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Royals @ Angels Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Angels
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, August 16th
Time : 16/08/26 16:07:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 2nd-best hitter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to reach the 5th-highest level on the schedule today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

,The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8-mph in this game, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats.

,Despite posting a .346 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Bobby Witt Jr. has had some very poor luck given the .030 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .376.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Zach Neto ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Zach Neto is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Angel Stadium has the 2nd-lowest fences in MLB.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Siri in the 95th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Jose Siri will have the handedness advantage against Noah Cameron in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Tyler Heineman will get to bat from his strong side against Noah Cameron in today’s matchup.

,Tyler Heineman will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Moises Ballesteros is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen all game as none of the available options for the Kansas City Royals share his handedness.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Moises Ballesteros will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Nolan Schanuel is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Nolan Schanuel is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the whole game as none of the available options for the Kansas City Royals share his handedness.

,The #4 park in the league for boosting strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

,Ryan Johnson will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats in all categories.

,Ryan Johnson’s high usage percentage of his secondary pitches (75.1% this year) should work in his favor consider they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

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

,Carter Jensen is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

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

,Mike Trout is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 84th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Hitting from the opposite that Noah Cameron throws from, Zach Neto will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Considering Ryan Johnson’s large platoon split, Josh Rojas will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish today.

,Josh Rojas’s launch angle this season (18.2°) is considerably higher than his 13.4° angle last season.

,Given Ryan Johnson’s large platoon split, John Rave will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

,The Barrel% of John Rave has significantly improved, with an increase from 6.5% last year to 18.2% this year.

,Hitting from the opposite that Noah Cameron throws from, Mike Trout will have the upper hand today.

,Jose Siri’s BABIP talent is projected in the 83rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Jose Siri will hold that advantage today.

,Carter Jensen will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryan Johnson today… and even more favorably, Johnson has a large platoon split.

,Utilizing Statcast data, Carter Jensen ranks in the 100th percentile for hitting ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .463.

,Compared to the average starter, Noah Cameron has been given a longer leash than the average pitcher this year, tallying an extra 5.1 adjusted pitches each game.

,The Los Angeles Angels have 4 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jose Siri, Oswald Peraza, Mike Trout, Zach Neto).

,Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Noah Cameron must realize this, because he has utilized his off-speed and breaking balls a lot this year: 70.2% of the time, checking in at the 99th percentile.

,Given Ryan Johnson’s large platoon split, Kyle Isbel will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Kyle Isbel has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 90-mph average to last season’s 85.7-mph mark.

,Oswald Peraza has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (77% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Oswald Peraza will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Noah Cameron in today’s matchup.

,Oswald Peraza will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Nick Loftin has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (74% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

,Nick Loftin’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 15.9% to 22.2%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wade Meckler as the 10th-best hitter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Wade Meckler is certain to hold the advantage against every reliever the whole game as none of the available options for the Kansas City Royals share his handedness.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 87th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Jac Caglianone is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Michael Massey is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Considering Ryan Johnson’s large platoon split, Michael Massey will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

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

,The #5 ballpark in MLB for suppressing walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

,Considering the 2.04 discrepancy between Ryan Johnson’s 6.71 ERA and his 4.67 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 ought to perform better in the future.

,As a team, Kansas City Royals batters have struggled as far as hitting balls in the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (between -4° and 26°), ranking 3rd-worst in MLB.

,Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 5th-best batter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Vaughn Grissom is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Noah Cameron throws from, Vaughn Grissom will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Compared to last season, John Rave has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 15.7% to 26.5% this season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 78th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Because of Ryan Johnson’s large platoon split, Jac Caglianone will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

,In the last two weeks, Nick Loftin’s 26.9% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 22.2%.

,In the last 7 days, Michael Massey’s 40% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 18.8%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vaughn Grissom in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Compared to last season, Kyle Isbel has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 10% to 13.1% this season.

,Isaac Collins’s launch angle this season (17.6°) is considerably better than his 12.6° angle last year.

,Isaac Collins’s launch angle in recent games (25.2° over the last 14 days) is quite a bit higher than his 17.6° seasonal mark.

,Moises Ballesteros has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.3-mph to 92.5-mph in the last 14 days.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Wade Meckler will hold that advantage today.

,Tyler Heineman has been unlucky this year, compiling a .208 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .252 — a .044 discrepancy.

Negatives with the Los Angeles Angels Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 4th-worst field in baseball for right-handed batting average.

,Because of Ryan Johnson’s large platoon split, Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a huge disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in this game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Bobby Witt Jr. today.

,Bobby Witt Jr. has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 11.8% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Bobby Witt Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 91.9 mph to 87.2 mph.

,Angel Stadium projects as the #30 stadium in MLB for run-scoring, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Zach Neto pulls a lot of his flyballs (38% — 94th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

,Among every team today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the Kansas City Royals.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Zach Neto’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.7% down to 0%.

,When it comes to plate discipline, Zach Neto’s talent is quite bad, posting a 3.29 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 24th percentile.

,Jose Siri is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Jose Siri pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.5% — 79th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jose Siri has been lucky this year, compiling a .340 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .305 — a .035 gap.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Heineman in the 2nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Tyler Heineman is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

,Tyler Heineman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.2% — 92nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

,Moises Ballesteros is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 6th-worst park in the game for left-handed home runs.

,Noah Cameron will hold the platoon advantage over Moises Ballesteros today.

,Moises Ballesteros’s launch angle lately (6° in the past week) is quite a bit lower than his 9.6° seasonal figure.

,Moises Ballesteros and his 4.5° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 10th percentile, among the lowest in the game since the start of last season.

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

,Hitting from the same side that Noah Cameron throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have a disadvantage today.

,Nolan Schanuel has been cold in recent games, putting up a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to assess power) in the last week’s worth of games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Johnson to throw 85 pitches in today’s game (8th-least on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Ramon De Jesus profiles as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be umping in this game.

,Given his large platoon split, Ryan Johnson meets a tough challenge matching up with 7 bats in the projected batting order of opposing handedness in this game.

,Carter Jensen will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,In the past 14 days, Carter Jensen’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal mark of 93 mph to 90.3 mph.

,Carter Jensen’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off lately, falling from 16.3% on the season to 0% over the last week.

,Posting a .217 batting average this year, Carter Jensen is positioned in the 15th percentile.

,Over the past 14 days, Mike Trout’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 16.7% down to 8.7%.

,Mike Trout’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased lately, decreasing from 44% on the season to 33.3% over the past week.

,Josh Rojas is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

,Josh Rojas has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Josh Rojas will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Josh Rojas’s average exit velocity has fallen off this year; his 89.6-mph mark last year has lowered to 85.5-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects John Rave in the 18th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,John Rave is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for John Rave today.

,John Rave’s average exit velocity has decreased this year; his 87.9-mph figure last season has fallen off to 85.9-mph.

,Angel Stadium projects as the #23 venue in the league for right-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,There has been a decrease in Tyler Heineman’s average exit velocity this year, from 84.2 mph last year to 81.1 mph now,Isaac Collins is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Isaac Collins will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

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

,From last year 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 38.6%.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, John Rave ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Angel Stadium as the 4th-worst ballpark in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average.

,Noah Cameron will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,Among all starters, Noah Cameron’s fastball velocity of 91.9 mph is in the 12th percentile this year.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Kyle Isbel ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,Kyle Isbel will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Kyle Isbel’s launch angle in recent games (0.7° in the last week) is a significant dropoff from his 11.6° seasonal angle.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oswald Peraza in the 24th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Oswald Peraza’s quickness has declined this season. His 29.17 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 28.53 ft/sec now.

,Posting a .246 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, Oswald Peraza is positioned in the 17th percentile for offensive skills.

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

,Ryan Johnson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Loftin in today’s game… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Johnson’s large platoon split.

,Nick Loftin pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.5% — 85th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Nick Loftin will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Wade Meckler has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (62% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Noah Cameron will have the handedness advantage over Wade Meckler in today’s matchup.

,Kansas City’s #2-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Wade Meckler, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jac Caglianone today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jac Caglianone’s true offensive talent to be a .319, implying that he has had some very good luck this year given the .026 gap between that mark and his actual .345 wOBA.

,When it comes to plate discipline, Jac Caglianone’s skill is quite weak, putting up a 4.08 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 10th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Massey in the 14th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Michael Massey in today’s matchup.

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

,Michael Massey’s launch angle this season (16.9°) is quite a bit worse than his 21.8° mark last season.

,This year, the hardest ball Nolan Schanuel has connected with reached a maximum exit velocity of 106.6 mph (an advanced metric to measure power), placing in the 4th percentile.

,It may be wise to expect better numbers for the Kansas City Royals offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 10th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year.

,Bobby Witt Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 94.5-mph figure last season has dropped to 91.9-mph.

,Vaughn Grissom’s average exit velocity has decreased lately; his 88.2-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 82.3-mph in the past 14 days.

,When it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34° (the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs), Vaughn Grissom and his 13.8% rank in the 25th percentile this year.

,Michael Massey has notched a .232 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 12th percentile for offensive skills 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 skill.

,Based on Statcast metrics, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 19th percentile for power via 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.

,Wade Meckler’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined of late; his 91.1-mph seasonal EV has dropped off to 86.2-mph in the last 14 days.

,The Los Angeles Angels have been the 8th-luckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse in the future,In his previous start, Noah Cameron was in good form and gave up 1 ER.

,Oswald Peraza’s 87.4-mph average exit velocity ranks among the worst in the game this year: 24th percentile.

,Oswald Peraza ranks in the 12th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (12.1% rate this year).

,Jose Siri’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined in recent games, going from 19.8% on the season to 16.7% over the last week.

,Using Statcast data, Isaac Collins is 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 11.400.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wade Meckler in the 2nd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Compared to his seasonal mark of 17.6°, Mike Trout has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (11.3°) over the last two weeks.

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