Rays vs Yankees match player stats | 2026 Friday, May 22nd

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Rays @ Yankees Matchup Details

Teams : Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, May 22nd
Time : 22/05/26 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Tampa Bay Rays Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Jonathan Aranda is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

,Jonathan Aranda will hold the platoon advantage against Gerrit Cole today.

,When estimating his home run skill, Cedric Mullins ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Gerrit Cole throws from, Cedric Mullins will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Cedric Mullins pulls a lot of his flyballs (40% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,When assessing his home run ability, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ryan McMahon will hold the platoon advantage over Nick Martinez in today’s game.

,Ryan McMahon has big-time HR ability (84th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (30.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Nick Martinez has a pitch-to-contact profile (9th percentile K%) — great news for McMahon.

,The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 90th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (54% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Nick Martinez throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the upper hand today.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. has strong power (90th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (27% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Nick Martinez has a pitch-to-contact profile (23rd percentile K%) — great news for Chisholm Jr..

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (38% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best hitter in the majors.

,Aaron Judge is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Aaron Judge will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Ben Rice projects as the 15th-best hitter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ben Rice is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

,Ben Rice will hold the platoon advantage against Nick Martinez in today’s game.

,Ben Rice pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.5% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Jones as the 19th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Spencer Jones will have the handedness advantage against Nick Martinez today.

,Spencer Jones has strong power (89th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (37.5% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Nick Martinez is a pitch-to-contact type (0th percentile K%) — great news for Jones.

,Spencer Jones will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Paul Goldschmidt is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Paul Goldschmidt has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Paul Goldschmidt will hold that advantage today.

,When assessing his home run skill, Austin Wells ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the opposite that Nick Martinez throws from, Austin Wells will have an edge in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Austin Wells will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Anthony Volpe will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Richie Palacios is penciled in 5th in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 84% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Batting from the opposite that Gerrit Cole throws from, Richie Palacios will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Because of his reverse platoon split, Nick Martinez will be in a good position matching up with 6 hitters in the projected lineup who bat from the other side in this matchup.

,When assessing his home run ability, Trent Grisham ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Trent Grisham will hold the platoon advantage against Nick Martinez today.

,Trent Grisham pulls many of his flyballs (35.1% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Trent Grisham will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

,Cody Bellinger will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Martinez in today’s game.

,Cody Bellinger pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.1% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the most strikeout-prone lineup in today’s games is the New York Yankees with a 25.7% underlying K%.

,Chandler Simpson is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Chandler Simpson will have the handedness advantage against Gerrit Cole in today’s matchup.

,Ben Rice will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Junior Caminero ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Junior Caminero is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Jones in the 89th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Cody Bellinger will hold that advantage today.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson as the 7th-best batter in the league when assessing his batting average ability.

Negatives with the New York Yankees Game Today

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts the 3rd-most suitable pitching conditions on the schedule today.

,The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 9.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for mound aces.

,Out of every team in action today, the 5th-strongest infield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.

,Jonathan Aranda will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Cedric Mullins is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Cedric Mullins today.

,Ryan McMahon is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Ryan McMahon has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Nick Martinez throws from, Aaron Judge will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Aaron Judge hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 91st percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

,Spencer Jones is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 18th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Walls in the 10th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Taylor Walls is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Taylor Walls will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side (0) today against Gerrit Cole,Austin Wells is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Austin Wells has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.2%) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Anthony Volpe is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

,Batting from the same side that Nick Martinez throws from, Anthony Volpe will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Anthony Volpe hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 97th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jonny DeLuca ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jonny DeLuca is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

,Gerrit Cole will have the handedness advantage against Jonny DeLuca in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Richie Palacios in the 16th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Richie Palacios will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Walls in the 15th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Richie Palacios in the 9th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Nick Martinez has been given less leash than the average pitcher this year, throwing 7.9 fewer adjusted pitches-per-game than the average starter.

,The 3rd-best projected offense on the slate in terms of overall hitting ability is that of the the New York Yankees.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Fortes in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Nick Fortes is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Gerrit Cole throws from, Nick Fortes will be in a tough position today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 5th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Trent Grisham has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (85% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Nick Martinez in the 10th percentile as it relates to his strikeout skill.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Chandler Simpson ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Chandler Simpson has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.5%) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,Cedric Mullins’s BABIP skill is projected in the 3rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Gerrit Cole will have the handedness advantage over Junior Caminero in today’s matchup.

,Junior Caminero pulls many of his flyballs (38.3% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

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

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Chandler Simpson in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Fortes in the 9th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

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