Guardians vs Royals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 4 Thursday, May 7th

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Guardians @ Royals Series Game 4 Matchup Details

Teams : Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 4
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, May 7th
Time : 07/05/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 4 Game Today

When estimating his home run ability, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-best for hitting of all games on the slate.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15.1-mph in this contest, the best of the day for bats.

,Jac Caglianone will have the handedness advantage over Slade Cecconi in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jac Caglianone will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Maikel Garcia ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Maikel Garcia is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Maikel Garcia will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,When assessing his home run talent, Carter Jensen ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Carter Jensen is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.

,Carter Jensen will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Slade Cecconi today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Slade Cecconi throws from, Kyle Isbel will have an edge today.

,Kyle Isbel will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Jose Ramirez is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 8th-best batter in the game.

,Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Bobby Witt Jr. will hold that advantage today.

,Bo Naylor will have the handedness advantage against Seth Lugo in today’s game.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Salvador Perez ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Salvador Perez is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Salvador Perez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage over Slade Cecconi in today’s game.

,Vinnie Pasquantino will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,Compared to the average starting pitcher, Seth Lugo has been given more leash than the typical pitcher this year, recording an additional 5.0 adjusted pitches each start.

,Seth Lugo will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his metrics in all categories.

,Rhys Hoskins is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Maikel Garcia’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his home run skill, Bo Naylor ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 5th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when estimating his batting average skill.

,Travis Bazzana will have the handedness advantage over Seth Lugo in today’s game.

,Michael Massey will have the handedness advantage over Slade Cecconi in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Michael Massey will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Kyle Manzardo is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Kyle Manzardo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Seth Lugo in today’s game.

,Steven Kwan is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

,Steven Kwan will hold the platoon advantage over Seth Lugo today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 88th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Chase DeLauter’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Chase DeLauter is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Seth Lugo throws from, Chase DeLauter will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Chase DeLauter ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Carter Jensen will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 89th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,When assessing his home run talent, Rhys Hoskins ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Series Game 4 Game Today

Jac Caglianone is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

,Jac Caglianone hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 95th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Slade Cecconi will hold the platoon advantage over Maikel Garcia in today’s game.

,Maikel Garcia hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 88th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Carter Jensen pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.1% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s deepest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 9th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Kyle Isbel is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

,Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.4% — 100th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s deepest RF fences today.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jose Ramirez in today’s matchup.

,Angel Martinez is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Angel Martinez will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Seth Lugo today.

,Angel Martinez pulls many of his flyballs (40% — 98th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s deepest RF fences today.

,Angel Martinez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Slade Cecconi throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,In today’s game, Bobby Witt Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.4% rate (89th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Naylor in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Bo Naylor is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Bo Naylor pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.4% — 92nd percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The Kansas City Royals infield defense profiles as the 2nd-strongest out of all the teams in action today.

,Bo Naylor will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Slade Cecconi will hold the platoon advantage over Salvador Perez in today’s matchup.

,Today, Salvador Perez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.9% rate (90th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 6th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Vinnie Pasquantino pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.6% — 93rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The Cleveland Guardians (20.5 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 4th-least strikeout-heavy set of batters of all teams on the slate today.

,Nic Lentz profiles as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be behind the plate today.

,With 8 hitters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Seth Lugo will not have the upper hand while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rhys Hoskins in the 4th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Seth Lugo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Rhys Hoskins today.

,Rhys Hoskins pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.4% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Rhys Hoskins will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,The Kansas City Royals have 6 bats in the projected lineup that will have the handedness advantage against Slade Cecconi in this game.

,Slade Cecconi will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Travis Bazzana in the 17th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Travis Bazzana is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Travis Bazzana will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Massey in the 7th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Michael Massey is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Michael Massey pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.6% — 93rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 10th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Kyle Manzardo pulls many of his flyballs (34.4% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Kyle Manzardo in today’s game.

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

,Steven Kwan has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter 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.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Slade Cecconi in the 24th percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.

,Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup on the slate today is the Kansas City Royals with a 20.8% underlying K%.

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

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