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Royals @ Angels Matchup Details

Teams : Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Angels

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, August 14th
Time : 14/08/26 21:38:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Game Today

Vaughn Grissom is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

,Angel Stadium has the 2nd-shortest fences among all major league stadiums.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Vaughn Grissom will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Vaughn Grissom’s launch angle of late (44° over the past 7 days) is a significant increase over his 12.8° seasonal figure.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Lowe in the 76th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Batting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Josh Lowe will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,The Kansas City Royals don’t have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Josh Lowe is assured to never face a bullpen mismatch the entire game.

,Josh Lowe will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,When assessing his home run talent, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jac Caglianone is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Jac Caglianone will have the handedness advantage over Grayson Rodriguez in today’s matchup.

,Over the last 7 days, Jac Caglianone’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 14.7% up to 22.2%.

,Wade Meckler is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Wade Meckler will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Seth Lugo today.

,Wade Meckler is guaranteed to never face a bullpen mismatch all game as none of the available options for the Kansas City Royals share his handedness.

,Wade Meckler will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage against Grayson Rodriguez today.

,Kyle Isbel has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 89.9-mph average to last year’s 85.7-mph mark.

,Kyle Isbel’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 10% to 13.2%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carter Jensen in the 84th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

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

,Carter Jensen will hold the platoon advantage over Grayson Rodriguez in today’s game.

,Carter Jensen’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased in recent games, going from 16.6% on the season to 33.3% over the past week.

,Denzer Guzman will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Denzer Guzman has gotten much quicker this year, improving from last season’s 27.38 ft/sec to 27.86 ft/sec now (according to Statcast’s Sprint Speed metric).

,Denzer Guzman has done a strong job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 16.9° figure is among the highest in Major League Baseball since the start of last season (82nd percentile).

,As it relates to his home run skill, Jose Siri ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Jose Siri will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Jose Siri has made big strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 13.4% seasonal rate to 30% in the last two weeks.

,Jose Siri has seen a big increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 101.6-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal 87.9-mph figure.

,Michael Massey is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Batting from the opposite that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Michael Massey will have an edge in today’s game.

,Michael Massey’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased recently, going from 18.9% on the season to 31.3% in the past two weeks.

,Batting from the opposite that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, John Rave will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,John Rave has made substantial gains with his Barrel%, upping his 6.5% rate last season to 19.4% this season.

,John Rave’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, increasing from 15.7% to 21.9%.

,Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.232) implies that John Rave has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .206 actual batting average.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Josh Lowe’s true offensive skill to be a .304, providing some evidence that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .039 deviation between that figure and his actual .265 wOBA.

,Mike Trout projects as the 7th-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Mike Trout is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Mike Trout will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Over the last week, Mike Trout’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 17.2% up to 22.2%.

,When it comes to his BABIP talent, Wade Meckler is projected as the 10th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Josh Lowe’s launch angle this year (19.2°) is significantly higher than his 9.4° angle last year.

,Nolan Schanuel is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Nolan Schanuel will hold the platoon advantage against Seth Lugo in today’s game.

,The Kansas City Royals don’t have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so Nolan Schanuel is assured to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

,Nolan Schanuel will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Isaac Collins has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (93% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

,Isaac Collins has made notable gains with his Barrel% recently, upping his 6% seasonal rate to 15.4% in the past week.

,Isaac Collins has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 92.8-mph average in the past week’s worth of games to his seasonal 88.5-mph average.

,Nick Loftin’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 15.9% to 22%.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Nick Loftin’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 22%.

,Posting a 1.53 K/BB rate this year, Nick Loftin has displayed strong plate discipline, ranking in the 85th percentile.

,Vaughn Grissom’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Recording 91.8 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Seth Lugo places in the 78th percentile.

,The Los Angeles Angels projected batting order profiles as the 5th-worst of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting skill.

,It may be wise to expect negative regression for the Los Angeles Angels offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 8th-luckiest offense in baseball this year.

,Angel Stadium profiles as the #25 park in MLB for walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 4th-best stadium in the game for strikeouts.

,Seth Lugo’s four-seamer percentage has decreased by 5.3% from last year to this one (21.1% to 15.8%) .

,When it comes to his batting average skill, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 2nd-best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Over the past 7 days, Bobby Witt Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.3-mph over the course of the season to 98.8-mph in recent games.

,Bobby Witt Jr. has been unlucky this year, notching a .345 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .375 — a .030 gap.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Siri in the 81st percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Jose Siri’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, increasing from 20.5% on the season to 40% in the past week.

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

,Batting from the opposite that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Josh Rojas will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 92nd percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,With 7 bats of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Grayson Rodriguez will have a tough matchup while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s matchup.

,Grayson Rodriguez allowed a whopping 7 earned runs in his last outing.

,Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are typically a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Grayson Rodriguez has gone to his fastball a lot this year, though: 53.5% of the time, ranking in the 100th percentile.

,Grayson Rodriguez has posted a 1.79 K/BB rate this year, ranking in the 25th percentile.

,In notching a .301 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season , Bobby Witt Jr. finds himself in the 97th percentile.

,In the past 7 days, Mike Trout’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95-mph over the course of the season to 99.4-mph recently.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Jac Caglianone has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 93.1-mph average to last season’s 89.4-mph EV.

,By putting up a .463 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season, Carter Jensen grades out in the 100th percentile for offensive ability.

,With a .343 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Carter Jensen grades out in the 100th percentile.

,There has been a significant improvement in Josh Rojas’s launch angle from last year’s 13.4° to 16.6° this season.

Negatives with the Los Angeles Angels Game Today

The #7 field in the majors for suppressing home runs to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

,Seth Lugo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Vaughn Grissom in today’s matchup.

,Vaughn Grissom has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 6.5% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the last two weeks.

,In the past week, Vaughn Grissom’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal figure of 92 mph to 74 mph.

,Josh Lowe is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

,Josh Lowe has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 24% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

,Angel Stadium grades out as the #30 stadium in the majors for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Josh Lowe has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,The Kansas City Royals infield defense grades out as the 3rd-best among all the teams playing today.

,Angel Stadium projects as the #22 stadium in the game for lefty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jac Caglianone in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jac Caglianone’s true offensive ability to be a .317, implying that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .029 disparity between that mark and his actual .346 wOBA.

,Jac Caglianone has exhibited poor plate discipline this year, grading out in the 11th percentile with a 4.08 K/BB rate.

,When assessing his home run talent, Wade Meckler ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Wade Meckler has been pulled from the game early 23% of the time.

,Over the past week, Wade Meckler’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal EV of 91.7 mph to 81.1 mph.

,Wade Meckler’s launch angle of late (2.7° in the past two weeks) is quite a bit lower than his 6.7° seasonal mark.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Kyle Isbel ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,This year, Kyle Isbel has been pinch hit for in 20% of his appearances when starting against righty on the mound.

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

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Carter Jensen today.

,Carter Jensen’s average exit velocity has declined of late; his 90.5-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 87.5-mph in the past two weeks.

,Carter Jensen has put up a .219 batting average this year, placing in the 17th percentile.

,Denzer Guzman is penciled in 6th in the batting order today.

,Batting from the same side that Seth Lugo throws from, Denzer Guzman will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Denzer Guzman pulls many of his flyballs (34.3% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

,Jose Siri is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this game.

,Seth Lugo will have the handedness advantage against Jose Siri in today’s game.

,Jose Siri pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Massey in the 14th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,This year, Michael Massey has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 22% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

,Michael Massey will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,In the past week, Michael Massey’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6% down to 0%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects John Rave in the 17th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,John Rave is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

,31% of the time that John Rave has started against a northpaw this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

,Angel Stadium profiles as the #24 stadium in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,John Rave will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Batting from the same side that Seth Lugo throws from, Mike Trout will have a tough matchup today.

,Wade Meckler is an extreme groundball batter and matches up with the strong infield defense of Kansas City (#3-best of all teams on the slate).

,Josh Lowe has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 9.1% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 7th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Using Statcast metrics, Nolan Schanuel grades out in the 19th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 11.600.

,This year, the hardest ball Nolan Schanuel has hit reached a maximum exit velocity of 106.6 mph (a reliable metric to measure power), grading out in the 3rd percentile.

,The switch-hitting Isaac Collins will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Grayson Rodriguez,Isaac Collins will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,Isaac Collins’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 89.4-mph EV last season has fallen to 87.2-mph.

,Isaac Collins has averaged 11.4 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 19th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Loftin in the 25th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Nick Loftin is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 5th-worst ballpark in Major League Baseball for righty batting average.

,Grayson Rodriguez will have the handedness advantage against Nick Loftin in today’s game.

,Nick Loftin pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.9% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

,When assessing his home run skill, Nick Loftin ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Among all SPs, Seth Lugo’s fastball velocity of 91.2 mph ranks in the 20th percentile since the start of last season.

,Ranking in the 3rd percentile, Seth Lugo put up a 7.6% Swinging Strike percentage this year.

,Los Angeles has been the #9 group of hitters in MLB when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle band that tends to optimize base hits (44% rate this year).

,Seth Lugo has posted an 18.8% Strikeout% this year, ranking in the 25th percentile.

,Grayson Rodriguez will hold the platoon advantage against Bobby Witt Jr. in today’s matchup.

,Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Bobby Witt Jr. has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 12.1% seasonal rate has fallen to 7.1% in the last week’s worth of games.

,In the last 14 days, Bobby Witt Jr.’s 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 45.3%.

,Jose Siri has been lucky this year, posting a .339 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .302 — a .037 discrepancy.

,Compared to his seasonal mark of 15.8°, Bobby Witt Jr. has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (3.8°) over the past two weeks.

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

,Josh Rojas is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this game.

,Josh Rojas has been pinch hit for 17% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

,Josh Rojas has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

,By putting up a .188 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season, Denzer Guzman grades out in the 3rd percentile for offensive ability.

,Seth Lugo was firing on all cylinders in his last game started and conceded 0 ER.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, John Rave ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,From last season to this one, Isaac Collins’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes BABIP (-4° to 26°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 45.1% to 39%.

,Checking in at the 15th percentile for power, Nolan Schanuel has paced 9.5 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

,Grayson Rodriguez will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats in all categories.

,With a 2.72 gap between Grayson Rodriguez’s 7.20 ERA and his 4.48 estimated true talent ERA (per the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in the game this year and should see better results going forward.

,Grayson Rodriguez has recorded a .334 BABIP this year, a sign that he has been one of the unluckiest hurlers in the league on balls in play with improved performance likely coming.

,Kansas City ranks as the #28 team in the majors when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (42.1% rate this year).

,Grayson Rodriguez has averaged 13.8 outs per game per started this year, placing in the 12th percentile.

,Michael Massey’s launch angle this year (16.7°) is a significant dropoff from his 21.8° mark last year.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Josh Rojas in today’s matchup.

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