Guardians vs Phillies match player stats | 2026 Friday, May 22nd

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Guardians @ Phillies Matchup Details

Teams : Cleveland Guardians at Philadelphia Phillies

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, May 22nd
Time : 22/05/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cleveland Guardians Game Today

Steven Kwan has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Marsh as the 4th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Brandon Marsh is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

,Brandon Marsh will have the handedness advantage over Gavin Williams today.

,Brandon Marsh has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Brandon Marsh will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jose Ramirez ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.9% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Jose Ramirez tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Cristopher Sanchez.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 86th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bryce Harper ranks as the 9th-best batter in the majors.

,Bryce Harper is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Bryce Harper will have an edge today.

,Bryce Harper has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Bryce Harper will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Rhys Hoskins is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Cristopher Sanchez throws from, Rhys Hoskins will have an edge in today’s game.

,Rhys Hoskins pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.2% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Batters such as Rhys Hoskins with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Cristopher Sanchez who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

,When estimating his home run talent, David Fry ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,David Fry is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Cristopher Sanchez throws from, David Fry will have an advantage today.

,David Fry pulls many of his flyballs (39.7% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Gavin Williams in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent level.

,Gavin Williams has averaged 96.1 adjusted pitches per outing this year, grading out in the 93rd percentile.

,Patrick Bailey, the Guardians’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, projects as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,When it comes to his home run skill, Rhys Hoskins ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Gavin Williams in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Cristopher Sanchez as the 3rd-best SP in Major League Baseball right now.

,Cristopher Sanchez has averaged 95.4 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, placing in the 89th percentile.

,Home field advantage typically improves pitcher metrics in all categories, and Cristopher Sanchez will hold that advantage today.

,When it comes to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Cristopher Sanchez in the 93rd percentile among all starters in the game.

,The Cleveland Guardians have 3 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Patrick Bailey, Travis Bazzana, David Fry).

Negatives with the Philadelphia Phillies Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Steven Kwan has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (89% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

,The weather forecast forecasts temperatures in this contest to drop to the 3rd-lowest level of the day at 58°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

,Cristopher Sanchez will hold the platoon advantage against Steven Kwan in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Steven Kwan in today’s matchup.

,Travis Bazzana is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Cristopher Sanchez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Travis Bazzana today.

,Travis Bazzana will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,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 Jose Ramirez in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 9th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Brayan Rocchio is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card today.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brayan Rocchio in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rhys Hoskins in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Rhys Hoskins will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,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 David Fry in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lowers pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Gavin Williams today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), J.T. Realmuto (the Phillies’s expected catcher in today’s game) projects as a weak pitch framer.

,With 6 hitters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Cristopher Sanchez meets a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s matchup.

,Considering that groundball batters have a big advantage over flyball pitchers, Cristopher Sanchez and his 55.7% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a hard position in this game being matched up with 2 opposing GB bats.

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