Pirates vs Guardians match player stats | 2026 Friday, July 17th

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Pirates @ Guardians Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Cleveland Guardians

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, July 17th
Time : 17/07/26 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 88th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Ryan O’Hearn is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Ryan O’Hearn will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gavin Williams today.

,Ryan O’Hearn has a good chance to have the upper hand against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians has just 1 same-handed RP.

,Ryan O’Hearn has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brandon Lowe is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Brandon Lowe will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,The Cleveland Guardians have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brandon Lowe has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

,Brandon Lowe pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.2% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Bryan Reynolds ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Gavin Williams.

,Bryan Reynolds has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Gavin Williams in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall pitching skills.

,Gavin Williams has been granted more leash than the average pitcher this year, tallying 5.0 more adjusted pitches-per-outing than the average hurler.

,The underlying talent of the Pittsburgh Pirates projected offense today (.315 projected wOBA according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be a fair amount weaker than their .333 wOBA this year.

,Patrick Bailey, the Guardians’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, projects as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Home field advantage typically improves pitcher stats across the board, and Gavin Williams will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When assessing his home run talent, Kyle Manzardo ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jared Jones throws from, Kyle Manzardo will have the upper hand in today’s game.

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

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Chase DeLauter ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Chase DeLauter is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Chase DeLauter will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jared Jones in today’s matchup.

,Chase DeLauter has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Chase DeLauter will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 97th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Nick Gonzales has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Henry Davis pulls a lot of his flyballs (39% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Steven Kwan will have the handedness advantage over Jared Jones today.

,Steven Kwan has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Steven Kwan will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Ryan O’Hearn ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Gavin Williams in the 94th percentile among all starting pitchers in the league.

,The Pittsburgh Pirates (23.9% K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 5th-most strikeout-prone set of hitters of all teams on the slate.

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

Negatives with the Cleveland Guardians Game Today

Ryan O’Hearn will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

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

,As it relates to his home run skill, Jared Triolo ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jared Triolo is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Jared Triolo faces a tough challenge today.

,Jared Triolo hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 7th-deepest CF fences today.

,Jared Triolo will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

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

,Kyle Manzardo hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,When assessing his home run ability, Nick Gonzales ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nick Gonzales is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 66% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,Batting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Nick Gonzales will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nick Gonzales in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Davis in the 4th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Henry Davis is projected to hit 8th in the lineup today.

,Gavin Williams will have the handedness advantage against Henry Davis in today’s game.

,Henry Davis will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Steven Kwan has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (53% of the time), but he is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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