Yankees vs Padres match player stats | 2026 Friday, September 4th

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Yankees @ Padres Matchup Details

Teams : New York Yankees at San Diego Padres

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, September 4th
Time : 04/09/26 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the New York Yankees Game Today

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Jake Cronenworth will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Trent Grisham ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Walker Buehler throws from, Trent Grisham will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Trent Grisham hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,Luis Garcia Jr. is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Luis Garcia Jr. will have the handedness advantage against Walker Buehler today.

,Luis Garcia Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 94th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Walker Buehler throws from, Austin Wells will have the upper hand today.

,Ty France’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ty France is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Max Fried throws from, Ty France will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Ty France will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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

,As it relates to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Max Fried in the 78th percentile among all starters in baseball.

,Max Fried has averaged 92 adjusted pitches per start this year, checking in at the 78th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 85th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Ryan McMahon will hold the platoon advantage against Walker Buehler today.

,Ryan McMahon hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Samad Taylor in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Samad Taylor is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

,Batting from the opposite that Max Fried throws from, Samad Taylor will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Samad Taylor hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Samad Taylor will hold that advantage today.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

,Cody Bellinger will hold the platoon advantage over Walker Buehler today.

,Batting from the opposite that Max Fried throws from, Freddy Fermin will have an advantage today.

,Freddy Fermin hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Freddy Fermin will hold that advantage today.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Ben Rice ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ben Rice is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

,Ben Rice will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Walker Buehler today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

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

,Hitting from the opposite that Max Fried throws from, Xander Bogaerts will have the upper hand today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Xander Bogaerts will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 89th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Walker Buehler throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 11th-best batter in baseball.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Fried in today’s game.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (40% — 97th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Fernando Tatis Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Ty France ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his home run talent, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Negatives with the San Diego Padres Game Today

Jake Cronenworth is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

,As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this contest.

,Hitting from the same side that Max Fried throws from, Jake Cronenworth encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Out of every team in action today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.

,Trent Grisham has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (88% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Among all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-best infield defense is that of the the San Diego Padres.

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

,Luis Garcia Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Austin Wells’s BABIP ability is projected in the 3rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Austin Wells is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Austin Wells pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.9% — 75th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Ty France is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.2% rate (89th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Max Fried as the 9th-best starting pitcher in MLB currently.

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

,Given his reverse platoon split, Max Fried will benefit from being matched up with 7 batters in the projected batting order of the opposite hand in today’s game.

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

,Jose Caballero is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Walker Buehler throws from, Jose Caballero meets a tough challenge today.

,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jose Caballero in today’s matchup.

,Ryan McMahon’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ryan McMahon is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ryan McMahon in today’s matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Cody Bellinger is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.6% rate (84th percentile).

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Cody Bellinger in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddy Fermin in the 25th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Freddy Fermin is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Ben Rice pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 82nd percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

,Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ben Rice in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Xander Bogaerts are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Fried.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.3% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,Typically, bats like Fernando Tatis Jr. who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Max Fried.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. is an extreme groundball batter and faces the strong infield defense of New York (#2-best of all teams today).

,As it relates to his home run talent, Samad Taylor ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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