Blue Jays vs Rays match player stats | 2025 Friday, May 23rd

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Blue Jays vs Rays match player stats | 2025 Friday, May 23rd

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Matchup Details

Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays

Todays Game is on Friday, May 23rd
23/05/25 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Blue Jays vs Rays Matchup Today

The Tampa Bay Rays have 4 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jose Caballero, Jonathan Aranda, Christopher Morel, Josh Lowe).

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

George M. Steinbrenner Field grades out as the #10 ballpark in the majors for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Because of his reverse platoon split, Eric Lauer will be in a good position facing 7 bats in the projected offense who bat from the opposite side in this game.

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher metrics across the board, and Drew Rasmussen will hold that advantage today.

Among all starting pitchers, Drew Rasmussen’s fastball velocity of 94.7 mph ranks in the 80th percentile this year.

Among all SPs, Drew Rasmussen’s fastball spin rate of 2501 rpm grades out in the 93rd percentile this year.

Negative Match Player Stats with Blue Jays vs Rays

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Eric Lauer is projected to throw 81 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 2nd-least of the day.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the highest temperatures of all games on the slate today at 89°.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.6-mph in this contest, the 4th-best of the day for hitters.

Given that groundball hitters have a significant advantage over flyball pitchers, Eric Lauer and his 38.3% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a troublesome position in today’s game facing 2 opposing GB hitters.

Eric Lauer will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Rasmussen to throw 82 pitches in today’s game (4th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

The Toronto Blue Jays (19.5 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 2nd-least strikeout-heavy group of hitters on the slate today.

Drew Rasmussen’s high usage rate of his fastball (55.1% this year) is likely harming his results, considering they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

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