Rays vs Dodgers match player stats Saturday, August 24th 2024. Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Dodgers Series Game 2

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Rays vs Dodgers match player stats Saturday, August 24th 2024. Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Dodgers Series Game 2

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Positive Match Player Stats for Rays vs Dodgers Series Game 2

Dodger Stadium grades out as the #3 ballpark in baseball for RHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The 8th-shallowest CF fences among all parks are found in Dodger Stadium.

Among all major league stadiums, Dodger Stadium has the lowest average fence height.

Jonny Deluca will have the handedness advantage over Clayton Kershaw in today’s matchup.

Jonny Deluca’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better in recent games, rising from 14.7% on the season to 25% over the past 14 days.

Hitting from the opposite that Clayton Kershaw throws from, Alex Jackson will have an advantage today.

Alex Jackson hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Despite posting a .196 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Alex Jackson has had some very poor luck given the .081 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .277.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Edman in the 85th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Dodger Stadium ranks as the #3 ballpark in the league for LHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 13th-best batter in MLB when estimating his batting average ability.

Yandy Diaz is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Yandy Diaz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw in today’s game.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Yandy Diaz has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 4° compared to his seasonal mark of 0.5°.

Yandy Diaz has been unlucky this year, notching a .319 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .345 — a .026 discrepancy.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Taj Bradley’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 79th percentile among all SPs in MLB currently.

Taj Bradley has averaged 91.8 adjusted pitches per start this year, ranking in the 76th percentile.

Bill Miller projects as a Huge Pitchers Umpire and is anticipated to be calling pitches today.

Due to his reverse platoon split, Taj Bradley should be in good shape being matched up with 6 bats in the projected lineup of opposing handedness in this matchup.

Junior Caminero’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Junior Caminero is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Clayton Kershaw in the 75th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

The Tampa Bay Rays have 4 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Josh Lowe, Brandon Lowe, Alex Jackson, Christopher Morel).

Clayton Kershaw will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats across the board.

Gavin Lux is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Gavin Lux will have the upper hand today.

Gavin Lux hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 98th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Max Muncy will have the upper hand today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Max Muncy will hold that advantage today.

Max Muncy has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% lately, upping his 12% seasonal rate to 28.6% in the past week’s worth of games.

In the last week’s worth of games, Max Muncy’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.1-mph over the course of the season to 104.2-mph recently.

Max Muncy’s launch angle this year (27°) is a significant increase over his 21.8° figure last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 97th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 94th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

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

Jose Caballero will have the handedness advantage over Clayton Kershaw today.

Compared to his seasonal average of 14.4°, Jose Caballero has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 44° angle in the past week.

Ranking in the 88th percentile for Sprint Speed at 28.85 ft/sec since the start of last season, Tommy Edman is very athletic.

Dylan Carlson is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Dylan Carlson will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Clayton Kershaw in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Lux in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Will Smith ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Will Smith hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 89th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Will Smith will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman as the 6th-best hitter in baseball when it comes to his batting average skill.

Freddie Freeman is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 9th-best batter in MLB as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Teoscar Hernandez is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Teoscar Hernandez will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Taj Bradley in the 90th percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 94th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Brandon Lowe is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Brandon Lowe hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 95th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

Despite posting a .238 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jonny Deluca has had some very poor luck given the .055 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .293.

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

In notching a .318 BABIP this year, Jose Caballero has performed in the 77th percentile.

Batting from the opposite that Clayton Kershaw throws from, Junior Caminero will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Junior Caminero has hit one of the hardest balls in Major League Baseball in the last two weeks — 116.3-mph — which is a strong indicator of recent form and raw power.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Gavin Lux will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Freddie Freeman projects as the 12th-best hitter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Over the past week, Teoscar Hernandez’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 95.8 mph to 71 mph.

Based on Statcast metrics, Teoscar Hernandez is in the 85th percentile for offensive skills per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .346.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 4th-best hitter in the game.

Shohei Ohtani is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 95th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Christopher Morel ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Christopher Morel will hold the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Christopher Morel’s true offensive talent to be a .321, suggesting that he has been unlucky this year given the .034 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .287 wOBA.

Over the past 14 days, Will Smith’s 32.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 22.3%.

Despite posting a .324 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Will Smith has suffered from bad luck given the .027 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .351.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mookie Betts ranks as the 14th-best batter in Major League Baseball.

Mookie Betts is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

Mookie Betts hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Freddie Freeman will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Freddie Freeman will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Mookie Betts will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Placing in the 96th percentile, Mookie Betts sports a .387 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Dylan Carlson’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (22.7°) is significantly better than his 15° mark last season.

Dylan Carlson has been unlucky this year, compiling a .270 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .307 — a .037 deviation.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

In the last week’s worth of games, Brandon Lowe’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.4-mph over the course of the season to 102.8-mph recently.

Brandon Lowe’s launch angle lately (29.2° in the last week) is quite a bit better than his 15.7° seasonal angle.

Shohei Ohtani will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Taj Bradley today.

Negative Match Player Stats with Rays vs Dodgers Series Game 2

Jonny Deluca is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report expects the 5th-most suitable pitching conditions of all games on the slate today.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jonny Deluca today.

Jonny Deluca has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 84.6-mph dropping to 82-mph in the past week.

In the past week’s worth of games, Jonny Deluca has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to assess power).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Jackson in the 4th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Alex Jackson is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

Alex Jackson will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Alex Jackson’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.9% down to 0%.

Tommy Edman is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

The switch-hitting Tommy Edman will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side (0) today against Taj Bradley, The Tampa Bay Rays outfield defense profiles as the 4th-strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

Since the start of last season, Tommy Edman’s 5% Barrel%, a reliable metric for measuring power, places him in the 22nd percentile among his peers.

Yandy Diaz has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.6%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences today.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Yandy Diaz in today’s matchup.

Yandy Diaz’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined lately; his 92.2-mph seasonal average has dropped off to 89.4-mph in the last 7 days.

Last season, Yandy Diaz had a launch angle of 4.9° on his highest exit velocity balls, but this year he experienced a significant decline to just 0.5°.

The best projected offense on the slate today in terms of overall batting skill is that of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been the 6th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better the rest of the season, Dodger Stadium ranks as the #3 venue in MLB for home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Junior Caminero in today’s game.

Junior Caminero’s quickness has declined this year. His 28.97 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 27.39 ft/sec now.

Junior Caminero has struggled to lift the ball in recent games, putting up a -7.8° launch angle in the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Clayton Kershaw to throw 81 pitches in this game (6th-least of the day), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

With 7 hitters of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Clayton Kershaw will have a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

In his last outing, Clayton Kershaw wasn’t on when it came to striking batters out and only managed to post 2 Ks.

Clayton Kershaw’s 89.5-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 7th percentile out of all starters.

In terms of his home runs, Gavin Lux has been very fortunate this year. His 15.3 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 10.8.

Max Muncy’s BABIP ability is projected in the 5th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Max Muncy is penciled in 7th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 74% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Max Muncy pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.7% — 97th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

When it comes to his home runs, Max Muncy has been lucky this year. His 36.9 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 27.2.

Christopher Morel will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Over the last two weeks, Christopher Morel’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.5% down to 3.7%.

Over the past two weeks, Christopher Morel’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal EV of 94.4 mph to 82.4 mph.

Jose Caballero is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jose Caballero in today’s game.

Over the past week, Jose Caballero’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.6% down to 0%.

Jose Caballero’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined recently; his 90-mph seasonal average has fallen to 84.3-mph over the last 7 days.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Dylan Carlson today.

Dylan Carlson’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 92.4-mph average last season has dropped off to 88.9-mph.

Dylan Carlson’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls in recent games (19.4° in the past 14 days) is significantly worse than his 22.7° seasonal angle.

Posting a 7.600 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Dylan Carlson finds himself in the 19th percentile for power.

Will Smith has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (94% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

Taj Bradley will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Will Smith in today’s game.

Will Smith has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.4-mph dropping to 86.5-mph over the past 14 days.

Hitting from the same side that Taj Bradley throws from, Teoscar Hernandez will be in a tough position in today’s game.

Teoscar Hernandez has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 8th-deepest RF fences today.

Teoscar Hernandez has made notable gains with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 14.6% seasonal rate to 20% in the past week.

Tommy Edman does not make a lot of hard contact. If you were to take the top 5% of his batted balls by exit velocity, their average (106 mph) put him among the league’s worst: in the 21st percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonny Deluca in the 23rd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Taj Bradley will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

In his previous start, Taj Bradley struggled when it came to striking hitters out and was only able to post 2 Ks.

Given the 0.31 discrepancy between Taj Bradley’s 10.13 K/9 and his 9.82 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in the game this year in terms of strikeouts and ought to see negative regression the rest of the season.

Clayton Kershaw will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Lowe today.

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

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Clayton Kershaw’s overall pitching talent ranks in the 92nd percentile out of all SPs in the game right now.

Clayton Kershaw was firing on all cylinders in his last start and allowed 0 ER.

In the past 14 days, Christopher Morel’s 22.2% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 37.6%.

Over the last two weeks, Shohei Ohtani’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 20% down to 14.6%.

Shohei Ohtani has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 95-mph dropping to 92.8-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Shohei Ohtani’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, going from 15.1% on the season to 0% in the last 7 days.

Teoscar Hernandez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined recently, decreasing from 16.2% on the season to 0% in the past week.

Taj Bradley will have the handedness advantage over Mookie Betts in today’s game.

Mookie Betts has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 12.5% rate last year has fallen off to 5.7% this year.

Mookie Betts’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (13.5°) is significantly worse than his 18.6° mark last year.

By putting up a .206 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Dylan Carlson is ranked in the 20th percentile.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Alex Jackson ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Mookie Betts’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off lately, falling from 17.2% on the season to 0% over the last week.

Junior Caminero has been cold recently, putting up a .264 wOBA in the past 14 days.

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