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Josh Lowe

Bats L · 2026 player profile

MLB / LF
Charts through 2026-09-27 · season stats retrieved 2026-10-13
Average.2092026 · MLB season
Home runs122026 · MLB season
RBI292026 · MLB season
OPS.6332026 · MLB season

Quality of contact

10-game rolling xwOBA

.050.150.250.350.450.55010-game xwOBALEAGUE AVG .302
10-game rolling xwOBA
League Avg

2026-03-26 — 2026-09-27 · 108 recorded dates. Higher xwOBA means stronger expected production.

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Our picks & reasoning

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OddsIndex analysis

Our picks on Lowe

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Pick record checked Oct 13, 2026 ET. Local preview uses saved data.

Our past picks

Original reasoning and recorded results.

Showing 10 past picks from 10 linked picks since Jan 1, 2026 ET. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026 ET.

Josh Lowe under 0.5 hitsW

Sep 20, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 1.9500

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Career vs Kremer: 20 PA, .176 AVG, 0.535 OPS. His most recent exposure in 2025 (11 PA) produced a 0.384 OPS — the weakest of any multi-PA season sample. Season slash of .211/.276/.367 with a 0.687 OPS vs RHP confirms he struggles against right-handers generally. The -105 price on the under is fair value given consistent career suppression by this specific pitcher.

Josh Lowe to hit a home runL

Sep 13, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 6.2000

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Lowe's career vs Irvin: 4 PA, .500 AVG, 2.500 OPS, 2 HR — including a 5.000 OPS in 2 PA in 2025. Small sample caveat acknowledged explicitly: 4 PA is a limited dataset and strong conclusions are not warranted. However, 2 HR in 4 career PA against a pitcher with a 5.52 ERA and 1.48 HR/9 rate in 2026 provides some directional signal. Lowe has 11 HR on the season. At +520, the implied probability is 16.1% — the career data justifies a speculative LOW-confidence play at this price.

Josh Lowe under 0.5 hitsW

Sep 1, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 1.9200

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Career vs Cole: 13 PA, .083 AVG (1 hit total), 0 HR. Broken down by season: 2023 (7 PA, 0.000 OPS — zero hits in 7 plate appearances), 2022 (3 PA, 0.333 OPS), 2024 (3 PA, 0.666 OPS). The 2023 sample is the most meaningful — Lowe was held hitless across seven PA against Cole. His season line is also weak at .211/.273/.352. Under 0.5 hits is -109 (52.1% implied), barely pricing in the vig, which makes this a clean lean given the career futility against Cole.

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At the plate

Which pitches he handles and how he makes decisions at the plate.

Where the ball goes

350 FTLeft · PullCenterRight · Pull
Batted Balls210
Hits65
Home Runs12
Pull%55.7
Out
1B
2B/3B
HR

Contact by location

77.33 BIP95.711 BIP87.05 BIP91.720 BIP91.128 BIP88.215 BIP86.125 BIP90.020 BIP90.722 BIP94.0High78.7Away79.0Low86.5InsideCatcher's perspective
77.3mph
95.7mphExit velocity

Heatmap · exit velocity in mph · catcher’s view. Choose a pitch type above to filter measured contact.

Data detail

Season & career

Updated 2026-10-13. Seasons are split by team.

Season / teamGPAHHRRBIAVGOBPSLGOPS
2026 · Los Angeles Angels114343651229.209.273.360.633
2025 · Tampa Bay Rays108435871140.220.283.366.649
2024 · Tampa Bay Rays106387851034.241.302.391.693
2023 · Tampa Bay Rays1355011362083.292.335.500.835
2022 · Tampa Bay Rays5219840213.221.284.343.627
2021 · Tampa Bay Rays221001.0001.0001.0002.000
Career517186641455199.242.300.405.705
Recorded game dates 108 dates

Existing chart-builder observations, grouped by date. Not an official box-score game log; missing values stay blank.

DatePA*xwOBABAEV (mph)Barrel fraction
2026-09-2740.1340.25087.90.000
2026-09-2540.1370.00097.80.000
2026-09-2440.4600.66790.10.000
2026-09-2320.0040.00087.80.000
2026-09-2210.0000.000——
2026-09-2030.6850.00096.90.333
2026-09-1950.1380.20083.80.000
2026-09-1810.0000.000——
2026-09-1740.2560.25078.20.500
2026-09-1630.1560.33364.60.000

*PA is the count of appearances with a positive wOBA denominator.

How to read these numbers
xwOBA

Sample: 343 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Exit velocity

Sample: 210 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Barrel rate

Sample: 210 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Hard-hit rate

Sample: 210 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Strikeout rate

Sample: 343 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Walk rate

Sample: 343 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.