White Sox vs Angels match player stats Wednesday, September 18th 2024. Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels Series Game 3

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White Sox vs Angels match player stats Wednesday, September 18th 2024. Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels Series Game 3

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Todays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Wednesday, September 18th
18/09/24 16:07:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for White Sox vs Angels Series Game 3 Matchup Today

Nicky Lopez is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Angel Stadium ranks as the #7 venue in the majors for LHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Among all stadiums, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.5-mph in this game, the best of the day for hitters.

Hitting from the opposite that Jack Kochanowicz throws from, Nicky Lopez will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jack Kochanowicz in the 15th percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent level.

It may be sensible to expect better numbers for the Chicago White Sox offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 3rd-unluckiest offense in the game this year.

It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Ramon De Jesus) behind the plate in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 6th-best park in the game for home runs.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

The #7 field in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

Andrew Benintendi’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Lenyn Sosa’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, rising from 46.3% to 51.9%.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.317) implies that Lenyn Sosa has had bad variance on his side this year with his .259 actual wOBA.

Luis Robert Jr.’s BABIP skill is projected in the 95th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Robert Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

Gavin Sheets is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Jack Kochanowicz throws from, Gavin Sheets will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Angel Stadium projects as the #9 park in the league for RHB BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Over the past two weeks, Luis Robert Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.2-mph over the course of the season to 96.7-mph of late.

Dominic Fletcher will have the handedness advantage against Jack Kochanowicz in today’s matchup.

Dominic Fletcher has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 84-mph to 86.5-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Over the last week, Lenyn Sosa’s 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.2%.

The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

Over the last 14 days, Dominic Fletcher’s 29.2% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 22.1%.

Andrew Benintendi will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jack Kochanowicz in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Angel Stadium as the 3rd-best stadium in MLB for strikeouts.

Jack Kochanowicz has been unlucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, posting a 3.05 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 5.35 — a 2.31 K/9 disparity.

Over the last week, Gavin Sheets’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 5.8% up to 20%.

Nicky Lopez’s launch angle this season (5.6°) is quite a bit higher than his 0.2° mark last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 87th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Despite posting a .307 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Andrew Vaughn has suffered from bad luck given the .025 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .332.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Andrew Benintendi ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negative Match Player Stats with White Sox vs Angels Series Game 3

When estimating his home run ability, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nicky Lopez has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball bats like Nicky Lopez generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Jack Kochanowicz.

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

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Nicky Lopez has been lucky this year. His .279 figure has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .263.

The Chicago White Sox projected offense ranks as the 2nd-weakest on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability.

Angel Stadium has the 10th-deepest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball.

Jack Kochanowicz is an extreme groundball pitcher (51.5% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Angel Stadium — the #6 HR venue among all major league stadiums — in this matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher stats across the board, and Jack Kochanowicz will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Among all starting pitchers, Jack Kochanowicz’s fastball velocity of 95.2 mph grades out in the 89th percentile this year.

Jack Kochanowicz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Vaughn in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Andrew Vaughn today.

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

Andrew Vaughn’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 92.1-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 82.9-mph in the past 7 days.

Andrew Benintendi has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Andrew Benintendi in today’s matchup.

In the past week, Andrew Benintendi’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6% down to 0%.

In the last week’s worth of games, Andrew Benintendi’s 28.6% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 40.1%.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (18.3) provides evidence that Andrew Benintendi has experienced some positive variance this year with his 23.4 actual HR/600.

Lenyn Sosa is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Jack Kochanowicz throws from, Lenyn Sosa faces a tough challenge today.

Lenyn Sosa will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Lenyn Sosa has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 5.4% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Jack Kochanowicz will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Robert Jr. today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Luis Robert Jr. today.

Luis Robert Jr. has struggled with his Barrel%; his 15.5% rate last season has dropped to 10.4% this year.

Luis Robert Jr.’s launch angle recently (3.2° in the last 7 days) is quite a bit worse than his 12.8° seasonal angle.

12% of the time that Gavin Sheets has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Gavin Sheets will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Gavin Sheets’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (0.3°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 9°.

Gavin Sheets has paced 11.9 HRs per 600 plate appearances this year, checking in at the 22nd percentile for power.

When assessing his home run talent, Dominic Fletcher ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Dominic Fletcher is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Dominic Fletcher has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 11% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

Dominic Fletcher has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and will be challenged by the game’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Dominic Fletcher will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Sheets in the 17th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dominic Fletcher in the 10th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

In notching a .247 BABIP this year, Andrew Benintendi grades out in the 6th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jack Kochanowicz in the 1st percentile when it comes to his strikeout skill.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Jack Kochanowicz is projected to throw 82 pitches in this outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 11th-least of the day.

Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Jack Kochanowicz has used his fastball a lot this year, though: 75% of the time, grading out in the 100th percentile.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew Benintendi’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off recently; his 92.1-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 89.1-mph in the last week.

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