Royals vs Nationals match player stats Tuesday, September 24th 2024. Kansas City Royals at Washington Nationals

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Royals vs Nationals match player stats Tuesday, September 24th 2024. Kansas City Royals at Washington Nationals

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Todays Matchup Details

Kansas City Royals at Washington Nationals

Todays Game is on Tuesday, September 24th
24/09/24 18:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Royals vs Nationals Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 4th-best hitter in the league when assessing his batting average talent.

Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Bobby Witt Jr. will hold the platoon advantage against Mitchell Parker in today’s matchup.

Bobby Witt Jr. has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

The Washington Nationals infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst out of every team in action today.

Dylan Crews is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Dylan Crews will hold the platoon advantage over Cole Ragans in today’s game.

Dylan Crews will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Dylan Crews has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 98.7-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal EV of 95.2-mph.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Dylan Crews has had bad variance on his side this year. His .262 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .331.

Robbie Grossman is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

The switch-hitting Robbie Grossman will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Mitchell Parker.

By putting up a 1.54 K/BB rate this year, Robbie Grossman has demonstrated good plate discipline, ranking in the 93rd percentile.

Hitting from the opposite that Mitchell Parker throws from, Paul DeJong will have an advantage today.

Paul DeJong has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 93.8-mph average to last season’s 90.4-mph EV.

Paul DeJong’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (21.1°) is significantly higher than his 15.5° figure last season.

When it comes to power, Paul DeJong is positioned in the 90th percentile, having averaged 30.2 home runs per 600 plate appearances this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Renfroe in the 76th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Hunter Renfroe will hold the platoon advantage against Mitchell Parker in today’s matchup.

Hunter Renfroe has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.5-mph to 94.6-mph over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Tena in the 97th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Nationals Park has the 5th-shallowest RF dimensions among all stadiums.

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

Over the last 14 days, Jose Tena’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 96-mph over the course of the season to 99.2-mph lately.

Sporting a .300 batting average this year, Jose Tena has performed in the 95th percentile.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Keibert Ruiz will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Keibert Ruiz’s launch angle this year (20.1°) is significantly higher than his 15.1° mark last season.

Keibert Ruiz has been unlucky this year, notching a .266 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .290 — a .024 disparity.

When estimating his home run talent, Paul DeJong ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Garrett Hampson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitchell Parker in today’s game.

Garrett Hampson has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Ranking in the 99th percentile for Sprint Speed at 29.89 ft/sec this year, Garrett Hampson is very quick.

Andres Chaparro is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Andres Chaparro will have an edge today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Andres Chaparro will hold that advantage today.

The standard deviation of Andres Chaparro’s launch angle has been very consistent of late (32.8° in the last 14 days), which is an indicator of reliable bat control and seeing the ball well.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood as the 6th-best batter in Major League Baseball when assessing his BABIP ability.

James Wood is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

James Wood will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

James Wood has made notable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 11.2% seasonal rate to 20% in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 77th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Tommy Pham is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Tommy Pham will have the handedness advantage over Mitchell Parker today.

Tommy Pham has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Jacob Young will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans today.

Jacob Young has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

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

Jacob Young has made notable strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 1.8% seasonal rate to 12.5% in the past 7 days.

In the last 14 days, Jacob Young’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 85-mph over the course of the season to 87.3-mph lately.

Juan Yepez is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Juan Yepez will have an advantage in today’s game.

Juan Yepez will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Juan Yepez has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% recently, upping his 5.9% seasonal rate to 13.6% over the past 14 days.

In the past week’s worth of games, Juan Yepez’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 87-mph over the course of the season to 89.7-mph of late.

Maikel Garcia will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitchell Parker in today’s matchup.

Maikel Garcia has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.277) implies that Maikel Garcia has had some very poor luck this year with his .237 actual batting average.

Yuli Gurriel has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (83% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Mitchell Parker throws from, Yuli Gurriel will have an advantage today.

Yuli Gurriel’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 37.6% to 63%.

Yuli Gurriel has shown good plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 88th percentile with a 1.74 K/BB rate.

In terms of his home runs, Garrett Hampson has suffered from bad luck this year. His 0.0 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been quite a bit lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 9.6.

Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 8th-best hitter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bobby Witt Jr. has made substantial strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 14.9% seasonal rate to 23.1% over the past week.

Over the last 7 days, Keibert Ruiz’s 23.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.6%.

Cole Ragans projects as the 10th-best pitcher in the majors right now as it relates to his strikeout skill, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Cole Ragans has been granted a longer leash than the typical pitcher this year, throwing 8.1 more adjusted pitches-per-start than the average hurler.

Cole Ragans has a large reverse platoon split and is fortunate enough to be facing 6 opposite-handed bats today.

Out of all starting pitchers, Cole Ragans’s fastball spin rate of 2553 rpm ranks in the 95th percentile this year.

Cole Ragans projects as the 14th-best SP in the league right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The 2nd-weakest projected batting order of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the Washington Nationals.

It may be sensible to expect worse results for the Washington Nationals offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 3rd-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

The #4 ballpark in Major League Baseball for suppressing BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park.

Maikel Garcia’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

In the past 7 days, Tommy Pham’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.1-mph over the course of the season to 98-mph of late.

Maikel Garcia has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .273 mark is deflated compared to his .304 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Garrett Hampson’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, rising from 13.9% to 17.4%.

Negative Match Player Stats with Royals vs Nationals

The #1 field in baseball for suppressing base hits to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Bobby Witt Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off recently, falling from 44.3% on the season to 30.8% over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Bobby Witt Jr.’s true offensive talent to be a .381, implying that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .030 deviation between that mark and his actual .411 wOBA.

Dylan Crews has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 6.9% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

In the last 14 days, Dylan Crews’s 2.9% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 6.8%.

Robbie Grossman’s BABIP talent is projected in the 25th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Robbie Grossman has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 45% of the time when starting against a lefty on the mound this year.

Robbie Grossman will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul DeJong in the 7th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Paul DeJong is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Paul DeJong in today’s matchup.

Hunter Renfroe is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

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

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Hunter Renfroe today.

Hunter Renfroe’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last year to this one, going from 14.4% to 11.3%.

Jose Tena is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

The #1 venue in MLB for suppressing base hits to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park.

Cole Ragans will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Tena today.

In the last 7 days, Jose Tena’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.7% down to 0%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Keibert Ruiz in the 1st percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Keibert Ruiz is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Keibert Ruiz will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Cole Ragans in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (24.1) implies that Paul DeJong has had some very good luck this year with his 30.3 actual HR/600.

As it relates to plate discipline, Paul DeJong’s skill is quite weak, putting up a 6.91 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 2nd percentile.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Garrett Hampson ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Garrett Hampson is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

This year, Garrett Hampson has been pulled from the game early in 51% of his appearances when starting against lefty on the mound.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Chaparro in the 18th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Andres Chaparro has been pinch hit for 32% of the time when starting against a lefty hurler this year.

Andres Chaparro’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off recently; his 92.1-mph seasonal EV has lowered to 88.4-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Cole Ragans will hold the platoon advantage over James Wood today.

James Wood’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls recently (17.4° over the past week) is quite a bit higher than his 8.1° seasonal mark.

James Wood has been lucky this year, putting up a .342 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .322 — a .020 discrepancy.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Tommy Pham in today’s game.

In the past week’s worth of games, Tommy Pham’s 9.1% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 45.1%.

Tommy Pham has hit 11.7 long-balls per 600 plate appearances this year, placing in the 21st percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Jacob Young is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

In the last two weeks, Jacob Young’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (-0.8°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 4.5°.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (0.0) suggests that Jacob Young has been lucky this year with his 3.6 actual HR/600.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Juan Yepez in the 20th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

19% of the time that Juan Yepez has started against a left-handed pitcher this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

In the last 14 days, Juan Yepez’s 22.7% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 37.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 9th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Maikel Garcia has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (74% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Maikel Garcia has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 15% of the time when starting against a lefty on the mound this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yuli Gurriel in the 9th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Yuli Gurriel will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Yuli Gurriel’s quickness has decreased this season. His 27.18 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 23.72 ft/sec now.

As it relates to his home run ability, Garrett Hampson ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bobby Witt Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, falling from 16.4% on the season to 7.7% in the last 7 days.

From last season to this one, Keibert Ruiz’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 89.9 mph to 87.4 mph.

By putting up a .258 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year, Keibert Ruiz is ranked in the 3rd percentile for offensive skills.

Cole Ragans will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Cole Ragans’s 94.8-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a notable 1.2-mph fall off from last season’s 96-mph mark.

Juan Yepez’s launch angle of late (5.8° in the last week) is significantly lower than his 9° seasonal mark.

Despite posting a .331 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Juan Yepez has had some very good luck given the .032 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .299.

Hunter Renfroe’s BABIP talent is projected in the 4th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yuli Gurriel in the 20th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Yuli Gurriel’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, falling from 15.1% to 7.4%.

Yuli Gurriel has been cold recently, notching a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to measure power) in the last two weeks.

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

Over the past 14 days, Tommy Pham’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (6.1°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 9.4°.

In the past 7 days, Jose Tena’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 12.5%.

Ranking in the 22nd percentile, Jacob Young sports a .290 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Robbie Grossman’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 90.5-mph average last year has dropped off to 87.4-mph.

Robbie Grossman’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, falling from 14.8% to 11.6%.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Garrett Hampson today.

Over the past two weeks, Andres Chaparro’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (4.9°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 16.5°.

Andres Chaparro has been very fortunate when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .300 mark is quite a bit higher than his .284 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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