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Positive Match Player Stats for Athletics vs Guardians Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke as the 11th-best hitter in baseball as it relates to his BABIP ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 3rd-best stadium in the game for righty BABIP.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude in MLB, which generally leads to higher offensive output.

Bats such as Denzel Clarke with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Slade Cecconi who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Over the last 14 days, Denzel Clarke’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.7-mph over the course of the season to 95.2-mph lately.

As it relates to his home run ability, David Fry ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

David Fry is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, David Fry will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

David Fry pulls many of his flyballs (35.9% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Angel Martinez has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (73% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

The switch-hitting Angel Martinez will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against JP Sears.

Angel Martinez pulls many of his flyballs (38.1% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Angel Martinez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Max Muncy’s BABIP skill is projected in the 75th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Max Muncy pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.3% — 83rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

In the past week’s worth of games, Max Muncy’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.2% up to 30%.

Max Muncy has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 103.8-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal figure of 94-mph.

In the last 14 days, Max Muncy has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 23.6° compared to his seasonal mark of 12.9°.

Jacob Wilson is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

In Major League Baseball, Progressive Field’s LF dimensions are the shallowest.

Extreme flyball batters like Jacob Wilson usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Slade Cecconi.

Sporting a 1.38 K/BB rate this year, Jacob Wilson has demonstrated impressive plate discipline, ranking in the 90th percentile.

Jacob Wilson has posted a .358 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 86th percentile.

When estimating his batting average ability, Jacob Wilson is projected as the 16th-best hitter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Nicholas Kurtz ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Nicholas Kurtz has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (59% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 3rd-best venue in the game for lefty BABIP.

Nicholas Kurtz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Slade Cecconi today.

Nicholas Kurtz projects as the 17th-best home run hitter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nicholas Kurtz has made notable gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 16.8% seasonal rate to 30% over the past 14 days.

Carlos Santana is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Carlos Santana will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against JP Sears in today’s matchup.

Carlos Santana pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.1% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Carlos Santana will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.8% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Jose Ramirez will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Brent Rooker projects as the 13th-best hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Brent Rooker pulls many of his flyballs (33.4% — 77th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Brent Rooker has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.9-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 91.6-mph figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 84th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Tyler Soderstrom is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Tyler Soderstrom will have the handedness advantage over Slade Cecconi in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Tyler Soderstrom has made notable strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 12.7% seasonal rate to 18.5% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Will Wilson will have the handedness advantage against JP Sears in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Will Wilson will hold that advantage today.

When assessing his home run talent, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shea Langeliers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.8% — 87th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

When it comes to his batting average, Shea Langeliers has been unlucky this year. His .227 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .263.

Compared to his seasonal average of 12.9°, Shea Langeliers has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 25.2° angle over the past two weeks.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.331) may lead us to conclude that Shea Langeliers has suffered from bad luck this year with his .305 actual wOBA.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The Cleveland Guardians have 3 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Johnathan Rodriguez, Will Wilson, Austin Hedges).

JP Sears was firing on all cylinders in his previous game started and put up 7 strikeouts.

JP Sears’s slider percentage has jumped by 6.2% from last year to this one (33.8% to 40%) .

The Cleveland Guardians projected lineup profiles as the worst of all teams today in terms of overall hitting skill.

In his previous outing, JP Sears turned in a great performance and conceded 2 ER.

Brayan Rocchio will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

In comparison to his 84.5-mph average last year, Brayan Rocchio’s exit velocity has noticeably risen this season, now sitting at 86.8 mph.

Brayan Rocchio has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 86.8-mph to 92.1-mph over the last week.

Brayan Rocchio’s launch angle of late (22° in the past 14 days) is considerably better than his 9.9° seasonal mark.

Steven Kwan is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Steven Kwan has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Steven Kwan will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

In the past two weeks, Steven Kwan’s 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 17.6%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

The Athletics have 3 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Nicholas Kurtz, Denzel Clarke, Max Muncy).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Austin Hedges (the Guardians’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) is considered to be an elite pitch framer.

Slade Cecconi will hold the platoon advantage over 6 opposing bats today.

Slade Cecconi will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his metrics across the board.

Slade Cecconi has been lucky this year, notching a 3.44 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.53 — a 1.09 gap.

When assessing his home run ability, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage against Slade Cecconi today.

Lawrence Butler has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negative Match Player Stats with Athletics vs Guardians

Denzel Clarke is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

This year, Denzel Clarke has been pulled from the game early in 16% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for hurlers.

Batting from the same side that Slade Cecconi throws from, Denzel Clarke has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Denzel Clarke hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 92nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Among all major league stadiums, the 4th-tallest fences are at Progressive Field.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Denzel Clarke ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Progressive Field grades out as the #27 field in the majors for RHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When starting against a left-handed pitcher this year, David Fry has been pinch hit for 52% of the time.

David Fry has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .329 figure is significantly inflated relative to his .298 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Angel Martinez has compiled a .269 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, grading out in the 7th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

With a .282 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Angel Martinez finds himself in the 17th percentile.

Based on Statcast metrics, Angel Martinez is in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .235.

As it relates to plate discipline, Angel Martinez’s skill is quite weak, putting up a 6.4 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 4th percentile.

Max Muncy is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

Slade Cecconi will hold the platoon advantage over Max Muncy in today’s matchup.

The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the best among every team in action today.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Max Muncy in today’s matchup.

When assessing his home run ability, Jacob Wilson ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the same side that Slade Cecconi throws from, Jacob Wilson will be in a tough position in today’s game.

Jacob Wilson is an extreme groundball batter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Cleveland (#1-best on the slate today).

Jacob Wilson will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Nicholas Kurtz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 86th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

Nicholas Kurtz will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.313) implies that Nicholas Kurtz has had some very good luck this year with his .374 actual wOBA.

The #3 ballpark in the majors for suppressing home runs to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Santana in the 0th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Carlos Santana has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.4-mph dropping to 84.4-mph over the past week.

In terms of his batting average, Carlos Santana has been very fortunate this year. His .232 mark has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .216.

Carlos Santana has notched a .260 BABIP this year, checking in at the 16th percentile.

Typically, batters like Jose Ramirez who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as JP Sears.

Jose Ramirez has had some very good luck with his batting average this year; his .295 figure is considerably higher than his .271 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Jose Ramirez has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .363 rate is inflated compared to his .343 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Hitting from the same side that Slade Cecconi throws from, Brent Rooker meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball bats like Brent Rooker usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Slade Cecconi.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Brent Rooker today.

In today’s game, Tyler Soderstrom is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.7% rate (84th percentile).

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Tyler Soderstrom today.

Despite posting a .346 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Tyler Soderstrom has been very fortunate given the .019 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .327.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Wilson in the 5th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Will Wilson is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

When starting against a left-handed starter this year, Will Wilson has been pinch hit for 22% of the time.

Will Wilson hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 6th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 96% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Hitting from the same side that Slade Cecconi throws from, Shea Langeliers faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Shea Langeliers today.

Shea Langeliers, the Athletics’s expected catcher today, projects as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Cleveland Guardians have 8 hitters in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage against JP Sears today.

Playing on the road typically lowers pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for JP Sears today.

JP Sears’s 91.7-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 22nd percentile out of all starting pitchers.

It may be wise to expect better results for the Cleveland Guardians offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 10th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year.

The #2 park in MLB for boosting walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 9th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Brayan Rocchio is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.

When starting against a left-handed pitcher this year, Brayan Rocchio has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 20% of the time.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 18th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Checking in at the 6th percentile, Brayan Rocchio has posted a .263 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

When assessing his home run ability, Steven Kwan ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

JP Sears will have the handedness advantage against Steven Kwan today.

Steven Kwan’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 88.1-mph seasonal average has dropped to 85.9-mph over the past two weeks.

Steven Kwan has been cold in recent games, compiling a 0% Barrel% (a reliable stat to evaluate power) in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Steven Kwan’s true offensive talent to be a .305, suggesting that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .019 gap between that mark and his actual .324 wOBA.

Given that groundball batters hold a notable advantage over flyball pitchers, Slade Cecconi and his 38.1% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a tough position in today’s outing squaring off against 2 opposing GB batters.

Slade Cecconi’s change-up rate has fallen by 9% from last year to this one (15.4% to 6.4%) .

With a 0.97 disparity between Slade Cecconi’s 9.16 K/9 and his 8.20 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the majors this year in terms of strikeouts and should negatively regress in future games.

It may be wise to expect worse results for the Athletics offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 10th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

Lawrence Butler will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Lawrence Butler’s launch angle this year (6.8°) is a considerable dropoff from his 11.1° mark last year.

Lawrence Butler’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased recently, falling from 12.2% on the season to 0% in the past week.

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