White Sox vs Tigers match player stats | Series Game 2 Saturday, September 28th Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers

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White Sox vs Tigers match player stats | Series Game 2 Saturday, September 28th Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, September 28th
28/09/24 13:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 5th-best hitter in the league as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Riley Greene is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Comerica Park ranks as the #10 field in Major League Baseball for overall left-handed offense, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

On average, the fence height at Comerica Park is the 2nd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.

Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to better offense.

The #9 park in baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park.

High humidity has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 2nd-most humid conditions of all games today at 91%.

Trey Sweeney will hold the platoon advantage against Sean Burke in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Trey Sweeney will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Comerica Park profiles as the #10 venue in the league for overall righty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Jake Rogers will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Out of all the teams on the slate today, the worst infield defense is that of the Detroit Tigers.

Jacob Amaya has made notable gains with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 3% seasonal rate to 8.3% in the past 14 days.

Batting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Zach McKinstry will have the upper hand today.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 9th-best ballpark in the league for righty batting average.

Jake Rogers’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (23°) is significantly better than his 19.6° mark last season.

Lenyn Sosa’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Lenyn Sosa is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Jace Jung will have an advantage in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Jace Jung will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Kerry Carpenter is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

Because of Brant Hurter’s large platoon split, Dominic Fletcher will be at an enormous disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in today’s matchup.

With 7 batters who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Sean Burke will not have the upper hand while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Sean Burke today.

Detroit grades out as the #4 offense in Major League Baseball when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs (16.3% rate this year).

Parker Meadows has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (53% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

Matt Vierling’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Matt Vierling is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Dillon Dingler will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Despite posting a .208 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Dillon Dingler has suffered from bad luck given the .079 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .287.

Zach DeLoach has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (60% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

Miguel Vargas has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (76% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher metrics across the board, and Beau Brieske will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Sean Burke in the 79th percentile when assessing his strikeout talent.

The Detroit Tigers have 3 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Spencer Torkelson, Jace Jung, Dillon Dingler).

In his previous game started, Sean Burke was rolling and compiled 8 strikeouts.

Wenceel Perez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Wenceel Perez will hold that advantage today.

Wenceel Perez has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 93.6-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 88.1-mph figure.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Zach McKinstry will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colt Keith in the 79th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Colt Keith is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Because of Brant Hurter’s large platoon split, Zach DeLoach will be at a gigantic disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in this game.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.328) suggests that Bryan Ramos has had some very poor luck this year with his .238 actual wOBA.

Hitting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Kerry Carpenter will have an advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

When estimating his home run ability, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Spencer Torkelson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.256) suggests that Dominic Fletcher has been unlucky this year with his .231 actual wOBA.

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

Spencer Torkelson has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 102.2-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal average of 90.5-mph.

Batting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Colt Keith will have an advantage today.

Matt Vierling will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

In the last 7 days, Matt Vierling’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.5% down to 0%.

In the past week, Lenyn Sosa’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 5.8% up to 11.1%.

In the past 14 days, Lenyn Sosa’s 20.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Rogers in the 84th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Miguel Vargas has made big gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 5% seasonal rate to 10% in the past week.

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

Riley Greene hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% , — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Over the last 14 days, Riley Greene’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (4.6°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 15°.

Despite posting a .356 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Riley Greene has been lucky given the .014 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .342.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trey Sweeney in the 25th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Trey Sweeney is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Trey Sweeney hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 94th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

In the past two weeks, Trey Sweeney’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10% down to 0%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Rogers in the 12th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Jake Rogers is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

Batting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Jake Rogers will have a tough challenge today.

Jake Rogers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.3% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences today.

Jake Rogers has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 10.2% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Amaya in the 7th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Jacob Amaya is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this game.

The 2nd-deepest CF fences among all parks are found in Comerica Park.

Considering Brant Hurter’s large platoon split, Jacob Amaya will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

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

Zach McKinstry is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Zach McKinstry hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Zach McKinstry’s 4% Barrel% (a reliable metric to study power) is in the 17th percentile this year.

Zach McKinstry has recorded a .271 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 7th percentile.

Zach McKinstry has paced 7.2 home runs per 600 plate appearances this year, checking in at the 8th percentile for power.

Given Brant Hurter’s large platoon split, Andrew Vaughn will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 89th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 2nd-deepest CF fences today.

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

In the past week, Andrew Vaughn’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.6% down to 0%.

Andrew Vaughn’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, going from 17.6% on the season to 0% over the last 7 days.

Considering Brant Hurter’s large platoon split, Lenyn Sosa will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Lenyn Sosa in today’s matchup.

From last season to this one, Lenyn Sosa’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 93.2 mph to 90.1 mph.

Using Statcast data, Lenyn Sosa is in the 25th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 13.100.

Jace Jung is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Jace Jung has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Despite posting a .307 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jace Jung has been very fortunate given the .020 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .287.

Over the past two weeks, Kerry Carpenter’s 21.7% 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 40.9%.

Despite posting a .389 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Kerry Carpenter has been lucky given the .052 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .337.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dominic Fletcher in the 7th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Dominic Fletcher is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Dominic Fletcher has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Dominic Fletcher will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

In the past 14 days, Dominic Fletcher’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal average of 86.5 mph to 81.2 mph.

Bryan Ramos is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

Considering Brant Hurter’s large platoon split, Bryan Ramos will have a tremendous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

Bryan Ramos hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Bryan Ramos in today’s game.

Bryan Ramos’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 94.6-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 86.6-mph over the past week.

The #8 stadium in the majors for suppressing home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park.

In his previous start, Sean Burke performed well and allowed 1 ER.

The maximum exit velocity of any player on the Detroit Tigers has been 114 mph this year, putting them as the #28 team in the game by this stat.

Parker Meadows hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 2nd-deepest CF fences today.

Over the past two weeks, Parker Meadows’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 91.5 mph to 84.6 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Parker Meadows’s true offensive talent to be a .302, providing some evidence that he has had some very good luck this year given the .019 disparity between that figure and his actual .321 wOBA.

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

Dillon Dingler is projected to bat 9th in the lineup today.

Sean Burke will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dillon Dingler in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach DeLoach in the 14th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Today, Zach DeLoach is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.9% rate (82nd percentile).

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Zach DeLoach in today’s matchup.

Zach DeLoach has been cold lately, putting up a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) over the past two weeks.

Miguel Vargas will hold the platoon advantage over Brant Hurter in today’s game… and even more favorably, Hurter has a large platoon split.

Miguel Vargas hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Miguel Vargas will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

By putting up a .232 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Miguel Vargas has performed in the 17th percentile.

Miguel Vargas has recorded a .186 BABIP this year, grading out in the 9th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Beau Brieske to throw 22 pitches in today’s game (2nd-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

The #5 stadium in the game for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Comerica Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sean Burke to throw 77 pitches today (9th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

In the past two weeks, Wenceel Perez’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (1.2°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 12.8°.

Wenceel Perez has been cold in recent games, putting up a 0% Barrel% (a reliable metric to evaluate power) in the past 7 days.

Zach McKinstry has recorded a .220 batting average this year, grading out in the 12th percentile.

Andrew Benintendi hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Andrew Benintendi in today’s game.

In the last week, Andrew Benintendi’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.1% down to 0%.

Andrew Benintendi’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off lately, decreasing from 18.9% on the season to 0% over the past week.

Andrew Benintendi has notched a .250 BABIP this year, ranking in the 7th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chuckie Robinson in the 1st percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Chuckie Robinson is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card today.

Chuckie Robinson will have the handedness advantage over Brant Hurter in today’s game… and even better, Hurter has a large platoon split.

Chuckie Robinson will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Jace Jung’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jace Jung is not very toolsy, placing in the 17th percentile in Sprint Speed at 25.97 ft/sec this year.

In today’s matchup, Colt Keith is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.3% rate (89th percentile).

In the last 14 days, Colt Keith’s 26.1% 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 47.1%.

Using Statcast metrics, Colt Keith grades out in the 24th percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 13.000.

With a .185 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Colt Keith is ranked in the 20th percentile.

Spencer Torkelson is projected to hit 6th in the batting order today.

Sean Burke will hold the platoon advantage against Spencer Torkelson today.

Spencer Torkelson pulls many of his flyballs (35% — 87th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Spencer Torkelson has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .290 rate is inflated compared to his .256 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Spencer Torkelson has posted a .291 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 25th percentile.

Spencer Torkelson’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last year to this one, going from 40.9% to 34.1%.

When it comes to his batting average, Spencer Torkelson has had some very good luck this year. His .218 mark has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .181.

In the past 14 days, Trey Sweeney’s 9.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 15.5%.

Checking in at the 8th percentile, Lenyn Sosa has notched a .273 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 17.7°, Parker Meadows has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (5.7°) in the last 14 days.

Jake Rogers’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined in recent games, going from 17.5% on the season to 0% over the last two weeks.

Miguel Vargas has compiled a .262 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, checking in at the 19th percentile.

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