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Red Sox @ Rangers Matchup Details

Teams : Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers

Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, September 15th
Time : 15/09/26 20:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Boston Red Sox Game Today

Corey Seager projects as the 13th-best batter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Corey Seager is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Corey Seager will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Corey Seager has been hot of late, posting a a 17.9% Barrel% (a reliable metric to measure power) over the last two weeks.

,Despite posting a .326 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Corey Seager has had bad variance on his side given the .041 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .367.

,When it comes to his BABIP ability, Roman Anthony is projected as the 15th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Roman Anthony is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,In MLB, Globe Life Field has the 6th-lowest average fence height.

,Extreme groundball bats like Roman Anthony tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Cody Bradford.

,Roman Anthony has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 12.5% seasonal rate to 21.2% in the last two weeks.

,Nick Sogard is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

,The switch-hitting Nick Sogard will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Cody Bradford.

,Nick Sogard has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 86.5-mph to 90.2-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

,Nick Sogard has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 89.9-mph average to last year’s 83.7-mph EV.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Patrick Sandoval in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Adley Rutschman (the Red Sox’s expected catcher in today’s game) profiles as a good pitch framer.

,The #1 venue in the league for suppressing walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

,Caleb Durbin will hold the platoon advantage against Cody Bradford in today’s matchup.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 12°, Caleb Durbin has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 25° mark over the last week.

,Caleb Durbin has displayed strong plate discipline this year, ranking in the 80th percentile with a 1.67 K/BB rate.

,Nick Sogard’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, rising from 15.4% on the season to 40% in the past 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Wilyer Abreu is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Wilyer Abreu has made notable strides with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 12.7% seasonal rate to 25% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Wilyer Abreu’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 16.7% to 21.9%.

,Trevor Story’s BABIP talent is projected in the 80th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Trevor Story is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Trevor Story will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cody Bradford in today’s game.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 15.1°, Trevor Story has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 22.7° mark in the last 14 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adley Rutschman in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,The switch-hitting Adley Rutschman will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Cody Bradford.

,Adley Rutschman has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.7-mph to 93.6-mph in the past 7 days.

,Adley Rutschman’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, increasing from 17.4% to 22.6%.

,Cody Freeman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Sandoval today… and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split.

,Cody Freeman will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Cody Freeman’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better of late, rising from 6% on the season to 9.1% over the past 14 days.

,Justin Foscue is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

,Given Patrick Sandoval’s large platoon split, Justin Foscue will have a tremendous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Justin Foscue will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,By putting up a .355 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Justin Foscue is ranked in the 89th percentile.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jake Burger ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jake Burger will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Sandoval today… and the cherry on top, Sandoval has a large platoon split.

,Jake Burger will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Jake Burger has made big strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 12.3% seasonal rate to 20% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,In the last week, Jake Burger’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.1-mph over the course of the season to 105.1-mph lately.

,When assessing his home run skill, Justin Foscue ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jahmai Jones ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jahmai Jones is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Cody Bradford throws from, Jahmai Jones will have an edge in today’s game.

,Utilizing Statcast metrics, Jahmai Jones grades out in the 96th percentile for offensive ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .369.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Trevor Story’s true offensive talent to be a .303, implying that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .038 gap between that figure and his actual .265 wOBA.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Wyatt Langford ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

,Given Patrick Sandoval’s large platoon split, Wyatt Langford will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

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

,Patrick Sandoval’s high usage rate of his secondary pitches (59.3% this year) should work in his favor consider they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Duran in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Ezequiel Duran is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

,Because of Patrick Sandoval’s large platoon split, Ezequiel Duran will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Ezequiel Duran will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Justin Foscue has notched a .272 batting average this year, placing in the 84th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 95th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

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

,Brandon Nimmo is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Brandon Nimmo will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Brandon Nimmo’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 42.6% to 48.4%.

,Despite posting a .322 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Brandon Nimmo has suffered from bad luck given the .027 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .349.

,Adley Rutschman’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved in recent games, rising from 22.6% on the season to 37.5% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,Ezequiel Duran’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased lately, going from 42.8% on the season to 66.7% in the last week’s worth of games.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Wyatt Langford’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.2% up to 37.5%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Roman Anthony in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,In the past two weeks, Corey Seager’s 20.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.8%.

,Wilyer Abreu’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better of late, going from 21.9% on the season to 29.4% in the last 14 days.

,Jahmai Jones has posted a .263 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, checking in at the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Brandon Nimmo’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.2-mph over the course of the season to 95.2-mph recently.

,Roman Anthony has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 95.7-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal average of 93.5-mph.

Negatives with the Texas Rangers Game Today

The #1 park in the majors for suppressing batting average to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

,In Major League Baseball, Globe Life Field’s CF fences are the 6th-deepest.

,The Globe Life Field roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -6° colder than the average outdoor game of the day — favorable for pitching.

,Patrick Sandoval will hold the platoon advantage against Corey Seager today… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering Sandoval’s large platoon split.

,Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 5th-best infield defense belongs to the Boston Red Sox.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Globe Life Field as the worst stadium in MLB for boosting offensive stats to lefties.

,Cody Bradford will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Roman Anthony in today’s game.

,In today’s game, Roman Anthony is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.2% rate (81st percentile).

,The Texas Rangers outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-best among every team playing today.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Nick Sogard ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,13% of the time that Nick Sogard has started against a lefty hurler this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Globe Life Field as the worst stadium in MLB for boosting offensive stats to right-handed batters.

,The Texas Rangers projected lineup ranks as the 5th-best on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability.

,The Texas Rangers have 6 bats in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage against Patrick Sandoval in today’s game, which is especially precarious given his large platoon split.

,Patrick Sandoval will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,Patrick Sandoval’s 2077-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 12th percentile out of all SPs.

,Caleb Durbin’s BABIP ability is projected in the 13th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Caleb Durbin is penciled in 6th in the batting order today.

,The #1 stadium in MLB for suppressing batting average to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

,Caleb Durbin hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 81st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Cody Bradford will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Wilyer Abreu in today’s game.

,Typically, hitters like Wilyer Abreu who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Cody Bradford.

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

,Adley Rutschman has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (99% of the time), but he is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Globe Life Field as the 7th-worst venue in MLB for righty home runs.

,Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Adley Rutschman today.

,When estimating his home run skill, Cody Freeman ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Cody Freeman is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

,This year, Cody Freeman has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 34% of his appearances when starting against left-handed starter.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 21st percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Foscue in the 11th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,This year, Justin Foscue has been pulled from the game early in 54% of his appearances when starting against left-handed starter.

,Jake Burger is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Justin Foscue has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 11.3% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the past week.

,71% of the time that Jahmai Jones has started against a left-handed starter this year, he has been pinch hit for.

,Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jahmai Jones in today’s matchup.

,Wyatt Langford has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 13.8% rate last season has fallen to 7.2% this year.

,Patrick Sandoval has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, posting a 9.33 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.64 — a 0.68 K/9 discrepancy.

,Ezequiel Duran has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 6.3% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past 7 days.

,Considering Patrick Sandoval’s large platoon split, Brandon Nimmo will be at a colossal disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in today’s matchup.

,In today’s game, Brandon Nimmo is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.5% rate (96th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Globe Life Field as the 7th-worst venue in the majors for left-handed home runs.

,There has been a significant decline in Ezequiel Duran’s launch angle from last season’s 15.4° to 11.4° this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Freeman in the 17th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Trevor Story has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.4-mph dropping to 75.3-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

,Jake Burger has shown bad plate discipline this year, checking in at the 22nd percentile with a 3.15 K/BB rate.

,Roman Anthony will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Brandon Nimmo’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.6% down to 0%.

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