Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Chicago at Texas Series Game 2 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 87th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Andrew Benintendi is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Andrew Benintendi will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Heaney today.

The Texas Rangers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Andrew Benintendi stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Andrew Benintendi’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased lately, rising from 40.2% on the season to 55% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 89th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

In Major League Baseball, Globe Life Field has the 6th-lowest average fence height.

Out of all the teams today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Nathaniel Lowe will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Nathaniel Lowe has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 99.9-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal average of 89.5-mph.

Josh Smith is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Josh Smith will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Checking in at the 90th percentile, Josh Smith has posted a .362 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Grading out in the 76th percentile, Josh Smith has put up a .445 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

Leody Taveras’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Leody Taveras has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .280 mark is considerably lower than his .316 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

Adolis Garcia will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Garrett Crochet in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Adolis Garcia will hold that advantage today.

In the last week’s worth of games, Adolis Garcia’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 13.5% down to 0%.

Jonah Heim has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (75% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Garrett Crochet.

Jonah Heim will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

Jonah Heim has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 96-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal EV of 90.3-mph.

Compared to his seasonal average of 20.8°, Paul DeJong has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 25.9° angle in the last 14 days.

Paul DeJong’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (20.8°) is considerably higher than his 15.5° angle last year.

Paul DeJong has paced 28.6 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year, checking in at the 89th percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 86th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Wyatt Langford will have an advantage today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Wyatt Langford will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Luis Robert’s BABIP ability is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Robert is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

In the past 7 days, Luis Robert’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14.3% down to 0%.

Over the past 7 days, Luis Robert’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 19%.

Justin Foscue will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Garrett Crochet in today’s game.

Justin Foscue will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Andrew Vaughn’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, going from 13.9% to 18.7%.

In the past 14 days, Andrew Vaughn’s 52.6% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 42.7%.

Garrett Crochet projects as the 3rd-best pitcher in the game right now when assessing his strikeout skill, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Vic Carapazza profiles as a Huge Pitchers Umpire and is expected to be in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

Globe Life Field grades out as the #10 stadium in MLB for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Among all starters, Garrett Crochet’s fastball velocity of 96.4 mph grades out in the 97th percentile this year.

Globe Life Field projects as the #7 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Marcus Semien ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Marcus Semien is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Marcus Semien will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Garrett Crochet in today’s game.

When it comes to his home run skill, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Nathaniel Lowe has displayed strong plate discipline this year, placing in the 78th percentile with a 1.96 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 80th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Tommy Pham is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Over the last 14 days, Tommy Pham has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 6% to 14.3%.

Tommy Pham’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 43.3% to 49.5%.

The Chicago White Sox have 3 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Korey Lee, Luis Robert, Paul DeJong).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Jonah Heim (the Rangers’s expected catcher today) projects as a good pitch framer.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Marcus Semien will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Globe Life Field as the 7th-best venue in the league for lefty home runs.

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

Eloy Jimenez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

Eloy Jimenez has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his home runs this year; his 13.3 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is deflated compared to his 21.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Batting from the opposite that Andrew Heaney throws from, Nicky Lopez will have an advantage in today’s game.

The Texas Rangers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nicky Lopez can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Nicky Lopez’s launch angle this year (6.8°) is a considerable increase over his 0.2° figure last season.

Placing in the 89th percentile, Tommy Pham has posted a .339 BABIP this year.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Wyatt Langford has suffered from bad luck this year. His .300 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .319.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Eloy Jimenez’s true offensive talent to be a .325, implying that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .043 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .282 wOBA.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Eloy Jimenez ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corey Seager ranks as the 9th-best batter in the majors.

Corey Seager is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

Corey Seager will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Nathaniel Lowe ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Josh Smith has notched a .341 BABIP this year, checking in at the 89th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Garrett Crochet as the 4th-best SP in MLB currently.

Globe Life Field projects as the #27 field in the game for batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

It may be best to expect improved performance for the Chicago White Sox offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 3rd-unluckiest offense in MLB this year.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Wyatt Langford ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Corey Seager’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, rising from 16.7% to 19.8%.

When assessing his home run ability, Paul DeJong ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Corey Seager has been unlucky this year. His .349 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .373.

Andrew Vaughn has been unlucky this year, compiling a .291 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .327 — a .036 gap.

Andrew Vaughn’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls recently (17.3° in the past 14 days) is quite a bit higher than his 10.4° seasonal figure.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Marcus Semien has suffered from bad luck this year. His .308 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .351.

In terms of his batting average, Korey Lee has suffered from bad luck this year. His .217 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .233.

Tuesday Series Game 2 player match stat slumps with White Sox vs Rangers Matchup

The #1 stadium in the game for suppressing base hits to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

The Globe Life Field roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up -9° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.

Andrew Benintendi hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

The Texas Rangers infield defense profiles as the 5th-best among every team today.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Andrew Benintendi today.

Nathaniel Lowe has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (63% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Globe Life Field as the 7th-worst park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.

Among all major league stadiums, Globe Life Field’s centerfield dimensions are the 6th-deepest.

The Globe Life Field roof projects to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up -10° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.

Garrett Crochet will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nathaniel Lowe today.

Garrett Crochet will hold the platoon advantage against Josh Smith in today’s game.

Josh Smith hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Josh Smith has struggled with his Barrel%; his 10.7% rate last season has lowered to 3.5% this season.

Josh Smith has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87-mph dropping to 77.1-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Leody Taveras is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

The #1 stadium in the game for suppressing base hits to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

The switch-hitting Leody Taveras will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against Garrett Crochet, Adolis Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 96.2-mph EV last year has fallen to 94.1-mph.

Adolis Garcia’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better recently, rising from 16.3% on the season to 40% in the past week’s worth of games.

Jonah Heim’s BABIP skill is projected in the 5th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In the past 14 days, Jonah Heim’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.6% down to 0%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul DeJong in the 6th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Paul DeJong is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Wyatt Langford has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 7% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the past week.

In the last 14 days, Wyatt Langford’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 90.6 mph to 86.6 mph.

Andrew Heaney will have the handedness advantage over Luis Robert today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Foscue in the 12th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Justin Foscue is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Andrew Heaney throws from, Andrew Vaughn will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Today, Andrew Vaughn is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39% rate (92nd percentile).

Korey Lee, the White Sox’s expected catcher today, profiles as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

With 8 bats of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected offense, Garrett Crochet will be at a disadvantage while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lowers pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Garrett Crochet in today’s matchup.

It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Garrett Crochet has used his fastball a lot this year, though: 55.5% of the time, checking in at the 100th percentile.

Given the 0.11 disparity between Garrett Crochet’s 12.58 K/9 and his 12.47 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in MLB this year when it comes to strikeouts and ought to negatively regress the rest of the season.

Jonah Heim’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last season to this one, falling from 18.4% to 10.5%.

Sporting a .280 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year, Jonah Heim grades out in the 16th percentile for hitting ability.

Over the last week, Marcus Semien’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.4% down to 0%.

Marcus Semien’s average exit velocity has declined lately; his 87-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 83.2-mph in the last 14 days.

Marcus Semien’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better in recent games, going from 16.9% on the season to 20% over the last 7 days.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Luis Robert today.

Luis Robert’s average exit velocity has fallen off in recent games; his 90.3-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 76.3-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Nathaniel Lowe’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 92.5-mph figure last season has fallen off to 89.5-mph.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Korey Lee ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

Andrew Heaney will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tommy Pham in today’s game.

Tommy Pham hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Jon Gray is projected to throw 82 pitches today by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 12th-least on the slate.

In his last outing, Jon Gray struggled when it came to striking hitters out and was only able to tally 2 Ks.

Jon Gray’s fastball velocity has decreased 1 mph this year (94.1 mph) below where it was last year (95.1 mph).

Over his last 3 games started, Jon Gray has suffered a substantial fall off in his fastball spin rate: from 2025 rpm over the whole season to 1947 rpm of late.

Grading out in the 22nd percentile, Jon Gray has posted an 18.7% strikeout rate this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Baldwin in the 25th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Riley Baldwin is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

The switch-hitting Riley Baldwin will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side (0) today against Andrew Heaney, Andrew Heaney will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Eloy Jimenez in today’s matchup.

Eloy Jimenez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 93rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Nicky Lopez is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

11% of the time that Nicky Lopez has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Tommy Pham in today’s game.

Tommy Pham’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 93.9-mph EV last season has lowered to 90-mph.

When estimating his home run talent, Andrew Benintendi ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Andrew Benintendi has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.7-mph dropping to 85.3-mph in the last 14 days.

In terms of plate discipline, Adolis Garcia’s skill is quite bad, putting up a 3.61 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 25th percentile.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Eloy Jimenez today.

Eloy Jimenez has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 9.2% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the past 14 days.

Leody Taveras has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.5-mph dropping to 84.2-mph over the last two weeks.

Batting from the same side that Garrett Crochet throws from, Corey Seager has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Corey Seager hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Corey Seager has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 15.2% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last 7 days.

In the last week’s worth of games, Corey Seager’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 19.8%.

It may be sensible to expect improved performance for the Texas Rangers offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 7th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year.

The 3rd-worst projected offense of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall offensive skill is that of the the Chicago White Sox.

Wyatt Langford has hit 8.7 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year, checking in at the 14th percentile for power.

Batting from the same side that Andrew Heaney throws from, Paul DeJong has a tough challenge today.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Paul DeJong today.

Andrew Heaney will have the handedness advantage over Korey Lee in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.6-mph dropping to 87.7-mph over the past 14 days.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).