Guardians @ Tigers Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Positives for the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 2 Game Today

In Major League Baseball, Comerica Park has the 3rd-lowest average fence height.

,In the past week, Angel Genao has displayed impressive power, recording a a 13.3% Barrel% (an advanced stat to measure power).

,Posting a 93.7-mph average exit velocity over the last week, Angel Genao has been in great form lately.

,It may be smart to expect better results for the Cleveland Guardians offense the rest of the season, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 7th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year.

,With 6 hitters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Foster Griffin faces a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

,Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Foster Griffin today.

,Foster Griffin’s 87.8-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 1st percentile among all starters.

,Foster Griffin’s 2094-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 12th percentile among all SPs.

,Hao Yu Lee has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (88% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.

,Hao Yu Lee will have the handedness advantage against Foster Griffin in today’s game.

,Hao Yu Lee will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

,Rhys Hoskins is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.

,Rhys Hoskins will have the handedness advantage over Framber Valdez today.

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

,In the last 7 days, Travis Bazzana’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.3% up to 12.5%.

,Travis Bazzana has seen a big gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 93.3-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 88.5-mph figure.

,Travis Bazzana’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, rising from 39.3% on the season to 52.2% in the past 14 days.

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

,Steven Kwan is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

,Based on Statcast data, Steven Kwan grades out in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .290.

,With a 0.84 K/BB rate this year, Steven Kwan has demonstrated favorable plate discipline, grading out in the 100th percentile.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Gleyber Torres ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Gleyber Torres will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Foster Griffin in today’s game.

,Throwing 91.2 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Framber Valdez places him the 75th percentile.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Kevin McGonigle ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Kevin McGonigle is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Kevin McGonigle will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Foster Griffin has averaged 95.2 adjusted pitches per start this year, placing in the 91st percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 85th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Chase DeLauter is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,By putting up a 1.3 K/BB rate this year, Chase DeLauter has shown impressive plate discipline, grading out in the 94th percentile.

,When assessing his home run talent, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Foster Griffin throws from, Spencer Torkelson will have an edge in today’s game.

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

,Hao Yu Lee’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jo Adell is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Jo Adell will have the handedness advantage over Framber Valdez in today’s matchup.

,Jo Adell has made big strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 8.6% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last 7 days.

,Angel Martinez is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,The switch-hitting Angel Martinez will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Framber Valdez.

,Over the last week, Angel Martinez’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 8.9% up to 30.8%.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Maxwell Clark will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Maxwell Clark has been hot lately, hitting his way to a .376 wOBA in the last 14 days.

,Maxwell Clark has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs lately, hitting balls between 23° and 34° 36.4% of the time in the last 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Malgeri in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Ben Malgeri will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Foster Griffin in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Ben Malgeri will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Rhys Hoskins has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 94.3-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 89.2-mph EV.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Spencer Torkelson has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 97.3-mph average in the last week to his seasonal average of 93.9-mph.

,Javier Baez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Foster Griffin today.

,Javier Baez will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

,Javier Baez has put up a .323 BABIP since the start of last season, ranking in the 88th percentile.

,Ranking in the 89th percentile for Sprint Speed at 28.95 ft/sec this year, Ben Malgeri is quite fast.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dillon Dingler in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Dillon Dingler is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Foster Griffin throws from, Dillon Dingler will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Dillon Dingler will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Chase DeLauter has posted a .279 batting average this year, placing in the 87th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Angel Genao in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 13°, Brayan Rocchio has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 29° angle in the last week’s worth of games.

,The Cleveland Guardians have 3 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Travis Bazzana, Rhys Hoskins, Patrick Bailey).

,Home field advantage generally improves pitcher metrics in all categories, and Framber Valdez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Chase DeLauter ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ranking in the 80th percentile, Chase DeLauter has put up a .348 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Dillon Dingler ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Sporting a 0.99 K/BB rate this year, Kevin McGonigle has shown favorable plate discipline, ranking in the 97th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rhys Hoskins in the 97th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

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

,Over the past 7 days, Angel Martinez’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.8-mph over the course of the season to 96.5-mph of late.

Negatives with the Detroit Tigers Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Angel Genao in the 15th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Angel Genao is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,In Major League Baseball, Comerica Park’s CF fences are the 2nd-deepest.

,Typically, hitters like Angel Genao who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Framber Valdez.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Angel Genao in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Framber Valdez in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent.

,The Cleveland Guardians projected offense grades out as the 5th-worst of the day in terms of overall offensive ability.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Dillon Dingler (the Tigers’s expected catcher in today’s game) grades out as a good pitch framer.

,Framber Valdez has a reverse platoon split and is fortunate enough to be facing 6 opposite-handed bats in this matchup.

,The Detroit Tigers have been the 10th-luckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress the rest of the season,Patrick Bailey, the Guardians’s expected catcher in today’s game, profiles as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,In his last GS, Foster Griffin was rolling and gave up 2 ER.

,Foster Griffin’s high usage percentage of his secondary pitches (73.2% this year) figures to work in his favor since they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

,Hao Yu Lee has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 10th-deepest RF fences today.

,By putting up a 5.04 K/BB rate this year, Hao Yu Lee has demonstrated poor plate discipline, grading out in the 21st percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rhys Hoskins in the 1st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Rhys Hoskins pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.7% — 99th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Rhys Hoskins today.

,Posting a .210 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Rhys Hoskins grades out in the 9th percentile.

,Posting a .184 batting average this year, Rhys Hoskins has performed in the 2nd percentile.

,Travis Bazzana has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (73% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Framber Valdez throws from, Travis Bazzana encounters a tough challenge today.

,In today’s game, Travis Bazzana is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.5% rate (86th percentile).

,Travis Bazzana will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Framber Valdez will have the handedness advantage over Steven Kwan today.

,Steven Kwan has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.3%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Steven Kwan will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,There has been a decrease in Steven Kwan’s average exit velocity this season, from 86.3 mph last year to 83.4 mph now,In the past two weeks, Steven Kwan’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal figure of 84.2 mph to 81.7 mph.

,Today, Gleyber Torres is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 40.1% rate (99th percentile).

,Gleyber Torres’s average exit velocity has declined this season; his 89.8-mph figure last year has decreased to 86.2-mph.

,Gleyber Torres’s launch angle this season (8.5°) is significantly worse than his 14° angle last year.

,With a .196 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Gleyber Torres grades out in the 22nd percentile.

,Ranking in the 16th percentile, Framber Valdez posted an 8.8% Swinging Strike% this year.

,Foster Griffin will hold the platoon advantage over Kevin McGonigle today.

,Kevin McGonigle has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Kevin McGonigle has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 6.9% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last 7 days.

,Kevin McGonigle has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.9-mph dropping to 84.4-mph in the past 7 days.

,Kevin McGonigle’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, falling from 14.8% on the season to 5.3% over the last 7 days.

,Hitting from the same side that Framber Valdez throws from, Chase DeLauter will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,In today’s game, Chase DeLauter is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.4% rate (89th percentile).

,Chase DeLauter will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Over the past week, Chase DeLauter’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.3% down to 0%.

,Over the past 7 days, Chase DeLauter’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 93.5 mph to 75.7 mph.

,Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

,Spencer Torkelson pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.2% — 98th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences today.

,There has been a significant decline in Spencer Torkelson’s launch angle from last year’s 23.4° to 19.5° this season.

,In the past week, Spencer Torkelson’s 8.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 21.7%.

,Based on Statcast data, Spencer Torkelson grades out in the 17th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .223.

,Kevin McGonigle’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined lately, falling from 40% on the season to 28.2% over the last 14 days.

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jo Adell in today’s matchup.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Jo Adell’s 25% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 41.2%.

,In terms of plate discipline, Jo Adell’s skill is quite poor, putting up a 5.96 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 2nd percentile.

,Angel Martinez pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.5% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

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

,Angel Martinez has posted a .259 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 4th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,With a .213 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Angel Martinez grades out in the 11th percentile.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Angel Martinez’s skill is quite bad, posting a 7.92 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 1st percentile.

,Maxwell Clark is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Foster Griffin throws from, Maxwell Clark will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Maxwell Clark has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,In the last 14 days, Maxwell Clark has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 84-mph on his flyballs.

,Ben Malgeri is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Ben Malgeri has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 10th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Javier Baez in the 17th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Javier Baez is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Javier Baez’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 91.2-mph figure last season has dropped to 84.4-mph.

,Over the past two weeks, Javier Baez’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 84.4 mph to 80.8 mph.

,Despite posting a .367 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Dillon Dingler has been very fortunate given the .042 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .325.

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

,Angel Genao has struggled to lift the ball recently, posting a -4.6° launch angle in the past 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 11th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Brayan Rocchio is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

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

,Brayan Rocchio has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.3-mph dropping to 82.7-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

,Travis Bazzana’s launch angle in recent games (10° in the last two weeks) is considerably lower than his 14.7° seasonal angle.

,Using Statcast metrics, Angel Martinez ranks in the 20th percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 11.700.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 25th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

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