Blue Jays vs Twins match player stats Saturday, August 31st 2024. Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Series Game 2

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Blue Jays vs Twins match player stats Saturday, August 31st 2024. Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, August 31st
31/08/24 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

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When it comes to his batting average skill, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Target Field profiles as the #5 ballpark in the majors for run-scoring, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to better offense.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the 3rd-highest temperatures on the slate today at 82°.

When assessing his home run skill, Royce Lewis ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Royce Lewis is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

Willi Castro’s BABIP ability is projected in the 80th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Willi Castro has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (53% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 13.2-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

Jose Miranda’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his BABIP talent, Edouard Julien is projected as the 13th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Edouard Julien is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

Matt Wallner projects as the 12th-best home run batter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Matt Wallner is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

Matt Wallner will have the handedness advantage against Yerry Rodriguez in today’s game.

Addison Barger is penciled in 5th in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Batting from the opposite that Zebby Matthews throws from, Addison Barger will have an edge today.

Addison Barger is likely to have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Minnesota Twins has just 1 same-handed RP.

Over the past two weeks, Ernie Clement’s 23.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 19.7%.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Trevor Larnach ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Trevor Larnach is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Leo Jimenez has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% lately, improving his 10.4% seasonal rate to 17.6% in the past 14 days.

Leo Jimenez has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 98.3-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 90.3-mph.

Spencer Horwitz’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Spencer Horwitz is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 90th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Carlos Santana will hold that advantage today.

The Minnesota Twins infield defense projects as the weakest among every team in action today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Austin Martin will hold that advantage today.

Derek Thomas profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is likely to be in charge of the strike zone in this game.

Target Field ranks as the #6 field in the majors for BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Kirk in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Alejandro Kirk has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 93.8-mph average to last year’s 90.6-mph EV.

In terms of his home runs, Alejandro Kirk has had bad variance on his side this year. His 10.1 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been a fair amount lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 17.9.

Daulton Varsho is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.

Daulton Varsho will have the handedness advantage over Zebby Matthews in today’s matchup.

Jose Miranda will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Leo Jimenez in the 85th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 87th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Kirk in the 86th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Royce Lewis in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Willi Castro will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Horwitz in the 78th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Austin Martin’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. projects as the 5th-best batter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Wallner in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Trevor Larnach will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yerry Rodriguez today.

Edouard Julien will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yerry Rodriguez in today’s matchup.

In his last game started, Zebby Matthews performed well and compiled 7 strikeouts.

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Target Field has the 5th-highest fences among all major league parks.

Hitting from the same side that Zebby Matthews throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 10th-deepest CF fences today.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 95.4-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 86-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Yerry Rodriguez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Royce Lewis in today’s game.

Royce Lewis pulls many of his flyballs (38.2% — 96th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

The Toronto Blue Jays infield defense grades out as the 4th-strongest out of every team today.

Among all major league stadiums, Target Field’s centerfield dimensions are the 10th-deepest.

Jose Miranda has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (66% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

Yerry Rodriguez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Miranda in today’s matchup.

Jose Miranda pulls many of his flyballs (36.9% — 94th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Today, Edouard Julien is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 39.9% rate (97th percentile).

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

Compiling an 8.1° launch angle over the last 14 days suggests that Addison Barger has been finding it challenging to lift the ball recently, which is a key component of hitting for power.

By putting up a 6.82 K/BB rate this year, Addison Barger has shown bad plate discipline, placing in the 13th percentile.

With a .199 batting average this year, Addison Barger finds himself in the 24th percentile.

When assessing his home run talent, Ernie Clement ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ernie Clement is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Zebby Matthews will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ernie Clement in today’s matchup.

Ernie Clement pulls many of his flyballs (33.7% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Leo Jimenez is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

Zebby Matthews will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Leo Jimenez in today’s matchup.

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

Spencer Horwitz has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Spencer Horwitz in today’s matchup.

Despite posting a .335 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Spencer Horwitz has experienced some positive variance given the .016 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .319.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ernie Clement in today’s game.

Carlos Santana’s BABIP skill is projected in the 1st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Carlos Santana is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Carlos Santana will bat from his weak side against Yerry Rodriguez in today’s matchup.

Ernie Clement has been cold in recent games, compiling a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to measure power) over the past 7 days.

When assessing his home run talent, Austin Martin ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Austin Martin is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

Yerry Rodriguez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Austin Martin in today’s game.

Austin Martin hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 92nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 10th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Zebby Matthews’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 78th percentile among all SPs in the majors currently.

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

Zebby Matthews performed well in his previous GS and allowed 1 ER.

Alejandro Kirk is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Zebby Matthews will hold the platoon advantage over Alejandro Kirk in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Alejandro Kirk today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 3rd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Daulton Varsho will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Daulton Varsho has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .219 mark is significantly inflated relative to his .185 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 13°, Leo Jimenez has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (1.5°) over the past 14 days.

Daulton Varsho’s launch angle lately (20.6° in the past 7 days) is significantly lower than his 24.8° seasonal mark.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.275) provides evidence that Daulton Varsho has been lucky this year with his .306 actual wOBA.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s launch angle this year (6.8°) is quite a bit worse than his 10.2° mark last season.

Over the past week, Alejandro Kirk’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal figure of 93.8 mph to 78.2 mph.

Grading out in the 16th percentile, Daulton Varsho has put up a .220 batting average this year.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Zebby Matthews is projected to throw 80 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 5th-least of all pitchers today.

Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the least strikeout-heavy lineup today is the Toronto Blue Jays with a 19% underlying K%.

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