Yankees vs Rangers match player stats Tuesday, September 3rd 2024. New York Yankees at Texas Rangers Series Game 2

Yankees vs Rangers match player stats Tuesday, September 3rd 2024. New York Yankees at Texas Rangers Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

New York Yankees at Texas Rangers
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Tuesday, September 3rd
03/09/24 20:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Duran in the 77th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Ezequiel Duran will have the handedness advantage over Carlos Rodon in today’s matchup.

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

Ezequiel Duran will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Grading out in the 75th percentile, Ezequiel Duran has notched a .317 BABIP this year.

The #7 stadium in the majors for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

Globe Life Field has the 5th-lowest fence height (on average) in the league.

Leody Taveras will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.309) provides evidence that Leody Taveras has been unlucky this year with his .274 actual wOBA.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Austin Wells ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Austin Wells is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Austin Wells has made notable gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 9.3% seasonal rate to 25% in the last 7 days.

Austin Wells has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 98.2-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal EV of 93.3-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Gleyber Torres has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (50% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

Batting from the same side that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Gleyber Torres will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Josh Jung’s BABIP talent is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Josh Jung is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 59% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

Josh Jung will hold the platoon advantage against Carlos Rodon in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 90th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Alex Verdugo’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, increasing from 44.1% on the season to 57.1% over the past week.

Alex Verdugo has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .234 rate is considerably lower than his .265 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

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

Marcus Semien will hold the platoon advantage against Carlos Rodon in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Volpe in the 84th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Nathan Eovaldi will hold the platoon advantage against Anthony Volpe in today’s matchup.

Anthony Volpe’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better in recent games, increasing from 44.3% on the season to 57.6% in the past two weeks.

In notching a .318 BABIP this year, Anthony Volpe finds himself in the 80th percentile.

Juan Soto projects as the 3rd-best batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Juan Soto is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Juan Soto has made big improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 13.2% rate last season to 20.4% this year.

In the last week’s worth of games, Juan Soto’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal average of 98.9 mph to 96.1 mph.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Jonah Heim will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Carlos Rodon today.

Jonah Heim will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Jonah Heim’s launch angle recently (30.4° in the last two weeks’ worth of games) is considerably better than his 14.4° seasonal figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 87th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Nathaniel Lowe is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Extreme groundball batters like Nathaniel Lowe usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Carlos Rodon.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corey Seager ranks as the 8th-best hitter in baseball.

Corey Seager is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 105.7-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal figure of 95.2-mph.

Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 36.4% to 41.5%.

Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased in recent games, rising from 41.5% on the season to 57.1% in the past 14 days.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has notched a .336 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 77th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Wyatt Langford will have the handedness advantage over Carlos Rodon in today’s game.

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

In the last week’s worth of games, Wyatt Langford’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 8.4% up to 23.1%.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Alex Verdugo ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The #7 stadium in baseball for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

Despite posting a .286 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Alex Verdugo has experienced some negative variance given the .031 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .317.

By putting up a 1.9 K/BB rate this year, Alex Verdugo has displayed strong plate discipline, placing in the 81st percentile.

Gleyber Torres has made notable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 6.8% seasonal rate to 12.5% in the last week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Gleyber Torres’s true offensive talent to be a .327, providing some evidence that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .029 difference between that figure and his actual .298 wOBA.

Nathan Eovaldi will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against DJ LeMahieu in today’s matchup.

DJ LeMahieu’s quickness has increased this season. His 25.62 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.13 ft/sec now.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.290) suggests that DJ LeMahieu has experienced some negative variance this year with his .238 actual wOBA.

DJ LeMahieu has been very good at hitting the ball to all fields (an important skill for batting average), ranking in the 93rd percentile in THE BAT X’s Spray Score this year.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Nathaniel Lowe will hold that advantage today.

When assessing his home run ability, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Adolis Garcia is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Carlos Rodon throws from, Adolis Garcia will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Marcus Semien will hold that advantage today.

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

By putting up a 25.100 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Jazz Chisholm Jr. grades out in the 79th percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Giancarlo Stanton as MLB’s 2nd-best home run hitter.

Giancarlo Stanton is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Giancarlo Stanton will have a disadvantage today.

Giancarlo Stanton has made significant improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 20.4% seasonal rate to 39.1% in the past two weeks.

The New York Yankees projected offense profiles as the best of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability.

Mark Wegner grades out as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be in charge of the strike zone today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Globe Life Field as the 6th-best stadium in baseball for home runs.

Andrew Heaney’s fastball velocity has decreased 1 mph this season (90.9 mph) below where it was last year (91.9 mph).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects DJ LeMahieu in the 83rd percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Anthony Volpe has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 92.3-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal 87.7-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Corey Seager’s launch angle of late (20.8° in the past 7 days) is considerably higher than his 13.4° seasonal figure.

Juan Soto’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better lately, going from 44.5% on the season to 73.3% over the last 7 days.

When it comes to plate discipline, DJ LeMahieu’s ability is quite strong, sporting a 1.81 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 87th percentile.

Austin Wells’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, rising from 17.5% on the season to 33.3% in the last 7 days.

Recording 98 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Carlos Rodon ranks in the 98th percentile.

Projected catcher Austin Wells grades out as a good pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Carlos Rodon has relied on his four-seamer 11.2% less often this season (49.2%) than he did last year (60.4%).

Carlos Rodon’s 94.9-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 82nd percentile out of all SPs.

Aaron Judge projects as the best batter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Aaron Judge is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

Nathan Eovaldi will hold the platoon advantage against Aaron Judge in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Leody Taveras in the 75th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Leody Taveras has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .227 BA is a fair amount lower than his .262 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Josh Jung will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Andrew Heaney in the 78th percentile when assessing his strikeout talent.

The #5 venue in the majors for boosting strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

Andrew Heaney’s four-seam fastball rate has dropped by 5.3% from last season to this one (57.7% to 52.4%) .

Aaron Judge has compiled a .565 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, placing in the 100th percentile.

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

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Giancarlo Stanton has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 97.6-mph average to last year’s 95.2-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Carlos Rodon in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his strikeout skill.

In his previous game started, Carlos Rodon was firing on all cylinders and notched 8 strikeouts.

Aaron Judge has posted a .483 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 100th percentile.

Aaron Judge has put up a .333 batting average this year, grading out in the 100th percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Adolis Garcia will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

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Ezequiel Duran is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

The #2 field in MLB for suppressing BABIP to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

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

Ezequiel Duran has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 8.7% rate last year has lowered to 3.2% this year.

Ezequiel Duran’s average exit velocity has declined this season; his 90.1-mph mark last year has fallen to 87.3-mph.

Leody Taveras is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

Leody Taveras has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 5.3% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the last 14 days.

Leody Taveras has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 92.2-mph average in the last week to his seasonal EV of 89.6-mph.

Over the last 7 days, Leody Taveras’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14%.

The #2 ballpark in baseball for suppressing BABIP to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.

Batting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Austin Wells will have an advantage in today’s game.

The Texas Rangers infield defense projects as the 4th-best among every team on the slate today.

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

Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Gleyber Torres’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 92.9-mph average last year has fallen to 90.4-mph.

Gleyber Torres has compiled a .182 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, placing in the 19th percentile.

Josh Jung hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Josh Jung’s average exit velocity has dropped off this season; his 91.7-mph EV last year has fallen to 86.3-mph.

Josh Jung has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.3-mph dropping to 79.2-mph over the past week.

Over the past 14 days, Josh Jung’s 31.3% 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 45.6%.

Alex Verdugo has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (63% of the time), but he is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Alex Verdugo will have the upper hand today.

Extreme flyball batters like Marcus Semien are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Carlos Rodon.

Marcus Semien’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last season to this one, decreasing from 21.1% to 16.6%.

Marcus Semien’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off in recent games, going from 45.5% on the season to 26.5% in the last 14 days.

Anthony Volpe is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

In today’s game, Anthony Volpe 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 38.7% rate (89th percentile).

Anthony Volpe will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Juan Soto will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nathan Eovaldi in today’s matchup.

Juan Soto hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 87th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Juan Soto will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 3rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Jonah Heim is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Jonah Heim’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.3% down to 0%.

Carlos Rodon will hold the platoon advantage over Nathaniel Lowe today.

Nathaniel Lowe has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.6-mph dropping to 82-mph over the last 7 days.

Nathaniel Lowe’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 92.5-mph mark last season has dropped off to 89.7-mph.

Carlos Rodon will have the handedness advantage against Corey Seager in today’s game.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 88% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Hitting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have an advantage today.

Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Alex Verdugo in today’s game.

In the last 7 days, Alex Verdugo’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6% down to 0%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects DJ LeMahieu in the 15th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

DJ LeMahieu is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

Adolis Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 96.2-mph average last season has decreased to 93.8-mph.

Adolis Garcia’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, decreasing from 13.6% on the season to 0% in the past 7 days.

Posting a .229 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Adolis Garcia finds himself in the 23rd percentile.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s launch angle lately (7.3° in the past 14 days) is significantly worse than his 10.3° seasonal angle.

Giancarlo Stanton will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

It may be smart to expect worse numbers for the New York Yankees offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 9th-luckiest offense in the league this year.

Jonah Heim, the Rangers’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, grades out as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Andrew Heaney will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats in all categories.

DJ LeMahieu will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Volpe in the 25th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Anthony Volpe has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 9.1% rate last year has fallen to 4.1% this season.

Jonah Heim’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last season to this one, decreasing from 18.4% to 10.4%.

Posting a .274 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year, Jonah Heim grades out in the 10th percentile for hitting ability.

Josh Jung’s launch angle in recent games (7° over the last two weeks) is a significant dropoff from his 12.1° seasonal angle.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (23.3) provides evidence that Josh Jung has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season with his 26.0 actual HR/600.

Using Statcast data, DJ LeMahieu is in the 19th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 7.500.

Giancarlo Stanton’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, going from 14.2% on the season to 9.1% in the past week’s worth of games.

It may be wise to expect positive regression for the Texas Rangers offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 2nd-unluckiest offense in MLB this year.

With 7 bats of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected offense, Carlos Rodon faces a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

Aaron Judge will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

In the past week’s worth of games, Aaron Judge’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 26.9% down to 0%.

Aaron Judge has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 95.8-mph dropping to 92.5-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Aaron Judge’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, falling from 20.5% on the season to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

As it relates to plate discipline, Adolis Garcia’s skill is quite poor, posting a 3.8 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 20th percentile.

Ezequiel Duran’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, going from 13.6% to 10.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Heaney to throw 83 pitches in this game (5th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

In his previous outing, Andrew Heaney didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking batters out and only managed to post 2 Ks.

Placing in the 14th percentile for power, Wyatt Langford has hit 9.8 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

When it comes to his home runs, Nathaniel Lowe has had some very good luck this year. His 14.3 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 9.2.

With a 3.94 K/BB rate this year, Giancarlo Stanton has shown poor plate discipline, checking in at the 19th percentile.

Carlos Rodon will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Carlos Rodon’s 2395-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 75th percentile among all starting pitchers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Austin Wells’s true offensive skill to be a .320, implying that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .018 deviation between that mark and his actual .338 wOBA.

Juan Soto has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 20.4% seasonal rate has dropped off to 15.2% in the past two weeks.

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