Blue Jays vs Guardians match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Wednesday, September 2nd

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Blue Jays @ Guardians Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Guardians
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, September 2nd
Time : 02/09/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Toronto Blue Jays Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects George Springer in the 95th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,George Springer is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

,High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest weather of all games today at 88°.

,Batting from the opposite that Joey Cantillo throws from, George Springer will have an edge today.

,Brett Bateman is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as the 4th-best hitter in baseball as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Joey Cantillo throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his home run skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jo Adell is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

,Jo Adell will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kazuma Okamoto in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Kazuma Okamoto is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Joey Cantillo throws from, Kazuma Okamoto will have an edge in today’s game.

,Kazuma Okamoto pulls many of his flyballs (39.7% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Steven Kwan is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

,Batting from the opposite that Dylan Cease throws from, Steven Kwan will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Steven Kwan has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

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

,Jose Ramirez pulls many of his flyballs (43% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Myles Straw’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Myles Straw will have the handedness advantage over Joey Cantillo in today’s matchup.

,Myles Straw has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Nathaniel Lowe is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Nathaniel Lowe will hold the platoon advantage against Dylan Cease today.

,Nathaniel Lowe has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Nathaniel Lowe will hold that advantage in today’s game.

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

,Alejandro Kirk is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Joey Cantillo throws from, Alejandro Kirk will have an edge in today’s game.

,Alejandro Kirk has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Steven Kwan will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 86th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Chase DeLauter is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Dylan Cease throws from, Chase DeLauter will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Chase DeLauter has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Ernie Clement will hold the platoon advantage against Joey Cantillo today.

,Ernie Clement pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Dylan Cease as the 8th-best starting pitcher in the majors right now.

,Compared to the average starting pitcher, Dylan Cease has been given more leash than the average pitcher this year, throwing an extra 10.8 adjusted pitches each game.

,Projected catcher Alejandro Kirk grades out as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Joey Cantillo in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his strikeout skill.

,As it relates to his strikeout ability, Dylan Cease projects as the best pitcher in the game right now, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. projects as the 12th-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jo Adell ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 2 Game Today

George Springer hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3%,— 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,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 George Springer today.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Brett Bateman ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Joey Cantillo will have the handedness advantage against Brett Bateman today.

,Brett Bateman hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Brett Bateman will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

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

,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in today’s game.

,Dylan Cease will have the handedness advantage against Jo Adell in today’s game.

,Kazuma Okamoto will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Jose Ramirez will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side against Dylan Cease in this game.

,It is likely that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Edwin Jimenez) calling pitches today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Patrick Bailey (the Guardians’s expected catcher today) grades out as an elite pitch framer.

,Because of his reverse platoon split, Joey Cantillo figures to be at an advantage matching up with 7 batters in the projected batting order of the opposite hand in this game.

,Joey Cantillo will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats in all categories.

,Myles Straw is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Myles Straw in today’s game.

,Alejandro Kirk will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

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

,Ernie Clement is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Ernie Clement will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,With 8 batters who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Dylan Cease will have a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kazuma Okamoto in the 10th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Cantillo to throw 83 pitches in this game (11th-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The Toronto Blue Jays (19.9 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 5th-least strikeout-heavy group of batters on the slate.

,The Cleveland Guardians (18.8 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 2nd-least strikeout-prone set of hitters of all teams today.

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