Rays vs Red Sox match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Friday, May 8th

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Rays @ Red Sox Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Friday, May 8th
Time : 08/05/26 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Tampa Bay Rays Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masataka Yoshida in the 91st percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Masataka Yoshida is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.7-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for bats.

,Masataka Yoshida will hold the platoon advantage over Jesse Scholtens today.

,Among every team in action today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the the Tampa Bay Rays.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 90th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Wilyer Abreu is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jesse Scholtens throws from, Wilyer Abreu will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Wilyer Abreu pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.6% — 80th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Taylor Walls has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Ceddanne Rafaela’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ceddanne Rafaela hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 89th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Ceddanne Rafaela will hold that advantage today.

,Batting from the opposite that Jesse Scholtens throws from, Marcelo Mayer will have an advantage today.

,Marcelo Mayer has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Marcelo Mayer will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Nick Fortes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Connelly Early in today’s matchup.

,Nick Fortes pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.7% — 90th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Jonny DeLuca is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Hitting from the opposite that Connelly Early throws from, Jonny DeLuca will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Story in the 82nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Trevor Story is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Trevor Story has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 87th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

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

,Jarren Duran will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jesse Scholtens in today’s game.

,Jarren Duran has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his batting average talent, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 8th-best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Yandy Diaz is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Yandy Diaz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Connelly Early in today’s game.

,Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Ryan Vilade is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Ryan Vilade will hold the platoon advantage over Connelly Early today.

,Ryan Vilade hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Masataka Yoshida will hold that advantage today.

,When assessing his home run skill, Junior Caminero ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Junior Caminero is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Junior Caminero will hold the platoon advantage against Connelly Early in today’s matchup.

,Junior Caminero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.4% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s shallowest LF fences today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Connelly Early’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 79th percentile out of all starters in MLB right now.

,Home field advantage typically improves pitcher stats in all categories, and Connelly Early will hold that advantage today.

,Caleb Durbin pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.6% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Caleb Durbin will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Trevor Story will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Willson Contreras is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

,Willson Contreras will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

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

,Jonathan Aranda is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Connelly Early throws from, Ben Williamson will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Ben Williamson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Carlos Narvaez has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Carlos Narvaez will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Junior Caminero ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Williamson in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Jarren Duran ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Boston Red Sox Series Game 2 Game Today

The weather report calls for temperatures in this contest to drop to the lowest level of all games on the slate at 57,°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Walls in the 7th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Taylor Walls is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

,Among all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Boston Red Sox.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Taylor Walls in today’s game.

,Ceddanne Rafaela is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Jesse Scholtens will have the handedness advantage against Ceddanne Rafaela today.

,Marcelo Mayer is projected to bat 7th in the batting order today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Fortes in the 2nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Nick Fortes is projected to bat 7th in the batting order today.

,Nick Fortes will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonny DeLuca in the 20th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Jonny DeLuca will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Jesse Scholtens will have the handedness advantage over Trevor Story in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Walls in the 13th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Vilade in the 21st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

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

,When it comes to his home run skill, Masataka Yoshida ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Junior Caminero in today’s matchup.

,With 7 hitters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Connelly Early encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Caleb Durbin ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Caleb Durbin is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jesse Scholtens will have the handedness advantage against Caleb Durbin in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Nick Fortes ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the same side that Jesse Scholtens throws from, Willson Contreras meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Connelly Early will hold the platoon advantage over Jonathan Aranda in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Williamson in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Ben Williamson is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ben Williamson in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Narvaez in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Carlos Narvaez is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Jesse Scholtens will hold the platoon advantage over Carlos Narvaez in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 10th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

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