Marlins vs Nationals match player stats Sunday, September 15th 2024. Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals Series Game 4

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Marlins vs Nationals match player stats Sunday, September 15th 2024. Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals Series Game 4

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Todays Series Game 4 Matchup Details

Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals
Series Game 4
Todays Game is on Sunday, September 15th
15/09/24 13:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Marlins vs Nationals Series Game 4 Matchup Today

Dylan Crews is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

Dylan Crews will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

In the last 7 days, Dylan Crews’s maximum exit velocity (a favorable indicator of recent form and raw power) has been 109.6-mph, which qualifies as one of the hardest-hit balls in the game.

A consistent launch angle is a measure of good hitting, and Dylan Crews has been very consistent with his lately, posting a 35.3° launch angle standard deviation in the last two weeks.

Jonah Bride is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Jonah Bride will hold the platoon advantage against MacKenzie Gore in today’s game.

Jonah Bride has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 4.4% seasonal rate to 10.5% over the last 7 days.

Jonah Bride has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 96.9-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal mark of 90.8-mph.

Jonah Bride has displayed impressive plate discipline this year, grading out in the 90th percentile with a 1.68 K/BB rate.

Joey Gallo projects as the 7th-best home run batter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Joey Gallo will have the handedness advantage against Adam Oller in today’s game.

The Miami Marlins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Joey Gallo has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

Joey Gallo pulls many of his flyballs (41.3% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Joey Gallo will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places MacKenzie Gore in the 86th percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB.

Throwing 97.2 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, MacKenzie Gore falls in the 96th percentile.

The Miami Marlins have 3 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Kyle Stowers, Jesus Sanchez, Connor Norby).

MacKenzie Gore has a large reverse platoon split and should be aided by facing 7 opposite-handed batters today.

The switch-hitting Keibert Ruiz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Adam Oller.

Keibert Ruiz pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.9% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Keibert Ruiz will hold that advantage in today’s game.

There has been a significant improvement in Keibert Ruiz’s launch angle from last season’s 15.1° to 20.1° this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Keibert Ruiz’s true offensive ability to be a .292, implying that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .019 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .273 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood as the 6th-best batter in the majors when assessing his BABIP talent.

James Wood is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

Nationals Park has the 9th-shallowest right field dimensions among all major league parks.

Hitting from the opposite that Adam Oller throws from, James Wood will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

James Wood is likely to have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Miami Marlins has just 1 same-handed RP.

Xavier Edwards is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Xavier Edwards will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against MacKenzie Gore.

Xavier Edwards has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Sporting a .357 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Xavier Edwards is positioned in the 92nd percentile.

When it comes to plate discipline, Xavier Edwards’s talent is quite strong, posting a 1.43 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 95th percentile.

Compared to his seasonal average of 26.1°, Joey Gallo has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 36.7° figure in the last 7 days.

When it comes to his home run skill, Kyle Stowers ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Over the past two weeks, Kyle Stowers’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.9-mph over the course of the season to 100.4-mph lately.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Kyle Stowers’s 23.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 20%.

As it relates to his home runs, Kyle Stowers has experienced some negative variance this year. His 10.3 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been significantly deflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 23.3.

Over the past week, Xavier Edwards’s 37.5% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 49.1%.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Kyle Stowers has had some very poor luck this year. His .256 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .301.

Kyle Stowers grades out in the 92nd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (50% rate this year).

The Miami Marlins projected offense ranks as the 5th-weakest of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability.

The Miami Marlins have been the 9th-luckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse going forward, The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Nationals Park as the 4th-worst field in the league for BABIP.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Luis Garcia ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Luis Garcia is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

Luis Garcia will hold the platoon advantage over Adam Oller in today’s matchup.

Luis Garcia is likely to have the upper hand against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Miami Marlins only has 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood in the 80th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia in the 95th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

When assessing his home run ability, Jake Burger ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Burger is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Jake Burger will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Jake Burger has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.8-mph to 97.8-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Over the past 14 days, Jake Burger’s 56.7% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 43%.

The Washington Nationals have 3 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Joey Gallo, James Wood, Jose Tena).

Connor Norby is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Connor Norby will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against MacKenzie Gore in today’s matchup.

Connor Norby has made substantial strides with his Barrel% of late, upping his 12.8% seasonal rate to 20% in the last week’s worth of games.

In the last 7 days, Connor Norby’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.6-mph over the course of the season to 105.7-mph in recent games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Utilizing Statcast data, Jake Burger grades out in the 89th percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 29.000.

Otto Lopez’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that MacKenzie Gore throws from, Otto Lopez will have an advantage today.

Otto Lopez has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Otto Lopez has been unlucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .254 mark is a good deal lower than his .273 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Tena in the 97th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Jose Tena is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Jose Tena will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Adam Oller in today’s matchup.

Jose Tena will probably have an advantage against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Miami Marlins has just 1 same-handed RP.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Adam Oller’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 5th percentile out of all SPs in the league currently.

In his previous GS, Adam Oller gave up a colossal 6 earned runs.

Jacob Young has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Jacob Young will hold that advantage in today’s game.

By putting up a .323 BABIP this year, Jacob Young has performed in the 85th percentile.

Jose Tena will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

When estimating his home run ability, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jesus Sanchez is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Jesus Sanchez has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92.8-mph average to last year’s 90.3-mph figure.

Jesus Sanchez has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .312 figure is significantly deflated relative to his .346 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Connor Norby in the 95th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Otto Lopez has suffered from bad luck this year. His .285 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .300.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

As it relates to his batting average, Jacob Young has experienced some negative variance this year. His .257 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .270.

Xavier Edwards’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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Nationals Park profiles as the #28 stadium in MLB for RHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 10.3-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for hurlers.

Adam Oller will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dylan Crews today.

In the past 14 days, Dylan Crews’s swing has not been well optimized for base hits, hitting a mere 30.6% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

Jonah Bride has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 17% of the time when starting against a left-handed pitcher this year.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jonah Bride in today’s matchup.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 8.6°, Jonah Bride’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls has dropped significantly in recent games (-0.9° in the past 14 days).

Joey Gallo is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Joey Gallo has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 13.1% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past week.

Joey Gallo’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (26.3°) is considerably worse than his 35.2° angle last season.

The #10 park in the majors for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Keibert Ruiz in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Keibert Ruiz is projected to hit 6th in the batting order today.

The #1 field in baseball for suppressing base hits to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park.

From last season to this one, Keibert Ruiz’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 89.9 mph to 87.2 mph.

James Wood has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 9.6% seasonal rate has fallen to 3.4% over the last 14 days.

James Wood’s launch angle lately (-3° over the last 14 days) is considerably worse than his 1.1° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates James Wood’s true offensive talent to be a .319, implying that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .021 disparity between that figure and his actual .340 wOBA.

When assessing his home run talent, Xavier Edwards ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

In the past 14 days, Xavier Edwards’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 86.5 mph to 82.1 mph.

Xavier Edwards’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off in recent games, going from 15.6% on the season to 8% in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Gallo in the 0th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

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

MacKenzie Gore will have the handedness advantage over Kyle Stowers today.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Kyle Stowers today.

Kyle Stowers has compiled a .249 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 22nd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Stowers in the 23rd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

MacKenzie Gore has displayed bad control this year, putting up a 24th percentile walk rate of 8.9%.

Over the past 14 days, Luis Garcia’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.8% down to 0%.

Luis Garcia has been lucky this year, putting up a .328 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .315 — a .013 discrepancy.

Jake Burger will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

In the last 14 days, Jake Burger’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.6% down to 6.7%.

Sporting a 4.63 K/BB rate this year, Jake Burger has demonstrated bad plate discipline, grading out in the 10th percentile.

When assessing his home run ability, Jonah Bride ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

With 6 bats who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Adam Oller encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Adam Oller in today’s game.

In his previous outing, Adam Oller didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking hitters out and was only able to post 2 Ks.

Adam Oller has put up an 8.1% Swinging Strike rate since the start of last season, grading out in the 17th percentile.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Connor Norby in today’s game.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 24.7°, Connor Norby’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls has dropped significantly in recent games (20° in the past 14 days).

Despite posting a .335 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Connor Norby has had positive variance on his side given the .034 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .301.

Jake Burger’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls of late (3.6° in the last 14 days) is quite a bit worse than his 11.1° seasonal figure.

Otto Lopez is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

Otto Lopez’s average exit velocity has decreased in recent games; his 87.8-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 83.6-mph over the last 14 days.

In the past 7 days, Jose Tena’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.8% down to 0%.

In the last 14 days, Jose Tena’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal EV of 95.6 mph to 93 mph.

Jose Tena’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased recently, going from 15.6% on the season to 5.3% in the past week.

The Washington Nationals projected offense grades out as the 3rd-worst of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability.

It may be best to expect worse results for the Washington Nationals offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 5th-luckiest offense in the game this year.

Adam Oller has been unlucky since the start of last season, notching a 7.38 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 5.28 — a 2.1 gap.

When it comes to his home run talent, Jacob Young ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jacob Young is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Adam Oller will hold the platoon advantage over Jacob Young in today’s matchup.

Jose Tena has been lucky this year, putting up a .323 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .289 — a .034 gap.

Jacob Young’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off of late, decreasing from 10.8% on the season to 0% in the last week.

This year, Jesus Sanchez has been pinch hit for in 17% of his appearances when starting against southpaw.

MacKenzie Gore will have the handedness advantage against Jesus Sanchez today.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jesus Sanchez in today’s game.

Keibert Ruiz’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 87.2-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 81.7-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Keibert Ruiz grades out in the 4th percentile for offensive skills via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .262.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez in the 11th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Jesus Sanchez has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 12.5% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% over the last 14 days.

Xavier Edwards has been cold in recent games, putting up a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to measure power) in the last 14 days.

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