Red Sox vs Yankees match player stats Thursday, September 12th 2024. Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees

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Red Sox vs Yankees match player stats Thursday, September 12th 2024. Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees

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Todays Matchup Details

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees

Todays Game is on Thursday, September 12th
12/09/24 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

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When estimating his overall offensive skill, Austin Wells ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Austin Wells is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Austin Wells will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cooper Criswell in today’s game… and even more favorably, Criswell has a large platoon split.

Austin Wells will probably have the upper hand against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Boston Red Sox has just 1 same-handed RP.

Austin Wells is an extreme flyball hitter and squares off against the weak outfield defense of Boston (#3-worst of all teams on the slate).

Considering Cooper Criswell’s large platoon split, Anthony Rizzo will have a big advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

Anthony Rizzo is apt to have an advantage against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the Boston Red Sox has just 1 same-handed RP.

Anthony Rizzo pulls many of his flyballs (33.2% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

Anthony Rizzo will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Rafael Devers projects as the 18th-best hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Rafael Devers is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Volpe in the 85th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Anthony Volpe will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Romy Gonzalez in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Romy Gonzalez is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Nestor Cortes will have the handedness advantage over Romy Gonzalez today.

Romy Gonzalez has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball batters like Romy Gonzalez generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Nestor Cortes.

As it relates to his home run talent, Trevor Story ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the same side that Nestor Cortes throws from, Trevor Story will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his home run ability, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Given Cooper Criswell’s large platoon split, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have a tremendous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today.

The Boston Red Sox have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jazz Chisholm Jr. can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.5% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rob Refsnyder in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Rob Refsnyder is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Nestor Cortes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Rob Refsnyder in today’s matchup.

Nestor Cortes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Danny Jansen today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Juan Soto ranks as the 3rd-best hitter in baseball.

Juan Soto is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Considering Cooper Criswell’s large platoon split, Juan Soto will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

The Boston Red Sox have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Juan Soto stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Juan Soto will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Tyler O’Neill as the league’s 10th-best home run batter.

Tyler O’Neill is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Nestor Cortes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler O’Neill today.

The 4th-best projected offense of the day in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the Boston Red Sox.

With 7 batters of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Nestor Cortes has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

Nestor Cortes is an extreme flyball pitcher (42.4% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #4 HR venue among all parks today.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Gleyber Torres ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Gleyber Torres has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

Gleyber Torres will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

When assessing his home run talent, Danny Jansen ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Austin Wells will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jasson Dominguez in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

The switch-hitting Jasson Dominguez will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Cooper Criswell… and even better, Criswell has a large platoon split.

Jasson Dominguez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.7% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Jasson Dominguez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

When estimating his BABIP ability, Jarren Duran is projected as the 13th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jarren Duran is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jasson Dominguez ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Nestor Cortes in the 75th percentile among all SPs in baseball.

Nestor Cortes has averaged 93.6 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, placing in the 84th percentile.

The Boston Red Sox have 4 batters 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, Ceddanne Rafaela, Tyler O’Neill).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Tyler O’Neill ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast calls for for the 6th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.

The Boston Red Sox infield defense grades out as the 3rd-strongest among all the teams playing today.

Anthony Rizzo is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

Rafael Devers will have the handedness advantage against Nestor Cortes today.

Rafael Devers hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Rafael Devers in today’s game.

Anthony Volpe is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Cooper Criswell will have the handedness advantage over Anthony Volpe in today’s matchup… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Criswell’s large platoon split.

Anthony Volpe hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

Romy Gonzalez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Trevor Story is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 73% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Typically, hitters like Trevor Story who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Nestor Cortes.

Trevor Story will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Rizzo in the 2nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Rob Refsnyder today.

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

Danny Jansen is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 59% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Danny Jansen pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.4% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Typically, bats like Danny Jansen who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Nestor Cortes.

Juan Soto hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

In today’s game, Tyler O’Neill is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.3% rate (83rd percentile).

Tyler O’Neill will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Nestor Cortes in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching skills.

Austin Wells, the Yankees’s expected catcher today, grades out as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Because flyball pitchers hold a substantial advantage over flyball bats, Nestor Cortes and his 42.4% underlying FB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a strong spot in this matchup matching up with 2 opposing FB bats.

Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher stats in all categories, and Nestor Cortes will hold that advantage today.

Because of Cooper Criswell’s large platoon split, Gleyber Torres will be at a massive disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate today.

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

Jasson Dominguez is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Batting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Jarren Duran will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Jarren Duran has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.5%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Jarren Duran will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his home run skill, Anthony Volpe ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Boston’s #3-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Jasson Dominguez, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

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