White Sox vs Angels match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, May 5th

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White Sox @ Angels Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, May 5th
Time : 05/05/26 21:38:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago White Sox Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Jorge Soler is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.6-mph in this contest, the 4th-best of the day for bats.

,Jorge Soler has big-time HR ability (93rd percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (26.9% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Erick Fedde is a pitch-to-contact type (24th percentile K%) — great news for Soler.

,Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Erick Fedde throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Nolan Schanuel will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 85th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

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

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Zach Neto will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 77th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Yoan Moncada is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Yoan Moncada will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Erick Fedde.

,Hitting from the opposite that Erick Fedde throws from, Josh Lowe will have an advantage today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Josh Lowe will hold that advantage today.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Josh Lowe’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 8.6% up to 18.2%.

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

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

,Mike Trout has big-time HR ability (99th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (27.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Erick Fedde has a pitch-to-contact profile (19th percentile K%) — great news for Trout.

,It may be best to expect weaker performance for the Los Angeles Angels offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 9th-luckiest offense in MLB this year.

,Angel Stadium grades out as the #29 stadium in MLB for batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Over his previous 3 starts, Erick Fedde has seen a sizeable increase in his fastball spin rate: from 2056 rpm over the entire season to 2153 rpm lately.

,It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Erick Fedde has gone to his secondary offerings 11.3% more often this season (75.4%) than he did last season (64.1%).

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

,Mike Trout has made sizeable gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 15.5% rate last season to 24.7% this year.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Travis d’Arnaud will hold that advantage today.

,Travis d’Arnaud has been unlucky in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 13.5 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is a fair amount lower than his 27.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Since the start of last season, Travis d’Arnaud’s flyball exit velocity (a reliable stat to evaluate power) is in the 90th percentile at 95.9 mph.

,When estimating his home run skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Jo Adell has compiled a .366 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, checking in at the 92nd percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Over the past 14 days, Josh Lowe’s 26.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 22.4%.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,Batting from the opposite that Erick Fedde throws from, Adam Frazier will have an edge in today’s game.

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

,Launch angles in the range of -4° to 26° tend to become base hits at a high rate; Adam Frazier and his 48.4% since the start of last season rank in the 92nd percentile by this measure.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Yoan Moncada will hold that advantage today.

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

,Jorge Soler’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, rising from 14.4% to 19.2%.

,Jorge Soler’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, increasing from 19.2% on the season to 31.3% in the last week.

,Travis d’Arnaud has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .256 figure is significantly deflated relative to his .293 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Travis d’Arnaud grades out in the 92nd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs (20.8% rate since the start of last season).

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

,Zach Neto has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 101.4-mph average in the past week’s worth of games to his seasonal figure of 94.8-mph.

,Travis d’Arnaud’s 12.7% Barrel% (a reliable metric to evaluate power) grades out in the 85th percentile since the start of last season.

,By putting up a .318 BABIP since the start of last season, Adam Frazier finds himself in the 79th percentile.

,Adam Frazier has done a good job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 15.9° angle is among the highest in the game since the start of last season (81st percentile).

Negatives with the Los Angeles Angels Series Game 2 Game Today

The #4 park in baseball for suppressing offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

,Batting from the same side that Erick Fedde throws from, Jorge Soler will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

,Jorge Soler pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.6% — 85th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Jorge Soler’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 88.3-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 86.1-mph over the past week.

,Jorge Soler has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .222 rate is quite a bit higher than his .199 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nolan Schanuel’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 90.9-mph figure last year has dropped off to 86.7-mph.

,Nolan Schanuel’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 86.7-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 84.1-mph over the last 7 days.

,Sporting a 11.600 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Nolan Schanuel grades out in the 19th percentile for power.

,Erick Fedde will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zach Neto in today’s matchup.

,Zach Neto pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.3% — 94th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Over the past 7 days, Zach Neto’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 18.1%.

,Over the last week, Yoan Moncada’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 90.7 mph to 64.7 mph.

,From last year to this one, Yoan Moncada’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes BABIP (-4° to 26°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 39.3% to 29.4%.

,Placing in the 20th percentile, Yoan Moncada has notched a .225 batting average since the start of last season.

,Josh Lowe is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today.

,This year, Josh Lowe has been pinch hit for in 21% of his appearances when starting against righty on the mound.

,Josh Lowe has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Josh Lowe’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last season to this one, going from 47.7% to 29.3%.

,Erick Fedde will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mike Trout today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Mike Trout’s true offensive ability to be a .379, implying that he has been very fortunate this year given the .037 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .416 wOBA.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Erick Fedde’s overall pitching skill is in the 16th percentile out of all starters in Major League Baseball right now.

,Jansen Visconti profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is expected to be behind the plate in today’s game.

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

,Travis d’Arnaud’s BABIP skill is projected in the 23rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Travis d’Arnaud is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,When starting against a northpaw this year, Travis d’Arnaud has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 29% of the time.

,Erick Fedde will hold the platoon advantage over Travis d’Arnaud in today’s game.

,Jo Adell is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Erick Fedde throws from, Jo Adell will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

,Jo Adell has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 5.6% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

,In the last 7 days, Jo Adell’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal mark of 93 mph to 71.5 mph.

,There has been a significant decline in Nolan Schanuel’s launch angle from last year’s 13.4° to 8.9° this season.

,Checking in at the 8th percentile, Josh Lowe has put up a .271 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

,From last season to this one, Jo Adell’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 16.2% to 10.2%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adam Frazier in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Adam Frazier is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,This year, Adam Frazier has been pulled from the game early in 14% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

,When it comes to his home runs, Adam Frazier has been very fortunate since the start of last season. His 9.2 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 2.7.

,Placing in the 16th percentile, Josh Lowe sits with a .347 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 16th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Travis d’Arnaud’s quickness has decreased this season. His 26.32 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 25.15 ft/sec now.

,Sporting a .290 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, Jorge Soler grades out in the 17th percentile for offensive ability.

,By putting up a 4.94 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Travis d’Arnaud has shown poor plate discipline, placing in the 19th percentile.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Adam Frazier ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.272) may lead us to conclude that Adam Frazier has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season with his .304 actual wOBA.

,Since the start of last season, Adam Frazier’s 2.1% Barrel%, a reliable metric for measuring power, places him in the 4th percentile among his peers.

,Compared to his seasonal mark of 13.4°, Yoan Moncada has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (4°) over the past 14 days.

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