White Sox vs Padres match player stats Sunday, September 22nd 2024. Chicago White Sox at San Diego Padres Series Game 3

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White Sox vs Padres match player stats Sunday, September 22nd 2024. Chicago White Sox at San Diego Padres Series Game 3

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Todays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Chicago White Sox at San Diego Padres
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Sunday, September 22nd
22/09/24 16:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

Luis Arraez is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Petco Park profiles as the #4 stadium in the game for lefty home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF fences among all parks.

Petco Park has the 4th-lowest fence height (on average) in the league.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast forecasts for the 4th-most suitable hitting conditions of all games today.

Nicky Lopez is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Batting from the opposite that Yu Darvish throws from, Nicky Lopez will have an edge today.

Nicky Lopez has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 86.8-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 84.8-mph figure.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Manny Machado ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Manny Machado is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Manny Machado hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Manny Machado will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Yu Darvish’s overall pitching ability is in the 81st percentile among all SPs in the game currently.

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

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Kyle Higashioka (the Padres’s expected catcher today) is considered to be a good pitch framer.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats in all categories, and Yu Darvish will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jackson Merrill ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jackson Merrill has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (93% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Luis Robert Jr. is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Petco Park grades out as the #4 venue in the league for RHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The 5th-best projected lineup on the slate today in terms of overall hitting skill belongs to the San Diego Padres.

It may be smart to expect better results for the San Diego Padres offense going forward, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 10th-unluckiest offense in the game this year.

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

Korey Lee has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .206 BA is a good deal lower than his .226 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Xander Bogaerts hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

Xander Bogaerts will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Xander Bogaerts has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 93.2-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal figure of 89.5-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jurickson Profar in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Jurickson Profar is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

Jurickson Profar will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Jurickson Profar has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 91.2-mph average to last year’s 86.5-mph EV.

Lenyn Sosa has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 91.7-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 89.1-mph mark.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.320) implies that Lenyn Sosa has experienced some negative variance this year with his .262 actual wOBA.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Arraez as the 2nd-best hitter in MLB when assessing his batting average talent.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Kyle Higashioka will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Andrew Benintendi ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.

Petco Park profiles as the #4 stadium in Major League Baseball for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Fernando Tatis Jr. projects as the 10th-best batter in MLB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jake Cronenworth ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill as the 20th-best batter in MLB when it comes to his batting average ability.

Fernando Tatis Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Fernando Tatis Jr. will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Yu Darvish in the 84th percentile as it relates to his strikeout talent.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Higashioka in the 88th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Batting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Jackson Merrill will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Jackson Merrill hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Over the last week, Lenyn Sosa’s 61.1% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 52.2%.

Korey Lee has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .248 rate is considerably lower than his .268 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Batting from the opposite that Yu Darvish throws from, Gavin Sheets will have an advantage in today’s game.

Andrew Vaughn hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Compared to his seasonal average of 16.8°, Andrew Vaughn has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 31.4° mark in the last week’s worth of games.

Gavin Sheets has made significant improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 5.7% seasonal rate to 12.5% over the last 7 days.

Gavin Sheets’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, going from 36.5% to 45.1%.

Luis Robert Jr. has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 10.6% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 87th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Hitting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Luis Arraez will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Andrew Benintendi will hold the platoon advantage against Yu Darvish in today’s game.

Andrew Benintendi hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

Jake Cronenworth will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sean Burke today.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Jake Cronenworth will hold that advantage today.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Arraez in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run talent.

The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 10.9-mph in this match-up, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for pitchers.

In the past 14 days, Luis Arraez’s 10% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 18.3%.

Using Statcast metrics, Luis Arraez grades out in the 2nd percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 1.400.

This year, Luis Arraez’s 1.7% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 2nd percentile among his peers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicky Lopez in the 0th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Nicky Lopez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

In the past week, Nicky Lopez’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 13.8%.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Nicky Lopez has had positive variance on his side this year. His .278 mark has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .263.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicky Lopez in the 10th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Petco Park profiles as the #26 park in the majors for lefty BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Built just 14 feet above sea level, Petco Park has one of the lowest altitudes among all major league parks, which often leads to less offense.

The #5 park in the game for suppressing BABIP to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

Sean Burke will have the handedness advantage against Manny Machado today.

Generating 15 outs per game per started this year on average, Yu Darvish places him the 23rd percentile.

It may be best to expect improved performance for the Chicago White Sox offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 4th-unluckiest offense in the game this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Petco Park as the 4th-best stadium in the game for home runs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jackson Merrill’s true offensive ability to be a .334, indicating that he has been very fortunate this year given the .016 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .350 wOBA.

Hitting from the same side that Yu Darvish throws from, Luis Robert Jr. will be in a tough position today.

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

Luis Robert Jr. has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90-mph dropping to 86.8-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

In the last week’s worth of games, Luis Robert Jr.’s 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 41.3%.

Sean Burke was in good form in his last game started and conceded 2 ER.

San Diego Padres bats as a unit rank 25th- in Major League Baseball for power this year when judging by their 91.5-mph exit velocity on flyballs.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Korey Lee ranks in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Korey Lee is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

Xander Bogaerts has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (78% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Xander Bogaerts will not have the upper hand today.

The switch-hitting Jurickson Profar will bat from his worse side (0) today against Sean Burke, Jurickson Profar pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.5% — 83rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

Lenyn Sosa is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the same side that Yu Darvish throws from, Lenyn Sosa will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Today, Lenyn Sosa is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 37.7% rate (93rd percentile).

When it comes to power, Luis Arraez is ranked in the 1st percentile, having averaged 3.2 HRs per 600 plate appearances this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Higashioka in the 7th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Kyle Higashioka is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

This year, Kyle Higashioka has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 22% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

Hitting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Kyle Higashioka will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Andrew Benintendi will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (19.7) implies that Andrew Benintendi has had positive variance on his side this year with his 22.8 actual HR/600.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Sean Burke is projected to throw 73 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 2nd-least of all pitchers on the slate.

Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the least strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate today is the San Diego Padres with a 18.3% underlying K%.

Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Sean Burke in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Fernando Tatis Jr. will have a disadvantage today.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 9.7°, Fernando Tatis Jr. has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (2.4°) over the last 14 days.

Jurickson Profar’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined lately; his 92.3-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 88.1-mph over the last two weeks.

Over the past 7 days, Xander Bogaerts’s 21.4% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 41.8%.

Jake Cronenworth has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (92% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

In the past two weeks, Jake Cronenworth’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8% down to 0%.

Over the last 7 days, Jake Cronenworth’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.6%.

Over the last week, Jackson Merrill’s 27.8% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 44.9%.

Yu Darvish will hold the platoon advantage over Korey Lee in today’s game.

Korey Lee will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Posting a .247 BABIP this year, Andrew Benintendi is positioned in the 6th percentile.

Yu Darvish will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Vaughn today.

Andrew Vaughn will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn’s average exit velocity has fallen off of late; his 90.3-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 83.2-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Kyle Higashioka has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 11.5% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last 14 days.

Gavin Sheets has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (96% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Gavin Sheets in today’s game.

In the last 14 days, Gavin Sheets’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (5.7°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 8.9°.

Power-wise, Gavin Sheets grades out in the 20th percentile, having hit 11.5 home runs per 600 plate appearances this year.

Manny Machado’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, going from 17.7% to 12.2%.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (25.6) implies that Manny Machado has experienced some positive variance this year with his 28.4 actual HR/600.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Sheets in the 16th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Xander Bogaerts’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls recently (4.7° over the last two weeks) is considerably lower than his 11° seasonal figure.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 12.9°, Luis Robert Jr. has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (7°) in the last 14 days.

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