Royals vs Rangers match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, June 18th

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Royals vs Rangers match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, June 18th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, June 18th
18/06/25 20:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Royals vs Rangers Series Game 2 Matchup Today

Wyatt Langford is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

In Major League Baseball, Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest average fence height.

Batting from the opposite that Kris Bubic throws from, Wyatt Langford will have an advantage in today’s game.

Wyatt Langford will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Salvador Perez is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

Salvador Perez will have the handedness advantage over Patrick Corbin today.

Extreme groundball batters like Salvador Perez tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Patrick Corbin.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Kris Bubic in the 90th percentile as it relates to his strikeout talent.

Kris Bubic has averaged 91.9 adjusted pitches per outing this year, grading out in the 75th percentile.

In his previous start, Kris Bubic was firing on all cylinders and notched 8 strikeouts.

Kris Bubic’s 2420-rpm fastball spin rate this year ranks in the 83rd percentile out of all SPs.

Jonah Heim, the Rangers’s expected catcher in today’s game, profiles as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Patrick Corbin’s high usage rate of his secondary pitches (61.3% this year) figures to work in his favor since they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

Marcus Semien is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Marcus Semien will have the handedness advantage against Kris Bubic in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball batters like Marcus Semien generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Kris Bubic.

Marcus Semien will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Jonah Heim will get to bat from his strong side against Kris Bubic in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Jonah Heim will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Kris Bubic throws from, Adolis Garcia will have the upper hand today.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Adolis Garcia will hold that advantage today.

Jake Burger is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Kris Bubic throws from, Jake Burger will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

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

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

Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Batters such as Bobby Witt Jr. with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Patrick Corbin who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Maikel Garcia is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Maikel Garcia will have an edge today.

Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Negative Match Player Stats with Royals vs Rangers Series Game 2

Globe Life Field grades out as the #29 stadium in the game for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Globe Life Field has the 7th-deepest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball.

The Globe Life Field roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this game -8° colder than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for pitching.

Jac Caglianone is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Patrick Corbin throws from, Jac Caglianone has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Jac Caglianone hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 90th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Jac Caglianone will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

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

Kris Bubic’s 91.8-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 24th percentile among all starting pitchers.

As it relates to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Patrick Corbin in the 22nd percentile among all starting pitchers in the game.

Patrick Corbin struggled when it came to striking batters out in his last start and posted 0 Ks.

Among all starting pitchers, Patrick Corbin’s fastball velocity of 90.5 mph is in the 9th percentile this year.

Among all starting pitchers, Patrick Corbin’s fastball spin rate of 2150.1 rpm grades out in the 24th percentile since the start of last season.

Patrick Corbin has compiled a 17.4% strikeout rate this year, checking in at the 21st percentile.

Jonah Heim is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

Jonah Heim hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Adolis Garcia is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

Bobby Witt Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 75th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 7th-deepest CF fences today.

Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Drew Waters is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this game.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the plate, Drew Waters will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side against Patrick Corbin in today’s matchup.

Drew Waters will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Maikel Garcia hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Maikel Garcia will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Batting from the same side that Patrick Corbin throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino meets a tough challenge today.

Vinnie Pasquantino will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

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