Rays vs Marlins match player stats | 2025 Friday, May 16th

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Rays vs Marlins match player stats | 2025 Friday, May 16th

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Tampa Bay Rays at Miami Marlins

Todays Game is on Friday, May 16th
16/05/25 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Rays vs Marlins Matchup Today

Eric Wagaman hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.7%,— 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Eric Wagaman will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Matt Mervis will hold the platoon advantage against Taj Bradley today.

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

When estimating his home run ability, Matt Mervis ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Taj Bradley has averaged 17.5 outs per GS this year, ranking in the 87th percentile.

The Miami Marlins projected lineup ranks as the 2nd-weakest of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting ability.

It may be best to expect negative regression for the Miami Marlins offense the rest of the season, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 9th-luckiest offense in the game this year.

LoanDepot Park has the 4th-deepest right field dimensions in Major League Baseball.

The Miami Marlins have 3 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Matt Mervis, Kyle Stowers, Connor Norby).

Taj Bradley was firing on all cylinders in his last game started and accumulated 7 strikeouts.

Taj Bradley’s curveball rate has spiked by 5.1% from last season to this one (9% to 14.1%) .

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Connor Norby as the 20th-best hitter in MLB when assessing his BABIP ability.

Connor Norby has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (60% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Connor Norby will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

When it comes to power, Connor Norby is positioned in the 81st percentile, having hit 23.2 dingers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

Connor Norby has compiled a .334 BABIP since the start of last season, checking in at the 88th percentile.

Agustin Ramirez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Agustin Ramirez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Agustin Ramirez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

In the past 14 days, Agustin Ramirez has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .346.

Javier Sanoja’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Javier Sanoja hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest CF fences today.

Bats such as Javier Sanoja with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Taj Bradley who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Javier Sanoja will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jesus Sanchez in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Jesus Sanchez is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Jesus Sanchez will have an advantage today.

Extreme flyball bats like Jesus Sanchez usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Taj Bradley.

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

Xavier Edwards is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Xavier Edwards will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Taj Bradley in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball batters like Xavier Edwards usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Taj Bradley.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Xavier Edwards will hold that advantage today.

Xavier Edwards has exhibited favorable plate discipline this year, checking in at the 75th percentile with a 1.73 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Stowers in the 90th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Kyle Stowers is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Kyle Stowers will have an edge in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Kyle Stowers will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Last year, Kyle Stowers had an average launch angle of 10.9° on his hardest-contacted balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 15.1°.

Over the last two weeks, Kyle Stowers has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .372.

Negative Match Player Stats with Rays vs Marlins

Eric Wagaman is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 94% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

LoanDepot Park’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in MLB, which tends to lead to lower offensive output.

The weather forecast expects the 4th-most suitable pitching conditions of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Batting from the same side that Taj Bradley throws from, Eric Wagaman has a tough challenge in today’s game.

The Tampa Bay Rays outfield defense profiles as the strongest out of all the teams in action today.

LoanDepot Park grades out as the #23 stadium in the majors for RHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Matt Mervis’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Matt Mervis is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 60% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Matt Mervis pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.5% — 93rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects LoanDepot Park as the 8th-worst field in Major League Baseball for lefty home runs.

The #2 field in the league for boosting walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is LoanDepot Park.

Considering that groundball hitters have a sizeable advantage over flyball pitchers, Taj Bradley and his 34.9% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a hard spot today going up against 3 opposing GB bats.

Taj Bradley will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

With a 4.94 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that deals with the things most within a pitcher’s control), Taj Bradley checks in at the 24th percentile.

Taj Bradley has put up a 1.75 K/BB rate this year, grading out in the 17th percentile.

Hitting from the same side that Taj Bradley throws from, Connor Norby encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Connor Norby pulls many of his flyballs (34% — 81st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 10th-deepest LF fences today.

Hitting from the same side that Taj Bradley throws from, Agustin Ramirez will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Javier Sanoja is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

Hitting from the same side that Taj Bradley throws from, Javier Sanoja has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Javier Sanoja in the 6th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Today, Jesus Sanchez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 38.2% rate (95th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards in the 1st percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Xavier Edwards has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Xavier Edwards’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (3.4°) is quite a bit lower than his 10.8° mark last year.

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