Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Positive Match Player Stats for White Sox vs Royals Series Game 2 Matchup Today

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Sean Burke’s overall pitching talent is in the 10th percentile out of all starters in baseball currently.

It may be sensible to expect improved performance for the Kansas City Royals offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 3rd-unluckiest offense in the league this year.

John Libka grades out as a Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be calling pitches today.

The #1 venue in baseball for boosting walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.

Edgar Quero’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #9 venue in the league for LHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Edgar Quero has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 95.7-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal 91.9-mph average.

Chase Meidroth is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 9th-best stadium in MLB for right-handed batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

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

Hitting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have an edge today.

Over the last week, Andrew Benintendi’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.3% up to 16.7%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 81st percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 90th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Salvador Perez is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Salvador Perez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Salvador Perez’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, increasing from 44.5% to 51.6%.

Salvador Perez has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 22.2 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a good deal lower than his 29.9 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 81st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

The Chicago White Sox 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 the rest of the season,Seth Lugo has been one of the luckiest pitchers in the league on balls in play this year with a .230 BABIP and figures to see that luck normalize going forward.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Seth Lugo is projected to throw 98 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 3rd-most of all pitchers on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 91st percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Luis Robert Jr. is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Over the past 7 days, Luis Robert Jr.’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 13.4% up to 27.3%.

Luis Robert Jr. has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 100.8-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 87.6-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 89th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Andrew Vaughn’s true offensive skill to be a .330, implying that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .110 difference between that figure and his actual .220 wOBA.

Andrew Vaughn has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 93.5-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 90.8-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Jonathan India is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Jonathan India will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Compared to last season, Jonathan India 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 16.4% to 21.3% this season.

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

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

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Freddy Fermin will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Freddy Fermin has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92.2-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 90.2-mph average.

By putting up a .264 batting average since the start of last season, Freddy Fermin is positioned in the 76th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 3rd-best batter in the majors as it relates to his batting average skill.

Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Bobby Witt Jr. will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Bobby Witt Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 43.7% to 51%.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 9th-best hitter in the majors.

In notching a .363 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year, Bobby Witt Jr. finds himself in the 91st percentile for offensive ability.

Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

Hitters such as Miguel Vargas with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Seth Lugo who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Miguel Vargas’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased in recent games, going from 17.4% on the season to 28.6% in the past week’s worth of games.

In terms of his batting average, Miguel Vargas has had some very poor luck since the start of last season. His .176 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .191.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Waters in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

The switch-hitting Drew Waters will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Sean Burke.

Drew Waters will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Drew Waters’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, rising from 47.8% on the season to 57.1% in the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Extreme flyball batters like Maikel Garcia tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Sean Burke.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Maikel Garcia will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Maikel Garcia has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 93.1-mph average to last year’s 90.4-mph figure.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Vinnie Pasquantino will hold that advantage today.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Over the last 7 days, Vinnie Pasquantino’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9.1% up to 15%.

Lenyn Sosa has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99.7-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal figure of 93.4-mph.

Lenyn Sosa’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased in recent games, going from 52.8% on the season to 63.3% over the last 14 days.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.294) provides evidence that Lenyn Sosa has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .254 actual batting average.

Lenyn Sosa’s launch angle recently (23.2° over the past week) is considerably better than his 17.6° seasonal angle.

Batting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Michael Massey will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Michael Massey will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Michael Massey’s launch angle this year (21.7°) is quite a bit higher than his 16.7° figure last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Michael Massey’s true offensive ability to be a .299, suggesting that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .090 difference between that figure and his actual .209 wOBA.

In the last 7 days, Michael Massey’s 68.8% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 46.2%.

Negative Match Player Stats with White Sox vs Royals Series Game 2

The deepest RF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Kauffman Stadium.

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for pitchers.

Sean Burke is an extreme flyball pitcher (37.9% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the benefit of pitching in the #30 HR venue in MLB today.

Because groundball pitchers have a notable advantage over groundball batters, Sean Burke and his 37.9% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a strong spot in today’s game squaring off against 3 opposing GB batters.

The 5.8% Barrel% of the Kansas City Royals ranks them as the #30 team in the league this year by this metric.

Compared to the average pitcher, Sean Burke has been granted a shorter leash than the average pitcher since the start of last season, recording an -10.5 fewer adjusted pitches each start.

Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 4th-least strikeout-heavy lineup in today’s games is the Kansas City Royals with a 20.4% underlying K%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 5th-worst field in the game for strikeouts.

Edgar Quero has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (83% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this game.

The switch-hitting Edgar Quero will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Seth Lugo,The Kansas City Royals outfield defense projects as the 5th-strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

Kauffman Stadium profiles as the #30 field in the game for LHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

As it relates to his home run skill, Edgar Quero ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 8th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #30 ballpark in the majors for RHB home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Seth Lugo will hold the platoon advantage against Chase Meidroth in today’s game.

Chase Meidroth hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

Typically, bats like Chase Meidroth who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Seth Lugo.

Brooks Baldwin is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brooks Baldwin today.

Andrew Benintendi will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Andrew Benintendi has had some very good luck with his home runs since the start of last season; his 24.3 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is significantly inflated relative to his 20.6 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

With a .247 BABIP since the start of last season, Andrew Benintendi grades out in the 7th percentile.

Sean Burke will hold the platoon advantage over Salvador Perez in today’s game.

In today’s matchup, Salvador Perez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.5% rate (93rd percentile).

Extreme flyball hitters like Salvador Perez usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Sean Burke.

Salvador Perez’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 91.6-mph seasonal EV has dropped off to 83.1-mph in the past two weeks.

Given that groundball pitchers hold a notable edge over groundball bats, Seth Lugo and his 42.5% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a good spot in this outing matching up with 2 opposing GB bats.

Seth Lugo will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his metrics in all categories.

Homers are generally less common at parks with deep fences, and Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-deepest in MLB.

Batting from the same side that Seth Lugo throws from, Luis Robert Jr. will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Luis Robert Jr. in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn is projected to hit 6th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 94% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Batting from the same side that Seth Lugo throws from, Andrew Vaughn will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

In today’s matchup, Andrew Vaughn is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.8% rate (85th percentile).

Sean Burke will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jonathan India in today’s game.

Jonathan India pulls many of his flyballs (33.6% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Jonathan India’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined of late, falling from 21.3% on the season to 6.7% in the last week.

Jonathan India’s 87.5-mph average exit velocity is one of the worst in baseball since the start of last season: 25th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 10th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Kyle Isbel is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Kyle Isbel ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Kyle Isbel’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 88.1-mph figure last year has fallen to 84.3-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddy Fermin in the 23rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Freddy Fermin is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Sean Burke will have the handedness advantage over Freddy Fermin today.

In today’s matchup, Freddy Fermin is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.6% rate (81st percentile).

Hitting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Bobby Witt Jr. has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball batters like Bobby Witt Jr. tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Sean Burke.

Bobby Witt Jr.’s average exit velocity has dropped off lately; his 90.5-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 85.8-mph in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 25th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Seth Lugo will have the handedness advantage against Miguel Vargas today.

Miguel Vargas hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.4% — 98th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Miguel Vargas in today’s game.

Drew Waters is penciled in 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Today, Drew Waters is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.5% rate (85th percentile).

In the last 14 days, Drew Waters’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 86.7 mph to 83 mph.

Drew Waters has been cold of late, notching a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to study power) in the last 7 days.

Sean Burke will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Maikel Garcia in today’s game.

Maikel Garcia has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Maikel Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off lately; his 89.6-mph seasonal average has decreased to 83.6-mph over the past two weeks.

Maikel Garcia has compiled a .285 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, grading out in the 20th percentile.

When assessing his home run skill, Maikel Garcia ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 6th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

In today’s game, Vinnie Pasquantino is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.6% rate (94th percentile).

Vinnie Pasquantino has posted a .222 Expected Batting Average this year, ranking in the 20th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Checking in at the 6th percentile, Vinnie Pasquantino has put up a .246 BABIP since the start of last season.

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

Lenyn Sosa is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

Seth Lugo will have the handedness advantage over Lenyn Sosa in today’s matchup.

Lenyn Sosa has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s deepest RF fences today.

Michael Massey is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 73% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Michael Massey pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.1% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball batters like Michael Massey generally hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Sean Burke.

Michael Massey’s BABIP ability is projected in the 9th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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