Todays Game 3 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Chicago at Texas Game 3 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Nathan Eovaldi in the 79th percentile when estimating his strikeout talent.

Throwing 94.6 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Nathan Eovaldi checks in at the 88th percentile.

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

It is anticipated that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Adam Hamari) behind the plate in today’s game.

Projected catcher Jonah Heim projects as a good pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Leody Taveras in the 76th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

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

The switch-hitting Leody Taveras will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Chris Flexen.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Leody Taveras will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Leody Taveras has made substantial gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 5.8% seasonal rate to 13.3% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Leody Taveras has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 104.7-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal figure of 89.7-mph.

Gavin Sheets is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Gavin Sheets will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nathan Eovaldi today.

Gavin Sheets has a good chance to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Texas Rangers only has 1 same-handed RP.

Gavin Sheets’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 36.5% to 42.3%.

As it relates to his batting average, Gavin Sheets has suffered from bad luck this year. His .222 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .243.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 81st percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Tommy Pham is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Over the past 7 days, Tommy Pham’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.9% up to 21.4%.

Tommy Pham’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, rising from 43.3% to 48.7%.

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

Over the past 14 days, Jonah Heim’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 90.7-mph over the course of the season to 96.3-mph lately.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Jonah Heim has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 22.8° compared to his seasonal mark of 12.4°.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Justin Foscue will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Justin Foscue has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs of late, hitting balls between 23° and 34° 33.3% of the time over the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Andrew Vaughn is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Compared to his seasonal average of 16.2°, Andrew Vaughn has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 24° angle in the last 7 days.

Compared to last year, Andrew Vaughn has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 13.9% to 18.7% this season.

By putting up a .333 BABIP this year, Tommy Pham is positioned in the 85th percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Chris Flexen’s overall pitching ability is in the 13th percentile out of all SPs in the majors right now.

The Texas Rangers have been the 7th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in future games, According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Korey Lee (the White Sox’s expected catcher today) grades out as a weak pitch framer.

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

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Adolis Garcia is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

Adolis Garcia will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Adolis Garcia has been unlucky this year, putting up a .284 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .322 — a .038 difference.

Paul DeJong’s launch angle this season (21.3°) is a considerable increase over his 16.8° mark last year.

Paul DeJong’s launch angle of late (29.5° over the past 14 days) is considerably better than his 21.3° seasonal angle.

Andrew Benintendi’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Andrew Benintendi will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nathan Eovaldi today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 90th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Hitting from the opposite that Chris Flexen throws from, Nathaniel Lowe will have an edge in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Nathaniel Lowe will hold that advantage in today’s game.

In the last week, Nathaniel Lowe’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.8% up to 20%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

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

Marcus Semien will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Over the past two weeks, Marcus Semien’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 90.6-mph over the course of the season to 102.3-mph in recent games.

Nicky Lopez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nathan Eovaldi today.

Nicky Lopez has a good chance to have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Texas Rangers only has 1 same-handed RP.

There has been a significant improvement in Nicky Lopez’s launch angle from last season’s 0.2° to 6.9° this year.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Tommy Pham ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Over the past two weeks, Tommy Pham’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 90.6-mph over the course of the season to 95.9-mph of late.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Smith in the 75th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Josh Smith is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Josh Smith will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chris Flexen in today’s matchup.

Josh Smith will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Power-wise, Paul DeJong grades out in the 91st percentile, having paced 29.8 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Andrew Vaughn has been unlucky this year, putting up a .293 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .327 — a .034 disparity.

Andrew Benintendi has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 101.7-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal EV of 91-mph.

Gavin Sheets ranks in the 86th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (18.6% rate this year).

The Chicago White Sox have been the 2nd-unluckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress going forward, In his last outing, Nathan Eovaldi gave up a whopping 6 earned runs.

Nathan Eovaldi has been very fortunate when it comes to his ERA this year; his 3.36 rate is a good deal lower than his 3.95 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Josh Smith’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 89.7-mph over the course of the season to 97.9-mph of late.

Corey Seager projects as the 10th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Corey Seager is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Chris Flexen throws from, Corey Seager will have an edge today.

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

The #10 stadium in baseball for boosting strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Luis Robert is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

In the last week, Luis Robert’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 15.3% up to 28.6%.

In the last week, Luis Robert’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.4-mph over the course of the season to 106.5-mph of late.

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

Corey Seager has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 96.6-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 91.6-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 87th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

Compared to his seasonal figure of 16.3°, Wyatt Langford has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (13°) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Wyatt Langford ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Nathaniel Lowe has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99.9-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 89.5-mph.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.324) suggests that Wyatt Langford has had some very poor luck this year with his .301 actual wOBA.

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

Marcus Semien’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 41.9% to 47.5%.

Luis Robert’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, increasing from 40.5% on the season to 85.7% in the past week’s worth of games.

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In his last outing, Nathan Eovaldi wasn’t on when it came to striking batters out and was only able to tally 2 Ks.

Out of all SPs, Nathan Eovaldi’s fastball spin rate of 2189 rpm ranks in the 18th percentile this year.

Leody Taveras is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Globe Life Field profiles as the #29 stadium in the game for LHB BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Globe Life Field has the 6th-deepest centerfield fences in the majors.

The Globe Life Field roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -9° colder than the average outdoor game of the day — favorable for pitching.

Leody Taveras’s launch angle lately (-10.4° over the last 14 days) is quite a bit lower than his 12° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Baldwin in the 24th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Riley Baldwin is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Sheets in the 12th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

12% of the time that Gavin Sheets has started against a right-handed pitcher this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

Globe Life Field projects as the #24 venue in the league for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Globe Life Field roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this game -11° colder than the average outdoor game of the day — favorable for pitching.

Out of all the teams today, the 4th-best infield defense is that of the Texas Rangers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Globe Life Field as the 2nd-worst venue in Major League Baseball for RHB base hits.

Batting from the same side that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Tommy Pham faces a tough challenge today.

Tommy Pham hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Tommy Pham today.

Jonah Heim is penciled in 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Jonah Heim will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side against Chris Flexen in today’s game.

Jonah Heim’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, falling from 18.4% to 10.6%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Foscue in the 11th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Justin Foscue is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 5th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Nathan Eovaldi will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Vaughn in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 92nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Globe Life Field as the 4th-worst stadium in the league for batting average.

Chris Flexen’s higher usage percentage of his secondary pitches this season (61.8% vs. 54.5% last season) figures to work in his favor since they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

Batting from the same side that Chris Flexen throws from, Adolis Garcia has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Adolis Garcia has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 13.3% seasonal rate has fallen off to 4.2% in the last two weeks.

The switch-hitting Riley Baldwin will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Nathan Eovaldi, The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul DeJong in the 7th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Paul DeJong is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Chris Flexen has averaged 15.1 outs per game per started this year, placing in the 25th percentile.

Andrew Benintendi hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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 Andrew Benintendi today.

Andrew Benintendi has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 5% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the last week.

In the last 7 days, Andrew Vaughn’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.4% down to 0%.

Nathaniel Lowe is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Nathaniel Lowe’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, decreasing from 12.9% on the season to 5.3% in the last 14 days.

Chris Flexen will hold the platoon advantage over Marcus Semien in today’s game.

Marcus Semien’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined in recent games, falling from 16.5% on the season to 0% over the last 7 days.

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

Nicky Lopez is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Nicky Lopez has been pinch hit for 11% of the time.

Tommy Pham’s launch angle recently (6.4° in the last 14 days) is considerably worse than his 12.4° seasonal figure.

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

This season, Josh Smith’s Barrel% has decreased significantly, dropping from 10.7% last year to just 3.5% this year.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.317) provides evidence that Josh Smith has had some very good luck this year with his .366 actual wOBA.

Marcus Semien’s launch angle this season (15.7°) is quite a bit lower than his 18.7° mark last year.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Gavin Sheets today.

Gavin Sheets’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 91.8-mph average last season has fallen to 89.7-mph.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Nathan Eovaldi’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 78th percentile out of all starting pitchers in the majors currently.

The Chicago White Sox projected lineup profiles as the 2nd-worst of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall batting skill.

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

Corey Seager’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls in recent games (3.4° over the past 14 days) is significantly worse than his 12.2° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Chris Flexen in the 16th percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

Out of all starters, Chris Flexen’s fastball velocity of 90.7 mph grades out in the 10th percentile this year.

Out of all starting pitchers, Chris Flexen’s fastball spin rate of 2144 rpm grades out in the 13th percentile this year.

Hitting from the same side that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Luis Robert encounters a tough challenge today.

Luis Robert will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Nathan Eovaldi will have the handedness advantage against Paul DeJong in today’s matchup.

Paul DeJong will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Nathaniel Lowe has had some very good luck with his home runs this year; his 13.1 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is a good deal higher than his 7.9 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Chris Flexen will have the handedness advantage over Wyatt Langford in today’s game.

In the past two weeks, Wyatt Langford’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal figure of 90.4 mph to 83.9 mph.

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

Placing in the 12th percentile for power, Wyatt Langford has paced 8.5 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Adolis Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 96.2-mph mark last year has fallen to 94-mph.

Chris Flexen will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Justin Foscue today.

In the past week, Justin Foscue has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to evaluate power).

When estimating his home run talent, Andrew Benintendi ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Robert’s launch angle in recent games (8.2° in the last 14 days) is considerably lower than his 12° seasonal mark.

Sporting a 12.000 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Leody Taveras is ranked in the 22nd percentile for power.