PITCHER MATCHUP

Kevin Gausman vs Texas Rangers

How the Texas Rangers's current regulars (top 9 by at-bats) project against Kevin Gausman's season-to-date arsenal — not the posted lineup for any single game.

Kevin Gausman's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .299vs RHH xwOBA .310Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 53%Splitter 37%Slider 9%Sinker 1%Unknown 1%

How the Texas Rangers's regulars project

Projected expected wOBA for each of the Texas Rangers's top-9-by-AB hitters against Kevin Gausman, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .303
  1. 1 BN Brandon Nimmo LHB .323
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Brandon Nimmo
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .353 xwOBA over 560 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 50 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 249 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 JJ Josh Jung RHB .316
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Josh Jung
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 258 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 160 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 JB Jake Burger RHB .292
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jake Burger
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 277 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .251 xwOBA over 44 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .239 xwOBA over 213 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  4. 4 ED Ezequiel Duran RHB .278
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Ezequiel Duran
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 197 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .276 xwOBA over 17 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .251 xwOBA over 112 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  5. 5 JP Joc Pederson LHB .319
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Joc Pederson
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .348 xwOBA over 304 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 50 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .258 xwOBA over 134 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  6. 6 WL Wyatt Langford RHB .320
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Wyatt Langford
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .353 xwOBA over 375 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .278 xwOBA over 26 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over 209 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 KH Kyle Higashioka RHB .281
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Kyle Higashioka
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over 180 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .262 xwOBA over 22 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .260 xwOBA over 129 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  8. 8 AO Alejandro Osuna LHB .318
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Alejandro Osuna
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .332 xwOBA over 97 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 16 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 JF Justin Foscue RHB .283
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Justin Foscue
    • Four-Seam Fastball (53% usage) projects to .272 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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