel Garcia is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.6% rate (89th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 8th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Vinnie Pasquantino pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36% — 92nd percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Josh Smith will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects John Rave in the 21st percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

John Rave is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

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