Yankees vs Mariners match player stats Wednesday, September 18th 2024. New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners Series Game 2

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Yankees vs Mariners match player stats Wednesday, September 18th 2024. New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, September 18th
18/09/24 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Yankees vs Mariners Series Game 2 Matchup Today

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best batter in baseball.

Aaron Judge is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

T-Mobile Park has the 8th-lowest average fence height among all parks.

Home runs are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest in the majors.

Aaron Judge has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 26.6% seasonal rate to 42.9% in the past week.

Mitch Garver will hold the platoon advantage over Nestor Cortes today.

Mitch Garver pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.3% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The New York Yankees infield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among all the teams playing today.

Mitch Garver will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Anthony Rizzo will hold the platoon advantage against Bryce Miller in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Anthony Rizzo’s true offensive skill to be a .303, suggesting that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .028 deviation between that figure and his actual .275 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.P. Crawford in the 80th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

J.P. Crawford is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Juan Soto projects as the 3rd-best batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Juan Soto will have the handedness advantage over Bryce Miller today.

As it relates to his home run ability, Dylan Moore ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Dylan Moore will have an edge in today’s game.

Dylan Moore pulls many of his flyballs (39% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The New York Yankees projected offense profiles as the 2nd-strongest of the day in terms of overall batting skill.

In MLB, T-Mobile Park’s RF fences are the 4th-shallowest.

With 7 bats who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Bryce Miller will have a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

Bryce Miller’s fastball spin rate has dropped 109 rpm this season (2482 rpm) below where it was last year (2591 rpm).

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Bryce Miller throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have an edge in today’s game.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.6% — 77th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

Justin Turner is penciled in 5th in the lineup today.

Justin Turner will hold the platoon advantage against Nestor Cortes today.

Mitch Garver has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94.4-mph average to last season’s 91.4-mph average.

Cal Raleigh projects as the 15th-best home run batter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cal Raleigh is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

Cal Raleigh pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.3% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 88th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Gleyber Torres is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Gleyber Torres has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

Over the last 7 days, Gleyber Torres’s 36.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.9%.

Hitting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Luis Urias will have the upper hand today.

Luis Urias pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.2% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Luis Urias will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The Barrel% of Luis Urias has significantly improved, with an increase from 5.8% last year to 12.7% this season.

Despite posting a .308 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Gleyber Torres has had some very poor luck given the .018 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .326.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Austin Wells ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Austin Wells is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Austin Wells will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryce Miller in today’s game.

Austin Wells has posted a .344 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, ranking in the 82nd percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks T-Mobile Park as the best ballpark in Major League Baseball for strikeouts.

Juan Soto has made notable strides with his Barrel%, upping his 13.2% rate last year to 20.3% this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Arozarena in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Randy Arozarena is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Randy Arozarena will have an edge in today’s game.

J.P. Crawford will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

With 8 batters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Nestor Cortes will have a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nestor Cortes in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the 4th-best hitter in the majors when estimating his BABIP ability.

Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Julio Rodriguez will have the handedness advantage against Nestor Cortes in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Dylan Moore will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Aaron Judge has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 99.8-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 95.9-mph figure.

Jasson Dominguez’s BABIP skill is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jasson Dominguez pulls many of his flyballs (34.4% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Notching a 96.7-mph average exit velocity in the past week’s worth of games, Jasson Dominguez has been in great form recently.

With a .400 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season, Jasson Dominguez grades out in the 99th percentile for hitting ability.

Dylan Moore’s 22.6° launch angle (a reliable stat to assess a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is among the steepest in the majors: 99th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Nestor Cortes in the 80th percentile when assessing his strikeout talent.

Nestor Cortes has averaged 93.6 adjusted pitches per start this year, ranking in the 84th percentile.

Sporting a 41.900 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Jasson Dominguez finds himself in the 99th percentile for power.

Sporting a .304 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Jasson Dominguez is positioned in the 98th percentile.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Cal Raleigh will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Compared to his seasonal average of 21.2°, Cal Raleigh has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 37.5° angle over the last 7 days.

Julio Rodriguez projects as the 20th-best hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Justin Turner will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.6-mph to 94.6-mph in the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Garver in the 90th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

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In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects the most favorable pitching conditions on the slate.

Bryce Miller will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Aaron Judge today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Aaron Judge today.

Aaron Judge has been lucky this year, posting a .468 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .425 — a .043 gap.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Garver in the 9th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Mitch Garver is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this game.

The #1 venue in Major League Baseball for suppressing offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

T-Mobile Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the league, which tends to lead to lower offensive output.

Anthony Rizzo’s BABIP skill is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Anthony Rizzo is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

The #2 park in Major League Baseball for suppressing batting average to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

Nestor Cortes will hold the platoon advantage over J.P. Crawford in today’s game.

J.P. Crawford has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 6.6% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% over the last 14 days.

Over the past week, J.P. Crawford’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 91.3 mph to 80 mph.

Juan Soto will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Juan Soto’s average exit velocity has decreased lately; his 94.1-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 92.1-mph in the past 14 days.

Dylan Moore is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

Typically, hitters like Dylan Moore who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Nestor Cortes.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Bryce Miller in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall pitching abilities.

It may be sensible to expect weaker performance for the New York Yankees offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 9th-luckiest offense in baseball this year.

It is likely that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Jim Wolf) in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

Cal Raleigh, the Mariners’s expected catcher today, profiles as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

T-Mobile Park projects as the #29 venue in the majors for batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jazz Chisholm Jr. today.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.9% down to 0%.

Extreme flyball bats like Justin Turner usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Nestor Cortes.

Justin Turner’s average exit velocity has declined this season; his 89.5-mph mark last season has dropped off to 86.9-mph.

By putting up a 12.100 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Justin Turner grades out in the 23rd percentile for power.

T-Mobile Park projects as the #29 ballpark in the game for RHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Typically, batters like Cal Raleigh who hit a lot of flyballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Nestor Cortes.

Cal Raleigh has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 15.6% seasonal rate has dropped off to 8.3% in the past week’s worth of games.

Bryce Miller will have the handedness advantage against Gleyber Torres in today’s game.

Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Luis Urias’s BABIP skill is projected in the 8th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Urias is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Anthony Rizzo today.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Bryce Miller is projected to throw 84 pitches today by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 14th-least of the day.

This year, Austin Wells has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 10% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

Austin Wells will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Bryce Miller has had some very good luck with his strikeouts this year, putting up an 8.50 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.42 — a 0.07 K/9 gap.

Over the last week, Austin Wells’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.5% down to 0%.

Posting a .217 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Randy Arozarena finds himself in the 10th percentile.

Randy Arozarena is in the 12th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (38.9% rate this year).

Randy Arozarena has compiled a .231 batting average this year, ranking in the 25th percentile.

J.P. Crawford has compiled a .346 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, checking in at the 16th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Nestor Cortes in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall pitching abilities.

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

Julio Rodriguez has shown bad plate discipline this year, checking in at the 24th percentile with a 3.68 K/BB rate.

Dylan Moore’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 97.8-mph figure last year has dropped to 90.6-mph.

Jasson Dominguez is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jasson Dominguez in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dylan Moore in the 21st percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Nestor Cortes’s 91.4-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 21st percentile among all SPs.

Randy Arozarena’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, going from 15.4% on the season to 10.3% in the past 14 days.

Jasson Dominguez has been cold in recent games, putting up a 0% Barrel% (a reliable metric to measure power) over the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cal Raleigh in the 6th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Anthony Rizzo’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 89.9-mph EV last season has dropped to 86.4-mph.

Anthony Rizzo has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.4-mph dropping to 82.9-mph in the last week.

Cal Raleigh’s average exit velocity has dropped off in recent games; his 91.2-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 83.8-mph in the past week.

Justin Turner has paced 12.2 home runs per 600 plate appearances this year, placing in the 23rd percentile for power.

Austin Wells’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off lately; his 93.6-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 83-mph in the past week.

Extreme flyball batters like Mitch Garver usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Nestor Cortes.

Mitch Garver has compiled a .294 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, grading out in the 25th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Gleyber Torres’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 92.9-mph figure last season has lowered to 90.2-mph.

Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined in recent games, going from 15.2% on the season to 0% over the last week.

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