White Sox vs Orioles match player stats Tuesday, September 3rd 2024. Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles Series Game 2

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White Sox vs Orioles match player stats Tuesday, September 3rd 2024. Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Tuesday, September 3rd
03/09/24 18:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

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When it comes to his BABIP skill, Austin Slater is projected as the 8th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Austin Slater has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s shallowest RF fences today.

Extreme flyball hitters like Austin Slater generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Nick Nastrini.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Austin Slater will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Austin Slater has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 100.4-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal figure of 94.3-mph.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #7 ballpark in the majors for right-handed BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Hitting from the opposite that Cade Povich throws from, Lenyn Sosa will have an advantage in today’s game.

Lenyn Sosa has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Lenyn Sosa’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, increasing from 46.3% to 52.2%.

When it comes to his batting average, Lenyn Sosa has had some very poor luck this year. His .214 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .288.

Emmanuel Rivera has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

As it relates to his batting average, Emmanuel Rivera has had some very poor luck this year. His .214 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .254.

A low launch angle standard deviation tends to lead to a higher rate of hits on balls in play, and Emmanuel Rivera’s 25.3° mark (83rd percentile) this year indicates a strong hitting profile.

Corey Julks is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

Corey Julks will have the handedness advantage over Cade Povich today.

Corey Julks hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 13.2°, Corey Julks has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (4.5°) in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Emmanuel Rivera has been very good at hitting the ball to all fields (an important talent for batting average), placing in the 95th percentile in THE BAT X’s Spray Score this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Ryan O’Hearn is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Ryan O’Hearn will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Nastrini in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Ryan O’Hearn will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Ryan O’Hearn has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 96.6-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal mark of 93.1-mph.

The Chicago White Sox have been the unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better in the future, Hunter Wendelstedt grades out as a Hitters Umpire and is likely to be calling pitches in today’s game.

Cade Povich conceded a whopping 5 earned runs in his last start.

Cade Povich has compiled a 5.70 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that deals with the things most within a pitcher’s control) this year, grading out in the 18th percentile.

Cade Povich has put up a 1.41 K/BB rate this year, grading out in the 11th percentile.

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

Luis Robert is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Luis Robert will have the handedness advantage over Cade Povich in today’s game.

Luis Robert’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, rising from 41.5% on the season to 55.6% over the past two weeks.

Cedric Mullins II will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Nastrini today.

Cedric Mullins II pulls many of his flyballs (35.3% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Cedric Mullins II will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Batting from the opposite that Cade Povich throws from, Korey Lee will have the upper hand today.

Korey Lee has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s shallowest RF fences today.

Korey Lee has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.1-mph to 91.3-mph in the past 7 days.

Korey Lee’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better recently, going from 41.8% on the season to 56% in the past two weeks.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.237) implies that Korey Lee has had bad variance on his side this year with his .215 actual batting average.

When it comes to his home run ability, Cedric Mullins II ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Over the last two weeks, Cedric Mullins II’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (6.8°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 12.7°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colton Cowser in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Colton Cowser is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

Colton Cowser will hold the platoon advantage over Nick Nastrini in today’s matchup.

Colton Cowser will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

In the last week, Colton Cowser’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 14% up to 22.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colton Cowser as the 18th-best hitter in the majors when estimating his BABIP ability.

The #7 stadium in the majors for boosting base hits to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Adley Rutschman ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Adley Rutschman is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

Adley Rutschman pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

Adley Rutschman’s launch angle this year (18.6°) is quite a bit higher than his 12.5° angle last year.

Cedric Mullins II has been unlucky this year, posting a .293 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .315 — a .022 gap.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew Vaughn is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Andrew Vaughn will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cade Povich today.

Andrew Vaughn hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

Andrew Vaughn’s launch angle this year (17.3°) is considerably better than his 11.1° mark last year.

Anthony Santander is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

Anthony Santander pulls many of his flyballs (39.7% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Anthony Santander will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Anthony Santander has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.7-mph to 91.9-mph over the last 7 days.

There has been a significant improvement in Anthony Santander’s launch angle from last year’s 20° to 23.6° this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Miguel Vargas will hold the platoon advantage over Cade Povich in today’s game.

Miguel Vargas hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

Over the last 14 days, Miguel Vargas has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-hit balls: 29.6° compared to his seasonal mark of 20.5°.

Despite posting a .258 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Miguel Vargas has suffered from bad luck given the .061 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .319.

Despite posting a .288 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Luis Robert has had some very poor luck given the .033 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .321.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

The shallowest RF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Jackson Holliday will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Nastrini today.

Extreme flyball batters like Jackson Holliday generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Nick Nastrini.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Andrew Benintendi is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Andrew Benintendi hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

Last year, Andrew Benintendi had an average launch angle of 13.4° on his hardest-contacted balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 18.4°.

Jacob Amaya will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cade Povich today.

Gunnar Henderson projects as the 18th-best batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gunnar Henderson is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

Gunnar Henderson will have the handedness advantage over Nick Nastrini in today’s game.

Gunnar Henderson will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Nick Nastrini’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 3rd percentile out of all starting pitchers in the league right now.

The Baltimore Orioles projected offense grades out as the 3rd-strongest of all teams on the slate in terms of overall batting ability.

Projected catcher Korey Lee profiles as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Baltimore Orioles have 7 hitters in the projected lineup that will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Nastrini in today’s game.

In the last 14 days, Andrew Benintendi has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 31° compared to his seasonal mark of 18.4°.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Jackson Holliday will hold that advantage today.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Jackson Holliday has experienced some negative variance this year. His .247 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .290.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert in the 89th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

When it comes to power, Luis Robert finds himself in the 81st percentile, having hit 25.1 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.307) implies that Emmanuel Rivera has had bad variance on his side this year with his .266 actual wOBA.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Austin Slater ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher metrics in all categories, and Cade Povich will hold that advantage today.

Given the 1.42 difference between Cade Povich’s 6.40 K/9 and his 7.82 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in baseball this year as it relates to strikeouts and ought to positively regress the rest of the season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Santander in the 96th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Korey Lee’s launch angle of late (18.7° over the last two weeks) is quite a bit better than his 9.4° seasonal angle.

Korey Lee has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .259 rate is quite a bit lower than his .281 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.320) may lead us to conclude that Lenyn Sosa has experienced some negative variance this year with his .236 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

The Baltimore Orioles have 3 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jackson Holliday, Colton Cowser, Austin Slater).

Nick Nastrini’s 2372-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 77th percentile out of all starters.

Nick Nastrini has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 6.46 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.99 — a 1.53 K/9 disparity.

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Austin Slater is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

When starting against a righty on the mound since the start of last season, Austin Slater has been pinch hit for 23% of the time.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards profiles as the #28 stadium in the league for righty home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In Major League Baseball, the 9th-tallest fences are at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

This matchup is predicted to have the 5th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Lenyn Sosa is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Lenyn Sosa will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Lenyn Sosa has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 6.2% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last 7 days.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Lenyn Sosa’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 90.3 mph to 87 mph.

Emmanuel Rivera is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Nick Nastrini will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Emmanuel Rivera in today’s matchup.

Emmanuel Rivera and his 6.6° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 17th percentile, among the lowest in the majors this year.

Corey Julks will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

There has been a decrease in Corey Julks’s average exit velocity this year, from 87.9 mph last year to 85.6 mph now, Corey Julks has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 85.6-mph dropping to 80.2-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Ryan O’Hearn has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 20% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #28 venue in Major League Baseball for lefty home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In today’s matchup, Ryan O’Hearn is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.4% rate (80th percentile).

The Chicago White Sox projected offense ranks as the 3rd-worst on the slate today in terms of overall batting ability.

Projected catcher Adley Rutschman profiles as a good pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The #2 venue in Major League Baseball for suppressing walks, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards has the deepest LF fences in the league.

Luis Robert pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.2% — 75th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Luis Robert will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Luis Robert’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10.9% down to 0%.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Luis Robert’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal mark of 94.2 mph to 89.7 mph.

Cedric Mullins II’s BABIP talent is projected in the 8th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cedric Mullins II is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Korey Lee in the 5th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Korey Lee is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

Cedric Mullins II’s average exit velocity has dropped off this season; his 88.9-mph average last season has lowered to 86.8-mph.

Colton Cowser has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s deepest LF fences today.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Adley Rutschman will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Nick Nastrini in today’s matchup.

Adley Rutschman has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.4-mph dropping to 80.3-mph over the last week.

Cedric Mullins II’s average exit velocity has fallen off in recent games; his 86.8-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 79-mph over the past two weeks.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Andrew Vaughn in today’s game.

Over the past 14 days, Andrew Vaughn’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal average of 92.3 mph to 90.1 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Santander in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Typically, batters like Anthony Santander who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Nick Nastrini.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Korey Lee in today’s game.

In the past week’s worth of games, Korey Lee’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.8% down to 0%.

Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Miguel Vargas will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Jackson Holliday is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Jackson Holliday has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 9.6% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last 14 days.

Jackson Holliday has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.3-mph dropping to 86.6-mph in the last two weeks.

Jackson Holliday’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased lately, falling from 19.3% on the season to 9.5% over the last two weeks.

Cade Povich will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Benintendi in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Andrew Benintendi today.

Andrew Benintendi has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.8-mph dropping to 80.2-mph in the past week.

Andrew Benintendi has notched a .287 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 19th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Amaya in the 6th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Jacob Amaya is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jacob Amaya in today’s matchup.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Gunnar Henderson’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.5% down to 0%.

Gunnar Henderson’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 94.7-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 82.2-mph over the past 7 days.

Miguel Vargas has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 5.5% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Miguel Vargas has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 85.4-mph dropping to 81-mph over the past 14 days.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Adley Rutschman’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (-1°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 14.9°.

Hitting from the same side that Nick Nastrini throws from, Austin Slater will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

Over the last week, Gunnar Henderson’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 13.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Gunnar Henderson’s true offensive talent to be a .363, implying that he has had some very good luck this year given the .015 disparity between that figure and his actual .378 wOBA.

Nick Nastrini is an extreme flyball pitcher (38.9% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be aided by pitching in the #21 HR venue among all stadiums today.

Grading out in the 18th percentile, Cade Povich has recorded a 15.7% Strikeout% this year.

In terms of his home runs, Anthony Santander has experienced some positive variance this year. His 41.4 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 35.6.

In the last two weeks, Ryan O’Hearn’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (4.8°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 13.3°.

Ryan O’Hearn’s maximum exit velocity (an advanced standard to evaluate power) has been 108.8 mph this year, placing in the 22nd percentile.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Nick Nastrini is projected to throw 81 pitches in this outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 3rd-least of all pitchers on the slate today.

Considering that groundball batters hold a sizeable advantage over flyball pitchers, Nick Nastrini and his 38.9% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a tough position in today’s game matching up with 1 opposing GB batters.

Anthony Santander has notched a .227 BABIP this year, placing in the 2nd percentile.

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