Guardians vs Royals match player stats Tuesday, September 3rd 2024. Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals Series Game 2

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Guardians vs Royals match player stats Tuesday, September 3rd 2024. Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Tuesday, September 3rd
03/09/24 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

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Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #2 park in the league for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation generally leads to more offense.

The weather forecast forecasts the 4th-most suitable hitting weather of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Given Brady Singer’s large platoon split, Bo Naylor will have a big advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish today.

In the last 14 days, Bo Naylor’s 26.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.5%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #2 venue in the game for run-scoring, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Kauffman Stadium has the 9th-lowest fences among all major league stadiums.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Brady Singer in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent.

Throwing 94.9 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Brady Singer checks in at the 89th percentile.

Nestor Ceja grades out as a Pitchers Umpire and is likely to be calling pitches in this game.

Among all parks, Kauffman Stadium’s right field fences are the deepest.

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher stats in all categories, and Brady Singer will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Kyle Isbel will hold the platoon advantage over Tanner Bibee today.

The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kyle Isbel stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

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

As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Tanner Bibee in the 87th percentile among all SPs in the game.

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

Given that flyball pitchers hold a substantial advantage over flyball hitters, Tanner Bibee and his 38.4% underlying FB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a strong position in this outing facing 3 opposing FB hitters.

Grading out in the 81st percentile, Tanner Bibee has recorded a 25.5% K% this year.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, MJ Melendez ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

MJ Melendez is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Maikel Garcia’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The #2 ballpark in baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Batters such as Maikel Garcia with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Tanner Bibee who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Steven Kwan is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Steven Kwan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brady Singer in today’s matchup… and the cherry on top, Singer has a large platoon split.

When estimating his home run skill, MJ Melendez ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Paul DeJong will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Michael Massey is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Tanner Bibee throws from, Michael Massey will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

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

As it relates to his batting average skill, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 4th-best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Freddy Fermin is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Freddy Fermin will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his home run ability, Jhonkensy Noel ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jhonkensy Noel is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 79th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Tommy Pham is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Andres Gimenez is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Jhonkensy Noel has made notable gains with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 19% seasonal rate to 26.1% over the last two weeks.

Considering Brady Singer’s large platoon split, Kyle Manzardo will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Josh Naylor ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Josh Naylor is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Josh Naylor will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brady Singer in today’s matchup… and even more favorably, Singer has a large platoon split.

In his previous start, Tanner Bibee conceded a whopping 5 earned runs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul DeJong in the 88th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Tommy Pham ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andres Gimenez will have the handedness advantage against Brady Singer in today’s matchup… and even better, Singer has a large platoon split.

In the last 7 days, Andres Gimenez’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 3.2% up to 9.1%.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Maikel Garcia will hold that advantage today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 9th-best hitter in baseball.

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

Paul DeJong has made big gains with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 10.7% seasonal rate to 26.3% in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Brady Singer in the 79th percentile when estimating his strikeout talent.

Over his previous 3 GS, Brady Singer has generated a notable jump in his fastball spin rate: from 2268 rpm over the whole season to 2346 rpm of late.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Naylor in the 9th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Bo Naylor is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

This year, Bo Naylor has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 14% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

Bo Naylor pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 81st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s deepest RF fences today.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Bo Naylor in today’s matchup.

Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.3% — 99th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

Over the last week, Jose Ramirez’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal average of 90.9 mph to 85.6 mph.

Jose Ramirez’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last year to this one, going from 44.3% to 38.6%.

When it comes to his home runs, Jose Ramirez has been lucky this year. His 35.2 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 30.0.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the best ballpark in baseball for walks.

The Cleveland Guardians have 7 batters in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage over Brady Singer in today’s game, which is especially troublesome given his large platoon split.

Among all starters, Brady Singer’s fastball velocity of 91.6 mph ranks in the 22nd percentile this year.

Kyle Isbel is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this game.

15% of the time that Kyle Isbel has started against a right-handed pitcher this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #25 venue in baseball for left-handed home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Kyle Isbel’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal EV of 89.7 mph to 84 mph.

The #1 ballpark in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

Tanner Bibee will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

With a 0.26 discrepancy between Tanner Bibee’s 9.82 K/9 and his 9.56 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the majors this year when it comes to strikeouts and ought to perform worse in the future.

MJ Melendez has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 15% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

MJ Melendez pulls many of his flyballs (35.3% — 88th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Out of all the teams today, the strongest infield defense belongs to the Cleveland Guardians.

MJ Melendez’s average exit velocity has fallen off this year; his 93.2-mph average last year has decreased to 90.9-mph.

In the last 7 days, MJ Melendez’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal mark of 93.4 mph to 88.8 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 6th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Brayan Rocchio is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Brayan Rocchio has been pinch hit for 10% of the time.

The switch-hitting Brayan Rocchio will bat from his worse side (0) today against Brady Singer… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Singer’s large platoon split.

As it relates to his batting average, Jose Ramirez has been lucky this year. His .275 mark has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .251.

Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Tanner Bibee will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Maikel Garcia in today’s matchup.

Maikel Garcia has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.3%) and will be challenged by baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Maikel Garcia is an extreme groundball batter and matches up with the strong infield defense of Cleveland (#1-best on the slate).

When it comes to his home run skill, Steven Kwan ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Steven Kwan has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.5%) and will be challenged by the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Steven Kwan in today’s matchup.

Steven Kwan’s launch angle lately (6.3° in the past 7 days) is significantly lower than his 14.6° seasonal mark.

Paul DeJong’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Paul DeJong is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Tanner Bibee throws from, Paul DeJong will be at a disadvantage today.

Paul DeJong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.7% — 91st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

Extreme flyball hitters like Paul DeJong tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Tanner Bibee.

Michael Massey’s BABIP talent is projected in the 18th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Michael Massey has been pinch hit for 13% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.

Michael Massey pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.9% — 97th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s deepest RF fences today.

Extreme flyball batters like Michael Massey are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Tanner Bibee.

Tanner Bibee will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bobby Witt Jr. in today’s game.

Bobby Witt Jr. has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and will be challenged by MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Extreme flyball batters like Bobby Witt Jr. tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Tanner Bibee.

Bobby Witt Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off in recent games, decreasing from 16.7% on the season to 7.3% over the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Kauffman Stadium as the 6th-worst field in baseball for righty home runs.

Tanner Bibee will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Freddy Fermin today.

Freddy Fermin pulls many of his flyballs (33.7% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Freddy Fermin’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined lately; his 89.4-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 76.7-mph in the last 14 days.

Freddy Fermin’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (6.4°) is a significant dropoff from his 12.2° angle last year.

Given Brady Singer’s large platoon split, Jhonkensy Noel will be at a gigantic disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in this game.

Jhonkensy Noel pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.8% — 91st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Jhonkensy Noel will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Jhonkensy Noel’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 98.3-mph seasonal figure has dropped off to 90.1-mph in the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jhonkensy Noel’s true offensive skill to be a .304, suggesting that he has had some very good luck this year given the .084 difference between that mark and his actual .388 wOBA.

Maikel Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 92.7-mph figure last year has dropped to 90.1-mph.

Batting from the same side that Tanner Bibee throws from, Tommy Pham will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Tommy Pham hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Over the past 7 days, Tommy Pham’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.9% down to 0%.

Tommy Pham’s average exit velocity has fallen off of late; his 90.2-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 85-mph in the last 7 days.

In his last outing, Brady Singer was rolling and conceded 2 ER.

Andres Gimenez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Andres Gimenez’s launch angle this season (8.9°) is significantly worse than his 12.9° mark last season.

Based on Statcast data, Andres Gimenez is in the 9th percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 8.000.

Posting a .275 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Andres Gimenez is ranked in the 12th percentile.

Michael Massey’s launch angle this year (15.5°) is significantly worse than his 19.6° angle last year.

Steven Kwan has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs this year; his 15.9 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a fair amount higher than his 6.0 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Kyle Manzardo’s BABIP skill is projected in the 13th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Manzardo is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

Kyle Manzardo has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 12% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.

Kyle Manzardo hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Kyle Manzardo will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 21st percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

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

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (24.5) may lead us to conclude that Josh Naylor has experienced some positive variance this year with his 31.1 actual HR/600.

Josh Naylor has notched a .242 BABIP this year, checking in at the 5th percentile.

Josh Naylor’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, falling from 14.9% on the season to 9.8% in the last 14 days.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Tanner Bibee’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 89th percentile among all SPs in MLB right now.

The Kansas City Royals have been the 7th-luckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress in future games, Jose Ramirez has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 8.6% seasonal rate has dropped off to 2.5% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

As it relates to his home run ability, Andres Gimenez ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When estimating his home run talent, Maikel Garcia ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Despite posting a .350 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Steven Kwan has been lucky given the .040 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .310.

The Cleveland Guardians (19.5 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the least strikeout-prone lineup on the slate today.

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