Padres vs Rays match player stats Friday, August 30th 2024. San Diego Padres at Tampa Bay Rays

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Padres vs Rays match player stats Friday, August 30th 2024. San Diego Padres at Tampa Bay Rays

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Todays Matchup Details

San Diego Padres at Tampa Bay Rays

Todays Game is on Friday, August 30th
30/08/24 18:50:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Padres vs Rays Matchup Today

Batting from the opposite that Martin Perez throws from, Jose Caballero will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Jose Caballero pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.2% — 98th percentile) 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 typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Jose Caballero will hold that advantage today.

Jose Caballero has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 90.3-mph average to last season’s 87.7-mph EV.

Jose Caballero has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 98.3-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal figure of 90.3-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects David Peralta in the 81st percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

David Peralta will hold the platoon advantage against Taj Bradley in today’s game.

David Peralta’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 46.8% to 54.2%.

Placing in the 76th percentile, David Peralta has put up a .325 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

In notching a .270 batting average this year, David Peralta grades out in the 84th percentile.

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

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

Batting from the opposite that Martin Perez throws from, Yandy Diaz will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Yandy Diaz has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

Yandy Diaz will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Over the past two weeks, Jose Caballero has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 26.1° compared to his seasonal mark of 17.7°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Cronenworth in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Jake Cronenworth is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Jake Cronenworth will have an edge in today’s game.

Jake Cronenworth has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

Jake Cronenworth’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased in recent games, rising from 16.9% on the season to 37.5% over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Arraez as the best hitter in baseball when estimating his batting average ability.

Luis Arraez is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Luis Arraez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Taj Bradley in today’s matchup.

Luis Arraez has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

Luis Arraez has recorded a .313 Expected Batting Average this year, checking in at the 99th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Dylan Carlson is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Dylan Carlson will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Martin Perez.

Dylan Carlson will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

Dylan Carlson’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this year (23.3°) is quite a bit better than his 15° figure last season.

Despite posting a .266 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Dylan Carlson has had some very poor luck given the .042 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .308.

Martin Perez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Manny Machado ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Manny Machado is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

Manny Machado has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 10.6% seasonal rate to 17.6% in the last week’s worth of games.

Manny Machado has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 99.2-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal EV of 93-mph.

Based on Statcast metrics, Manny Machado grades out in the 88th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .277.

Luis Arraez has exhibited good plate discipline this year, checking in at the 93rd percentile with a 1.49 K/BB rate.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jurickson Profar ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jurickson Profar is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Jurickson Profar pulls many of his flyballs (34.9% — 86th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Jurickson Profar has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 95.3-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 90.8-mph figure.

Jurickson Profar’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, going from 42% to 47.1%.

As it relates to his home run skill, Christopher Morel ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Christopher Morel is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Christopher Morel will hold the platoon advantage against Martin Perez today.

Christopher Morel has a ton of pop (94th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (28.1% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Martin Perez has a pitch-to-contact profile (24th percentile K%) — great news for Morel.

Christopher Morel pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.3% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

In notching a .362 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year, Jurickson Profar finds himself in the 93rd percentile for offensive skills.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 92nd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Junior Caminero is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

Junior Caminero will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Martin Perez in today’s matchup.

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

Junior Caminero has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 108.5-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal mark of 95.4-mph.

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

Jackson Merrill will have the handedness advantage over Taj Bradley in today’s matchup.

Jackson Merrill has made significant improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 10.8% seasonal rate to 15.8% over the last 14 days.

Jackson Merrill’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls recently (27.7° in the last 14 days) is quite a bit higher than his 15° seasonal figure.

With a .303 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Jackson Merrill is ranked in the 98th percentile.

When it comes to his batting average skill, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 13th-best hitter in baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jonny Deluca will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Martin Perez today.

Jonny Deluca will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Jonny Deluca has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 91.5-mph average in the last week to his seasonal EV of 87.8-mph.

Jonny Deluca has been unlucky this year, posting a .252 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .294 — a .042 disparity.

As it relates to his home run talent, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brandon Lowe is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Brandon Lowe will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Brandon Lowe has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 98.2-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal EV of 95.1-mph.

Brandon Lowe’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (18.1°) is considerably higher than his 13.9° angle last season.

Sporting a .334 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Manny Machado has performed in the 75th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Taj Bradley’s overall pitching skill is in the 82nd percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB right now.

Taj Bradley has averaged 92.2 adjusted pitches per start this year, placing in the 77th percentile.

The San Diego Padres have been the 4th-luckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress going forward, Given his reverse platoon split, Taj Bradley will be at an advantage matching up with 6 hitters in the projected offense of the opposite hand in today’s outing.

When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Taj Bradley in the 91st percentile among all starting pitchers in the game.

Taj Bradley will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his metrics across the board.

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

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jackson Merrill ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jackson Merrill has put up a .357 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, ranking in the 90th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 81st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Christopher Morel will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Negative Match Player Stats with Padres vs Rays

Jose Caballero is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

The Tropicana Field roof figures to be closed today, making conditions in this game -7° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.

Jose Caballero has posted a .286 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, grading out in the 19th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

With a 4.79 K/BB rate this year, Jose Caballero has demonstrated poor plate discipline, placing in the 9th percentile.

David Peralta is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

29% of the time that David Peralta has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

David Peralta hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

The Tampa Bay Rays outfield defense projects as the 3rd-best out of every team on the slate today.

Yandy Diaz’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (0.5°) is a significant dropoff from his 4.9° figure last year.

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

Jake Cronenworth’s average exit velocity has dropped off lately; his 89.1-mph seasonal EV has dropped off to 87-mph in the last two weeks.

Luis Arraez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Luis Arraez’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 86.2-mph seasonal EV has dropped off to 83.5-mph in the last 7 days.

Luis Arraez’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 89.6-mph average last year has dropped off to 87.5-mph.

Dylan Carlson’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 92.4-mph EV last year has lowered to 89.1-mph.

In the past week, Dylan Carlson’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 9.5%.

Using Statcast metrics, Dylan Carlson is in the 21st percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .206.

Posting a .297 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, Dylan Carlson grades out in the 25th percentile.

Projected catcher Kyle Higashioka profiles as a good pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Tampa Bay Rays hitters jointly have been one of the worst in baseball this year ( 4th-worst) as it relates to their 88-mph average exit velocity.

As a team, Tampa Bay Rays hitters have struggled as far as hitting balls in the launch angle span that tends to result the most in base hits (between -4° and 26°), rating worst in the league.

Taj Bradley will have the handedness advantage over Manny Machado today.

Manny Machado hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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 Manny Machado today.

When estimating his home run skill, Luis Arraez ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The switch-hitting Jurickson Profar will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side (0) today against Taj Bradley, Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jurickson Profar in today’s game.

Jurickson Profar’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls in recent games (2° in the last two weeks’ worth of games) is significantly worse than his 8.6° seasonal figure.

This season, Christopher Morel’s Barrel% has decreased significantly, dropping from 16.1% last year to just 11.1% this year.

In the last week, Christopher Morel’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.1% down to 0%.

Over the last 14 days, Christopher Morel’s 4.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 15.2%.

Checking in at the 2nd percentile, Christopher Morel sits with a .227 BABIP this year.

Over the last 14 days, Jurickson Profar’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.8% down to 2.8%.

Posting a -1.4° launch angle in the past two weeks’ worth of games suggests that Junior Caminero has been finding it challenging to lift the ball lately, which is a key component of hitting for power.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.292) implies that Junior Caminero has been very fortunate since the start of last season with his .312 actual wOBA.

In notching a .270 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year, Dylan Carlson is ranked in the 23rd percentile for hitting ability.

Jackson Merrill is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Jackson Merrill hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 96th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

Jackson Merrill will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Jonny Deluca is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

Jonny Deluca’s launch angle in recent games (-5.6° in the past 7 days) is considerably worse than his 13.3° seasonal angle.

Jonny Deluca’s 84.9-mph average exit velocity is one of the worst in the league this year: 5th percentile.

Grading out in the 5th percentile, Jonny Deluca has notched a .259 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

Hitting from the same side that Martin Perez throws from, Brandon Lowe will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Today, Brandon Lowe is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.3% rate (94th percentile).

In the past 7 days, Brandon Lowe’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 13.7% down to 0%.

Jake Cronenworth’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (11.3°) is significantly worse than his 14.6° angle last season.

Manny Machado’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last season to this one, falling from 17.7% to 11.8%.

San Diego has performed as the #1 squad in Major League Baseball when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle span that tends to result the most in base hits (46.1% rate this year).

The San Diego Padres (18.8 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the least strikeout-prone lineup on the slate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jackson Merrill’s true offensive ability to be a .327, suggesting that he has been very fortunate this year given the .017 disparity between that figure and his actual .344 wOBA.

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

Ranking in the 13th percentile, Dylan Carlson has put up a .264 BABIP since the start of last season.

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