Rays vs Guardians match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, April 28th

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Rays @ Guardians Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, April 28th
Time : 28/04/26 18:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Tampa Bay Rays Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 97th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Junior Caminero is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Junior Caminero pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.4% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,The Cleveland Guardians outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team in action today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 8th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Yandy Diaz is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

,Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Chase DeLauter is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Chase DeLauter will have the handedness advantage over Nick Martinez in today’s game.

,Chase DeLauter is likely to have an advantage against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Tampa Bay Rays has just 1 same-handed RP.

,Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest infield defense is that of the Tampa Bay Rays.

,Chase DeLauter will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jonathan Aranda ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jonathan Aranda is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Jonathan Aranda will hold the platoon advantage over Tanner Bibee today.

,Batting from the opposite that Tanner Bibee throws from, Cedric Mullins will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Cedric Mullins pulls many of his flyballs (39.7% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Cleveland’s 3rd-worst outfield defense of the day creates a favorable matchup for Cedric Mullins, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Nick Fortes pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.3% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,George Valera is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,George Valera will hold the platoon advantage against Nick Martinez in today’s matchup.

,George Valera may have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Tampa Bay Rays has just 1 same-handed RP.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and George Valera will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Nick Martinez throws from, Bo Naylor will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Bo Naylor is likely to have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Tampa Bay Rays only has 1 same-handed RP.

,Bo Naylor pulls many of his flyballs (37.2% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Bo Naylor will hold that advantage today.

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

,Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

,Jose Ramirez pulls many of his flyballs (42.3% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,When assessing his home run talent, Bo Naylor ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Rhys Hoskins is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

,Rhys Hoskins pulls many of his flyballs (40.6% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Rhys Hoskins will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Angel Martinez has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (50% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

,Angel Martinez pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.3% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Angel Martinez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Ben Williamson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.8%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jake Fraley is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tanner Bibee throws from, Jake Fraley will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Jake Fraley pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.7% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rhys Hoskins in the 91st percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,As it relates to his batting average ability, Chandler Simpson is projected as the 7th-best hitter in baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Chandler Simpson is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Tanner Bibee throws from, Chandler Simpson will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Negatives with the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 2 Game Today

Batting from the same side that Tanner Bibee throws from, Junior Caminero will not have the upper hand today.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Junior Caminero in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Tanner Bibee throws from, Yandy Diaz will have a tough matchup today.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Yandy Diaz today.

,Chase DeLauter’s BABIP skill is projected in the 19th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Cedric Mullins is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this game.

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

,Nick Fortes’s BABIP skill is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nick Fortes is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Tanner Bibee throws from, Nick Fortes will be in a tough position today.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nick Fortes in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Naylor in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Bo Naylor is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,Rhys Hoskins’s BABIP talent is projected in the 3rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the same side that Nick Martinez throws from, Rhys Hoskins encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Angel Martinez will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side (0) today against Nick Martinez,When it comes to his home run talent, Ben Williamson ranks in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ben Williamson is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.

,Batting from the same side that Tanner Bibee throws from, Ben Williamson will be at a disadvantage today.

,Ben Williamson will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

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

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Nick Fortes ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Chandler Simpson hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Chandler Simpson will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

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