Tigers vs Guardians match player stats | 2026 Friday, September 4th

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Tigers @ Guardians Matchup Details

Teams : Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, September 4th
Time : 04/09/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Detroit Tigers Game Today

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Kevin McGonigle ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,High humidity has a small but significant link with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the 3rd-highest humidity of all games on the slate today at 79%.

,Kevin McGonigle has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Spencer Torkelson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Allen in today’s game.

,Spencer Torkelson pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

,Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.9% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Jose Ramirez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Nathaniel Lowe is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Keider Montero throws from, Nathaniel Lowe will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Nathaniel Lowe has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Nathaniel Lowe will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Javier Baez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan Allen today.

,Dillon Dingler’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Dillon Dingler is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Logan Allen throws from, Dillon Dingler will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Projected catcher Dillon Dingler profiles as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Chase DeLauter ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Chase DeLauter is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Chase DeLauter will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Keider Montero in today’s matchup.

,Chase DeLauter has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 79th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Steven Kwan is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Keider Montero throws from, Steven Kwan will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Steven Kwan has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Steven Kwan will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Gleyber Torres is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Logan Allen throws from, Gleyber Torres will have an edge today.

,Gleyber Torres has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Jo Adell ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jo Adell is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage today.

,Hao Yu Lee’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hao Yu Lee has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (76% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Logan Allen throws from, Hao Yu Lee will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Hao Yu Lee has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dillon Dingler in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Maxwell Clark has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

Negatives with the Cleveland Guardians Game Today

Logan Allen will have the handedness advantage over Kevin McGonigle in today’s matchup.

,Kevin McGonigle will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,Spencer Torkelson is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Spencer Torkelson in today’s matchup.

,The switch-hitting Jose Ramirez will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Keider Montero,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Javier Baez ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Javier Baez is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,Today, Javier Baez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38% rate (75th percentile).

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Javier Baez today.

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

,When it comes to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Keider Montero in the 20th percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Keider Montero is projected to throw 83 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 10th-least of all pitchers today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 2nd-least strikeout-heavy lineup today is the Cleveland Guardians with a 18.3% underlying K%.

,With 8 bats of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Keider Montero will have a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 0th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Keider Montero will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

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

,Keider Montero will have the handedness advantage against Jo Adell in today’s matchup.

,Hao Yu Lee will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Maxwell Clark ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Maxwell Clark is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

,Logan Allen will have the handedness advantage over Maxwell Clark today.

,Maxwell Clark will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

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