Yankees vs Rangers match player stats Wednesday, September 4th 2024. New York Yankees at Texas Rangers Series Game 3

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Yankees vs Rangers match player stats Wednesday, September 4th 2024. New York Yankees at Texas Rangers Series Game 3

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Todays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

New York Yankees at Texas Rangers
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Wednesday, September 4th
04/09/24 20:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

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The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Globe Life Field as the 7th-best venue in baseball for left-handed home runs.

Globe Life Field has the 5th-shortest fences in MLB.

Batting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Anthony Rizzo will have the upper hand in today’s game.

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

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Jonah Heim will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Jonah Heim’s launch angle of late (30.2° in the past 14 days) is a significant increase over his 14.4° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jonah Heim’s true offensive skill to be a .291, providing some evidence that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .021 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .270 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Josh Jung will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Josh Jung has recorded a .260 Expected Batting Average this year, grading out in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Gleyber Torres ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Gleyber Torres has hit one of the hardest balls in baseball in the last 14 days — 111.2-mph — which is a strong indicator of recent form and raw power.

Despite posting a .301 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Gleyber Torres has had bad variance on his side given the .026 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .327.

Corey Seager projects as the 9th-best hitter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Corey Seager is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Corey Seager will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Marcus Stroman in today’s matchup.

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

Anthony Volpe’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, rising from 44.3% on the season to 57.1% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Anthony Volpe has compiled a .319 BABIP this year, grading out in the 81st percentile.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Marcus Semien ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Marcus Semien is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.

Extreme groundball bats like Marcus Semien generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Marcus Stroman.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Marcus Semien will hold that advantage today.

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

Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the handedness advantage against Nathan Eovaldi in today’s game.

In the last two weeks, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.2-mph over the course of the season to 100.8-mph lately.

Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, going from 41.7% on the season to 58.3% in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Nathaniel Lowe is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Nathaniel Lowe will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Marcus Stroman today.

Globe Life Field grades out as the #7 stadium in Major League Baseball for right-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

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

Alex Verdugo will have the handedness advantage against Nathan Eovaldi today.

Alex Verdugo has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 92.6-mph average in the past week’s worth of games to his seasonal 88.8-mph EV.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

By putting up a .337 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Jazz Chisholm Jr. grades out in the 77th percentile.

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

Aaron Judge is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Aaron Judge’s 26.8% Barrel% (a reliable standard to study power) grades out in the 100th percentile this year.

Aaron Judge has recorded a .481 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 100th percentile.

By putting up a .331 batting average this year, Aaron Judge finds himself in the 100th percentile.

Josh Smith is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Josh Smith will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Marcus Stroman in today’s matchup.

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

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Wyatt Langford ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Wyatt Langford will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Over the past 7 days, Wyatt Langford’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 8.4% up to 21.4%.

Marcus Stroman has averaged 93.6 adjusted pitches per GS this year, checking in at the 83rd percentile.

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

Marcus Stroman is an extreme groundball pitcher (50.6% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Globe Life Field — the #6 HR venue among all parks — today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 90th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

In terms of his batting average, Alex Verdugo has had some very poor luck this year. His .235 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .265.

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

Giancarlo Stanton is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

The Barrel% of Giancarlo Stanton has significantly improved, with an increase from 15.8% last year to 21.1% this season.

Over the last 14 days, Giancarlo Stanton has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 21.1% to 44%.

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

Juan Soto is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Juan Soto will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Leody Taveras will hold that advantage today.

Leody Taveras has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .228 figure is deflated compared to his .262 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The Barrel% of Juan Soto has significantly improved, with an increase from 13.2% last year to 20.7% this season.

Over the last 7 days, Juan Soto’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 98.9-mph over the course of the season to 101.7-mph of late.

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

Adolis Garcia is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Adolis Garcia will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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

Austin Wells has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (64% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

Austin Wells will hold the platoon advantage against Nathan Eovaldi in today’s matchup.

Austin Wells has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% recently, upping his 9.2% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the past 14 days.

When it comes to plate discipline, Gleyber Torres’s skill is quite strong, putting up a 2.08 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 76th percentile.

Nathaniel Lowe will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Nathan Eovaldi in the 81st percentile when estimating his strikeout talent.

Tallying 95.2 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Nathan Eovaldi checks in at the 91st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Globe Life Field as the 5th-best stadium in baseball for strikeouts.

Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Nathan Eovaldi will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Over the past 14 days, Adolis Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.9-mph over the course of the season to 98.4-mph lately.

Grading out in the 94th percentile, Josh Jung sports a .344 BABIP since the start of last season.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Nathaniel Lowe ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Marcus Stroman has utilized his sinker 12% less often this season (34.5%) than he did last season (46.5%).

Anthony Rizzo has been unlucky this year, notching a .283 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .306 — a .023 difference.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Josh Smith’s 50% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 42.9%.

Leody Taveras has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .275 figure is deflated compared to his .310 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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

Josh Jung has paced 24.4 long-balls per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, grading out in the 81st percentile for power.

Over the last two weeks, Austin Wells’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.3-mph over the course of the season to 98.2-mph recently.

Over the past 7 days, Gleyber Torres’s 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.6%.

Wyatt Langford has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 96.5-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal figure of 92-mph.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Nathan Eovaldi in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his overall pitching skills.

The New York Yankees have been the 8th-luckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse the rest of the season, When assessing his overall offensive ability, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Giancarlo Stanton has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 96.8-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal 94.5-mph average.

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Anthony Rizzo is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Among all major league parks, Globe Life Field’s CF dimensions are the 6th-deepest.

The Globe Life Field roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this game -7° colder than the average outdoor game on the slate today — favorable for pitching.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Anthony Rizzo in today’s matchup.

Anthony Rizzo’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 89.9-mph average last season has dropped to 86.4-mph.

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

Jonah Heim is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

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

Josh Jung is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this game.

Globe Life Field ranks as the #29 ballpark in Major League Baseball for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Batting from the same side that Marcus Stroman throws from, Josh Jung meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Josh Jung hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

Nathan Eovaldi will have the handedness advantage against Gleyber Torres today.

Among every team today, the 5th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Texas Rangers.

Today, Corey Seager 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% rate (75th percentile).

In the last two weeks, Corey Seager’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 15.4% down to 9.1%.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Corey Seager’s 18.2% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 21.6%.

Anthony Volpe has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (59% of the time), but he is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Anthony Volpe will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

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).

Hitting from the same side that Marcus Stroman throws from, Marcus Semien will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

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

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (87% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Nathaniel Lowe usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Marcus Stroman.

Nathaniel Lowe has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.5-mph dropping to 81.3-mph over the past 7 days.

The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Marcus Stroman, In the last 14 days, Jonah Heim’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.3% down to 0%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Volpe in the 25th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Alex Verdugo has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (62% of the time), but he is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

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

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

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

Today, Josh Smith 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 39.3% rate (95th percentile).

Josh Smith has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 10.7% rate last year has fallen to 3.6% this year.

From last season to this one, Josh Smith’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 93.8 mph to 90.1 mph.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 15.2°, Josh Smith has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (7.7°) over the past two weeks.

Wyatt Langford is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 56% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the same side that Marcus Stroman throws from, Wyatt Langford will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Ranking in the 19th percentile for power, Wyatt Langford has hit 10.9 long-balls per 600 plate appearances this year.

The 5th-best projected batting order of all teams today in terms of overall hitting skill belongs to the Texas Rangers.

It may be best to expect improved performance for the Texas Rangers offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 2nd-unluckiest offense in the majors this year.

It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Clint Vondrak) behind the plate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Globe Life Field as the 6th-best venue in MLB for home runs.

Hitting from the same side that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Giancarlo Stanton will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

Juan Soto hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

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

Compared to his seasonal figure of 10.6°, Juan Soto has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (6.2°) over the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Rizzo in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Leody Taveras is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

Over the last 14 days, Leody Taveras’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.3% down to 0%.

Batting from the same side that Marcus Stroman throws from, Adolis Garcia will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Adolis Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 96.2-mph mark last year has dropped to 93.9-mph.

Posting a 3.85 K/BB rate this year, Adolis Garcia has shown bad plate discipline, placing in the 19th percentile.

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

Out of all SPs, Nathan Eovaldi’s fastball spin rate of 2187 rpm is in the 15th percentile this year.

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 Giancarlo Stanton in today’s matchup.

In his previous game started, Marcus Stroman was rolling and allowed 2 ER.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (13.4°) is considerably lower than his 17.6° mark last year.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Marcus Stroman in the 19th percentile as it relates to his strikeout ability.

Playing on the road typically weakens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Marcus Stroman in today’s matchup.

Marcus Stroman’s fastball velocity has dropped 1.5 mph this season (89.4 mph) below where it was last year (90.9 mph).

Marcus Stroman has compiled an 8.1% Swinging Strike percentage this year, grading out in the 7th percentile.

In the last week’s worth of games, Leody Taveras’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 89.3 mph to 80 mph.

Josh Jung’s average exit velocity has fallen off this season; his 91.7-mph average last season has dropped to 86.7-mph.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 16.6°, Austin Wells has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (4.9°) in the last two weeks.

Despite posting a .335 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Austin Wells has had positive variance on his side given the .015 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .320.

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

Gleyber Torres’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 92.9-mph mark last season has decreased to 90.5-mph.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Aaron Judge today.

Aaron Judge has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 26.8% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the past 7 days.

The best projected lineup of all teams on the slate in terms of overall batting skill is that of the the New York Yankees.

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