Rangers @ Royals Matchup Details

Positives for the Texas Rangers Game Today

Joc Pederson is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Kauffman Stadium sits at the 5th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to better offense.

,A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate today at 88°.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15-mph in this contest, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats.

,Joc Pederson will hold the platoon advantage over Stephen Kolek today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Evan Carter will have the handedness advantage against Stephen Kolek today.

,Evan Carter has been unlucky this year, putting up a .278 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .318 — a .040 discrepancy.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Salvador Perez ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Salvador Perez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

,Maikel Garcia’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Ezequiel Duran has notched a .348 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 77th percentile.

,Ezequiel Duran has put up a .457 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, grading out in the 77th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 3rd-best hitter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carter Jensen in the 76th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Carter Jensen is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Extreme flyball batters like Kyle Higashioka tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Stephen Kolek.

,Kyle Higashioka has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 11.1% seasonal rate to 18.2% over the past 7 days.

,Jac Caglianone will hold the platoon advantage over Nathan Eovaldi today.

,Jac Caglianone will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Brandon Nimmo ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Brandon Nimmo is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

,When estimating his home run skill, Jake Burger ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,In notching a 26.900 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Jake Burger is positioned in the 79th percentile for power.

,Batting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Michael Massey will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball bats like Michael Massey generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Nathan Eovaldi.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,Josh Jung is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 83rd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Duran in the 77th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Hitting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Kyle Isbel will have the upper hand today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Kyle Isbel will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Maikel Garcia will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Higashioka in the 77th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corey Seager ranks as the 14th-best hitter in the league.

,Corey Seager is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Extreme flyball batters like Salvador Perez are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Nathan Eovaldi.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Nathan Eovaldi in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent.

,Throwing 94 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Nathan Eovaldi checks in at the 85th percentile.

,The deepest left field fences among all stadiums are found in Kauffman Stadium.

,Due to his reverse platoon split, Nathan Eovaldi will hold the advantage matching up with 6 hitters in the projected lineup who bat from the other side in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 78th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

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

,Compared to his seasonal average of 20.1°, Isaac Collins has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 33.1° mark in the last two weeks.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 5th-best hitter in MLB.

,Stephen Kolek will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats across the board.

,Stephen Kolek has shown strong control since the start of last season, posting a 76th percentile BB% of 6.6%.

,As a team, Texas Rangers hitters have not performed well in regard to hitting balls in the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (between 23° and 34°), placing 5th-worst in the game.

,Carter Jensen will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nathan Eovaldi in today’s matchup.

,Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage against Nathan Eovaldi today.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Josh Jung ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Nathan Eovaldi in the 79th percentile when assessing his strikeout skill.

,In his last start, Nathan Eovaldi performed well and posted 7 strikeouts.

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Game Today

Joc Pederson’s BABIP ability is projected in the 9th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,This year, Joc Pederson has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 45% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

,Joc Pederson pulls many of his flyballs (36.9% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,The Kansas City Royals infield defense grades out as the strongest out of every team on the slate today.

,Joc Pederson will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,The #9 ballpark in the game for suppressing home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,Joc Pederson’s launch angle in recent games (-0.6° over the last week) is quite a bit lower than his 14.1° seasonal figure.

,Evan Carter is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today.

,Evan Carter has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 17% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher this year.

,Evan Carter hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 87th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

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

,The #9 venue in MLB for suppressing home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,Batting from the same side that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Salvador Perez will have a disadvantage today.

,Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.2% — 88th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,This season, Salvador Perez’s Barrel% has decreased significantly, dropping from 14.6% last year to just 8.4% this year.

,Over the last 7 days, Salvador Perez’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal EV of 92.8 mph to 90.7 mph.

,Nathan Eovaldi will hold the platoon advantage against Maikel Garcia in today’s game.

,Maikel Garcia hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 82nd percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The Texas Rangers outfield defense profiles as the 3rd-best out of every team today.

,Maikel Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 88.1-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 82.5-mph in the last 14 days.

,Ezequiel Duran is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this game.

,Stephen Kolek will have the handedness advantage over Ezequiel Duran in today’s matchup.

,Ezequiel Duran hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38% — 77th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

,Ezequiel Duran will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Nathan Eovaldi will hold the platoon advantage against Bobby Witt Jr. in today’s game.

,Bobby Witt Jr. has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,10% of the time that Carter Jensen has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

,Among all parks, Kauffman Stadium’s RF dimensions are the deepest.

,In the last 14 days, Carter Jensen’s 16.7% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 32.6%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Higashioka in the 9th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Kyle Higashioka is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Stephen Kolek will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Higashioka today.

,Kyle Higashioka pulls many of his flyballs (39% — 96th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jac Caglianone is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,In today’s game, Jac Caglianone is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.6% rate (96th percentile).

,In terms of plate discipline, Jac Caglianone’s talent is quite bad, putting up a 3.42 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 23rd percentile.

,Brandon Nimmo hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

,Brandon Nimmo will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Over the last 7 days, Brandon Nimmo’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12% down to 0%.

,Brandon Nimmo’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 94.4-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 86.3-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

,Jake Burger has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (70% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this game.

,Stephen Kolek will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Burger in today’s matchup.

,Jake Burger pulls many of his flyballs (33.7% — 76th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Massey in the 7th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Michael Massey is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

,When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Michael Massey has been pulled from the game early 36% of the time.

,Michael Massey pulls many of his flyballs (37.6% — 93rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Stephen Kolek will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Josh Jung in today’s matchup.

,Josh Jung hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Josh Jung will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Maikel Garcia’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased of late, falling from 45.1% on the season to 40% over the last two weeks.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Kyle Isbel ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,Kyle Isbel has been pinch hit for 22% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 15th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kyle Higashioka in today’s game.

,Stephen Kolek will have the handedness advantage against Wyatt Langford in today’s matchup.

,Wyatt Langford pulls many of his flyballs (34.7% — 81st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s deepest LF fences today.

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

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jake Burger today.

,Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Corey Seager today.

,Corey Seager’s average exit velocity has fallen off this season; his 93.1-mph figure last season has dropped off to 91-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 8th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Wyatt Langford has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 13.8% rate last season has fallen off to 6.1% this season.

,It may be smart to expect better results for the Kansas City Royals offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 5th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year.

,The #3 field in baseball for boosting walks, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,Vinnie Pasquantino pulls many of his flyballs (37.6% — 93rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Vinnie Pasquantino’s average exit velocity has decreased this season; his 90.8-mph figure last season has dropped off to 88.7-mph.

,Compared to his seasonal mark of 20.1°, Vinnie Pasquantino has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (13°) in the past two weeks.

,Vinnie Pasquantino has compiled a .283 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 25th percentile.

,Extreme groundball hitters like Kyle Isbel generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Nathan Eovaldi.

,Isaac Collins is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Isaac Collins will bat from his bad side (0) today against Nathan Eovaldi,Today, Isaac Collins is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.6% rate (75th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Stephen Kolek to throw 85 pitches in this game (9th-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The Texas Rangers projected lineup profiles as the 5th-strongest of the day in terms of overall batting skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Stephen Kolek in the 14th percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.

,The #10 venue in the game for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,Michael Massey’s launch angle this season (18.5°) is a significant dropoff from his 21.8° figure last year.

,Carter Jensen grades out in the 1st percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (32.6% rate this year).

,Over the last week, Josh Jung’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.3% down to 0%.

,Vinnie Pasquantino’s BABIP skill is projected in the 5th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Corey Seager has recorded a .191 batting average this year, placing in the 9th percentile.

,Nathan Eovaldi’s higher usage rate of his secondary pitches this year (80% vs. 72.5% last year) figures to work in his favor since they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

,Over the past two weeks, Isaac Collins’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.6% down to 0%.

,Grading out in the 8th percentile, Vinnie Pasquantino sits with a .240 BABIP this year.

,Because groundball hitters have a sizeable edge over flyball pitchers, Nathan Eovaldi and his 47.5% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a tough position in this outing being matched up with 3 opposing GB bats.

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