Rays vs Red Sox match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Friday, July 11th

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Rays vs Red Sox match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Friday, July 11th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Friday, July 11th
11/07/25 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Rays vs Red Sox Series Game 2 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Junior Caminero is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

Junior Caminero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.9% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Hunter Dobbins throws from, Chandler Simpson will have an edge in today’s game.

Chandler Simpson hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40% — 98th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

When assessing his batting average ability, Chandler Simpson is projected as the 11th-best batter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Roman Anthony’s BABIP skill is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Roman Anthony is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Roman Anthony will have the upper hand today.

Roman Anthony has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball’s shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Roman Anthony will hold that advantage in today’s game.

CB Bucknor projects as a Huge Pitchers Umpire and is anticipated to be calling pitches in today’s game.

Because groundball pitchers hold a sizeable edge over groundball bats, Hunter Dobbins and his 44.8% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a strong spot today matching up with 2 opposing GB bats.

Hunter Dobbins will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats in all categories.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz as the 7th-best batter in Major League Baseball when assessing his batting average ability.

Yandy Diaz is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Yandy Diaz has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Danny Jansen pulls many of his flyballs (43% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Extreme flyball bats like Danny Jansen are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Hunter Dobbins.

Drew Rasmussen will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

The Boston Red Sox have 3 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Romy Gonzalez, Trevor Story, Carlos Narvaez).

Ha-seong Kim is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Ha-seong Kim hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

Josh Lowe’s BABIP talent is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Dobbins throws from, Josh Lowe will have an edge today.

Josh Lowe has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Taylor Walls has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 97th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Jarren Duran is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Jarren Duran will have an edge today.

Jarren Duran has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Jarren Duran will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his BABIP talent, Romy Gonzalez is projected as the 13th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Romy Gonzalez has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences today.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Romy Gonzalez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Jonathan Aranda is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Jonathan Aranda will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Dobbins in today’s matchup.

Jonathan Aranda pulls many of his flyballs (33.6% — 78th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Negative Match Player Stats with Rays vs Red Sox Series Game 2

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast projects the 5th-best pitching conditions on the slate.

Hunter Dobbins will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Junior Caminero in today’s game.

Out of all the teams on the slate today, the strongest infield defense is that of the the Boston Red Sox.

Junior Caminero will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson in the 0th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Chandler Simpson is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

Typically, bats like Chandler Simpson who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Hunter Dobbins.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Chandler Simpson in today’s game.

Typically, hitters like Roman Anthony who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Drew Rasmussen.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Hunter Dobbins in the 24th percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Hunter Dobbins to be limited in this game, projecting a maximum of 77 pitches.

Batting from the same side that Hunter Dobbins throws from, Yandy Diaz will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Extreme flyball batters like Yandy Diaz generally hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Hunter Dobbins.

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

Danny Jansen’s BABIP skill is projected in the 1st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Danny Jansen is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

Batting from the same side that Hunter Dobbins throws from, Danny Jansen will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Drew Rasmussen’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 94th percentile out of all SPs in the league right now.

The underlying talent of the Boston Red Sox projected offense today (.317 projected wOBA via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be considerably worse than their .330 wOBA this year.

Given that flyball hitters face a disadvantage against flyball pitchers, Drew Rasmussen (47.7% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this matchup with 2 FB hitters in the opposing team’s projected lineup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Rasmussen to throw 80 pitches in today’s game (4th-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ha-seong Kim in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Hunter Dobbins will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ha-seong Kim in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ha-seong Kim today.

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

Taylor Walls’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Taylor Walls is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Taylor Walls will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Hunter Dobbins in this game.

Romy Gonzalez is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Drew Rasmussen will have the handedness advantage against Romy Gonzalez in today’s game.

Typically, hitters like Romy Gonzalez who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Drew Rasmussen.

Jonathan Aranda will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

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