Rangers vs White Sox match player stats Tuesday, August 27th 2024. Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox

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Rangers vs White Sox match player stats Tuesday, August 27th 2024. Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox

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Todays Matchup Details

Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox

Todays Game is on Tuesday, August 27th
27/08/24 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Rangers vs White Sox Matchup Today

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Wyatt Langford ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Wyatt Langford is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

The #7 field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 2nd-best for hitting on the slate.

Wyatt Langford will have the handedness advantage against Garrett Crochet today.

Corey Seager projects as the 8th-best batter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Corey Seager is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

HRs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all parks.

Dominic Fletcher has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Dominic Fletcher will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.246) may lead us to conclude that Dominic Fletcher has suffered from bad luck this year with his .212 actual batting average.

Korey Lee will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Korey Lee will hold that advantage today.

Wyatt Langford pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.2% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

The switch-hitting Robbie Grossman will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Garrett Crochet.

Robbie Grossman pulls many of his flyballs (34.7% — 86th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

As it relates to plate discipline, Robbie Grossman’s skill is quite strong, posting a 1.55 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 93rd percentile.

Guaranteed Rate Field profiles as the #7 field in Major League Baseball for right-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Lenyn Sosa has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (69% of the time), but he is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Lenyn Sosa will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Heaney today.

Lenyn Sosa has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Andrew Heaney throws from, Miguel Vargas will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Adolis Garcia will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Garrett Crochet in today’s game.

Luis Robert’s BABIP skill is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Robert is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

Luis Robert will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Heaney in today’s game.

Luis Robert pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.2% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Marcus Semien is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Marcus Semien will have an edge today.

Marcus Semien pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.4% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

Miguel Vargas will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Gavin Sheets is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Gavin Sheets will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Andrew Vaughn is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Adolis Garcia has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 12.5% seasonal rate to 21.2% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Jonah Heim will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Garrett Crochet today.

Jonah Heim pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.7% — 90th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

As it relates to his BABIP talent, Josh Jung is projected as the 19th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Josh Jung has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (59% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

The switch-hitting Brooks Baldwin will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Andrew Heaney.

Brooks Baldwin will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Andrew Heaney in the 79th percentile when estimating his strikeout talent.

Andrew Heaney was firing on all cylinders in his previous outing and posted 8 strikeouts.

Andrew Heaney’s four-seamer utilization has decreased by 5% from last season to this one (57.7% to 52.7%) .

Andrew Heaney’s 2403-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 78th percentile among all starting pitchers.

Checking in at the 83rd percentile, Andrew Heaney posted a 12.7% Swinging Strike% this year.

When estimating his strikeout ability, Garrett Crochet projects as the 3rd-best starting pitcher in the game currently, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher metrics across the board, and Garrett Crochet will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Over his previous 3 starts, Garrett Crochet has generated a sizeable jump in his fastball spin rate: from 2496 rpm over the whole season to 2568 rpm in recent games.

Among all starters, Garrett Crochet’s fastball velocity of 96.4 mph grades out in the 96th percentile this year.

Ranking in the 100th percentile, Garrett Crochet recorded a 16% Swinging Strike rate this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Josh Jung will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Nathaniel Lowe’s BABIP talent is projected in the 87th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nathaniel Lowe has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

Nathaniel Lowe’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, increasing from 42% on the season to 48.6% in the last 14 days.

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

The #7 ballpark in the majors for boosting home runs to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Compared to his seasonal average of 7.2°, Nathaniel Lowe has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 12.6° angle in the last 14 days.

Lenyn Sosa will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Gavin Sheets has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 99.5-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal average of 90.4-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brooks Baldwin’s true offensive ability to be a .292, providing some evidence that he has been unlucky this year given the .045 disparity between that mark and his actual .247 wOBA.

The Chicago White Sox have been the unluckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress going forward, Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #6 park in Major League Baseball for walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In Major League Baseball, Guaranteed Rate Field’s LF dimensions are the 5th-shallowest.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Josh Jung ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Korey Lee has made big strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 8.2% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the last two weeks.

By putting up a 1.73 K/BB rate this year, Nathaniel Lowe has displayed strong plate discipline, ranking in the 87th percentile.

Dominic Fletcher has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .241 rate is a fair amount lower than his .272 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert in the 91st percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

With a .327 BABIP since the start of last season, Dominic Fletcher has performed in the 84th percentile.

Over the past week, Corey Seager’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95-mph over the course of the season to 102.7-mph in recent games.

Andrew Vaughn will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Heaney in today’s game.

Negative Match Player Stats with Rangers vs White Sox

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Wyatt Langford in today’s game.

In the last 7 days, Wyatt Langford’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.5% down to 0%.

In the past week, Wyatt Langford’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 13.9%.

Wyatt Langford has paced 9 home runs per 600 plate appearances this year, grading out in the 13th percentile for power.

Garrett Crochet will hold the platoon advantage against Corey Seager in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Corey Seager today.

Corey Seager’s launch angle of late (5.1° over the last two weeks) is quite a bit worse than his 12.9° seasonal figure.

When assessing his home run ability, Dominic Fletcher ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Dominic Fletcher is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Andrew Heaney throws from, Dominic Fletcher will have a tough matchup today.

Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-best infield defense is that of the Texas Rangers.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Dominic Fletcher’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 85.9 mph to 83.6 mph.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Korey Lee ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Korey Lee is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Korey Lee has compiled a .270 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 10th percentile.

As it relates to plate discipline, Korey Lee’s talent is quite weak, posting a 7.37 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 1st percentile.

Robbie Grossman’s BABIP skill is projected in the 24th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Robbie Grossman is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 64% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

When starting against a left-handed starter this year, Robbie Grossman has been pinch hit for 46% of the time.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Robbie Grossman in today’s game.

Robbie Grossman’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 90.5-mph EV last season has dropped off to 87.5-mph.

Over the last 7 days, Lenyn Sosa’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 90.7 mph to 87.3 mph.

Grading out in the 2nd percentile, Lenyn Sosa has posted a .245 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

Lenyn Sosa has exhibited poor plate discipline this year, placing in the 4th percentile with a 6.26 K/BB rate.

Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Miguel Vargas has made significant strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 6.4% seasonal rate to 12.5% in the last 7 days.

Miguel Vargas has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 85.7-mph dropping to 81.5-mph over the last 14 days.

Placing in the 0th percentile, Miguel Vargas has notched a .213 BABIP since the start of last season.

Adolis Garcia is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 95% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Adolis Garcia will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Adolis Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 96.2-mph EV last year has dropped off to 93.7-mph.

Sporting a .269 BABIP this year, Adolis Garcia finds himself in the 20th percentile.

In the last 7 days, Luis Robert’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.1% down to 0%.

Luis Robert’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 94.4-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 79.2-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Luis Robert’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined recently, falling from 16.8% on the season to 0% over the last week.

With a .218 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Luis Robert is ranked in the 12th percentile.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Marcus Semien in today’s game.

In the last week’s worth of games, Marcus Semien’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6% down to 0%.

Marcus Semien’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined lately; his 90.4-mph seasonal figure has dropped off to 83.9-mph over the past two weeks.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 16.2°, Marcus Semien has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-6.5°) over the last two weeks.

Sporting a .266 BABIP this year, Marcus Semien is positioned in the 18th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Sheets in the 17th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Andrew Heaney will have the handedness advantage against Gavin Sheets in today’s matchup.

Over the past week, Gavin Sheets’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.7% down to 0%.

Checking in at the 17th percentile for power, Gavin Sheets has hit 10.6 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (23.3) implies that Luis Robert has had some very good luck this year with his 27.5 actual HR/600.

Andrew Vaughn has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 9.8% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

Over the last two weeks, Andrew Vaughn’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (4.3°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 11.6°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 4th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Jonah Heim is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

Jonah Heim will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

In the past 14 days, Jonah Heim’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.6% down to 0%.

Jonah Heim’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, decreasing from 18.4% to 10.2%.

Miguel Vargas has posted a .251 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 24th percentile.

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

Josh Jung’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 91.7-mph figure last year has lowered to 87.9-mph.

Josh Jung has been lucky in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 25.9 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a good deal higher than his 23.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Josh Jung has shown poor plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 6th percentile with a 5.43 K/BB rate.

Brooks Baldwin is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game.

Over the past 7 days, Brooks Baldwin’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.6% down to 0%.

Over the last week, Brooks Baldwin’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal EV of 91.2 mph to 86.5 mph.

In the last week, Brooks Baldwin’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 13.9%.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Andrew Heaney is projected to throw 84 pitches in today’s matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 13th-least of all pitchers on the slate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 7th-worst park in Major League Baseball for strikeouts.

The Chicago White Sox have 7 hitters in the projected lineup that will have the handedness advantage against Andrew Heaney in this matchup.

Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Andrew Heaney in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Crochet to throw 4.0 IP in this matchup (least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Korey Lee (the White Sox’s expected catcher in today’s game) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

With 6 bats of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected offense, Garrett Crochet will have a disadvantage while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 13.4°, Jonah Heim has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (10.1°) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Nathaniel Lowe is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Garrett Crochet will hold the platoon advantage against Nathaniel Lowe in today’s game.

Nathaniel Lowe will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Nathaniel Lowe’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 92.5-mph mark last year has lowered to 89.4-mph.

Over the past 14 days, Nathaniel Lowe’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal figure of 89.4 mph to 85.7 mph.

Lenyn Sosa’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this year; his 93.2-mph average last season has dropped to 90.7-mph.

In the last two weeks, Lenyn Sosa’s 10.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.9%.

The 2nd-worst projected offense of the day in terms of overall offensive ability is that of the Chicago White Sox.

Andrew Heaney turned in a great performance in his last game started and gave up 0 ER.

Robbie Grossman’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (10.5°) is a significant dropoff from his 15° figure last season.

Dominic Fletcher’s launch angle of late (7° over the last two weeks) is quite a bit worse than his 14.6° seasonal angle.

Luis Robert has posted a .288 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, placing in the 20th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dominic Fletcher in the 16th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Gavin Sheets’s launch angle of late (8.6° over the last 14 days) is a significant dropoff from his 13.8° seasonal figure.

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