Royals vs Rays match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, June 23rd

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Royals @ Rays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Kansas City Royals at Tampa Bay Rays
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, June 23rd
Time : 23/06/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Series Game 2 Game Today

The 4th-worst projected batting order of all teams today in terms of overall offensive ability belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays.

,It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (Doug Eddings) in charge of the strike zone today.

,With 6 batters who share his hand in the opposing team’s projected offense, Luinder Avila ought to benefit from holding the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

,The Kansas City Royals infield defense profiles as the 2nd-best among every team in action today.

,Batting from the opposite that Luinder Avila throws from, Chandler Simpson will have the upper hand today.

,Chandler Simpson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Chandler Simpson will hold that advantage today.

,Salvador Perez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

,Salvador Perez will have the handedness advantage over Shane McClanahan in today’s matchup.

,Salvador Perez pulls many of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Extreme flyball bats like Salvador Perez generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Shane McClanahan.

,The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the worst among every team playing today.

,When assessing 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 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jonathan Aranda will hold the platoon advantage over Luinder Avila today.

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

,Michael Massey pulls many of his flyballs (37.3% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Bats such as Michael Massey with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Shane McClanahan who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

,Ben Williamson has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson as the 11th-best hitter in the game as it relates to his batting average talent.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Yandy Diaz ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Yandy Diaz will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,When assessing his batting average talent, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 7th-best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Junior Caminero is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Junior Caminero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.7% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Junior Caminero will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Starling Marte in the 90th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Starling Marte is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 65% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Batting from the opposite that Shane McClanahan throws from, Starling Marte will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Starling Marte has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 88th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Shane McClanahan in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent.

,Shane McClanahan is an extreme groundball pitcher (46.3% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Tropicana Field — the #9 HR venue among all major league parks — in today’s game.

,Shane McClanahan will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his metrics in all categories.

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luinder Avila to throw 77 pitches in this matchup (4th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson in the 0th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Chandler Simpson has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (76% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this game.

,Chandler Simpson is an extreme groundball batter and matches up with the strong infield defense of Kansas City (#2-best on the slate).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 8th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Salvador Perez today.

,Michael Massey’s BABIP ability is projected in the 7th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Michael Massey is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Shane McClanahan throws from, Michael Massey will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Williamson in the 4th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Ben Williamson is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Luinder Avila throws from, Ben Williamson encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Luinder Avila will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yandy Diaz in today’s game.

,Luinder Avila will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Junior Caminero today.

,Typically, bats like Starling Marte who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Shane McClanahan.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Starling Marte today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shane McClanahan to throw 83 pitches in today’s game (7th-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,With 6 hitters of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Shane McClanahan will have a tough matchup while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

,Given that flyball pitchers are hit hardest by groundball hitters, Shane McClanahan (46.3% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in this game with 3 GB hitters in Kansas City’s projected batting order.

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