Tigers @ Rangers Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Positives for the Detroit Tigers Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Nimmo in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Brandon Nimmo is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Globe Life Field has the 7th-shortest average fence height in MLB.

,Hitting from the opposite that Casey Mize throws from, Brandon Nimmo will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

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

,Colt Keith’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Kumar Rocker throws from, Colt Keith will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Colt Keith’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, rising from 16.5% to 20.3%.

,In the past 7 days, Colt Keith’s 38.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 20.3%.

,Colt Keith has been unlucky this year, posting a .295 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .325 — a .030 difference.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Casey Mize in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching skills.

,The Texas Rangers projected batting order profiles as the 4th-worst of all teams today in terms of overall hitting skill.

,Dillon Dingler, the Tigers’s expected catcher today, grades out as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Globe Life Field as the worst field in the majors for BABIP.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Joc Pederson ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Joc Pederson is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Casey Mize throws from, Joc Pederson will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Joc Pederson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Casey Mize throws from, Evan Carter will have an advantage today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Evan Carter will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Evan Carter has been unlucky this year, posting a .285 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .321 — a .036 gap.

,Nicky Lopez will hold the platoon advantage over Casey Mize in today’s game.

,Nicky Lopez will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,In the past week, Nicky Lopez’s 72.7% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 45.3%.

,James Outman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kumar Rocker in today’s matchup.

,Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (27.9) suggests that James Outman has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his 20.5 actual HR/600.

,Alejandro Osuna has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (90% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Alejandro Osuna will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Casey Mize in today’s game.

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

,Alejandro Osuna has put up a .332 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 79th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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

,Spencer Torkelson is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

,Hitters such as Spencer Torkelson with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Kumar Rocker who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

,Spencer Torkelson has made notable gains with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 14.4% seasonal rate to 25% in the past week.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Josh Jung is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Josh Jung will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Josh Jung has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 93.5-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 90.3-mph average.

,Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher metrics in all categories, and Kumar Rocker will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,In his last game started, Kumar Rocker was in good form and conceded 2 ER.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Colt Keith ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ezequiel Duran will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Over the past two weeks, Ezequiel Duran’s 17.9% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 14.7%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dillon Dingler in the 83rd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Dillon Dingler is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 17.2°, Dillon Dingler has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 26° figure in the past week.

,Dillon Dingler’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 16% to 21%.

,Zach McKinstry will have the handedness advantage over Kumar Rocker in today’s game.

,Over the past 14 days, Zach McKinstry’s 25.6% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 18.3%.

,Zach McKinstry has been unlucky this year, putting up a .258 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .292 — a .034 deviation.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin McGonigle in the 92nd percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Kevin McGonigle is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Kevin McGonigle will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kumar Rocker today.

,Extreme groundball bats like Kevin McGonigle are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Kumar Rocker.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Casey Mize in the 75th percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.

,In his last game started, Casey Mize was firing on all cylinders and compiled 9 strikeouts.

,Casey Mize has recorded a 12.8% Swinging Strike rate this year, checking in at the 83rd percentile.

,In the past 7 days, Joc Pederson’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.7% up to 28.6%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Kerry Carpenter is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kumar Rocker throws from, Kerry Carpenter will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Kerry Carpenter has made notable strides with his Barrel% recently, improving his 11.6% seasonal rate to 20% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Kerry Carpenter’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 18.4% to 22%.

,Ezequiel Duran’s BABIP skill is projected in the 79th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ezequiel Duran has recorded a .349 BABIP this year, checking in at the 91st percentile.

,Kevin McGonigle has made substantial gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 8.4% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the past 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Riley Greene is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Riley Greene will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kumar Rocker today.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Riley Greene’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 13.8% up to 28.6%.

,Over the last 14 days, Brandon Nimmo has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 13% to 26.9%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene in the 96th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Riley Greene has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92-mph average to last season’s 90-mph average.

,Using Statcast data, Dillon Dingler grades out in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .295.

,The Detroit Tigers have 4 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Ben Malgeri, Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson, James Outman).

,Kumar Rocker has used his slider 22.7% more often this season (38.5%) than he did last season (15.8%).

,Evan Carter’s launch angle this year (18.4°) is considerably better than his 14.1° mark last year.

,When assessing his home run talent, James Outman ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Dillon Dingler ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Osuna in the 77th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 79th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Josh Jung has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 5.9% seasonal rate to 13.3% in the past week.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,In the past week, Spencer Torkelson’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.6-mph over the course of the season to 102-mph recently.

,Josh Jung’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 48.7% to 54.1%.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Kevin McGonigle ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Nicky Lopez’s launch angle in recent games (5° in the last two weeks’ worth of games) is significantly higher than his 1.5° seasonal angle.

Negatives with the Texas Rangers Series Game 3 Game Today

The #1 park in the game for suppressing offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

,The Globe Life Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this game -14° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.

,Brandon Nimmo hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Colt Keith has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (72% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,This year, Colt Keith has been pinch hit for in 43% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

,The #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for suppressing BABIP to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

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

,The Texas Rangers have 6 hitters in the projected batting order that will have the handedness advantage over Casey Mize today.

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

,Casey Mize has relied on his curveball 9.3% less often this year (5.1%) than he did last season (14.4%).

,With a 1.33 deviation between Casey Mize’s 2.63 ERA and his 3.96 estimated true talent ERA (per the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the game this year and should perform worse the rest of the season.

,When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Joc Pederson has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 39% of the time.

,Joc Pederson has notched a .211 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, grading out in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Evan Carter is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today.

,This year, Evan Carter has been pulled from the game early in 19% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

,Evan Carter hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 81st percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicky Lopez in the 0th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Nicky Lopez is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Nicky Lopez has been pinch hit for 22% of the time.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Outman in the 1st percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,James Outman is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,When starting against a righty hurler this year, James Outman has been pinch hit for 30% of the time.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Osuna in the 6th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,36% of the time that Alejandro Osuna has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

,Alejandro Osuna hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Kumar Rocker will have the handedness advantage over Spencer Torkelson today.

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

,Casey Mize will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Josh Jung in today’s game.

,Josh Jung hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Josh Jung’s true offensive ability to be a .327, indicating that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .027 deviation between that mark and his actual .354 wOBA.

,With 6 hitters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Kumar Rocker will be at a disadvantage while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

,Given that groundball pitchers struggle the most against flyball hitters, Kumar Rocker (47.1% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in today’s game with 2 FB hitters in Detroit’s projected batting order.

,Among all starting pitchers, Kumar Rocker’s fastball spin rate of 2158 rpm grades out in the 19th percentile this year.

,Placing highest in Major League Baseball this year, Detroit Tigers hitters as a group have notched a 16.8° launch angle (a reliable standard to study the ability to lift the ball for power).

,Globe Life Field profiles as the #24 park in the majors for lefty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Ezequiel Duran is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this game.

,The #3 ballpark in MLB for suppressing home runs to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

,Casey Mize will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ezequiel Duran today.

,Batting from the same side that Kumar Rocker throws from, Dillon Dingler will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

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

,As it relates to his home run talent, Zach McKinstry ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Zach McKinstry is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Zach McKinstry has been pulled from the game early 17% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

,Kevin McGonigle will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Kevin McGonigle’s true offensive talent to be a .346, implying that he has had some very good luck this year given the .017 difference between that figure and his actual .363 wOBA.

,Casey Mize has had some very good luck with his strikeouts this year, posting a 9.42 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.68 — a 0.74 K/9 disparity.

,When starting against a righty hurler this year, Kerry Carpenter has been pulled from the game early 41% of the time.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Kerry Carpenter in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Globe Life Field as the worst field in the majors for righty base hits.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Riley Greene in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Alejandro Osuna has struggled with his Barrel%; his 6% rate last year has dropped off to 0% this season.

,Josh Jung’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 18.3% to 11%.

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