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Positive Match Player Stats for Rangers vs White Sox Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Timothy Elko as the 11th-best batter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #6 field in the league for overall RHB offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Homers are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all major league stadiums.

Among every team today, the 3rd-worst infield defense belongs to the Texas Rangers.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Timothy Elko will hold that advantage today.

When it comes to his home run ability, Timothy Elko ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #5 field in the majors for righty home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In the past week’s worth of games, Timothy Elko’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 18.2% up to 100%.

The #10 ballpark in MLB for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Sean Burke will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his metrics across the board.

Sean Burke’s 2538-rpm fastball spin rate this year ranks in the 98th percentile among all starting pitchers.

Considering the 1.57 difference between Sean Burke’s 6.19 K/9 and his 7.76 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 majors this year in terms of strikeouts and figures to see positive regression the rest of the season.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Sean Burke’s overall pitching ability is in the 4th percentile out of all starters in the game currently.

It may be wise to expect positive regression for the Texas Rangers offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 3rd-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #6 ballpark in the league for home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Guaranteed Rate Field has the 5th-shallowest LF fences in the majors.

Sean Burke is an extreme flyball pitcher (37.7% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and will be disadvantaged pitching in the #6 HR venue in the league in this game.

Edgar Quero is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best field in MLB for lefty home runs.

Edgar Quero has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Edgar Quero has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 94.7-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal 91.9-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edgar Quero in the 81st percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Guaranteed Rate Field grades out as the #6 ballpark in MLB for overall lefty offense, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best stadium in the majors for left-handed batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 79th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Chase Meidroth is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Chase Meidroth has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Chase Meidroth will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Chase Meidroth’s launch angle recently (15° in the past 7 days) is quite a bit better than his 9.8° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Wyatt Langford is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Wyatt Langford pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Among every team today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago White Sox.

Wyatt Langford has made substantial strides with his Barrel% recently, improving his 13.7% seasonal rate to 28% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Josh Rojas will have the handedness advantage over Tyler Mahle in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Josh Rojas will hold that advantage today.

In the past 7 days, Josh Rojas’s 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 19%.

The Chicago White Sox have been the 5th-unluckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in future games,As a result of his reverse platoon split, Tyler Mahle will be at a disadvantage going up against 6 hitters in the projected batting order who bat from the same side in this outing.

Tyler Mahle has had some very poor luck with his strikeouts this year, posting a 6.55 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.57 — a 1.03 K/9 difference.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Hitting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Joc Pederson will have an advantage today.

Joc Pederson pulls many of his flyballs (36.7% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

In the past week, Joc Pederson’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.9-mph over the course of the season to 106.3-mph of late.

Marcus Semien is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

Marcus Semien pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.7% — 96th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Despite posting a .237 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Marcus Semien has been unlucky given the .087 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .324.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

In the past week’s worth of games, Sam Haggerty has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 21° compared to his seasonal mark of 15.3°.

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

Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

Adolis Garcia has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 92.3-mph to 94.7-mph in the past week.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Luis Robert Jr. is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

When estimating his home run talent, Luis Robert Jr. ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Robert Jr. will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Joshua Palacios will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Mahle in today’s game.

Joshua Palacios has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) 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.

Joshua Palacios will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

In the last week, Joshua Palacios’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10% up to 25%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Jake Burger as MLB’s 18th-best home run hitter.

Jake Burger pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jake Burger’s true offensive skill to be a .342, implying that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .048 gap between that mark and his actual .294 wOBA.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jake Burger ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jake Burger has hit 30.8 home runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, ranking in the 94th percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Andrew Vaughn will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Last year, Andrew Vaughn had an average launch angle of 11.8° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 15.4°.

Miguel Vargas is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Extreme flyball hitters like Miguel Vargas generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Tyler Mahle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Josh Jung has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (66% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Josh Jung ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Josh Jung’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved lately, rising from 20.9% on the season to 29.6% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Josh Smith is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Josh Smith will have the upper hand today.

Josh Smith has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 94.4-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal EV of 92.2-mph.

Lenyn Sosa is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.

Lenyn Sosa has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Lenyn Sosa will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Negative Match Player Stats with Rangers vs White Sox

Timothy Elko is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more whiffs), and the weather report calls for the coldest weather of the day at 51°.

Tyler Mahle will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Timothy Elko in today’s game.

Extreme groundball batters like Timothy Elko tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Tyler Mahle.

Over the past 7 days, Timothy Elko’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 9.1%.

The #7 ballpark in the majors for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Sean Burke has notched a 16.2% K% this year, ranking in the 16th percentile.

In his last outing, Sean Burke was in good form and allowed 0 ER.

The Texas Rangers as a group place 28th- overall in MLB this year as it relates to the maximum exit velocity of all of the baseballs their [HITTER}s have hit.

Sean Burke has averaged 14.4 outs per outing this year, grading out in the 17th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edgar Quero in the 21st percentile when assessing his home run ability.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Edgar Quero will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Tyler Mahle in this game.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Edgar Quero has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

Tyler Mahle will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chase Meidroth today.

Typically, hitters like Chase Meidroth who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Tyler Mahle.

Chase Meidroth’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined in recent games; his 89.5-mph seasonal figure has dropped off to 86.7-mph in the past 7 days.

Chase Meidroth’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off recently, decreasing from 45.1% on the season to 37.5% in the past week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 10th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Sean Burke will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Wyatt Langford in today’s matchup.

Wyatt Langford will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Wyatt Langford has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs this year; his 31.8 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is quite a bit higher than his 27.0 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Josh Rojas is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

When starting against a righty hurler this year, Josh Rojas has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 25% of the time.

In the past 7 days, Josh Rojas’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal figure of 87.2 mph to 79.7 mph.

Josh Rojas has been cold of late, compiling a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to measure power) over the last 14 days.

When estimating his home run ability, Josh Rojas ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Tyler Mahle’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 75th percentile out of all starting pitchers in the game currently.

The 4th-weakest projected lineup of all teams today in terms of overall offensive ability is that of the Chicago White Sox.

Tyler Mahle is an extreme groundball pitcher (42.5% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Guaranteed Rate Field — the #6 HR venue in MLB — in this matchup.

Because flyball hitters struggle against flyball pitchers, Tyler Mahle (42.5% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this matchup with 3 FB hitters in the opposing team’s projected offense.

Tyler Mahle will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Tyler Mahle’s 91.4-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 19th percentile out of all starters.

Joc Pederson is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 92% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Joc Pederson will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Over the last 7 days, Joc Pederson’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 11.5%.

Joc Pederson’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last season to this one, falling from 43.7% to 37.5%.

Joc Pederson’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last year to this one, falling from 16% to 11.5%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 18th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Sean Burke will hold the platoon advantage over Marcus Semien in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Marcus Semien in today’s matchup.

Marcus Semien has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 8.6% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the last 7 days.

Over the past 7 days, Marcus Semien’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal EV of 90.2 mph to 80.6 mph.

Jonah Heim is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side (0) today against Sean Burke,Jonah Heim will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Jonah Heim has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 5.5% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

When assessing his home run ability, Sam Haggerty ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Sam Haggerty is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 67% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Sam Haggerty will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Sean Burke in this game.

Sam Haggerty will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sam Haggerty in the 25th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Batting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Adolis Garcia will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Adolis Garcia will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Adolis Garcia has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 13.1% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

Adolis Garcia has displayed bad plate discipline this year, checking in at the 18th percentile with a 4.1 K/BB rate.

Sporting a .225 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Adolis Garcia has performed in the 20th percentile.

Batting from the same side that Tyler Mahle throws from, Luis Robert Jr. will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

In the last 7 days, Luis Robert Jr.’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10.9% down to 0%.

Sporting a .254 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Luis Robert Jr. grades out in the 10th percentile.

Luis Robert Jr. has put up a .180 batting average this year, checking in at the 5th percentile.

Grading out in the 13th percentile, Luis Robert Jr. has posted a .298 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

Joshua Palacios is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Joshua Palacios has been pulled from the game early 36% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

Typically, hitters like Joshua Palacios who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Tyler Mahle.

Joshua Palacios has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89-mph dropping to 85.6-mph in the last 14 days.

Jake Burger is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Jake Burger faces a tough challenge today.

Jake Burger will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Jake Burger’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased lately; his 93.1-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 82.6-mph in the last two weeks.

Andrew Vaughn is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

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

Andrew Vaughn has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 13.2% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the past week.

Andrew Vaughn’s launch angle in recent games (-1.7° in the last week’s worth of games) is a significant dropoff from his 15.2° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 20th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Batting from the same side that Tyler Mahle throws from, Miguel Vargas will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

Miguel Vargas’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (15.9°) is significantly worse than his 20.1° mark last season.

Miguel Vargas has recorded a .295 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, grading out in the 25th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Hitting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Josh Jung meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Josh Jung will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Josh Jung has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 13.2% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last week.

Josh Jung has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.2-mph dropping to 78.8-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Josh Smith will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Last season, Josh Smith had a launch angle of 13.2° on his highest exit velocity balls, but this year he experienced a significant decline to just 8.4°.

Over the last 7 days, Josh Smith’s 20% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 44.6%.

Josh Smith has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .284 figure is a good deal higher than his .251 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Josh Smith has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .332 mark is quite a bit higher than his .303 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Based on Statcast data, Josh Smith is in the 23rd percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 12.400.

Tyler Mahle will hold the platoon advantage over Lenyn Sosa in today’s game.

Lenyn Sosa has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 7.3% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% over the past 7 days.

Lenyn Sosa’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, going from 16% to 9.5%.

In the last 7 days, Lenyn Sosa’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 9.5%.

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