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Tropicana Field ranks as the #26 venue in the majors for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. The Texas Rangers outfield defense profiles as the 3rd-best of all teams on the slate. Harold Ramirez has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 6% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the last week's worth of games. Harold Ramirez's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased of late, decreasing from 14.8% on the season to 0% over the past 7 days. Harold Ramirez has been very fortunate when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .366 rate is considerably higher than his .318 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Tropicana Field ranks as the #26 venue in the majors for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. The weather report the 5th-best pitching conditions on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Texas Rangers outfield defense profiles as the 3rd-best of all teams on the slate. Yandy Diaz has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 9.9% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past 14 days. Yandy Diaz's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased in recent games, decreasing from 11.7% on the season to 5.4% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

Tropicana Field ranks as the #26 venue in the majors for RHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. The weather report the 5th-best pitching conditions on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Wander Franco hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 77th percentile) and and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 9th-deepest CF fences in today's matchup. The Texas Rangers outfield defense profiles as the 3rd-best of all teams on the slate. Wander Franco has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 6.9% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the last 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Josh Jung in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Josh Jung is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. Tropicana Field has the 4th-shallowest left field fences in Major League Baseball. Josh Jung's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, rising from 50.9% on the season to 63.2% over the past two weeks. Josh Jung has compiled a .361 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 83rd percentile.

THE BAT X projects Adolis Garcia in the 76th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. Adolis Garcia pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Adolis Garcia has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 98.3-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal figure of 96.2-mph. Adolis Garcia has posted a .356 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 79th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Corey Seager as the 11th-best batter in MLB when assessing his batting average ability. Corey Seager is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today. Corey Seager will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Glasnow today. Corey Seager has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Corey Seager has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 94.8-mph average to last year's 91-mph average.

THE BAT X projects Randy Arozarena in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. Randy Arozarena will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Heaney in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Heaney has a large platoon split. Randy Arozarena will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Randy Arozarena has made notable gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 7.9% rate last year to 15.7% this season.

Jonah Heim pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.1% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Jonah Heim's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (18.6°) is quite a bit higher than his 11.7° mark last season. Jonah Heim's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better recently, rising from 21.2% on the season to 26.7% in the last 7 days. Jonah Heim has put up a .281 batting average this year, ranking in the 83rd percentile.

Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Isaac Paredes will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Heaney today... and the cherry on top, Heaney has a large platoon split. Isaac Paredes pulls many of his flyballs (40.4% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Isaac Paredes will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Isaac Paredes has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 97.8-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal mark of 90.4-mph.

THE BAT X projects Leody Taveras in the 75th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Tropicana Field has the 5th-shallowest right field fences in the majors. Leody Taveras has made big strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 5.5% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last week's worth of games. Leody Taveras has compiled a .288 Expected Batting Average this year, ranking in the 89th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Leody Taveras has posted a .366 BABIP this year, grading out in the 94th percentile.

THE BAT X projects Jose Siri in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Tropicana Field has the 4th-shallowest left field fences in Major League Baseball. Jose Siri will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney in today's matchup... and even better, Heaney has a large platoon split. Jose Siri will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats. Jose Siri has made notable improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 6.3% rate last season to 19.2% this year.

THE BAT X projects Marcus Semien in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Marcus Semien is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today. Marcus Semien pulls many of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Marcus Semien has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 91.2-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 88.9-mph average. Marcus Semien's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 17% to 20.5%.

THE BAT X projects Mitch Garver in the 78th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Mitch Garver pulls a lot of his flyballs (39% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Mitch Garver has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 100.4-mph average in the last week to his seasonal average of 93.8-mph. Mitch Garver has been hot in recent games, notching a a 20% Barrel% (an advanced stat to measure power) in the past week's worth of games. Mitch Garver's maximum exit velocity (a reliable stat to measure power) has been 113.2 mph since the start of last season, grading out in the 87th percentile.

Luke Raley has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (56% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today. Luke Raley will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Luke Raley has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 98.9-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal EV of 96.3-mph. Luke Raley's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better of late, rising from 20.2% on the season to 30% over the past 14 days. Luke Raley has notched a .395 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 96th percentile.

Tropicana Field has the 5th-shallowest right field fences in the majors. Robbie Grossman has made notable strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 6% seasonal rate to 11.1% in the past week's worth of games. Robbie Grossman's launch angle recently (30.3° over the last week) is quite a bit better than his 19.7° seasonal angle.

THE BAT X projects Manuel Margot in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Manuel Margot will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Heaney today... and the cherry on top, Heaney has a large platoon split. Manuel Margot will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Manuel Margot's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 6.9% to 11.8%. Manuel Margot has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .289 figure is a good deal lower than his .323 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

THE BAT X projects Ezequiel Duran in the 81st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Ezequiel Duran pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Ezequiel Duran has made significant improvements with his Barrel%, improving his 4.6% rate last season to 10.2% this season. Ezequiel Duran has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 91.4-mph average to last year's 85.4-mph mark. Ezequiel Duran's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, going from 9.1% to 18.5%.

Tropicana Field has the 4th-shallowest left field fences in Major League Baseball. The switch-hitting Taylor Walls will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Andrew Heaney... and even better, Heaney has a large platoon split. Taylor Walls will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Taylor Walls's launch angle in recent games (39.3° in the last week's worth of games) is considerably higher than his 21.1° seasonal angle.

Nathaniel Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.

Josh Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

Christian Bethancourt has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.