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Jared Walsh has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.
Matt Thaiss is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. Matt Thaiss's speed has gotten better this year. His 24.36 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 25.02 ft/sec now. Matt Thaiss has shown impressive plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 85th percentile with a 2.02 K/BB rate. Matt Thaiss has put up a .367 BABIP since the start of last season, checking in at the 95th percentile.
Shohei Ohtani projects as the 8th-best hitter in the majors, according to THE BAT X. Shohei Ohtani is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. The Texas Rangers projected lineup today (.333 projected wOBA according to THE BAT X) projects quite a bit worse than their .345 wOBA this year. The Texas Rangers have been the 2nd-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to THE BAT X, and are likely to negatively regress the rest of the season Lance Barrett projects as a Pitchers Umpire and is expected to be behind the plate today.
THE BAT X projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Taylor Ward is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today. Taylor Ward will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cody Bradford in today's matchup. Taylor Ward has made notable gains with his Barrel% recently, upping his 8.1% seasonal rate to 20% in the last week. Taylor Ward's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved in recent games, going from 16.3% on the season to 30% over the last 7 days.
THE BAT X projects Mitch Garver in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst on the slate today. Mitch Garver will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Mitch Garver has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 100.4-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal figure of 93.8-mph. Mitch Garver has been hot in recent games, posting a an 18.2% Barrel% (a reliable metric to study power) in the past two weeks' worth of games.
THE BAT X projects Leody Taveras in the 77th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Leody Taveras will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Leody Taveras has made notable improvements with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 6.6% seasonal rate to 25% in the last 7 days. Leody Taveras has seen a big increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 97.6-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal 90.5-mph figure. Leody Taveras has put up a .294 Expected Batting Average this year, checking in at the 93rd percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).
Robbie Grossman will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Robbie Grossman's launch angle of late (35° in the last 7 days) is considerably better than his 19.2° seasonal mark.
THE BAT X projects Brandon Drury in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Brandon Drury has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (57% of the time), but he is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. Brandon Drury will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cody Bradford in today's game. Brandon Drury has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 94.7-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal EV of 91.7-mph. Brandon Drury's launch angle in recent games (24° in the last week) is considerably higher than his 14.2° seasonal angle.
THE BAT X projects Josh Jung in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Josh Jung is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. Josh Jung will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Josh Jung has made significant improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 12.6% seasonal rate to 22.2% over the last 7 days. Josh Jung's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, rising from 50.9% on the season to 57.9% in the last two weeks' worth of games.
THE BAT X projects Ezequiel Duran in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Ezequiel Duran will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Ezequiel Duran has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 91-mph average to last season's 85.4-mph average. Ezequiel Duran has compiled a .298 Expected Batting Average this year, checking in at the 96th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Ezequiel Duran has compiled a .379 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 93rd percentile.
Jonah Heim will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats. Jonah Heim's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this year (18.4°) is considerably better than his 11.7° angle last year. Jonah Heim's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, increasing from 43.2% on the season to 48.3% over the last two weeks. Jonah Heim has posted a .276 batting average this year, grading out in the 80th percentile.
Mike Trout projects as the 6th-best hitter in the game, according to THE BAT X. Mike Trout is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. OPP_SP will hold the platoon advantage over Mike Trout in today's game. Mike Trout's launch angle lately (26.8° in the past 7 days) is a considerable increase over his 19° seasonal figure. Mike Trout has been unlucky this year, posting a .360 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .403 — a .043 disparity.
THE BAT X projects Zach Neto in the 84th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Zach Neto will have the handedness advantage over Cody Bradford in today's matchup. Zach Neto has made big strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 8.3% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the last week. Zach Neto has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 98.2-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal average of 94.3-mph. Zach Neto's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, rising from 47% on the season to 63.6% over the past 7 days.
THE BAT X projects Adolis Garcia in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Adolis Garcia will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Adolis Garcia has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 14.8% seasonal rate to 20% in the last 7 days. Adolis Garcia has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 98.5-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 96.2-mph.
The switch-hitting Luis Rengifo will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Cody Bradford. Extreme groundball hitters like Luis Rengifo generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Cody Bradford. Luis Rengifo has made big strides with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 4% seasonal rate to 12.5% in the last two weeks' worth of games. Luis Rengifo has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 99.2-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal average of 91.8-mph. Luis Rengifo's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased in recent games, increasing from 41.3% on the season to 54.2% in the last two weeks.
THE BAT X projects Anthony Rendon in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Anthony Rendon is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Anthony Rendon will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cody Bradford in today's game. Anthony Rendon's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, rising from 42.7% on the season to 63.6% in the last week's worth of games. Anthony Rendon has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .245 rate is significantly deflated relative to his .277 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).
Hunter Renfroe is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Hunter Renfroe will hold the platoon advantage against Cody Bradford in today's matchup. Hunter Renfroe's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, increasing from 15.9% on the season to 40% in the past week's worth of games.
Chad Wallach will hold the platoon advantage over Cody Bradford in today's matchup.
Corey Seager has gone over 1.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.
Nathaniel Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.
Marcus Semien has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.
