White Sox vs Twins match player stats | 2026 Friday, August 28th

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White Sox @ Twins Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, August 28th
Time : 28/08/26 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago White Sox Game Today

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Ryan Jeffers ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ryan Jeffers is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Target Field ranks as the #10 park in baseball for right-handed BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Target Field sits at the 5th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Ryan Jeffers will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Keaschall in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Luke Keaschall has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (70% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Luke Keaschall will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,In the last 7 days, Luke Keaschall’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 3.7% up to 21.4%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Braden Montgomery in the 92nd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Braden Montgomery has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (57% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Braden Montgomery will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Dean Kremer today.

,Out of every team today, the 8th-worst outfield defense belongs to the Minnesota Twins.

,Over the last week, Braden Montgomery’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.2% up to 11.1%.

,Brooks Lee is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 63% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,The switch-hitting Brooks Lee will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Luis Castillo… and even better, Castillo has a large platoon split.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Brooks Lee will hold that advantage today.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Brooks Lee’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 3.9% up to 15.4%.

,Brooks Lee has hit 25.1 long-balls per 600 plate appearances this year, ranking in the 76th percentile for power.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Trevor Larnach ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Given Luis Castillo’s large platoon split, Trevor Larnach will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

,Trevor Larnach will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Trevor Larnach’s launch angle this year (14°) is considerably higher than his 10.7° figure last season.

,Trevor Larnach’s speed has gotten better this season. His 26.08 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 26.67 ft/sec now.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Target Field as the 10th-best ballpark in the league for LHB BABIP.

,Ryan Jeffers has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 93.2-mph average to last year’s 90.7-mph average.

,Ryan Jeffers has recorded a .376 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 96th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Munetaka Murakami as Major League Baseball’s 2nd-best home run batter.

,Munetaka Murakami is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

,Batting from the opposite that Dean Kremer throws from, Munetaka Murakami will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Over the last 14 days, Munetaka Murakami’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 100.5-mph over the course of the season to 103.2-mph of late.

,Colson Montgomery projects as the 15th-best home run hitter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Colson Montgomery is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Colson Montgomery will hold the platoon advantage against Dean Kremer today.

,In the past 7 days, Colson Montgomery’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12.4% up to 33.3%.

,Compared to last season, Chase Meidroth 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 9.9% to 13.5% this season.

,Chase Meidroth has recorded a .344 BABIP this year, grading out in the 97th percentile.

,Tristan Peters will hold the platoon advantage over Dean Kremer in today’s game.

,Tristan Peters has made big strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 6.1% seasonal rate to 27.3% over the past 7 days.

,Tristan Peters has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.3-mph to 94.2-mph in the past 7 days.

,Tristan Peters’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better lately, rising from 48.3% on the season to 58.6% over the last 14 days.

,When assessing his home run talent, Kody Clemens ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kody Clemens is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Kody Clemens will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Castillo today… and the cherry on top, Castillo has a large platoon split.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Kody Clemens will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Kody Clemens has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 92.3-mph to 96.6-mph in the last week.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Samuel Antonacci in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Samuel Antonacci is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Dean Kremer throws from, Samuel Antonacci will have the upper hand today.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 10°, Samuel Antonacci has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 33.3° figure in the past week.

,Miguel Vargas projects as the 18th-best batter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

,Miguel Vargas has made notable gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 14.7% seasonal rate to 20% over the last 14 days.

,Over the last week, Miguel Vargas’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95-mph over the course of the season to 104.9-mph recently.

,Braden Montgomery has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 102.1-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal average of 94.7-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Royce Lewis in the 85th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Royce Lewis will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Royce Lewis’s launch angle this year (20.6°) is quite a bit higher than his 17.5° figure last season.

,Royce Lewis’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved recently, rising from 15.4% on the season to 21.4% in the last 7 days.

,Luis Castillo has averaged 97.1 adjusted pitches per start this year, placing in the 97th percentile.

,Projected catcher Jake Rogers grades out as a good pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Target Field profiles as the #26 field in baseball for home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,In his previous start, Luis Castillo was rolling and put up 7 strikeouts.

,Luis Castillo’s higher usage percentage of his secondary pitches this year (39.8% compared to 31.8% last season) figures to work in his favor consider they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 78th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Despite posting a .250 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Brenton Doyle has suffered from bad luck given the .050 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .300.

,Brenton Doyle is very athletic, checking in at the 90th percentile in Sprint Speed at 29.01 ft/sec this year.

,Kaelen Culpepper will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Kaelen Culpepper has been hot of late, hitting his way to a .369 wOBA in the past week.

,In the past 14 days, Kaelen Culpepper’s swing has been well optimized for base hits, notching a 53.3% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

,In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Royce Lewis’s 51.7% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 40.9%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Munetaka Murakami in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Bell in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Josh Bell is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Josh Bell will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (Luis Castillo) today.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Josh Bell will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Josh Bell’s launch angle this year (13.8°) is a considerable increase over his 10.7° angle last year.

,Brooks Lee’s launch angle recently (19.3° over the last 7 days) is considerably better than his 14.8° seasonal mark.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Dean Kremer’s overall pitching talent ranks in the 76th percentile out of all SPs in the majors currently.

,Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher stats in all categories, and Dean Kremer will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Trevor Larnach has displayed strong plate discipline this year, ranking in the 77th percentile with a 1.77 K/BB rate.

,The Chicago White Sox have 4 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Colson Montgomery, Brenton Doyle, Jake Rogers, Munetaka Murakami).

,Dean Kremer was firing on all cylinders in his previous start and notched 9 strikeouts.

,Dean Kremer’s change-up rate has spiked by 7% from last season to this one (20.2% to 27.2%) .

,Grading out in the 82nd percentile, Dean Kremer has compiled a 25.7% K% this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 77th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Over the last week, Ryan Jeffers’s 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.3%.

,Compared to last season, Miguel Vargas 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 17.3% to 22% this season.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Luke Keaschall ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Compared to his seasonal average of 17.6°, Tristan Peters has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 24.5° mark over the last 7 days.

,Sporting a .352 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Tristan Peters is ranked in the 84th percentile.

,There has been a significant improvement in Colson Montgomery’s launch angle from last year’s 18° to 23.7° this season.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Samuel Antonacci ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,By putting up a .343 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Samuel Antonacci grades out in the 80th percentile.

Negatives with the Minnesota Twins Game Today

The 10th-deepest centerfield dimensions in the league are found in Target Field.

,Given Luis Castillo’s large platoon split, Ryan Jeffers will be at an enormous disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Ryan Jeffers’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off of late; his 93.2-mph seasonal average has dropped to 83.3-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

,Ryan Jeffers’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off of late, going from 41.1% on the season to 33.3% in the last 14 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Ryan Jeffers’s true offensive skill to be a .337, implying that he has had some very good luck this year given the .034 difference between that figure and his actual .371 wOBA.

,The #5 ballpark in baseball for suppressing home runs to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.

,The league’s 5th-highest fences can be found at Target Field.

,Luis Castillo will have the handedness advantage against Luke Keaschall in today’s matchup… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Castillo’s large platoon split.

,Luke Keaschall hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 10th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Ranking in the 14th percentile, Luke Keaschall sports a .183 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

,Target Field ranks as the #25 stadium in MLB for lefty home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Braden Montgomery will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Compared to his seasonal mark of 5.4°, Braden Montgomery has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (0.3°) in the last two weeks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brooks Lee in the 10th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Brooks Lee’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last year to this one, decreasing from 16.6% to 12.5%.

,Trevor Larnach is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Trevor Larnach has been pulled from the game early 31% of the time.

,Brooks Lee’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined in recent games, going from 44.1% on the season to 30.8% in the last week.

,Brooks Lee has been lucky this year, compiling a .316 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .289 — a .027 gap.

,Munetaka Murakami hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 88th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 10th-deepest CF fences today.

,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 Munetaka Murakami in today’s game.

,Over the last week, Munetaka Murakami’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 20.3% down to 0%.

,Colson Montgomery will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Posting a 4.02 K/BB rate this year, Colson Montgomery has shown bad plate discipline, ranking in the 10th percentile.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Chase Meidroth ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Chase Meidroth is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.

,Tristan Peters is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,This year, Tristan Peters has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 20% of his appearances when starting against righty on the mound.

,Compared to his seasonal mark of 16°, Kody Clemens has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (9.9°) in the past two weeks.

,Kody Clemens has exhibited poor plate discipline this year, grading out in the 10th percentile with a 3.97 K/BB rate.

,This year, Samuel Antonacci has been pinch hit for in 14% of his appearances when starting against righty hurler.

,Samuel Antonacci will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Dean Kremer will hold the platoon advantage over Miguel Vargas in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Miguel Vargas today.

,Trevor Larnach’s average exit velocity has declined this season; his 91.1-mph mark last year has dropped off to 87.6-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colson Montgomery in the 12th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Using Statcast data, Colson Montgomery ranks in the 25th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .233.

,Royce Lewis is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Luis Castillo will have the handedness advantage over Royce Lewis today… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering Castillo’s large platoon split.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Luis Castillo in today’s matchup.

,With a 4.80 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that deals with the variables most within a pitcher’s control), Luis Castillo falls in the 22nd percentile.

,The Minnesota Twins have done a good job as a team optimizing their launch angles on their highest exit velocity balls. Their 15.6° mark is among the highest in MLB since the start of last season (#4 overall).

,Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup today is the Minnesota Twins with a 20.1% underlying K%.

,The #5 park in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Tristan Peters in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Tristan Peters’s true offensive skill to be a .297, providing some evidence that he has been lucky this year given the .050 deviation between that figure and his actual .347 wOBA.

,Brenton Doyle is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

,Dean Kremer will have the handedness advantage over Brenton Doyle in today’s matchup.

,Today, Brenton Doyle is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39% rate (92nd percentile).

,Kaelen Culpepper is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Luis Castillo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kaelen Culpepper in today’s matchup… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Castillo’s large platoon split.

,In today’s game, Kaelen Culpepper is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.3% rate (82nd percentile).

,Munetaka Murakami’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased lately, falling from 15.2% on the season to 0% over the past 7 days.

,Munetaka Murakami has been lucky this year, compiling a .366 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .337 — a .029 difference.

,Josh Bell has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.8-mph dropping to 83.9-mph over the last week.

,Over the last 7 days, Josh Bell’s 16.7% 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 43.1%.

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

,By putting up a .263 BABIP this year, Kody Clemens grades out in the 19th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Royce Lewis in the 18th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Royce Lewis’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal average of 92.3 mph to 89 mph.

,Dean Kremer has notched a 5.30 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that is concerned with the things most within a pitcher’s control) this year, ranking in the 24th percentile.

,Dean Kremer has put up a .237 BABIP this year, indicating that he has been one of the luckiest pitchers in the league on balls in play and regression likely forthcoming.

,The 8.8% Barrel% of the Chicago White Sox makes them the #5 club in baseball this year by this stat.

,The Chicago White Sox have done a good job as a team optimizing their launch angles on their hardest-contacted balls. Their 16.1° angle is among the highest in MLB since the start of last season (#2 overall).

,Dean Kremer will have the handedness advantage over Chase Meidroth in today’s matchup.

,Chase Meidroth will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Chase Meidroth’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined in recent games, going from 13.5% on the season to 8.3% over the last 14 days.

,Brenton Doyle will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Brenton Doyle’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 93.1-mph EV last season has dropped off to 87-mph.

,Compared to his seasonal angle of 13.8°, Josh Bell has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (5.9°) in the last two weeks.

,In the last week, Kaelen Culpepper has demonstrated poor bat control judging by THE BAT X Spray Score, which measures a batter’s skill in hitting the ball to all fields.

,In his last start, Luis Castillo was rolling and conceded 0 ER.

,Samuel Antonacci has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 5.5% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the past two weeks.

,Sporting a 9.000 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Luke Keaschall is ranked in the 25th percentile for power.

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