Blue Jays vs Phillies match player stats | 2026 Friday, August 7th

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Blue Jays @ Phillies Matchup Details

Teams : Toronto Blue Jays at Philadelphia Phillies

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, August 7th
Time : 07/08/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Toronto Blue Jays Game Today

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report calls for the 2nd-hottest temperature of all games today at 88,°.

,Ernie Clement pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.8% — 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest LF fences today.

,As it relates to his BABIP ability, Brandon Marsh is projected as the 7th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Brandon Marsh will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Brandon Marsh has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Brandon Marsh will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kazuma Okamoto in the 96th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Kazuma Okamoto is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,Kazuma Okamoto pulls many of his flyballs (38.6% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 10th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Kyle Schwarber as baseball’s 3rd-best home run batter.

,Kyle Schwarber is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

,Kyle Schwarber will have the handedness advantage over Jose Soriano in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball bats like Kyle Schwarber are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Trea Turner ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Trea Turner is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,Trea Turner will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryson Stott in the 85th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Batting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Bryson Stott will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Bryson Stott will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jesus Sanchez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Given Zack Wheeler’s large platoon split, Jesus Sanchez will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

,Jesus Sanchez has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Nathan Lukes is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Because of Zack Wheeler’s large platoon split, Nathan Lukes will have a big advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate today.

,Nathan Lukes has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 10th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Jose Soriano in the 75th percentile when assessing his strikeout talent.

,Alejandro Kirk, the Blue Jays’s expected catcher in today’s game, projects as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Crawford as the 8th-best hitter in the game when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Justin Crawford will have an edge in today’s game.

,Justin Crawford has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,When assessing his batting average ability, Luis Arraez is projected as the 4th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Luis Arraez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Luis Arraez will have an edge in today’s game.

,Luis Arraez has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 10th-shallowest LF fences today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bryce Harper ranks as the 11th-best hitter in the game.

,Bryce Harper is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Bryce Harper will hold the platoon advantage against Jose Soriano today.

,Bryce Harper has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The 5th-best projected offense of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive ability is that of the Philadelphia Phillies.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryson Stott in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Luis Arraez will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trea Turner as the 14th-best hitter in baseball as it relates to his batting average talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Bohm in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,Alec Bohm is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Alec Bohm will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Bohm in the 75th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Nathan Lukes’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kyle Schwarber projects as the 18th-best hitter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Philadelphia Phillies Game Today

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

,Ernie Clement has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (50% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Zack Wheeler will hold the platoon advantage against Ernie Clement in today’s matchup… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering Wheeler’s large platoon split.

,Ernie Clement will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Brandon Marsh has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (73% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Given Zack Wheeler’s large platoon split, Kazuma Okamoto will be at a big disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Kazuma Okamoto in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, Trea Turner will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

,Bryson Stott is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this game.

,Jesus Sanchez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,When assessing his home run skill, Nathan Lukes ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nathan Lukes will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Jose Soriano is projected to throw 83 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 7th-least on the slate.

,The Philadelphia Phillies (19.7 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 4th-least strikeout-heavy set of batters on the slate.

,The Philadelphia Phillies have 6 bats in the projected lineup that will have the handedness advantage over Jose Soriano in this matchup.

,Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jose Soriano in today’s game.

,Justin Crawford is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Extreme groundball bats like Justin Crawford tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Myles Straw in the 13th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

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

,Because of Zack Wheeler’s large platoon split, Myles Straw will be at a gigantic disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in this game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Myles Straw in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Jose Soriano in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall pitching abilities.

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

,When assessing his home run skill, Justin Crawford ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jose Soriano will hold the platoon advantage over Alec Bohm in today’s matchup.

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