Red Sox vs Blue Jays match player stats | 2026 Series Game 4 Thursday, August 13th

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Red Sox @ Blue Jays Series Game 4 Matchup Details

Teams : Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
Series Game 4
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, August 13th
Time : 13/08/26 15:07:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Boston Red Sox Series Game 4 Game Today

Brett Bateman is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

,This contest is expected to have the 6th-most favorable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

,Extreme groundball bats like Brett Bateman generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Tolle.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Brett Bateman will hold that advantage today.

,When assessing his batting average talent, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the 3rd-best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will hold the platoon advantage over Tolle in today’s game.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 11th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Nick Sogard pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.1% — 77th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 11th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tolle throws from, Myles Straw will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Myles Straw has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 11th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Myles Straw will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Andres Gimenez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Caleb Durbin hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 11th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Alejandro Kirk, the Blue Jays’s expected catcher today, profiles as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Because groundball pitchers hold a big edge over groundball hitters, Max Scherzer and his 42.7% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a good spot in today’s game matching up with 2 opposing GB hitters.

,Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher metrics in all categories, and Max Scherzer will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Payton Tolle projects as the 18th-best SP in the game currently when assessing his strikeout talent, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Given his reverse platoon split, Payton Tolle will be in a good position facing 6 bats in the projected batting order who bat from the other side in today’s outing.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Wilyer Abreu ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Wilyer Abreu is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Max Scherzer throws from, Wilyer Abreu will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Payton Tolle in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall pitching abilities.

,The 4th-worst projected lineup of the day in terms of overall hitting ability belongs to the Toronto Blue Jays.

,Alejandro Kirk’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Alejandro Kirk is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Alejandro Kirk will hold the platoon advantage over Tolle in today’s matchup.

,Alejandro Kirk has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 11th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Charles McAdoo has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (78% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Tolle throws from, Charles McAdoo will have the upper hand today.

,Charles McAdoo has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 11th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Charles McAdoo will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, George Springer ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,George Springer is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

,George Springer will have the handedness advantage against Tolle today.

,George Springer hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 11th-shallowest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masataka Yoshida in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Masataka Yoshida is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Masataka Yoshida will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Scherzer in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball bats like Masataka Yoshida tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Scherzer.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Masataka Yoshida ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brett Bateman in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ceddanne Rafaela in the 82nd percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Ceddanne Rafaela is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Ceddanne Rafaela has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 11th-shallowest RF fences today.

,When estimating his home run ability, Kazuma Okamoto ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kazuma Okamoto is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tolle throws from, Kazuma Okamoto will have an edge today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Kazuma Okamoto will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. projects as the 12th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Myles Straw’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Given that flyball pitchers are hit hardest by groundball hitters, Payton Tolle (39% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged today with 2 GB hitters in Toronto’s projected offense.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 89th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tolle throws from, Ernie Clement will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Ernie Clement will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Negatives with the Toronto Blue Jays Series Game 4 Game Today

When assessing his home run talent, Brett Bateman ranks in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Tolle will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brett Bateman in today’s matchup.

,The Boston Red Sox outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-strongest out of every team on the slate today.

,Nick Sogard is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

,The switch-hitting Nick Sogard will bat from his worse side (0) today against Max Scherzer,Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense belongs to the Toronto Blue Jays.

,Nick Sogard will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Myles Straw in the 16th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Myles Straw is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Andres Gimenez ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Andres Gimenez is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Tolle will have the handedness advantage against Andres Gimenez in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 12th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Caleb Durbin is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Max Scherzer will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Caleb Durbin today.

,Caleb Durbin will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Max Scherzer has averaged 79.2 adjusted pitches per GS this year, ranking in the 18th percentile.

,Chris Guccione profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is likely to be calling pitches in this game.

,Max Scherzer is an extreme flyball pitcher (42.7% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #8 HR venue among all major league parks in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Sogard in the 7th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Payton Tolle to throw 83 pitches today (least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The Toronto Blue Jays (20.2 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 2nd-least strikeout-prone team of hitters of all teams on the slate.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Connor Wong (the Red Sox’s expected catcher today) projects as a weak pitch framer.

,Typically, bats like Wilyer Abreu who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Max Scherzer.

,Wilyer Abreu will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Payton Tolle is an extreme flyball pitcher (39% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and will be disadvantaged pitching in the #8 HR venue among all major league parks in today’s game.

,Masataka Yoshida is an extreme groundball batter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Toronto (#3-best on the slate today).

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Masataka Yoshida in today’s matchup.

,Max Scherzer will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ceddanne Rafaela in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ceddanne Rafaela in today’s game.

,Andruw Monasterio is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Max Scherzer will hold the platoon advantage against Andruw Monasterio today.

,Extreme groundball bats like Andruw Monasterio usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Max Scherzer.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kazuma Okamoto in the 9th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Ernie Clement is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The Boston Red Sox (21.3 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 4th-least strikeout-prone team of hitters of all teams on the slate today.

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