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Orioles @ Rays Series Game 4 Matchup Details

Teams : Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays
Series Game 4
Date : Todays Game is on Monday, August 17th
Time : 17/08/26 18:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Baltimore Orioles Series Game 4 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Pete Alonso as Major League Baseball’s 15th-best home run batter.

,Pete Alonso is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Shane McClanahan throws from, Pete Alonso will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Among all the teams playing today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays.

,Batting from the opposite that Shane McClanahan throws from, Christian Franklin will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Chandler Simpson is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Young throws from, Chandler Simpson will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Chandler Simpson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Chandler Simpson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Jackson Holliday’s BABIP talent is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jackson Holliday has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (82% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Jackson Holliday has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The Baltimore Orioles outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest among every team today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Junior Caminero ranks as the 17th-best hitter in the majors.

,Junior Caminero is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Junior Caminero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

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

,Liam Hicks is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Liam Hicks will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Young in today’s matchup.

,Liam Hicks pulls many of his flyballs (34.6% — 80th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Jonathan Aranda is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

,Batting from the opposite that Brandon Young throws from, Jonathan Aranda will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Jonathan Aranda has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

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

,It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Felix Neon) behind the plate today.

,The Tampa Bay Rays have 6 batters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage over Brandon Young in today’s game.

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

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Pete Alonso ranks as the 18th-best hitter in the game.

,When assessing his home run talent, Coby Mayo ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Coby Mayo is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Batting from the opposite that Shane McClanahan throws from, Coby Mayo will have an edge today.

,Coby Mayo pulls a lot of his flyballs (40% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Leody Taveras has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Young throws from, Richie Palacios will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Richie Palacios pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Richie Palacios will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Young throws from, Cedric Mullins will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Cedric Mullins pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.9% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

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

,When assessing his batting average ability, Chandler Simpson is projected as the 5th-best hitter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 9th-best hitter in the league when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Yandy Diaz is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

,Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Yandy Diaz will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler O’Neill in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Tyler O’Neill is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Tyler O’Neill will have the handedness advantage over Shane McClanahan today.

,Tyler O’Neill pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Baltimore’s 3rd-worst outfield defense of all teams on the slate today creates a favorable matchup for Cedric Mullins, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Tyler O’Neill projects as the 20th-best home run hitter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the opposite that Shane McClanahan throws from, Carlos Narvaez will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Carlos Narvaez has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Brandon Young has averaged 92.1 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, placing in the 81st percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the 86th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Christian Encarnacion-Strand will have the handedness advantage against Shane McClanahan in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Liam Hicks ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays Series Game 4 Game Today

The Tropicana Field roof projects to be closed today, making weather conditions in this match-up -8,° colder than the average outdoor game on the slate today — favorable for pitching.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Pete Alonso in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Franklin in the 12th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Christian Franklin is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Christian Franklin today.

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

,Shane McClanahan will have the handedness advantage over Jackson Holliday in today’s game.

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

,Brandon Young will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Junior Caminero today.

,Liam Hicks’s BABIP talent is projected in the 12th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Coby Mayo in today’s matchup.

,Leody Taveras is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,The switch-hitting Leody Taveras will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Shane McClanahan,Leody Taveras will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Richie Palacios in the 9th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Richie Palacios is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this game.

,Cedric Mullins is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Brandon Young will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yandy Diaz in today’s matchup.

,Tyler O’Neill will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 2nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Narvaez in the 13th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Carlos Narvaez is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Carlos Narvaez in today’s game.

,The Tampa Bay Rays (18.2 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the least strikeout-heavy batting order on the slate today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Richie Palacios in the 14th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Christian Encarnacion-Strand is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today.

,Christian Encarnacion-Strand hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 94th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Christian Encarnacion-Strand in today’s game.

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