Blue Jays vs Giants match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, July 7th

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Blue Jays @ Giants Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Toronto Blue Jays at San Francisco Giants
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, July 7th
Time : 07/07/26 21:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Toronto Blue Jays Series Game 2 Game Today

The Toronto Blue Jays have been the 8th-unluckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in the future,Among all parks, Oracle Park’s right field dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.8-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.

,Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Trevor McDonald has gone to his fastball a lot this year, though: 58% of the time, placing in the 100th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rafael Devers in the 97th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Rafael Devers is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Rafael Devers will have the handedness advantage against Spencer Miles today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Jung Hoo Lee is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Jung Hoo Lee will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Spencer Miles today.

,When assessing his home run ability, Kazuma Okamoto ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kazuma Okamoto is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Kazuma Okamoto’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 15% up to 25%.

,Kazuma Okamoto has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 102.1-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal figure of 98.1-mph.

,When estimating his home run talent, Casey Schmitt ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Casey Schmitt is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Casey Schmitt are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Spencer Miles.

,Casey Schmitt will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as the 3rd-best batter in the league when assessing his batting average ability.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.1-mph to 95.6-mph over the past week.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s true offensive talent to be a .374, providing some evidence that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .069 disparity between that mark and his actual .305 wOBA.

,Ernie Clement is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Ernie Clement’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, increasing from 42.1% on the season to 50% over the past 14 days.

,Checking in at the 95th percentile, Ernie Clement has posted a .296 batting average this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Extreme groundball bats like Willy Adames usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Spencer Miles.

,Willy Adames will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,Willy Adames’s launch angle in recent games (30.1° in the past 14 days) is significantly higher than his 22.8° seasonal angle.

,Nathan Lukes is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

,Nathan Lukes will have the handedness advantage against Trevor McDonald in today’s game… and even more favorably, McDonald has a large platoon split.

,Compared to last season, Nathan Lukes has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for base hits, increasing his percentage of balls hit between -4° and 26° from 43.4% to 55.3% this season.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Heliot Ramos ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Heliot Ramos is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Heliot Ramos has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Heliot Ramos will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Victor Bericoto has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Victor Bericoto will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Victor Bericoto has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 100.2-mph average over the past week to his seasonal mark of 93.4-mph.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Victor Bericoto’s 90% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 37.5%.

,Given Trevor McDonald’s large platoon split, Daulton Varsho will have a tremendous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today.

,Daulton Varsho pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.8% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball batters like Daulton Varsho usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Trevor McDonald.

,Daulton Varsho’s launch angle lately (27.2° in the past 14 days) is quite a bit better than his 15.2° seasonal figure.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Kirk in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Alejandro Kirk has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Despite posting a .254 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Alejandro Kirk has been unlucky given the .084 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .338.

,Utilizing Statcast data, Alejandro Kirk ranks in the 90th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .284.

,When assessing his home run talent, Bryce Eldridge ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Bryce Eldridge will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Spencer Miles in today’s matchup.

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

,Luis Arraez is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

,Luis Arraez will have the handedness advantage over Spencer Miles in today’s matchup.

,Luis Arraez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

,Considering Trevor McDonald’s large platoon split, Andres Gimenez will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

Negatives with the San Francisco Giants Series Game 2 Game Today

It is scheduled that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Rob Drake) calling pitches today.

,The #1 venue in baseball for suppressing walks, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.

,Oracle Park has the highest average fence height in the league.

,The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to drop to the lowest level on the slate today at 59°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

,Because flyball pitchers hold a significant edge over flyball hitters, Trevor McDonald and his 51.4% underlying FB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a strong spot in today’s matchup facing 2 opposing FB hitters.

,Oracle Park profiles as the #26 field in MLB for run-scoring, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Among every team on the slate today, the 5th-strongest infield defense is that of the Toronto Blue Jays.

,When it comes to plate discipline, Rafael Devers’s ability is quite weak, putting up a 3.23 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 25th percentile.

,Jung Hoo Lee has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.4-mph dropping to 79.2-mph in the past 7 days.

,Built just 8 feet above sea level, Oracle Park has one of the lowest elevations in the league, which often leads to less offense.

,Because of Trevor McDonald’s large platoon split, Kazuma Okamoto will be at a massive disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

,Spencer Miles will have the handedness advantage over Casey Schmitt in today’s game.

,Trevor McDonald will have the handedness advantage over Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in today’s game… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering McDonald’s large platoon split.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 10th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Willy Adames is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Lukes in the 12th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,This year, Nathan Lukes has been pinch hit for in 27% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor McDonald to throw 85 pitches in this game (9th-least of the day), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Spencer Miles throws from, Heliot Ramos meets a tough challenge today.

,Victor Bericoto is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 6th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Daulton Varsho is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 67% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,Alejandro Kirk is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Bryce Eldridge is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

,When assessing his home run talent, Luis Arraez ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When estimating his home run talent, Andres Gimenez ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Andres Gimenez is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

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