Guardians vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, July 26th

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Guardians vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, July 26th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, July 26th
26/07/25 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Guardians vs Royals Series Game 2 Matchup Today

As it relates to his home run talent, David Fry ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

David Fry is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.

Hitting from the opposite that Kris Bubic throws from, David Fry will have an advantage today.

In the past week’s worth of games, David Fry’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.9-mph over the course of the season to 99.9-mph lately.

This season, David Fry has experienced a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 93.9 mph compared to last year’s 90.6 mph mark.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #8 stadium in the game for righty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Angel Martinez is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 67% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Angel Martinez will get to bat from his good side against Kris Bubic in today’s matchup.

Angel Martinez has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 92-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 87.6-mph EV.

Angel Martinez’s launch angle this season (18.8°) is a considerable increase over his 14.8° mark last season.

Tallying 95 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Tanner Bibee checks in at the 92nd percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Austin Hedges (the Guardians’s expected catcher in today’s game) profiles as an elite pitch framer.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Bo Naylor (the Guardians’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) grades out as a good pitch framer.

Tanner Bibee has gone to his four-seam fastball 16.6% less often this year (26.8%) than he did last year (43.4%).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Tanner Bibee’s overall pitching talent ranks in the 84th percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball currently.

The Kansas City Royals projected offense projects as the weakest on the slate in terms of overall offensive ability.

Jac Caglianone has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (98% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Tanner Bibee throws from, Jac Caglianone will have the upper hand today.

Jac Caglianone will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Jac Caglianone has made notable gains with his Barrel% of late, improving his 12.2% seasonal rate to 18.8% in the past week.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #8 stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

As it relates to his home run talent, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Carlos Santana is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

The switch-hitting Carlos Santana will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Kris Bubic.

Carlos Santana’s launch angle recently (25.5° in the last two weeks) is considerably higher than his 17.4° seasonal mark.

Carlos Santana has shown strong plate discipline this year, grading out in the 84th percentile with a 1.61 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Jose Ramirez has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 8.4% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the last week’s worth of games.

With a 1.07 K/BB rate this year, Jose Ramirez has demonstrated strong plate discipline, ranking in the 96th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

In the past week’s worth of games, Jose Ramirez has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-hit balls: 18.7° compared to his seasonal mark of 12°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Salvador Perez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Over the last 7 days, Salvador Perez’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 14.8% up to 26.1%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Kris Bubic in the 87th percentile when it comes to his strikeout talent.

The Cleveland Guardians have 4 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Bo Naylor, Gabriel Arias, Johnathan Rodriguez, Nolan Jones).

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher stats in all categories, and Kris Bubic will hold that advantage today.

Among all starting pitchers, Kris Bubic’s fastball spin rate of 2420 rpm is in the 80th percentile this year.

Placing in the 94th percentile, Kris Bubic compiled a 13.8% Swinging Strike% this year.

The Cleveland Guardians have been the 10th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better the rest of the season,Kyle Isbel will hold the platoon advantage over Tanner Bibee in today’s matchup.

Kyle Isbel will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Freddy Fermin will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Freddy Fermin has made substantial gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 3.5% seasonal rate to 12.5% in the past 7 days.

Over the last 7 days, Freddy Fermin’s 75% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 41.5%.

In the last 7 days, Freddy Fermin’s 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 8.5%.

Maikel Garcia’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Maikel Garcia is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

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

Maikel Garcia’s launch angle this year (10°) is quite a bit better than his 6.2° figure last season.

By putting up a 1.68 K/BB rate this year, Maikel Garcia has shown strong plate discipline, grading out in the 80th percentile.

Brayan Rocchio has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 87.4-mph average to last season’s 84.5-mph mark.

Brayan Rocchio’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 37.7% to 48%.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Brayan Rocchio’s 58.3% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 48%.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.260) provides evidence that Brayan Rocchio has experienced some negative variance this year with his .200 actual batting average.

Brayan Rocchio has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 90.3-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 87.4-mph EV.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Brayan Rocchio’s 19.4% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16%.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.292) suggests that Brayan Rocchio has suffered from bad luck this year with his .241 actual wOBA.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Tanner Bibee throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Vinnie Pasquantino will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Over the past week, Vinnie Pasquantino’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.9-mph over the course of the season to 101.5-mph lately.

Batting from the opposite that Tanner Bibee throws from, John Rave will have an edge in today’s game.

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

John Rave has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 9.4% seasonal rate to 23.1% in the past week’s worth of games.

In the last two weeks, John Rave’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92-mph over the course of the season to 99.9-mph recently.

Johnathan Rodriguez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kris Bubic today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Johnathan Rodriguez in the 91st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Negative Match Player Stats with Guardians vs Royals Series Game 2

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #30 ballpark in MLB for right-handed home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In today’s matchup, David Fry is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36% rate (92nd percentile).

David Fry will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

David Fry’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off recently, going from 32.8% on the season to 23.5% over the past week.

David Fry has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .244 figure is quite a bit higher than his .217 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (19.5) provides evidence that David Fry has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season with his 22.6 actual HR/600.

In today’s game, Angel Martinez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 39.2% rate (97th percentile).

Angel Martinez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Using Statcast data, Angel Martinez is in the 13th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .283.

As it relates to plate discipline, Angel Martinez’s ability is quite weak, sporting a 5.8 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 4th percentile.

Tanner Bibee will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Tanner Bibee’s fastball spin rate has fallen 110 rpm this season (2251 rpm) below where it was last year (2361 rpm).

It may be sensible to expect stronger performance for the Kansas City Royals offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 5th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #1 venue in baseball for walks, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In the league, Kauffman Stadium’s RF fences are the deepest.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 19th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Kauffman Stadium projects as the #30 ballpark in Major League Baseball for lefty home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Jac Caglianone hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Among every team today, the best infield defense is that of the Cleveland Guardians.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 5.7°, Jac Caglianone has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (2.3°) in the last 14 days.

By putting up a .214 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Jac Caglianone finds himself in the 17th percentile.

Carlos Santana pulls many of his flyballs (40% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Carlos Santana will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Carlos Santana has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 5.4% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the past week.

Carlos Santana’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 90.4-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 83.8-mph in the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Santana in the 0th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.9% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

Jose Ramirez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Jose Ramirez’s average exit velocity has decreased recently; his 89.3-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 85.2-mph over the last week.

Over the past two weeks, Jose Ramirez’s 35% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 42.4%.

Jose Ramirez has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .297 BA is significantly inflated relative to his .269 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Jose Ramirez has been lucky this year. His .375 mark has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .347.

Tanner Bibee will hold the platoon advantage over Salvador Perez today.

Salvador Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.1% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Salvador Perez has shown weak plate discipline this year, placing in the 18th percentile with a 4.14 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Kris Bubic to be on a pitch count in this matchup, projecting a maximum of 81 pitches.

The Cleveland Guardians have 7 batters in the projected lineup that will have the handedness advantage against Kris Bubic today.

Kris Bubic’s 91.6-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 19th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kris Bubic in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall pitching skills.

The Cleveland Guardians projected batting order grades out as the 5th-worst of all teams today in terms of overall hitting skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 11th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Kyle Isbel is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 14th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Kyle Isbel’s average exit velocity has decreased of late; his 86.9-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 80.3-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddy Fermin in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Freddy Fermin is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Tanner Bibee will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Freddy Fermin in today’s game.

Freddy Fermin hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 88th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Freddy Fermin’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last season to this one, going from 12.3% to 8.5%.

Tanner Bibee will have the handedness advantage over Maikel Garcia in today’s game.

Maikel Garcia has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Maikel Garcia has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 5.2% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 17th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

In the last two weeks, Maikel Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal average of 89.8 mph to 85.5 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 21st percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Brayan Rocchio is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-largest outfield in the league — generally bad for homers.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Brayan Rocchio today.

Brayan Rocchio has notched a .239 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 23rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 10th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Vinnie Pasquantino pulls many of his flyballs (36.4% — 94th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

In the past 14 days, Vinnie Pasquantino’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (2.6°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 9.5°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 11th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

When it comes to his batting average, Vinnie Pasquantino has been lucky this year. His .269 rate has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .254.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects John Rave in the 22nd percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

John Rave is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this game.

When starting against a right-handed starter this year, John Rave has been pulled from the game early 27% of the time.

Johnathan Rodriguez is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Johnathan Rodriguez in today’s matchup.

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