Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for New York at Baltimore Series Game 2 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Jordan Westburg is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the most favorable for hitting of all games on the slate.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Jordan Westburg will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

In the past week’s worth of games, Jordan Westburg’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.9% up to 27.8%.

Ramon Urias has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Ramon Urias will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

In the last week, Ramon Urias’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.8-mph over the course of the season to 100.1-mph lately.

By putting up a 2.16 K/BB rate this year, Ramon Urias has shown good plate discipline, checking in at the 75th percentile.

The #8 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Batting from the opposite that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Austin Wells will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Baltimore’s 3rd-worst outfield defense of all teams on the slate creates a favorable matchup for Austin Wells, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

In the last 14 days, Austin Wells’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.9-mph over the course of the season to 97-mph of late.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Gleyber Torres ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Gleyber Torres has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Gleyber Torres’s true offensive ability to be a .328, implying that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .046 difference between that figure and his actual .282 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 8th-best venue in the game for RHB base hits.

When assessing his strikeout ability, Luis Gil projects as the 20th-best starting pitcher in Major League Baseball currently, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Throwing 93.5 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Luis Gil falls in the 85th percentile.

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

In his previous start, Luis Gil was in good form and accumulated 9 strikeouts.

Out of all starting pitchers, Luis Gil’s fastball velocity of 96 mph grades out in the 93rd percentile this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Grayson Rodriguez’s overall pitching skill is in the 84th percentile among all starters in baseball right now.

Grayson Rodriguez has averaged 94.5 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, placing in the 89th percentile.

Projected catcher Adley Rutschman projects as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the worst field in the league for walks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Trent Grisham will have the handedness advantage against Grayson Rodriguez in today’s game.

Trent Grisham hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 83rd percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 4th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Trent Grisham has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 92.5-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 89.7-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Benjamin Rice in the 81st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Benjamin Rice is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards has the shallowest RF dimensions in the league.

Benjamin Rice will hold the platoon advantage over Grayson Rodriguez today.

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

Juan Soto is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Juan Soto will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Mountcastle in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Ryan Mountcastle has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Ryan Mountcastle will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Using Statcast data, Ryan Mountcastle is in the 75th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .266.

When assessing his home run skill, Anthony Santander ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Anthony Santander is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

Anthony Santander pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.6% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Ryan O’Hearn is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Luis Gil throws from, Cedric Mullins II will have an advantage in today’s game.

Cedric Mullins II pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 91st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s shallowest RF fences today.

Cedric Mullins II will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Cedric Mullins II’s launch angle of late (36° over the past two weeks) is significantly better than his 23.4° seasonal angle.

The Baltimore Orioles projected batting order grades out as the 2nd-best of the day in terms of overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Hitting from the opposite that Luis Gil throws from, Ryan O’Hearn will have the upper hand today.

Juan Soto hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

Anthony Santander has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.2-mph to 92.9-mph over the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Ramon Urias’s launch angle this year (11.8°) is significantly higher than his 7.7° angle last season.

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

Aaron Judge is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Aaron Judge hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

Sporting a 47.200 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Aaron Judge finds himself in the 100th percentile for power.

Compared to his seasonal average of 17.9°, Austin Wells has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 46.3° angle over the past week.

Aaron Judge’s launch angle lately (10° in the past 7 days) is quite a bit worse than his 17.5° seasonal mark.

Gunnar Henderson projects as the 15th-best batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gunnar Henderson is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Gunnar Henderson will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Gil in today’s game.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Alex Verdugo ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Alex Verdugo is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.

Alex Verdugo will hold the platoon advantage over Grayson Rodriguez in today’s matchup.

Alex Verdugo has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.5-mph to 90.9-mph over the past 7 days.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Adley Rutschman ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Adley Rutschman is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Alex Verdugo’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Adley Rutschman will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Grayson Rodriguez in the 87th percentile among all starters in baseball.

Grayson Rodriguez will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his metrics in all categories.

In his last game started, Grayson Rodriguez was on point and accumulated 8 strikeouts.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Austin Wells has had bad variance on his side this year. His .300 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .321.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Volpe in the 81st percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Anthony Volpe has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s shallowest RF fences today.

Compared to his seasonal average of 6.2°, Anthony Volpe has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 28° figure over the past week.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.266) suggests that Anthony Volpe has been unlucky this year with his .247 actual batting average.

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

Compared to his seasonal average of 11.2°, Ryan Mountcastle has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 15.4° mark in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Saturday Series Game 2 player match stat slumps with Yankees vs Orioles Matchup

Oriole Park at Camden Yards ranks as the #28 venue in Major League Baseball for righty home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Oriole Park at Camden Yards has the deepest left field fences among all major league stadiums.

The league’s 9th-highest fence height (on average) can be found at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Luis Gil will hold the platoon advantage against Jordan Westburg today.

Ramon Urias is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

When starting against a northpaw this year, Ramon Urias has been pulled from the game early 15% of the time.

Hitting from the same side that Luis Gil throws from, Ramon Urias will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Austin Wells is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Today, Austin Wells is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.2% rate (78th percentile).

Out of every team in action today, the 2nd-best infield defense belongs to the Baltimore Orioles.

Austin Wells will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

In the past week, Austin Wells’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.7% down to 0%.

Grayson Rodriguez will have the handedness advantage against Gleyber Torres in today’s matchup.

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 Gleyber Torres today.

In the past week, Gleyber Torres’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.6% up to 12.5%.

Over the past 7 days, Gleyber Torres’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.4-mph over the course of the season to 99.7-mph in recent games.

It is likely that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Nic Lentz) behind the plate today.

The Baltimore Orioles have 6 bats in the projected lineup that will have the handedness advantage over Luis Gil today.

Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Luis Gil in today’s matchup.

Luis Gil’s fastball spin rate over his last 3 GS (2407 rpm) has been a significant dropoff from than his seasonal rate (2460 rpm).

The New York Yankees projected offense ranks as the best on the slate today in terms of overall offensive skill.

With 6 hitters who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Grayson Rodriguez has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

Grayson Rodriguez’s 95.5-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a big 1.3-mph fall off from last season’s 96.8-mph figure.

Trent Grisham is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 2nd-worst ballpark in the league for lefty home runs.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Trent Grisham in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Benjamin Rice today.

In the past week’s worth of games, Benjamin Rice’s 14.3% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 42.9%.

Juan Soto is an extreme groundball batter and faces the strong infield defense of Baltimore (#2-best on the slate).

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Juan Soto in today’s matchup.

In the past week, Juan Soto’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal mark of 98.9 mph to 95.6 mph.

Over the past 7 days, Juan Soto’s 23.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 13.9%.

Ryan Mountcastle has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (93% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Luis Gil will have the handedness advantage against Ryan Mountcastle today.

In the last week’s worth of games, Ryan Mountcastle’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal EV of 93.8 mph to 86.1 mph.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Anthony Santander will bat from his bad side against Luis Gil in this game.

Anthony Santander has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs this year; his 37.3 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a good deal higher than his 30.4 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Over the last week, Trent Grisham’s 8.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 19.4%.

20% of the time that Ryan O’Hearn has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Ryan O’Hearn has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 7.3% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

Ryan O’Hearn’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off recently; his 94-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 90.4-mph in the last two weeks.

Ryan O’Hearn’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined recently, decreasing from 40.5% on the season to 26.9% in the past 14 days.

Cedric Mullins II’s BABIP skill is projected in the 9th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cedric Mullins II is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Cedric Mullins II has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 5% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Luis Gil’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 86th percentile among all starters in MLB right now.

The Baltimore Orioles have been the 5th-luckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse the rest of the season, The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 10th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Santander in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

In the past week, Anthony Santander’s 14.3% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 39.8%.

Hitting from the same side that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Aaron Judge encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Aaron Judge in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Benjamin Rice’s true offensive skill to be a .320, providing some evidence that he has been lucky this year given the .039 deviation between that figure and his actual .359 wOBA.

In the past 14 days, Aaron Judge’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 27.6% down to 16.1%.

Gunnar Henderson’s launch angle recently (0° over the last week) is a significant dropoff from his 9.4° seasonal mark.

Gunnar Henderson has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs this year; his 38.7 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is a good deal higher than his 26.1 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In today’s matchup, Alex Verdugo is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.8% rate (90th percentile).

Alex Verdugo will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Alex Verdugo has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs this year; his 15.8 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a good deal higher than his 12.3 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The switch-hitting Adley Rutschman will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side (0) today against Luis Gil, Adley Rutschman’s average exit velocity has decreased of late; his 89.2-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 85.6-mph in the last 14 days.

In the past 14 days, Ryan Mountcastle’s 32% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 45.1%.

In terms of his home runs, Adley Rutschman has been very fortunate this year. His 24.6 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 20.9.

Over his last 3 outings, Grayson Rodriguez has seen a significant decline in his fastball spin rate: from 2275 rpm over the whole season to 2220 rpm in recent games.

Despite posting a .405 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Gunnar Henderson has had some very good luck given the .040 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .365.

Aaron Judge’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 101.9-mph figure last year has decreased to 99.6-mph.

Anthony Volpe is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Hitting from the same side that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Anthony Volpe will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Cedric Mullins II has compiled a .265 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, checking in at the 8th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Cedric Mullins II has recorded a .274 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 16th percentile.

Anthony Volpe will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Anthony Volpe has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.3-mph dropping to 85.1-mph over the past two weeks.

Ramon Urias’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last season to this one, falling from 43.5% to 33.9%.

Ramon Urias’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off lately, falling from 33.9% on the season to 25% over the past 14 days.

When estimating his home run ability, Anthony Volpe ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Alex Verdugo’s 90-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable standard to evaluate power) ranks in the 24th percentile this year.

In notching a .266 BABIP this year, Alex Verdugo finds himself in the 24th percentile.

Sporting a .225 BABIP this year, Anthony Santander is positioned in the 5th percentile.