Rangers vs Tigers match player stats | 2026 Friday, May 1st

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Rangers @ Tigers Matchup Details

Teams : Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, May 1st
Time : 01/05/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Texas Rangers Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Vierling in the 77th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Matt Vierling is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Batting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Matt Vierling will have the upper hand in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jahmai Jones in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Jahmai Jones is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Jahmai Jones will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Jahmai Jones will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 80th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Gleyber Torres will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Gleyber Torres will hold that advantage today.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Jake Burger ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jake Burger is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Alejandro Osuna’s BABIP skill is projected in the 75th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Alejandro Osuna will hold the platoon advantage over Jack Flaherty today.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jake Burger ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Josh Jung’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Josh Jung has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (75% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

,Joc Pederson is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, Joc Pederson will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Evan Carter in the 77th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Evan Carter will have the handedness advantage over Jack Flaherty in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dillon Dingler in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

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

,Dillon Dingler will have the handedness advantage over MacKenzie Gore in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Dillon Dingler will hold that advantage today.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Josh Jung ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Jack Flaherty in the 91st percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball.

,Compared to the average starter, Jack Flaherty has been given a longer leash than the typical pitcher since the start of last season, throwing an extra 3.6 adjusted pitches each game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher stats across the board, and Jack Flaherty will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When assessing his home run ability, Danny Jansen ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Detroit Tigers Game Today

The weather report forecasts temperatures in this contest to drop to the 2nd-lowest level of all games on the slate at 51,°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

,Matt Vierling has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 10th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Danny Jansen in the 1st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Danny Jansen is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Jack Flaherty throws from, Danny Jansen has a tough challenge today.

,Danny Jansen pulls many of his flyballs (42.6% — 100th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Gleyber Torres has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.3%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 10th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jack Flaherty will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Burger in today’s game.

,Jake Burger hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 81st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 2nd-deepest CF fences today.

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

,Alejandro Osuna is penciled in 8th in the batting order today.

,Alejandro Osuna hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.5% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Alejandro Osuna will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Alejandro Osuna ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Jack Flaherty throws from, Josh Jung will not have the upper hand today.

,In today’s matchup, Josh Jung is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 40.5% rate (99th percentile).

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Josh Jung today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 7th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,In today’s game, Joc Pederson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.3% rate (92nd percentile).

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Joc Pederson today.

,Evan Carter is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,In today’s game, Evan Carter is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.1% rate (94th percentile).

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

,Dillon Dingler hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (37.9% — 76th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball batters like Danny Jansen generally hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Jack Flaherty.

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