Todays Game 2 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Oakland at Toronto Game 2 Matchup Today

Ernie Clement’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The 8th-shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Rogers Centre.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Ernie Clement will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Ernie Clement has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 86-mph to 89.2-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Ernie Clement’s 55.1% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 44%.

Max Schuemann hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

Max Schuemann has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 92.1-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 89.8-mph average.

Checking in at the 83rd percentile, Max Schuemann has posted a .330 BABIP this year.

Lawrence Butler has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (63% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Yariel Rodriguez throws from, Lawrence Butler will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Lawrence Butler hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

This season, Lawrence Butler has experienced a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 95.4 mph compared to last year’s 90.4 mph mark.

Lawrence Butler has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 99.3-mph average in the last week to his seasonal average of 95.4-mph.

When it comes to his home run ability, Davis Schneider ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Rogers Centre as the 10th-best park in baseball for right-handed home runs.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Davis Schneider will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Davis Schneider has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 97.6-mph average in the last week to his seasonal mark of 93-mph.

When it comes to his batting average ability, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the 2nd-best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 83rd percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball bats like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Osvaldo Bido.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will hold that advantage today.

Darell Hernaiz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 89th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Darell Hernaiz has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .193 rate is considerably lower than his .265 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Leo Jimenez hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 77th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Leo Jimenez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Leo Jimenez has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 8.3% seasonal rate to 28.6% over the last week.

Leo Jimenez has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.5-mph to 94.2-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Zack Gelof hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Zack Gelof has been unlucky this year, posting a .273 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .307 — a .034 disparity.

When it comes to his home run ability, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 83rd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Zack Gelof and his 18.6° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 94th percentile, among the highest in Major League Baseball this year.

Zack Gelof has hit 26.1 homers per 600 plate appearances this year, checking in at the 83rd percentile for power.

Daulton Varsho is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Daulton Varsho will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Daulton Varsho will hold that advantage in today’s game.

There has been a significant improvement in Daulton Varsho’s launch angle from last year’s 20.3° to 26.5° this season.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, George Springer ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

George Springer is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and George Springer will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, George Springer has suffered from bad luck this year. His .296 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .354.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Miguel Andujar is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

In the past two weeks, Miguel Andujar’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 83.4-mph over the course of the season to 87.4-mph of late.

Miguel Andujar has recorded a .298 batting average this year, ranking in the 93rd percentile.

J.J. Bleday is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Rogers Centre as the 10th-best field in the league for left-handed home runs.

J.J. Bleday will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yariel Rodriguez in today’s game.

J.J. Bleday hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

There has been a significant improvement in J.J. Bleday’s launch angle from last year’s 15.4° to 18.4° this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Kirk in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Alejandro Kirk is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Alejandro Kirk will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Alejandro Kirk has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 95.1-mph average to last year’s 90.6-mph EV.

Davis Schneider’s launch angle lately (38° in the last week) is significantly higher than his 21.8° seasonal mark.

When assessing his home run ability, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.

Shea Langeliers hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

Shea Langeliers’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, rising from 13.4% to 19.4%.

Over the past week, Shea Langeliers’s 41.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 19.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Horwitz in the 81st percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Spencer Horwitz is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Spencer Horwitz will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Spencer Horwitz will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Brent Rooker projects as the 8th-best home run batter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brent Rooker is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Brent Rooker hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

Brent Rooker has made notable gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 18.7% seasonal rate to 26.7% over the last week.

Brent Rooker has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 97.7-mph average to last year’s 94.9-mph average.

It is likely that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (John Bacon) calling pitches in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Rogers Centre as the 6th-worst stadium in the league for batting average.

Osvaldo Bido will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against 6 opposing hitters in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Leo Jimenez in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Yariel Rodriguez’s high utilization percentage of his fastball (53.7% this year) is likely harming his results, considering they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Yariel Rodriguez has posted a 1.79 K/BB rate this year, checking in at the 23rd percentile.

Oakland ranks as the #1 squad in the majors when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (17.5% rate this year).

In terms of his batting average, J.J. Bleday has had bad variance on his side this year. His .240 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .258.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Horwitz in the 75th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Yariel Rodriguez in the 78th percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

The Oakland Athletics have 5 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Max Schuemann, Zack Gelof, Brent Rooker, Lawrence Butler, Shea Langeliers).

The #7 venue in the game for boosting strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Kirk in the 81st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. projects as the 6th-best batter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Placing 10th-highest in MLB this year, Toronto Blue Jays batters as a group have recorded a 13.6° launch angle (an advanced stat to evaluate the ability to lift the ball for power).

Ernie Clement has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .296 figure is quite a bit lower than his .316 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

As it relates to his home run skill, Daulton Varsho ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Considering that flyball batters perform worse against flyball pitchers, Osvaldo Bido (36.6% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this game with 2 FB hitters in the opposing team’s projected lineup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Davis Schneider in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Brent Rooker ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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Ernie Clement is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Rogers Centre as the 6th-worst ballpark in MLB for run-scoring.

Rogers Centre has the 8th-highest average fence height among all major league stadiums.

Low humidity has a small but significant correlation with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 2nd-least humidity on the slate at 35%.

Osvaldo Bido will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ernie Clement today.

Max Schuemann is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Yariel Rodriguez throws from, Max Schuemann will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Rogers Centre profiles as the #25 park in the league for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Lawrence Butler will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Lawrence Butler’s true offensive talent to be a .305, indicating that he has had some very good luck this year given the .019 deviation between that figure and his actual .324 wOBA.

Davis Schneider is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Osvaldo Bido will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Davis Schneider today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Davis Schneider generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Osvaldo Bido.

Hitting from the same side that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. encounters a tough challenge today.

When estimating his home run skill, Darell Hernaiz ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Darell Hernaiz is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Leo Jimenez in the 21st percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Leo Jimenez is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Leo Jimenez will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Zack Gelof is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Rogers Centre grades out as the #25 stadium in the league for RHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Yariel Rodriguez will have the handedness advantage against Zack Gelof today.

Zack Gelof will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Max Schuemann today.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (20.5) suggests that Lawrence Butler has been very fortunate this year with his 28.9 actual HR/600.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Abraham Toro in the 20th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Abraham Toro is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 79% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Over the past 14 days, Ernie Clement has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 4th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Extreme groundball hitters like Daulton Varsho tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Osvaldo Bido.

Batting from the same side that Osvaldo Bido throws from, George Springer will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, George Springer’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.3% down to 0%.

Yariel Rodriguez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Miguel Andujar in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Miguel Andujar in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for J.J. Bleday in today’s matchup.

Over the last 7 days, J.J. Bleday’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.7% down to 0%.

In the last 7 days, J.J. Bleday’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal figure of 91.1 mph to 83.1 mph.

Osvaldo Bido will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alejandro Kirk in today’s game.

Alejandro Kirk’s launch angle lately (5.3° over the last 14 days) is a significant dropoff from his 10.6° seasonal figure.

Hitting from the same side that Yariel Rodriguez throws from, Shea Langeliers will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Shea Langeliers will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Spencer Horwitz has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 7.9% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last week.

Spencer Horwitz’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased lately; his 91.8-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 85.6-mph over the past week.

Yariel Rodriguez will have the handedness advantage over Brent Rooker in today’s matchup.

Brent Rooker will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Osvaldo Bido to throw 81 pitches in this game (7th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Projected catcher Shea Langeliers projects as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Osvaldo Bido will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Osvaldo Bido has recorded a 1.99 K/BB rate since the start of last season, checking in at the 16th percentile.

George Springer has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 99.4-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal EV of 93.2-mph.

The Oakland Athletics have been the 5th-luckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse in future games, According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Alejandro Kirk (the Blue Jays’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) is considered to be a good pitch framer.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 9th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Spencer Horwitz’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased lately, going from 17.9% on the season to 6.7% over the past week.

Shea Langeliers’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined lately; his 95.1-mph seasonal average has lowered to 90.2-mph over the past 7 days.

Shea Langeliers’s BABIP ability is projected in the 15th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When assessing his home run ability, Miguel Andujar ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Miguel Andujar’s launch angle in recent games (-5° over the past 7 days) is a considerable dropoff from his 7.9° seasonal angle.

The switch-hitting Abraham Toro will bat from his worse side (0) today against Yariel Rodriguez, Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Abraham Toro in today’s game.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Yariel Rodriguez is projected to throw 79 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 6th-least of all pitchers on the slate today.

In the last 14 days, Spencer Horwitz’s 28.2% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 46.4%.

When it comes to power, Alejandro Kirk has performed in the 9th percentile, having paced 7.4 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Brent Rooker has been lucky this year, compiling a .399 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .355 — a .044 difference.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s launch angle this season (6.9°) is considerably lower than his 10.2° angle last season.

When it comes to his home run talent, Ernie Clement ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In the past week, Daulton Varsho’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.9% down to 0%.

Daulton Varsho’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 87.8-mph average last season has fallen to 85.7-mph.

Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 5th-least strikeout-heavy lineup today is the Toronto Blue Jays with a 20.5% underlying K%.

Osvaldo Bido has experienced some positive variance in regards to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 9.27 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.38 — a 0.90 K/9 difference.

Yariel Rodriguez will have the handedness advantage over Darell Hernaiz in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Darell Hernaiz in today’s matchup.