White Sox @ Angels Matchup Details

Positives for the Chicago White Sox Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Samuel Antonacci in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.8-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Samuel Antonacci will have an edge in today’s game.

,The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst out of every team today.

,Samuel Antonacci has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 98.8-mph average over the last week to his seasonal figure of 88.4-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colson Montgomery in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Colson Montgomery is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

,On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.

,Colson Montgomery will hold the platoon advantage against Jose Soriano today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 94th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Jorge Soler is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Jorge Soler will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 86th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Zach Neto is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Zach Neto will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have an advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Edgar Quero’s true offensive talent to be a .301, implying that he has been unlucky this year given the .082 deviation between that mark and his actual .219 wOBA.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Extreme flyball bats like Miguel Vargas tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

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

,Nolan Schanuel will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Davis Martin in today’s game.

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

,Hitting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Tristan Peters will have an edge today.

,Tristan Peters has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.5-mph to 96.4-mph over the last two weeks.

,Chase Meidroth is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Chase Meidroth has exhibited good plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 81st percentile with a 1.72 K/BB rate.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Jo Adell is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mike Trout ranks as the 6th-best hitter in MLB.

,Mike Trout is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Mike Trout will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Munetaka Murakami projects as the 2nd-best home run batter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Munetaka Murakami is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Munetaka Murakami will have an edge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Lowe in the 75th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Josh Lowe will have the handedness advantage against Davis Martin in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Josh Lowe will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Mike Trout has made substantial strides with his Barrel%, upping his 15.5% rate last season to 25.6% this season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jose Soriano in the 80th percentile when it comes to his strikeout talent.

,Jose Soriano has been granted a longer leash than the average pitcher this year, tallying 3.7 more adjusted pitches-per-game than average.

,The Chicago White Sox have 3 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Colson Montgomery, Munetaka Murakami, Jarred Kelenic).

,Angel Stadium ranks as the #3 park in MLB for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Colson Montgomery has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 15.1% seasonal rate to 21.4% in the last two weeks.

,Josh Lowe has made significant improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 9.4% seasonal rate to 22.2% over the past 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Over the past 14 days, Jo Adell’s 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 10.7%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

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

,Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (27.7) may lead us to conclude that Travis d’Arnaud has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his 13.7 actual HR/600.

,Travis d’Arnaud’s 95.9-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable stat to study power) is in the 89th percentile since the start of last season.

,Jorge Soler’s launch angle this season (18.6°) is a considerable increase over his 13.7° mark last season.

,Jorge Soler’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved lately, increasing from 19.4% on the season to 28.6% in the past 7 days.

,Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.293) may lead us to conclude that Travis d’Arnaud has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .259 actual wOBA.

,Travis d’Arnaud grades out in the 93rd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (21.3% rate since the start of last season).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 78th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,In the past 14 days, Tristan Peters’s 50% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 43.9%.

,Davis Martin has averaged 93.9 adjusted pitches per GS this year, placing in the 81st percentile.

,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) (Mike Trout, Travis d’Arnaud, Jorge Soler, Zach Neto).

,With 7 hitters who bat from the same side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Davis Martin figures to benefit from owning the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Zach Neto ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,In the past 7 days, Zach Neto’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.7-mph over the course of the season to 104.9-mph of late.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Munetaka Murakami in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Jarred Kelenic will have the handedness advantage over Jose Soriano in today’s game.

,Jarred Kelenic has averaged 25.2 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, grading out in the 81st percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Jarred Kelenic’s 13.9% Barrel% (an advanced stat to study power) ranks in the 89th percentile since the start of last season.

,Andrew Benintendi’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 19.8% to 22.8%.

,Jose Soriano projects as the 15th-best starting pitcher in the league currently, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,It may be wise to expect weaker performance for the Chicago White Sox offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 10th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

Negatives with the Los Angeles Angels Game Today

Samuel Antonacci is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

,When starting against a righty hurler this year, Samuel Antonacci has been pulled from the game early 17% of the time.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 9th-worst stadium in MLB for LHB batting average.

,The weather report calls for the 2nd-best pitching conditions on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

,Samuel Antonacci will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Colson Montgomery today.

,Colson Montgomery’s launch angle lately (5.3° in the last 7 days) is a considerable dropoff from his 20.1° seasonal mark.

,Colson Montgomery has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 43.3 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is inflated compared to his 36.2 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Angel Stadium as the 3rd-worst stadium in the league for run-scoring.

,Davis Martin will hold the platoon advantage over Jorge Soler in today’s game.

,Jorge Soler pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.8% — 86th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jorge Soler has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.3-mph dropping to 83.5-mph in the past 7 days.

,Davis Martin will hold the platoon advantage against Zach Neto today.

,Zach Neto pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.4% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Zach Neto’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off of late, falling from 18.5% on the season to 0% in the last 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 21st percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,This year, Andrew Benintendi has been pulled from the game early in 15% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

,Andrew Benintendi will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Edgar Quero is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Edgar Quero will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Jose Soriano in today’s matchup.

,Edgar Quero has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jose Soriano will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Miguel Vargas today.

,Miguel Vargas will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Placing in the 9th percentile, Miguel Vargas sports a .255 BABIP since the start of last season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 6th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Nolan Schanuel’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 90.9-mph mark last year has decreased to 86-mph.

,Nolan Schanuel’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 86-mph seasonal figure has decreased to 70.3-mph over the last week.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Tristan Peters ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Tristan Peters is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today.

,When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Tristan Peters has been pinch hit for 34% of the time.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Batting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, Chase Meidroth will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Typically, batters like Chase Meidroth who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Jose Soriano.

,Davis Martin will have the handedness advantage against Jo Adell today.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Jo Adell’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.9% down to 0%.

,Jo Adell’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 93-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 71.5-mph in the last 7 days.

,Davis Martin will have the handedness advantage against Mike Trout in today’s game.

,In terms of his home runs, Mike Trout has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season. His 30.7 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 25.0.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Munetaka Murakami in today’s game.

,Munetaka Murakami has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 21.9% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the past 7 days.

,Munetaka Murakami has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 94.9-mph dropping to 89.5-mph in the last week.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Edgar Quero ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jorge Soler has notched a .290 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, ranking in the 17th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Josh Lowe is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

,Josh Lowe has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 23% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

,Josh Lowe has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,The #9 venue in the game for suppressing batting average to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

,Despite posting a .416 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Mike Trout has been lucky given the .035 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .381.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Travis d’Arnaud (the Angels’s expected catcher today) profiles as a weak pitch framer.

,The Chicago White Sox have 7 batters in the projected batting order that will hold the platoon advantage against Jose Soriano today.

,Jose Soriano has been very fortunate when it comes to his strikeouts this year, notching a 10.34 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.21 — a 1.13 K/9 discrepancy.

,Tristan Peters will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Nolan Schanuel’s launch angle this year (9°) is a significant dropoff from his 13.4° figure last season.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Jo Adell’s talent is quite weak, putting up a 4.82 K/BB rate since the start of last season while checking in at in the 9th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colson Montgomery in the 21st percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (12.2) may lead us to conclude that Josh Lowe has been very fortunate since the start of last season with his 17.2 actual HR/600.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Travis d’Arnaud in the 25th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Travis d’Arnaud is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Travis d’Arnaud has been pinch hit for 26% of the time.

,Jorge Soler’s BABIP skill is projected in the 15th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When estimating his home run skill, Samuel Antonacci ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Davis Martin throws from, Travis d’Arnaud will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

,In the last week, Travis d’Arnaud has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to measure power).

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Chase Meidroth in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tristan Peters in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Edgar Quero (the White Sox’s expected catcher in today’s game) grades out as a horrible pitch framer.

,Davis Martin will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Davis Martin’s cut-fastball usage has dropped by 5.8% from last year to this one (22.9% to 17.1%) .

,Ranking in the 20th percentile, Davis Martin has put up an 18.3% K% since the start of last season.

,It may be smart to expect weaker performance for the Los Angeles Angels offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 5th-luckiest offense in baseball this year.

,Angel Stadium ranks as the #29 venue in the game for batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Among all starters, Davis Martin’s fastball spin rate of 2396 rpm grades out in the 76th percentile this year.

,Jarred Kelenic is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jarred Kelenic has been pulled from the game early 44% of the time when starting against a northpaw since the start of last season.

,Jarred Kelenic will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Using Statcast data, Jarred Kelenic ranks in the 18th percentile for hitting ability per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .248.

,Despite posting a .402 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Munetaka Murakami has been lucky given the .047 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .355.

,Andrew Benintendi has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 10.7% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% over the past week.

,Andrew Benintendi’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off lately, falling from 22.8% on the season to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

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