MLB Player match stats positives for Toronto at Cleveland Sunday Matchup

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. projects as the 9th-best batter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

The #8 ballpark in MLB for boosting base hits to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation in the majors. High elevation often leads to more offense.

Batters such as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Triston McKenzie who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Angel Martinez will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Yusei Kikuchi in today’s game.

Angel Martinez pulls many of his flyballs (34.7% — 85th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Angel Martinez will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Josh Naylor ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Josh Naylor is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

Progressive Field projects as the #8 park in baseball for left-handed base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Josh Naylor will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Josh Naylor has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 95.4-mph average to last year’s 91.3-mph figure.

The 2nd-shallowest LF dimensions in the majors are found in Progressive Field.

The switch-hitting Brayan Rocchio will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Yusei Kikuchi.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Brayan Rocchio will hold that advantage today.

Brayan Rocchio has made significant gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 3.5% seasonal rate to 9.5% in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 87th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Andres Gimenez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.272) suggests that Andres Gimenez has had some very poor luck this year with his .249 actual batting average.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, David Fry ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

David Fry is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

David Fry will have the handedness advantage over Yusei Kikuchi in today’s game.

Daniel Schneemann will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

In the last week’s worth of games, Daniel Schneemann’s swing has been well optimized for base hits, notching a 66.7% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

David Fry pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.9% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Davis Schneider in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Davis Schneider pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.4% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Davis Schneider has made notable improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 14.7% seasonal rate to 22.2% in the past 14 days.

Justin Turner is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

In the past 14 days, Justin Turner’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 90.5-mph over the course of the season to 102.4-mph recently.

Justin Turner’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better recently, rising from 17.9% on the season to 38.5% in the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Davis Schneider in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Over the last two weeks, Davis Schneider’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.4-mph over the course of the season to 100.3-mph lately.

Spencer Horwitz is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

Hitting from the opposite that Triston McKenzie throws from, Spencer Horwitz will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Spencer Horwitz has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Jose Ramirez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.6% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Johnathan Rodriguez’s BABIP skill is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Johnathan Rodriguez will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Johnathan Rodriguez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, George Springer ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

George Springer is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 91st percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Tyler Freeman is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Tyler Freeman will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.337) may lead us to conclude that George Springer has experienced some negative variance this year with his .263 actual wOBA.

With a 1.46 K/BB rate this year, Justin Turner has displayed impressive plate discipline, grading out in the 92nd percentile.

In the last week’s worth of games, Spencer Horwitz has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .379.

Batting from the opposite that Triston McKenzie throws from, Kevin Kiermaier will have an edge in today’s game.

Batters such as Kevin Kiermaier with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Triston McKenzie who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Kevin Kiermaier’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (14.2°) is quite a bit better than his 4.4° mark last season.

Josh Naylor’s launch angle in recent games (25.6° in the past week) is considerably higher than his 11.9° seasonal mark.

Steven Kwan is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.

Steven Kwan has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39%) 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.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Steven Kwan will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Steven Kwan has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 87.5-mph average to last season’s 85.3-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Danny Jansen in the 87th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Danny Jansen pulls a lot of his flyballs (43.2% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Danny Jansen’s launch angle this season (23.4°) is considerably better than his 19.5° figure last year.

Danny Jansen has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs this year; his 18.0 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is considerably lower than his 22.6 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Jose Ramirez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Tyler Freeman will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball hitters like Isiah Kiner-Falefa tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Triston McKenzie.

Addison Barger will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Triston McKenzie in today’s matchup.

Addison Barger has hit one of the hardest balls in MLB in the past 7 days — 109.5-mph — which is a strong indicator of recent form and raw power.

The Cleveland Guardians have 6 hitters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically diminishes pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Yusei Kikuchi today.

In his previous start, Yusei Kikuchi gave up a monstrous 5 earned runs.

Steven Kwan’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Danny Jansen has compiled a .338 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, ranking in the 81st percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Horwitz in the 77th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 94.6-mph average to last season’s 92.1-mph mark.

Brayan Rocchio’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, rising from 20.5% on the season to 31.8% in the last two weeks.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, rising from 12.9% to 17.9%.

The Toronto Blue Jays have been the 9th-unluckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in the future, Triston McKenzie’s 90.3-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 10th percentile among all starting pitchers.

Considering the 1.48 deviation between Triston McKenzie’s 4.48 ERA and his 5.96 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in baseball this year and should negatively regress the rest of the season.

Triston McKenzie has posted a 5.96 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that is concerned with the things most within a pitcher’s control) this year, ranking in the 1st percentile.

When estimating his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Yusei Kikuchi in the 90th percentile among all SPs in the league.

Throwing 92.4 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Yusei Kikuchi falls in the 76th percentile.

In his previous start, Yusei Kikuchi was in good form and posted 7 strikeouts.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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Among all stadiums, the 4th-highest average fence height are at Progressive Field.

Batting from the same side that Triston McKenzie throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 7th-deepest CF fences today.

The Cleveland Guardians infield defense projects as the 3rd-best among every team on the slate today.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

As it relates to his home run skill, Angel Martinez ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Angel Martinez is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

The #10 field in the league for suppressing home runs to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

Progressive Field has the 7th-deepest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks.

Hitting from the same side that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Josh Naylor will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Josh Naylor has been lucky in regards to his home runs this year; his 38.9 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is inflated compared to his 28.2 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Grading out in the 4th percentile, Josh Naylor sits with a .219 BABIP this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 5th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Brayan Rocchio is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Brayan Rocchio’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 89.2-mph seasonal EV has fallen off to 86.5-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Posting a 8.000 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Brayan Rocchio has performed in the 10th percentile for power.

Andres Gimenez is penciled in 7th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Batting from the same side that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Andres Gimenez will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Andres Gimenez has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 85.5-mph dropping to 82.5-mph in the past two weeks.

In the last 7 days, David Fry’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.6% down to 0%.

Over the past 14 days, David Fry’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal EV of 91.4 mph to 83.8 mph.

In the past week’s worth of games, David Fry’s 20% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 42.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates David Fry’s true offensive talent to be a .317, providing some evidence that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .087 difference between that mark and his actual .404 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daniel Schneemann in the 18th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Daniel Schneemann is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Daniel Schneemann encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Davis Schneider has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (77% of the time), but he is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this game.

Triston McKenzie will hold the platoon advantage against Davis Schneider today.

Extreme flyball bats like Davis Schneider tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Triston McKenzie.

Triston McKenzie will have the handedness advantage against Justin Turner today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Justin Turner generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Triston McKenzie.

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

Davis Schneider will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Horwitz in the 15th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

This year, Spencer Horwitz has been pinch hit for in 10% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Spencer Horwitz in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Jose Ramirez will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against Yusei Kikuchi, In the last week’s worth of games, Jose Ramirez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.3% down to 0%.

Jose Ramirez’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last season to this one, going from 44.3% to 33.6%.

In the past two weeks, Jose Ramirez’s 20.7% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 33.6%.

Johnathan Rodriguez is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.

There has been a decrease in Justin Turner’s average exit velocity this season, from 89.5 mph last year to 87.1 mph now, Andres Gimenez’s launch angle this year (7.9°) is significantly worse than his 12.9° mark last year.

Hitting from the same side that Triston McKenzie throws from, George Springer will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for George Springer in today’s game.

George Springer has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 5.6% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past 14 days.

George Springer’s average exit velocity has decreased this season; his 88.2-mph figure last year has dropped to 85.9-mph.

Tyler Freeman hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 7th-deepest CF fences today.

Over the past week, Tyler Freeman’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal EV of 90.1 mph to 77.4 mph.

Tyler Freeman has averaged 12.1 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year, placing in the 24th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Posting a .285 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Tyler Freeman finds himself in the 24th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 24th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

The #10 stadium in the league for suppressing home runs to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Daniel Schneemann ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin Kiermaier in the 8th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Kevin Kiermaier is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

When starting against a righty on the mound this year, Kevin Kiermaier has been pulled from the game early 26% of the time.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 0th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Yusei Kikuchi will hold the platoon advantage against Steven Kwan in today’s game.

Despite posting a .437 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Steven Kwan has had some very good luck given the .126 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .311.

Danny Jansen is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 77% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Hitting from the same side that Triston McKenzie throws from, Danny Jansen has a tough challenge today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Danny Jansen tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Triston McKenzie.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Danny Jansen in the 3rd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Jose Ramirez has been lucky this year. His .358 rate has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .328.

Over the last 7 days, Jose Ramirez’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal average of 90.1 mph to 84.4 mph.

In the past 7 days, Daniel Schneemann has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power).

As it relates to his home run skill, Isiah Kiner-Falefa ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Triston McKenzie will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Isiah Kiner-Falefa in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Isiah Kiner-Falefa in today’s game.

Addison Barger is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

It may be smart to expect worse numbers for the Cleveland Guardians offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the luckiest offense in the game this year.

Gabe Morales grades out as a Pitchers Umpire and is scheduled to be calling pitches today.

Yusei Kikuchi has utilized his curveball 6.9% more often this year (26.2%) than he did last year (19.3%).

Out of all starting pitchers, Yusei Kikuchi’s fastball velocity of 94.9 mph ranks in the 84th percentile this year.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s launch angle this year (5.6°) is quite a bit worse than his 10.2° figure last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin Kiermaier in the 13th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Spencer Horwitz’s speed has fallen off this year. His 25.05 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 24.05 ft/sec now.

Compiling a lowly an 85.7-mph average exit velocity over the last 14 days, Spencer Horwitz has been in a slump in recent games.

In the last week, Addison Barger has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to measure power).

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher stats in all categories, and Triston McKenzie will hold that advantage today.

Toronto Blue Jays batters jointly rank 27th- in the league for power this year when using their 6.7% Barrel%.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Brayan Rocchio ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

With a .226 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Brayan Rocchio finds himself in the 23rd percentile.

With a .210 batting average this year, Brayan Rocchio finds himself in the 16th percentile.

The Cleveland Guardians (19.5 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the least strikeout-heavy lineup of the day.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 88.6-mph average last year has decreased to 85.9-mph.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off of late; his 85.9-mph seasonal EV has fallen off to 80.9-mph over the last week.

Grading out in the 8th percentile, Tyler Freeman has posted a .229 BABIP this year.

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