Rays vs Guardians match player stats | 2026 Series Game 5 Saturday, October 17th

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Rays @ Guardians Series Game 5 Matchup Details

Teams : Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
Series Game 5
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, October 17th
Time : 17/10/26 20:00:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Tampa Bay Rays Series Game 5 Game Today

Chandler Simpson is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast projects the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 47°.

,Chandler Simpson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shawn Armstrong in today’s game.

,Chandler Simpson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.3%) 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.

,Steven Kwan’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Steven Kwan is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

,Steven Kwan will have the handedness advantage against Nick Martinez in today’s game.

,Steven Kwan has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Jonathan Aranda is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Shawn Armstrong throws from, Jonathan Aranda will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Jonathan Aranda has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Steven Kwan will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

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

,Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

,Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Chase DeLauter is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

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

,Chase DeLauter has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Victor Mesa Jr. has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (65% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Shawn Armstrong throws from, Victor Mesa Jr. will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Shawn Armstrong throws from, Richie Palacios will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Richie Palacios pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.5% — 79th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Liam Hicks will hold the platoon advantage over Shawn Armstrong in today’s matchup.

,Liam Hicks pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 76th 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 game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jo Adell is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Nathaniel Lowe is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Nathaniel Lowe will have the handedness advantage against Nick Martinez in today’s game.

,Nathaniel Lowe has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 92nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.9% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jose Ramirez will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,Projected catcher Patrick Bailey grades out as an elite pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Shawn Armstrong will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his metrics in all categories.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Taylor Walls has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the most strikeout-prone lineup in today’s games is the Cleveland Guardians with a 18.8% underlying K%.

,Given his reverse platoon split, Nick Martinez will be in a good position matching up with 8 bats in the projected offense who bat from the other side today.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Junior Caminero projects as the 16th-best hitter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Junior Caminero is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Junior Caminero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.2% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,When assessing his home run ability, Victor Mesa Jr. ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson as the 5th-best hitter in the league when estimating his batting average ability.

Negatives with the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 5 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson in the 0th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,The Cleveland Guardians infield defense profiles as the best among all the teams today.

,Chandler Simpson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The Tampa Bay Rays outfield defense grades out as the best among every team on the slate today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jonathan Aranda today.

,When estimating his home run skill, Steven Kwan ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Shawn Armstrong will hold the platoon advantage over Yandy Diaz in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Yandy Diaz in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Mesa Jr. in the 20th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Victor Mesa Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Richie Palacios in the 10th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Richie Palacios is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Richie Palacios today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Liam Hicks in the 16th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Liam Hicks has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (95% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Liam Hicks will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Nick Martinez throws from, Jo Adell will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,Jonny DeLuca is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Shawn Armstrong will hold the platoon advantage over Jonny DeLuca today.

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jonny DeLuca today.

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Jose Ramirez will bat from his weak side against Nick Martinez in today’s matchup.

,Tampa Bay’s #1-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Jose Ramirez, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,Despite technically being the “starter” today, Shawn Armstrong may not last more than a couple frames consider he will be treated as more of an opener.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Shawn Armstrong is projected to throw 30 pitches in today’s matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the least of all pitchers on the slate.

,The best projected batting order on the slate today in terms of overall offensive skill is that of the Tampa Bay Rays.

,With 6 hitters of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Shawn Armstrong meets a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s matchup.

,Taylor Walls’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Taylor Walls is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

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

,As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Nick Martinez in the 6th percentile among all SPs in MLB.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Martinez to throw 73 pitches in today’s matchup (most of all pitchers on the slate), taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

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

,Hitting from the same side that Shawn Armstrong throws from, Junior Caminero will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Junior Caminero will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Cleveland’s #1-ranked outfield defense on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Chandler Simpson, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

,The Cleveland Guardians projected lineup grades out as the weakest of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill.

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