Rays vs Guardians match player stats Sunday, September 15th 2024. Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians Series Game 4

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Rays vs Guardians match player stats Sunday, September 15th 2024. Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians Series Game 4

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Todays Series Game 4 Matchup Details

Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
Series Game 4
Todays Game is on Sunday, September 15th
15/09/24 13:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Rays vs Guardians Series Game 4 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Lowe in the 91st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Josh Lowe is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

The #8 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which often leads to better offense.

The weather report calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 2nd-highest level on the schedule today at 83°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

Taylor Walls has made big gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 3.8% seasonal rate to 9.1% over the past 7 days.

Taylor Walls has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 86.6-mph to 91-mph in the past two weeks.

Taylor Walls’s launch angle lately (35.5° in the past week) is significantly higher than his 19.4° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Andres Gimenez is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

Hitting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Andres Gimenez will have an advantage today.

Jonathan Aranda will hold the platoon advantage over Ben Lively in today’s matchup… and even better, Lively has a large platoon split.

Jonathan Aranda has made notable strides with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 20.7% seasonal rate to 29.4% in the past week’s worth of games.

Jonathan Aranda has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 94-mph to 97.6-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Progressive Field grades out as the #8 venue in the majors for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Jhonkensy Noel pulls many of his flyballs (36.2% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Jhonkensy Noel will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Brandon Lowe is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

Junior Caminero’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Naylor in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Josh Naylor is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Josh Naylor will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Josh Naylor will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

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

Over the past week, Brayan Rocchio’s 44.4% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 20.4%.

Hitting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Kyle Manzardo will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Kyle Manzardo will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jhonkensy Noel in the 89th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Bo Naylor will hold the platoon advantage over Jeffrey Springs today.

Bo Naylor will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Taj Bradley in the 90th percentile among all starters in the game.

Recording 92.4 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Taj Bradley places him the 77th percentile.

The Cleveland Guardians have 3 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Bo Naylor, Jhonkensy Noel, Daniel Schneemann).

As a result of his reverse platoon split, Taj Bradley will be at an advantage squaring off against 7 batters in the projected lineup who hit from the other side in today’s matchup.

Taj Bradley has relied on his change-up 13.4% more often this season (27.3%) than he did last year (13.9%).

Compared to his seasonal average of 3.9°, Junior Caminero has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 9.9° figure in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Junior Caminero’s maximum exit velocity (a reliable metric to measure power) has been 116.3 mph since the start of last season, ranking in the 97th percentile.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Lane Thomas ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Lane Thomas is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Josh Lowe will hold the platoon advantage against Ben Lively today… and even more favorably, Lively has a large platoon split.

In terms of his home runs, Josh Lowe has suffered from bad luck this year. His 16.0 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been considerably lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 19.9.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Christopher Morel ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Christopher Morel is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

Andres Gimenez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Andres Gimenez has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 94.4-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal EV of 88.6-mph.

The Tampa Bay Rays have 3 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jose Siri, Josh Lowe, Christopher Morel).

Projected catcher Bo Naylor grades out as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Ben Lively will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Because of Ben Lively’s large platoon split, Ben Rortvedt will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

Ben Rortvedt has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Taj Bradley’s overall pitching talent is in the 79th percentile out of all SPs in Major League Baseball right now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 94th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Christopher Morel pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.1% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

In the past two weeks, Jonathan Aranda’s 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.5%.

Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (42% — 99th 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 game.

Lane Thomas pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.7% — 78th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Ben Rortvedt’s launch angle of late (37.5° in the past 7 days) is quite a bit better than his 12.2° seasonal angle.

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

Kyle Manzardo’s launch angle recently (27.3° over the past 14 days) is a significant increase over his 23.4° seasonal angle.

Considering Ben Lively’s large platoon split, Brandon Lowe will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

Negative Match Player Stats with Rays vs Guardians Series Game 4

In Major League Baseball, the 4th-highest average fence height are at Progressive Field.

In today’s matchup, Josh Lowe is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39% rate (93rd percentile).

Out of every team on the slate today, the best infield defense is that of the Cleveland Guardians.

Josh Lowe will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Josh Lowe’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last season to this one, decreasing from 18.4% to 13.2%.

Taylor Walls is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

The #7 venue in the game for suppressing home runs to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Taylor Walls will have a tough time against Ben Lively and his large platoon split today.

Taylor Walls hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 76th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 7th-deepest CF fences today.

Progressive Field has the 7th-deepest CF dimensions among all major league stadiums.

Andres Gimenez’s launch angle this year (9.2°) is considerably worse than his 12.9° figure last season.

By putting up a 7.500 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Andres Gimenez grades out in the 8th percentile for power.

Checking in at the 12th percentile, Andres Gimenez has put up a .276 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

Jonathan Aranda has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (71% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jhonkensy Noel in the 25th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Jhonkensy Noel is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.

Jeffrey Springs will hold the platoon advantage over Jhonkensy Noel in today’s matchup.

Jhonkensy Noel has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 17.2% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last 7 days.

Jhonkensy Noel’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off in recent games; his 96.5-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 78.3-mph over the last week.

Brandon Lowe hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

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

Ben Lively will have the handedness advantage against Junior Caminero today… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Lively’s large platoon split.

Junior Caminero hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 90th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Junior Caminero will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Over the last week, Josh Naylor’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.6% down to 0%.

In the last week, Josh Naylor’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 93.5 mph to 81 mph.

Over the last 7 days, Josh Naylor’s 5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Walls in the 9th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 8th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Brayan Rocchio is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the plate, Brayan Rocchio will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side against Jeffrey Springs in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 13th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Kyle Manzardo is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Kyle Manzardo 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 the game’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Over the past 7 days, Kyle Manzardo’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.9% down to 0%.

Kyle Manzardo has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.5-mph dropping to 85.2-mph in the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Naylor in the 8th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Bo Naylor is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

Bo Naylor hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 85th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (15.6) may lead us to conclude that Bo Naylor has experienced some positive variance this year with his 20.5 actual HR/600.

Cleveland’s #1-ranked outfield defense of all teams today poses a formidable challenge for Junior Caminero, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

It is expected that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Alan Porter) in charge of the strike zone today.

Taj Bradley will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Taj Bradley has been lucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, notching a 10.05 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.90 — a 0.15 K/9 disparity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 7th-worst ballpark in the majors for righty home runs.

Hitting from the same side that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Lane Thomas will have a disadvantage today.

Lane Thomas’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 94.8-mph EV last season has fallen to 89-mph.

Lane Thomas’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 89-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 79.2-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Jose Ramirez has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 8.1% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

In the past two weeks, Jose Ramirez’s 7.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 15.7%.

Jose Ramirez’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined from last season to this one, falling from 44.3% to 38.5%.

When it comes to his batting average, Jose Ramirez has experienced some positive variance this year. His .270 BA has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .246.

Ben Lively will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Christopher Morel in today’s game… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Lively’s large platoon split.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Christopher Morel today.

Christopher Morel has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 16.1% rate last year has dropped off to 11.1% this season.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Christopher Morel’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (1.3°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 12.7°.

Brayan Rocchio has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 84.8-mph dropping to 79.6-mph over the past 7 days.

In the last 7 days, Brayan Rocchio has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable metric to evaluate power).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 17th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Ben Lively is projected to throw 84 pitches today by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 16th-least of all pitchers on the slate.

In his last GS, Ben Lively didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking hitters out and only managed to tally 2 Ks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Rortvedt in the 6th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Ben Rortvedt is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ben Rortvedt in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 6th-best park in Major League Baseball for walks.

Progressive Field has the shallowest left field dimensions in the league.

Josh Lowe’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined lately, decreasing from 13.2% on the season to 6.3% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Taj Bradley’s 95.7-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 91st percentile among all starting pitchers.

Jose Ramirez’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined of late; his 90.7-mph seasonal EV has decreased to 88.6-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Ben Rortvedt ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

By putting up a 3.65 K/BB rate this year, Andres Gimenez has displayed weak plate discipline, ranking in the 24th percentile.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.253) implies that Bo Naylor has been lucky this year with his .274 actual wOBA.

By putting up a .192 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Bo Naylor is positioned in the 2nd percentile.

Placing in the 12th percentile, Jose Ramirez has posted a .255 BABIP this year.

Ben Rortvedt’s average exit velocity has fallen off of late; his 86.1-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 77.8-mph in the past 7 days.

Josh Naylor has compiled a .242 BABIP this year, ranking in the 5th percentile.

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