Astros vs Rays match player stats | 2026 Friday, September 11th

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Astros @ Rays Matchup Details

Teams : Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, September 11th
Time : 11/09/26 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Houston Astros Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Jonathan Aranda is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Miguel Ullola throws from, Jonathan Aranda will have an edge in today’s game.

,Jonathan Aranda has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The Houston Astros infield defense projects as the 4th-weakest among every team in action today.

,Cedric Mullins will have the handedness advantage over Miguel Ullola today.

,Cedric Mullins pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.5% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Cedric Mullins will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Jorge Mateo will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Junior Caminero ranks as the 16th-best batter in the game.

,Junior Caminero is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

,Junior Caminero pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.4% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme groundball hitters like Junior Caminero tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Miguel Ullola.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Cam Smith ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his batting average ability, Chandler Simpson is projected as the 6th-best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Miguel Ullola throws from, Chandler Simpson will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Chandler Simpson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme groundball hitters like Chandler Simpson generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Miguel Ullola.

,Liam Hicks is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Miguel Ullola throws from, Liam Hicks will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Liam Hicks pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Liam Hicks will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cam Smith in the 84th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Junior Caminero will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Isaac Paredes is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Isaac Paredes pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (45.9% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Chandler Simpson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 83rd percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 89th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Daulton Varsho ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Daulton Varsho is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Daulton Varsho will hold the platoon advantage over Drew Rasmussen in today’s game.

,Daulton Varsho pulls many of his flyballs (36.8% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Victor Mesa Jr. is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Miguel Ullola throws from, Victor Mesa Jr. will have an advantage today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Victor Mesa Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Drew Rasmussen as the 14th-best SP in the league right now.

,Drew Rasmussen has averaged 92.7 adjusted pitches per outing this year, ranking in the 81st percentile.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher metrics across the board, and Drew Rasmussen will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Taylor Trammell will hold the platoon advantage over Drew Rasmussen in today’s game.

,Taylor Trammell pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.8% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 7th-best hitter in the majors as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Yandy Diaz is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

,Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball bats like Yandy Diaz tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Miguel Ullola.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Jonathan Aranda will hold that advantage today.

,Yainer Diaz’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Yandy Diaz ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Yandy Diaz will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Mesa Jr. in the 77th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 2nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Cedric Mullins is penciled in 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Cedric Mullins tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Miguel Ullola.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jorge Mateo ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jorge Mateo is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Miguel Ullola will hold the platoon advantage over Jorge Mateo in today’s game.

,Jorge Mateo hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 92nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

,Miguel Ullola will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Junior Caminero in today’s matchup.

,Cam Smith is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

,Drew Rasmussen will have the handedness advantage over Cam Smith in today’s game.

,Cam Smith hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 87th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

,Cam Smith will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,Chandler Simpson has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (71% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Liam Hicks in the 14th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Out of all the teams in action today, the best infield defense belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays.

,Isaac Paredes’s BABIP ability is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Drew Rasmussen will hold the platoon advantage over Isaac Paredes in today’s game.

,Isaac Paredes will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,When estimating his home run ability, Chandler Simpson ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Christian Walker is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 80% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,Drew Rasmussen will have the handedness advantage against Christian Walker in today’s game.

,Christian Walker will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Daulton Varsho will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Mesa Jr. in the 17th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Victor Mesa Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 90th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

,The Houston Astros projected offense ranks as the 3rd-strongest of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Trammell in the 8th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Taylor Trammell is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

,Taylor Trammell will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Miguel Ullola will hold the platoon advantage against Yandy Diaz in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 13th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Yainer Diaz is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card today.

,Drew Rasmussen will hold the platoon advantage over Yainer Diaz in today’s game.

,In today’s matchup, Yainer Diaz is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.9% rate (90th percentile).

,Yainer Diaz will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

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