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Rays @ Yankees Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, September 22nd
Time : 22/09/26 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Tampa Bay Rays Series Game 2 Game Today

Among all stadiums, Yankee Stadium has the 8th-lowest average fence height.

,Victor Mesa Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased recently, rising from 19.5% on the season to 33.3% over the past week.

,Posting a .340 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season, Victor Mesa Jr. is ranked in the 85th percentile for offensive ability.

,Victor Mesa Jr.’s 21.8° launch angle (an advanced stat to study a batter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is among the steepest in baseball: 93rd percentile.

,Victor Mesa Jr. has posted a .347 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 86th percentile.

,Ryan Vilade is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Max Fried throws from, Ryan Vilade will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 18°, Ryan Vilade has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 50° figure over the past 7 days.

,Ryan Vilade has compiled a .332 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 79th percentile.

,Luis Garcia Jr. is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

,The #9 park in the game for boosting home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

,Luis Garcia Jr. will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Drew Rasmussen in today’s game.

,Cody Bellinger’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Cody Bellinger will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,The Tampa Bay Rays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Cody Bellinger has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

,When it comes to his batting average ability, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 8th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Yandy Diaz is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

,Yandy Diaz will hold the platoon advantage against Max Fried today.

,Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Yandy Diaz ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Yankee Stadium as the 9th-best field in MLB for right-handed home runs.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Luis Garcia Jr. will probably have an edge against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Tampa Bay Rays has just 1 same-handed RP.

,Hitting from the opposite that Max Fried throws from, Jonny DeLuca will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Jonny DeLuca has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 88.9-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 85.5-mph mark.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects George Lombard in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,George Lombard has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (78% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

,George Lombard has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and George Lombard will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Heliot Ramos is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Heliot Ramos has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Heliot Ramos will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Anthony Volpe will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Anthony Volpe’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 89.1-mph over the course of the season to 95.2-mph recently.

,In terms of plate discipline, Anthony Volpe’s talent is quite strong, sporting a 2.01 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 78th percentile.

,Anthony Volpe has compiled a .315 BABIP this year, grading out in the 76th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Rice in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Ben Rice is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Ben Rice will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Ben Rice has a good chance to have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Tampa Bay Rays only has 1 same-handed RP.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Jonathan Aranda ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jonathan Aranda is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 14.3°, Jonathan Aranda has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 24° figure in the last 7 days.

,Jonathan Aranda has put up a .369 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, ranking in the 93rd percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,When assessing his home run talent, Austin Wells ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Austin Wells will hold the platoon advantage against Drew Rasmussen in today’s game.

,Austin Wells is likely to have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Tampa Bay Rays only has 1 same-handed RP.

,Austin Wells pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.3% — 78th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,Luis Garcia Jr. will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Taylor Walls has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,There has been a significant improvement in Taylor Walls’s launch angle from last season’s 14.9° to 18.5° this season.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Junior Caminero ranks as the 17th-best batter in the league.

,Junior Caminero is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Max Fried throws from, Junior Caminero will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 9.9°, Junior Caminero has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 19.1° figure in the last 14 days.

,When it comes to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Max Fried in the 79th percentile among all SPs in baseball.

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Max Fried is projected to throw 98 pitches in this matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the most of all pitchers today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Austin Wells (the Yankees’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) is considered to be a good pitch framer.

,Because flyball pitchers hold a notable edge over flyball hitters, Max Fried and his 49.8% underlying FB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a good spot in today’s matchup going up against 3 opposing FB hitters.

,Jonathan Aranda has notched a .290 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, placing in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Jose Caballero will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Jose Caballero’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved in recent games, increasing from 45.2% on the season to 63.6% in the last week.

,Chandler Simpson is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Chandler Simpson’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better lately, going from 10.4% on the season to 15% over the past week.

,Posting a .313 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Chandler Simpson is positioned in the 99th percentile.

,Liam Hicks pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Liam Hicks’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better in recent games, increasing from 14.3% on the season to 33.3% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Liam Hicks has recorded a .351 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 84th percentile.

,Cody Bellinger pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Grading out in the 95th percentile, Junior Caminero has posted a .372 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Heliot Ramos ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Heliot Ramos has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 95.6-mph average to last season’s 93.3-mph average.

,Austin Wells has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.3-mph to 93.1-mph in the last week.

,By putting up a 0.98 K/BB rate this year, Liam Hicks has displayed strong plate discipline, placing in the 98th percentile.

,Liam Hicks has posted a .286 batting average this year, checking in at the 93rd percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Mesa Jr. in the 80th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Ben Rice pulls many of his flyballs (34.7% — 80th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,In the past 7 days, Yandy Diaz’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.4-mph over the course of the season to 96.7-mph of late.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson as the 5th-best batter in baseball when it comes to his batting average talent.

,With a 1.75 K/BB rate this year, Chandler Simpson has displayed impressive plate discipline, grading out in the 77th percentile.

,George Lombard has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 86.5-mph to 90.4-mph in the past week.

Negatives with the New York Yankees Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Mesa Jr. in the 18th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Victor Mesa Jr. is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,Yankee Stadium profiles as the #25 field in baseball for left-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Built just 11 feet above sea level, Yankee Stadium has one of the lowest altitudes among all major league parks, which generally leads to less offense.

,Batting from the same side that Max Fried throws from, Victor Mesa Jr. will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

,36% of the time that Ryan Vilade has started against a left-handed pitcher this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Yankee Stadium as the 6th-worst field in MLB for right-handed base hits.

,Today, Ryan Vilade is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 40.7% rate (99th percentile).

,The New York Yankees infield defense projects as the 4th-strongest among every team on the slate today.

,Luis Garcia Jr. has been pulled from the game early 24% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

,Luis Garcia Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

,In the past 14 days, Luis Garcia Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal EV of 94.5 mph to 92.1 mph.

,Luis Garcia Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased lately, falling from 12.8% on the season to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Among every team playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Tampa Bay Rays.

,Typically, batters like Yandy Diaz who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Max Fried.

,Yandy Diaz will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Yandy Diaz’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 93-mph average last year has dropped off to 91-mph.

,Compared to his seasonal figure of 6°, Yandy Diaz has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (1.8°) in the last two weeks.

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

,The 5th-deepest centerfield dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in Yankee Stadium.

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

,Jonny DeLuca’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off of late, going from 12.5% on the season to 0% over the past week.

,Jonny DeLuca has been cold in recent games, compiling a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to assess power) in the last two weeks.

,Batting from the same side that Drew Rasmussen throws from, George Lombard will be at a disadvantage today.

,Hitting from the same side that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Heliot Ramos will be in a tough position today.

,Heliot Ramos’s launch angle this year (6.2°) is a significant dropoff from his 12° angle last year.

,Anthony Volpe is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Anthony Volpe will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Anthony Volpe hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 92nd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Ben Rice’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14.1% down to 6.3%.

,Despite posting a .378 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Ben Rice has had some very good luck given the .029 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .349.

,Max Fried will hold the platoon advantage against Jonathan Aranda in today’s matchup.

,Jonathan Aranda has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,Austin Wells is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

,When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Austin Wells has been pinch hit for 23% of the time.

,Austin Wells has put up a .274 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 6th percentile.

,Sporting a .326 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, Austin Wells grades out in the 7th percentile.

,Austin Wells’s BABIP talent is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,In the past two weeks, George Lombard’s 9.4% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 13.8%.

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

,Taylor Walls is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Junior Caminero pulls many of his flyballs (39.2% — 96th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Typically, bats like Junior Caminero who hit a lot of groundballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Max Fried.

,The Tampa Bay Rays (19.4 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 4th-least strikeout-prone set of hitters on the slate today.

,Jose Caballero is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Jose Caballero will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Jose Caballero pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.1% — 94th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,When assessing his home run ability, Chandler Simpson ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Max Fried will have the handedness advantage against Chandler Simpson in today’s matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Chandler Simpson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 42.1% rate (100th percentile).

,Liam Hicks is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 95% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,Batting from the same side that Max Fried throws from, Liam Hicks will not have the upper hand today.

,Liam Hicks will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Liam Hicks’s average exit velocity has declined lately; his 84.4-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 78.8-mph over the last two weeks.

,Heliot Ramos has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 92-mph dropping to 85.9-mph over the last 7 days.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Heliot Ramos’s ability is quite poor, posting a 3.77 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 11th percentile.

,Jonathan Aranda’s average exit velocity has decreased this year; his 93.1-mph mark last season has fallen to 91-mph.

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

,Junior Caminero’s average exit velocity has decreased in recent games; his 92.7-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 89.7-mph over the last week.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ryan Vilade in today’s matchup.

,In the last week, Ryan Vilade’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.3% down to 0%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Liam Hicks in the 14th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Victor Mesa Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Victor Mesa Jr. in today’s matchup.

,Over the last 7 days, Cody Bellinger’s 14.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 17.7%.

,Jose Caballero’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 86.1-mph EV last season has dropped to 83.9-mph.

,Anthony Volpe’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 93.8-mph EV last season has fallen off to 89.1-mph.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Taylor Walls ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,Based on Statcast metrics, Taylor Walls ranks in the 6th percentile for offensive ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .270.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Chandler Simpson tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Fried.

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