Rangers vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, August 20th

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Rangers vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, August 20th

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Rangers @ Royals Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals
Series : Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, August 20th
Time : 20/08/25 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Texas Rangers Game Today

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

Wyatt Langford is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest elevation in the league. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate today at 87°.

Wyatt Langford will hold the platoon advantage against Noah Cameron today.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #7 venue in the league for righty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

It is likely that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Brian Walsh) in charge of the strike zone today.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Noah Cameron will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Noah Cameron’s high utilization percentage of his secondary pitches (72.6% this year) figures to work in his favor since they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

Considering the 1.11 difference between Noah Cameron’s 7.14 K/9 and his 8.25 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the game this year in terms of strikeouts and should positively regress in the future.

Noah Cameron has tallied 17.4 outs per start this year, placing in the 84th percentile.

In Major League Baseball, Kauffman Stadium’s RF dimensions are the deepest.

Noah Cameron was firing on all cylinders in his previous game started and allowed 0 ER.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Salvador Perez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Out of all the teams today, the 4th-worst infield defense is that of the the Texas Rangers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corey Seager ranks as the 7th-best hitter in MLB.

Corey Seager is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

The #7 park in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Jacob deGrom projects as the 13th-best starter in the league currently, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Projected catcher Jonah Heim profiles as a good pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In his previous GS, Jacob deGrom performed well and gave up 0 ER.

Jacob deGrom projects as the 14th-best starting pitcher in MLB currently when it comes to his strikeout talent, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Jacob deGrom’s 96.8-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 95th percentile among all SPs.

Jacob deGrom’s 2517-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 92nd percentile among all SPs.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Jonah Heim will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Noah Cameron in today’s game.

Adam Frazier has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (84% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Adam Frazier will have the handedness advantage against Jacob deGrom in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Adam Frazier will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Mike Yastrzemski is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Mike Yastrzemski will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

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

Kyle Higashioka will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Noah Cameron in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his home run skill, Kyle Higashioka ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jonathan India ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Jonathan India will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage over Jacob deGrom in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Kyle Isbel will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 10th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Bobby Witt Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 87th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Josh Jung is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Josh Jung will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Noah Cameron in today’s game.

Ezequiel Duran will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Noah Cameron in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Maikel Garcia is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Maikel Garcia will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

Vinnie Pasquantino will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jacob deGrom in today’s game.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, John Rave will have the upper hand in today’s game.

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

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Game Today

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #29 stadium in Major League Baseball for RHB home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

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

Wyatt Langford will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the best park in the majors for walks.

Noah Cameron has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his ERA this year; his 2.47 figure is a fair amount lower than his 3.88 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

Noah Cameron has been one of the luckiest pitchers in MLB on balls in play this year with a .241 BABIP and ought to see that luck normalize going forward.

Salvador Perez is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Batting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Salvador Perez has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Today, Salvador Perez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.9% rate (95th percentile).

Noah Cameron will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Corey Seager in today’s game.

Corey Seager will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #29 ballpark in the game for lefty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob deGrom to throw 85 pitches in today’s game (10th-least on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 4th-least strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate today is the Kansas City Royals with a 20.2% underlying K%.

Playing on the road typically lowers pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jacob deGrom today.

Jonah Heim’s BABIP talent is projected in the 4th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jonah Heim is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

Jonah Heim hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

Jonah Heim will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adam Frazier in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adam Frazier in the 13th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Mike Yastrzemski’s BABIP talent is projected in the 11th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mike Yastrzemski pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.8% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Higashioka in the 9th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Kyle Higashioka is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Kyle Higashioka pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.5% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

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

Jonathan India has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (92% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

Jacob deGrom will have the handedness advantage against Jonathan India in today’s matchup.

Jonathan India pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.2% — 77th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 13th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Kyle Isbel is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Jacob deGrom will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bobby Witt Jr. in today’s matchup.

In today’s game, Bobby Witt Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.9% rate (85th percentile).

Today, Josh Jung 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 40.1% rate (98th percentile).

Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Josh Jung in today’s game.

Ezequiel Duran is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

Home runs are generally less common at fields with deep fences, and Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-deepest among all parks.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ezequiel Duran today.

Batting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Maikel Garcia will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Today, 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 35.7% rate (89th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 18th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 9th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Vinnie Pasquantino pulls many of his flyballs (36% — 92nd percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Josh Smith has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (78% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Noah Cameron throws from, Josh Smith has a tough challenge today.

Josh Smith will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects John Rave in the 19th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

John Rave is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, John Rave ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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