Mets vs Rays match player stats | 2026 Monday, August 31st

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Mets @ Rays Matchup Details

Teams : New York Mets at Tampa Bay Rays

Date : Todays Game is on Monday, August 31st
Time : 31/08/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the New York Mets Game Today

Carson Benge’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Carson Benge is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

,Carson Benge has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the 2nd-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Jonathan Aranda is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Considering Robert Stock’s large platoon split, Jonathan Aranda will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

,Jonathan Aranda has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Jonathan Aranda will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects A.J. Ewing as the 12th-best batter in the majors when estimating his BABIP skill.

,A.J. Ewing has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 88th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Luis Robert Jr. is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Luis Robert Jr. will hold the platoon advantage against Ian Seymour in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his batting average talent, Bo Bichette is projected as the 6th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Bo Bichette is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Ian Seymour throws from, Bo Bichette will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Bo Bichette has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Chandler Simpson is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Because of Robert Stock’s large platoon split, Chandler Simpson will have a tremendous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Chandler Simpson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Chandler Simpson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Liam Hicks is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Considering Robert Stock’s large platoon split, Liam Hicks will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

,Liam Hicks pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Liam Hicks will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Richie Palacios will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Robert Stock today… and even more favorably, Stock has a large platoon split.

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

,When assessing his batting average talent, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 9th-best hitter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Yandy Diaz is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Yandy Diaz will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Liam Hicks in the 76th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Jared Young pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.2% — 77th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Ian Seymour throws from, Marcus Semien will have an advantage today.

,Marcus Semien pulls many of his flyballs (38.8% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Junior Caminero projects as the 19th-best hitter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Junior Caminero is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Junior Caminero pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.1% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Junior Caminero will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects A.J. Ewing in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Yandy Diaz ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his batting average skill, Chandler Simpson is projected as the 5th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Francisco Lindor in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Francisco Lindor is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.

,The switch-hitting Francisco Lindor will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Ian Seymour.

,Francisco Lindor pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.7% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Francisco Alvarez in the 91st percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Francisco Alvarez will hold the platoon advantage against Ian Seymour in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Cedric Mullins ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Given Robert Stock’s large platoon split, Cedric Mullins will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

,Cedric Mullins pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.5% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Cedric Mullins will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

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

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Luis Robert Jr. ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays Game Today

The Tropicana Field roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest -10,° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for pitching.

,Batting from the same side that Ian Seymour throws from, Carson Benge faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Carson Benge will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,A.J. Ewing has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (65% of the time), but he is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Ian Seymour throws from, A.J. Ewing meets a tough challenge today.

,A.J. Ewing will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Luis Robert Jr. today.

,Bo Bichette will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,When estimating his home run skill, Chandler Simpson ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Liam Hicks in the 15th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Richie Palacios in the 9th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Richie Palacios is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

,Richie Palacios hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 77th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

,Considering Robert Stock’s large platoon split, Yandy Diaz will be at a huge disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in this game.

,Jared Young is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Ian Seymour will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jared Young today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 21st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Marcus Semien is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Marcus Semien today.

,Robert Stock will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Junior Caminero today… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Stock’s large platoon split.

,Francisco Lindor will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Robert Stock is projected to throw 83 pitches in this outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 4th-least of all pitchers on the slate.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the least strikeout-heavy lineup today is the Tampa Bay Rays with a 18.1% underlying K%.

,The Tampa Bay Rays have 6 hitters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage over Robert Stock in today’s game, which is especially troublesome given his large platoon split.

,Robert Stock will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Robert Stock’s overall pitching ability ranks in the 6th percentile out of all starters in baseball currently.

,Francisco Alvarez is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Francisco Alvarez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

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

,Cedric Mullins is penciled in 8th in the batting order today.

,Richie Palacios’s BABIP skill is projected in the 10th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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