Baltimore @ Texas picks

Nathan Eovaldi is rocking a sub-2.00 ERA, but he's backed by a Rangers offense that's 26th by runs per game. Don't expect many runs to cross the plate in Texas.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 97th percentile when estimating his home run skill.. Among all stadiums, Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest average fence height.. Jake Burger will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Gary Sanchez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. Among all stadiums, Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest average fence height.. Gary Sanchez has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 94.3-mph average to last year's 90-mph average.. Gary Sanchez has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 102.7-mph average over the past week to his seasonal figure of 95.3-mph.. Gary Sanchez has performed at a clip of 24.4 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 80th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corey Seager ranks as the 11th-best hitter in the majors.. Corey Seager is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.. Among all stadiums, Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Tomoyuki Sugano throws from, Corey Seager will have the upper hand today.. Corey Seager will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Among all stadiums, Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest average fence height.. Cedric Mullins will have the handedness advantage against Nathan Eovaldi in today's game.. Extreme groundball bats like Cedric Mullins usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Nathan Eovaldi.. Cedric Mullins has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89-mph to 95.5-mph over the past 7 days.. Cedric Mullins's launch angle this season (24.7°) is significantly higher than his 21.5° angle last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 97th percentile when estimating his home run skill.. Among all stadiums, Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest average fence height.. Jake Burger will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 4th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.. Jonah Heim is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Globe Life Field as the 5th-worst ballpark in baseball for run-scoring.. The Globe Life Field roof is expected to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest -12° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for pitching.. As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Jonah Heim will bat from his worse side against Tomoyuki Sugano in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Tomoyuki Sugano in the 15th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching abilities.. It may be best to expect improved performance for the Texas Rangers offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 3rd-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.. Among all stadiums, Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest average fence height.. Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Tomoyuki Sugano in today's game.. Considering the 1.2 gap between Tomoyuki Sugano's 4.06 ERA and his 5.26 FIP, it's safe to say he's been one of the most fortunate pitchers in Major League Baseball this year and ought to perform worse going forward.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 97th percentile when estimating his home run skill.. Among all stadiums, Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest average fence height.. Jake Burger will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corey Seager ranks as the 11th-best hitter in the majors.. Corey Seager is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.. Among all stadiums, Globe Life Field has the 8th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Tomoyuki Sugano throws from, Corey Seager will have the upper hand today.. Corey Seager will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Josh Jung is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Globe Life Field as the 2nd-worst field in the league for boosting offensive stats to RHB.. The Globe Life Field roof is expected to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest -12° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for pitching.. Tomoyuki Sugano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Josh Jung in today's game.. Josh Jung hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game's 7th-deepest CF fences in today's matchup.