Blue Jays vs Yankees match player stats | 2026 Monday, May 18th

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Blue Jays @ Yankees Matchup Details

Teams : Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees

Date : Todays Game is on Monday, May 18th
Time : 18/05/26 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Toronto Blue Jays Game Today

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, George Springer ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,George Springer is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,The #8 stadium in the majors for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

,Yankee Stadium has the 7th-lowest fences among all parks.

,Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 82°.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Austin Wells ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Yankee Stadium profiles as the #6 venue in the majors for lefty home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Austin Wells will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Myles Straw is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 71% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Weathers throws from, Myles Straw will have an advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 97th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

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

,When assessing his home run ability, Kazuma Okamoto ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kazuma Okamoto is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best batter in the league.

,Aaron Judge is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Lenyn Sosa is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Lenyn Sosa will hold the platoon advantage over Ryan Weathers in today’s matchup.

,Ben Rice projects as the 15th-best hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ben Rice is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.

,When estimating his batting average talent, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the best batter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will have the handedness advantage over Ryan Weathers in today’s matchup.

,Among every team on the slate today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the the New York Yankees.

,Austin Wells has made notable improvements with his Barrel% recently, upping his 6.8% seasonal rate to 14.3% over the past 7 days.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Tyler Heineman will get to bat from his good side against Ryan Weathers in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ranks as the 7th-best hitter in baseball.

,The #6 stadium in the majors for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

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

,Cody Bellinger is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Amed Rosario in the 97th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Amed Rosario will have the handedness advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s matchup.

,Ben Rice pulls many of his flyballs (37.4% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Ben Rice will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

,Davis Schneider will have the handedness advantage over Ryan Weathers in today’s game.

,Compared to last season, Davis Schneider has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for base hits, increasing his percentage of balls hit between -4° and 26° from 33.1% to 42.4% this season.

,Since the start of last season, Davis Schneider’s 13.9% Barrel%, an advanced standard for measuring power, places him in the 90th percentile among his peers.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Patrick Corbin’s overall pitching skill is in the 1st percentile among all SPs in the majors currently.

,The New York Yankees projected batting order grades out as the 2nd-strongest on the slate today in terms of overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Yankee Stadium as the best ballpark in the majors for walks.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Paul Goldschmidt ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Paul Goldschmidt is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

,Daulton Varsho pulls many of his flyballs (38.7% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Anthony Volpe will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Anthony Volpe will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Anthony Volpe has been very good at hitting the ball to all fields (a key ability for batting average), grading out in the 96th percentile in THE BAT X’s Spray Score since the start of last season.

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

,Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Weathers throws from, Ernie Clement will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Davis Schneider in the 94th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Myles Straw in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Myles Straw has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The New York Yankees have 3 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Austin Wells).

,Patrick Corbin has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 5.77 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 6.97 — a 1.2 K/9 difference.

,Aaron Judge will have the handedness advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s matchup.

,Aaron Judge will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,Cody Bellinger pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kazuma Okamoto in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Kazuma Okamoto will have the handedness advantage against Ryan Weathers in today’s matchup.

,In terms of his batting average, Austin Wells has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His .210 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .228.

,Ernie Clement has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 86.3-mph to 90.4-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.2% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 81st percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

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

,Lenyn Sosa has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Daulton Varsho has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 94.8-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal EV of 90.2-mph.

,Over the past week, Daulton Varsho’s 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 13.9%.

,Amed Rosario has made substantial gains with his Barrel%, upping his 6% rate last year to 12.1% this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Ryan Weathers in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching abilities.

,Projected catcher Austin Wells profiles as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Ryan Weathers will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats across the board.

,Ryan Weathers was rolling in his previous GS and conceded 1 ER.

,When estimating his home run ability, Daulton Varsho ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Over the past 7 days, Trent Grisham’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 14.9% up to 23.1%.

,Trent Grisham’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved in recent games, rising from 19.3% on the season to 30.8% over the past week.

,Hitting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Paul Goldschmidt will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Paul Goldschmidt has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Weathers throws from, George Springer will have an edge in today’s game.

,When estimating his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Ryan Weathers in the 85th percentile among all SPs in the game.

,In his last GS, Ryan Weathers was rolling and compiled 7 strikeouts.

Negatives with the New York Yankees Game Today

Built just 11 feet above sea level, Yankee Stadium has one of the lowest altitudes among all major league parks, which generally leads to less offense.

,In today’s matchup, George Springer is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38% rate (77th percentile).

,George Springer will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,George Springer has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 7.7% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the past 7 days.

,George Springer has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.6-mph dropping to 82.8-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

,Austin Wells is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Patrick Corbin will hold the platoon advantage against Austin Wells in today’s matchup.

,Austin Wells has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.2%) and will be challenged by MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,Austin Wells’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 94.3-mph seasonal EV has dropped off to 89.4-mph in the past 7 days.

,When assessing his home run ability, Myles Straw ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Myles Straw in today’s matchup.

,Myles Straw’s average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 86.7-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 79.8-mph over the last two weeks.

,Myles Straw’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 88.7-mph mark last year has decreased to 86.7-mph.

,Trent Grisham has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (87% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Patrick Corbin will have the handedness advantage against Trent Grisham today.

,In today’s matchup, Trent Grisham is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.4% rate (87th percentile).

,Over the past 7 days, Trent Grisham’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal average of 94.8 mph to 89.6 mph.

,In today’s matchup, Kazuma Okamoto is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.5% rate (88th percentile).

,Kazuma Okamoto will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,In the last 7 days, Kazuma Okamoto’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 15.7% down to 8.3%.

,In the last 7 days, Kazuma Okamoto’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal EV of 98.4 mph to 93.9 mph.

,In today’s matchup, Aaron Judge is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.8% rate (91st percentile).

,In the past two weeks, Aaron Judge’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 23.8% down to 17.2%.

,Lenyn Sosa will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Lenyn Sosa’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 94.3-mph EV last season has fallen to 89.7-mph.

,When it comes to plate discipline, Lenyn Sosa’s talent is quite poor, sporting an 8.59 K/BB rate since the start of last season while checking in at in the 1st percentile.

,Patrick Corbin will hold the platoon advantage against Ben Rice in today’s game.

,Ben Rice has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 94.1-mph dropping to 92-mph over the last two weeks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Ben Rice’s true offensive talent to be a .365, providing some evidence that he has had some very good luck this year given the .080 gap between that mark and his actual .445 wOBA.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,In the last 14 days, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.6% down to 0%.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.2-mph dropping to 83.2-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

,Patrick Corbin will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jazz Chisholm Jr. in today’s game.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 5.8% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last week.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off lately; his 92.7-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 85.9-mph over the last 7 days.

,Yankee Stadium projects as the #25 ballpark in the game for RHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 5th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Heineman in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Tyler Heineman is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

,Today, Tyler Heineman is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.2% rate (91st percentile).

,Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Tyler Heineman in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Patrick Corbin throws from, Cody Bellinger will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Cody Bellinger has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 8% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last week.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Cody Bellinger’s true offensive ability to be a .330, indicating that he has had some very good luck this year given the .025 difference between that figure and his actual .355 wOBA.

,Amed Rosario is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

,Amed Rosario hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 96th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his home runs, Amed Rosario has been lucky since the start of last season. His 21.9 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 18.9.

,Amed Rosario has done a poor job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 3.4° mark is among the lowest in the majors since the start of last season (7th percentile).

,The #5 venue in the league for suppressing base hits to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Davis Schneider in the 11th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Davis Schneider is projected to hit 8th in the batting order today.

,Davis Schneider pulls many of his flyballs (37.7% — 93rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Among all stadiums, Yankee Stadium’s CF dimensions are the 5th-deepest.

,Patrick Corbin has compiled a .335 BABIP this year, making him one of the unluckiest hurlers in baseball on balls in play with better performance likely coming.

,Paul Goldschmidt has been lucky this year, putting up a .395 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .322 — a .073 disparity.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 5th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Daulton Varsho has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (53% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Ryan Weathers will hold the platoon advantage against Daulton Varsho today.

,Daulton Varsho will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Anthony Volpe is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Anthony Volpe hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Anthony Volpe has posted a .290 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, checking in at the 17th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,By putting up a .223 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Anthony Volpe is positioned in the 17th percentile.

,Ernie Clement is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Today, Ernie Clement is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.1% rate (83rd percentile).

,Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ernie Clement today.

,In the last week, Ernie Clement has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable stat to study power).

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Davis Schneider in today’s matchup.

,Davis Schneider’s average exit velocity has decreased this season; his 90.7-mph mark last season has fallen to 88-mph.

,When it comes to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Patrick Corbin in the 14th percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Patrick Corbin to throw 85 pitches in this game (6th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Yankee Stadium as the 9th-worst ballpark in the majors for strikeouts.

,Playing on the road typically lowers pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Patrick Corbin today.

,Posting a .222 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season , Jazz Chisholm Jr. is ranked in the 17th percentile.

,The Toronto Blue Jays have been the 5th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better in future games,The Toronto Blue Jays have 8 bats in the projected batting order that will hold the platoon advantage against Ryan Weathers today.

,Daulton Varsho’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 89.5-mph mark last season has fallen off to 86.2-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 12th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,The Toronto Blue Jays (20.4 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 5th-least strikeout-heavy batting order of all teams on the slate.

,Ryan Weathers’s fastball velocity has dropped 1 mph this season (95.2 mph) below where it was last season (96.2 mph).

,Compared to his seasonal figure of 18.4°, Cody Bellinger has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (7.6°) over the past two weeks.

,Anthony Volpe has notched a .287 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, grading out in the 19th percentile.

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