St. Louis @ Texas picks

Corey Seager projects as the 8th-best batter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Corey Seager is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.. In the league, Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Corey Seager will hold that advantage in today's game.. Utilizing Statcast metrics, Corey Seager is in the 98th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .382.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Lars Nootbaar ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Lars Nootbaar is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.. In the league, Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Jack Leiter throws from, Lars Nootbaar will have an edge today.. In the last 14 days, Lars Nootbaar has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 21.7° compared to his seasonal mark of 10.5°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.. Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. In the league, Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Liberatore throws from, Wyatt Langford will have the upper hand today.. Wyatt Langford will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his home run skill, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. In the league, Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Hitting from the opposite that Matthew Liberatore throws from, Adolis Garcia will have an advantage in today's game.. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Adolis Garcia will hold that advantage in today's game.. Adolis Garcia's launch angle this year (21.6°) is quite a bit better than his 14.8° mark last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Donovan in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.. Brendan Donovan is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.. In the league, Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Jack Leiter throws from, Brendan Donovan will have an edge in today's game.. Brendan Donovan's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last year to this one, increasing from 45.8% to 55.9%.

The Texas Rangers have been the unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better in future games. In the league, Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. With 8 hitters who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team's projected offense, Matthew Liberatore will not have the upper hand while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.. Considering that flyball batters hold a notable advantage over groundball pitchers, Matthew Liberatore and his 43% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a hard position today squaring off against 2 opposing GB bats.. Matthew Liberatore will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Lars Nootbaar ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Lars Nootbaar is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.. In the league, Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Jack Leiter throws from, Lars Nootbaar will have an edge today.. In the last 14 days, Lars Nootbaar has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 21.7° compared to his seasonal mark of 10.5°.

Corey Seager projects as the 8th-best batter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Corey Seager is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.. In the league, Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Corey Seager will hold that advantage in today's game.. Utilizing Statcast metrics, Corey Seager is in the 98th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .382.

Corey Seager projects as the 8th-best batter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Corey Seager is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.. In the league, Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Corey Seager will hold that advantage in today's game.. Utilizing Statcast metrics, Corey Seager is in the 98th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .382.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Lars Nootbaar ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Lars Nootbaar is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.. In the league, Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Jack Leiter throws from, Lars Nootbaar will have an edge today.. In the last 14 days, Lars Nootbaar has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 21.7° compared to his seasonal mark of 10.5°.