Yankees vs Rangers match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, April 28th

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Yankees @ Rangers Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : New York Yankees at Texas Rangers
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, April 28th
Time : 28/04/26 20:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the New York Yankees Series Game 2 Game Today

Joc Pederson is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,The Globe Life Field roof figures to be closed today, making conditions in this match-up 6° hotter than the average outdoor game on the slate today — favorable for offense.

,Batting from the opposite that Cam Schlitter throws from, Joc Pederson will have the upper hand today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Joc Pederson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,Josh Jung is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

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

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

,Corey Seager is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Corey Seager will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cam Schlitter in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Osuna in the 75th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Batting from the opposite that Cam Schlitter throws from, Alejandro Osuna will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Alejandro Osuna will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Evan Carter ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Evan Carter will hold the platoon advantage over Cam Schlitter in today’s matchup.

,Evan Carter will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Jake Burger is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Jake Burger will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

,Batting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Austin Wells will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Nimmo in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Brandon Nimmo is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Cam Schlitter throws from, Brandon Nimmo will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Brandon Nimmo will hold that advantage today.

,Danny Jansen is an extreme flyball hitter and squares off against the weak outfield defense of New York (#3-worst on the slate today).

,Danny Jansen will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Ryan McMahon will have the handedness advantage against Jacob deGrom in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Trent Grisham ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Trent Grisham is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Trent Grisham will have the upper hand in today’s game.

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

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Trent Grisham ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When estimating his home run ability, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 88% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Batting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have an advantage today.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Josh Jung ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best batter in MLB.

,Aaron Judge is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

,Ben Rice projects as the 16th-best batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ben Rice is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Ben Rice will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,The New York Yankees projected lineup ranks as the 2nd-strongest of the day in terms of overall offensive skill.

,With 7 hitters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Jacob deGrom faces a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

,Cody Bellinger is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Cody Bellinger will have an edge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 81st percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,When it comes to his strikeout skill, Jacob deGrom projects as the 9th-best SP in the majors currently, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 4th-most strikeout-prone lineup today is the New York Yankees with a 24.3% underlying K%.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Texas Rangers Series Game 2 Game Today

Joc Pederson’s BABIP skill is projected in the 7th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Out of every team in action today, the 4th-strongest infield defense is that of the New York Yankees.

,Cam Schlitter will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Josh Jung in today’s matchup.

,Today, Josh Jung 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 40.5% rate (99th percentile).

,Alejandro Osuna is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.

,Alejandro Osuna hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.5% — 99th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Evan Carter is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

,In today’s game, Evan Carter 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 39.1% rate (94th percentile).

,Batting from the same side that Cam Schlitter throws from, Jake Burger will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Jake Burger hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 81st percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 5th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Austin Wells is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

,Extreme groundball batters like Austin Wells usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Jacob deGrom.

,The Texas Rangers outfield defense profiles as the 5th-best out of all the teams playing today.

,Austin Wells will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Jose Caballero is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Jose Caballero encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Jose Caballero hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 81st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

,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 Jose Caballero today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Danny Jansen in the 1st percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Danny Jansen is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Cam Schlitter throws from, Danny Jansen will have a tough matchup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 15th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,Ryan McMahon is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,Ryan McMahon hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 90th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

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

,Trent Grisham hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 88th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Trent Grisham in today’s matchup.

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

,Batting from the same side that Jacob deGrom throws from, Aaron Judge meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,In today’s game, Aaron Judge 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 39.2% rate (95th percentile).

,Typically, batters like Aaron Judge who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Jacob deGrom.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Aaron Judge today.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ben Rice in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Jacob deGrom as the 19th-best starter in the league right now.

,Jacob deGrom is an extreme flyball pitcher (39.5% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be helped pitching in the #22 HR venue in Major League Baseball in today’s game.

,Considering that flyball pitchers hold a sizeable advantage over flyball hitters, Jacob deGrom and his 39.5% underlying FB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a good spot in today’s outing squaring off against 3 opposing FB hitters.

,Jacob deGrom will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats in all categories.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Alejandro Osuna ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Cody Bellinger’s BABIP skill is projected in the 15th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Extreme groundball hitters like Cody Bellinger usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Jacob deGrom.

,Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Cody Bellinger in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob deGrom to throw 85 pitches in this matchup (6th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

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