Game Matchup Details

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians
Series Game 2
Wednesday, July 3rd
2024-07-03 18:40:00

MLB Player match stats positives for Chicago at Cleveland Series Game 2 Matchup

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

Paul DeJong pulls many of his flyballs (35.3% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Last season, Paul DeJong had an average launch angle of 15.5° on his hardest-hit balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 20.7°.

Paul DeJong’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved recently, rising from 15.7% on the season to 35.7% over the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the 10th-best park in MLB for righty BABIP.

Daniel Schneemann is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 74% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

The #10 venue in baseball for boosting BABIP to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

Hitting from the opposite that Erick Fedde throws from, Daniel Schneemann will have an advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eloy Jimenez in the 90th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Eloy Jimenez is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Eloy Jimenez has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his home runs this year; his 16.9 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a fair amount lower than his 22.3 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

It may be wise to expect positive regression for the Chicago White Sox offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 4th-unluckiest offense in baseball this year.

It is likely that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Lance Barksdale) behind the plate in this game.

The shallowest LF fences among all parks are found in Progressive Field.

It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Gavin Williams has gone to his fastball a lot since the start of last season, though: 55.3% of the time, placing in the 100th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Naylor in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Josh Naylor is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Josh Naylor will hold the platoon advantage over Erick Fedde today.

Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Tyler Freeman will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Andrew Benintendi will hold the platoon advantage over Gavin Williams in today’s game.

Andrew Benintendi has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.3-mph to 91.7-mph over the past two weeks.

Lenyn Sosa has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

Over the past two weeks, Lenyn Sosa’s 24.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 18.4%.

Lenyn Sosa has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .268 mark is a good deal lower than his .328 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Nicky Lopez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gavin Williams today.

Nicky Lopez has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Nicky Lopez’s launch angle this year (8.2°) is significantly higher than his 0.2° mark last season.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Brayan Rocchio will hold that advantage today.

Brayan Rocchio has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 88-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal 85-mph figure.

As it relates to his batting average, Lenyn Sosa has been unlucky this year. His .231 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .291.

David Fry is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

David Fry pulls many of his flyballs (35.3% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Andrew Vaughn’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 13.9% to 18.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Gavin Williams in the 78th percentile when assessing his strikeout ability.

The Chicago White Sox have 3 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Korey Lee, Luis Robert, Paul DeJong).

Gavin Williams will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats across the board.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Hitting from the opposite that Erick Fedde throws from, Andres Gimenez will have an advantage in today’s game.

Andres Gimenez will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Josh Naylor will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 90th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Bo Naylor will have the handedness advantage over Erick Fedde today.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Bo Naylor will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Tommy Pham is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

Tommy Pham’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 43.3% to 49.7%.

Daniel Schneemann will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Eloy Jimenez ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Erick Fedde has averaged 95.2 adjusted pitches per GS this year, checking in at the 90th percentile.

Erick Fedde’s high utilization percentage of his secondary pitches (68.9% this year) figures to work in his favor considering they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

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

Luis Robert is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Luis Robert pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.3% — 82nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Steven Kwan is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

In terms of plate discipline, Tommy Pham’s talent is quite impressive, posting a 1.85 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 82nd percentile.

Batting from the opposite that Erick Fedde throws from, Steven Kwan will have an advantage in today’s game.

Steven Kwan has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jose Ramirez ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Jose Ramirez will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against Erick Fedde today.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Tyler Freeman ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Tyler Freeman has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 87.9-mph average to last season’s 85.8-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

In the past two weeks, Daniel Schneemann’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 89.5-mph over the course of the season to 99.7-mph of late.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Erick Fedde in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall pitching skills.

It may be best to expect weaker performance for the Cleveland Guardians offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

When assessing his home run ability, Paul DeJong ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Andres Gimenez has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 99.8-mph average over the last week to his seasonal average of 87.9-mph.

Over the past 14 days, Andres Gimenez’s 24.2% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.3%.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and David Fry will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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Paul DeJong’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Paul DeJong is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

The #10 ballpark in the game for suppressing home runs to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

The league’s 4th-highest fences can be found at Progressive Field.

Hitting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Paul DeJong will be in a tough position today.

Gavin Williams will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Vaughn in today’s game.

Andrew Vaughn hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 88th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the best out of all the teams playing today.

Andrew Vaughn will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

In the past week, Andrew Vaughn’s 23.1% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 41.3%.

When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Daniel Schneemann has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 15% of the time.

Progressive Field has the 7th-deepest CF dimensions in the league.

Over the last week, Daniel Schneemann’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10% down to 0%.

Gavin Williams will have the handedness advantage against Eloy Jimenez today.

Eloy Jimenez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Eloy Jimenez in today’s matchup.

In the past two weeks, Eloy Jimenez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10.9% down to 0%.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Gavin Williams’s overall pitching talent ranks in the 76th percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball right now.

The Chicago White Sox projected lineup grades out as the 2nd-worst of the day in terms of overall offensive skill.

Projected catcher Bo Naylor profiles as a good pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

With 7 batters of the same handedness in the opposing team’s projected offense, Gavin Williams figures to benefit from having the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

Progressive Field profiles as the #21 stadium in the league for lefty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (29.7) provides evidence that Josh Naylor has been very fortunate this year with his 36.3 actual HR/600.

Grading out in the 7th percentile, Josh Naylor has put up a .236 BABIP this year.

Tyler Freeman is penciled in 7th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 62% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

When starting against a righty on the mound this year, Tyler Freeman has been pinch hit for 10% of the time.

Batting from the same side that Erick Fedde throws from, Tyler Freeman encounters a tough challenge today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 24th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Andrew Benintendi hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 94th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 7th-deepest CF fences today.

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

Lenyn Sosa is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Lenyn Sosa will be at a disadvantage today.

Lenyn Sosa will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicky Lopez in the 1st percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Nicky Lopez is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game.

This year, Nicky Lopez has been pinch hit for in 11% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 5th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Brayan Rocchio is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

Erick Fedde will hold the platoon advantage over David Fry today.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, David Fry’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 91.6 mph to 83.8 mph.

David Fry’s launch angle lately (1.3° in the last week’s worth of games) is significantly lower than his 17.7° seasonal angle.

Throwing 70.3 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Gavin Williams places in the 2nd percentile.

Andres Gimenez is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Andres Gimenez’s launch angle this season (7.8°) is significantly worse than his 12.9° angle last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Naylor in the 9th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Bo Naylor is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Tommy Pham will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Tommy Pham hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 96th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 2nd-least strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate today is the Cleveland Guardians with a 18.7% underlying K%.

With 7 hitters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Erick Fedde will be in a tough position while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

David Fry has been lucky this year, compiling a .394 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .314 — a .080 deviation.

Tyler Freeman’s average exit velocity has decreased recently; his 87.9-mph seasonal average has dropped to 77.1-mph over the last 7 days.

Over the past two weeks, Tyler Freeman’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (3.5°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 7.2°.

Hitting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Luis Robert will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Luis Robert will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Despite posting a .409 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Steven Kwan has experienced some positive variance given the .100 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .309.

Ranking in the 20th percentile, Andres Gimenez sports a .278 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Andres Gimenez has put up a .268 BABIP this year, checking in at the 25th percentile.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Tommy Pham today.

Luis Robert has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 17.8% seasonal rate has dropped to 9.7% over the past two weeks.

Bo Naylor has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 6.2% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past 7 days.

In the past week, Bo Naylor’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal average of 91 mph to 86.3 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Jose Ramirez’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined from last season to this one, falling from 44.3% to 35.1%.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.333) may lead us to conclude that Jose Ramirez has experienced some positive variance this year with his .366 actual wOBA.

Jose Ramirez has recorded a .254 BABIP this year, checking in at the 16th percentile.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (31.8) implies that Jose Ramirez has been very fortunate this year with his 39.4 actual HR/600.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Luis Robert’s 9.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 20.5%.

Luis Robert’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last year to this one, decreasing from 45.5% to 37%.

There has been a significant decline in Lenyn Sosa’s launch angle from last season’s 14° to 8.4° this year.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Nicky Lopez is an extreme groundball batter and matches up with the strong infield defense of Cleveland (#1-best of the day).

Paul DeJong will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 24th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Andrew Benintendi has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 5.5% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past 7 days.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 15.4°, Andrew Benintendi has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (3.2°) over the past two weeks.

Erick Fedde has compiled a 3.89 K/BB rate this year, grading out in the 76th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 22nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

The switch-hitting Brayan Rocchio will bat from his worse side (0) today against Erick Fedde, Brayan Rocchio’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined of late, falling from 19.1% on the season to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

Paul DeJong is an extreme flyball batter and faces the strong outfield defense of Cleveland (#3-best on the slate).

In the past week, Tommy Pham’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.4% down to 0%.