Yankees vs Rays match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, August 20th

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Yankees vs Rays match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, August 20th

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Yankees @ Rays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, August 20th
Time : 20/08/25 19:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the New York Yankees Game Today

The #4 field in the majors for boosting home runs to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is George M. Steinbrenner Field.

George M. Steinbrenner Field has the shortest average fence height among all major league parks.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 3rd-most favorable hitting conditions of all games today.

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

Cameron Schlittler was on point in his previous game started and posted 7 strikeouts.

Cameron Schlittler’s 97.4-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 98th percentile out of all starters.

Among all SPs, Cameron Schlittler’s fastball spin rate of 2459 rpm grades out in the 87th percentile this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Junior Caminero is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Out of every team playing today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Junior Caminero will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When estimating his batting average ability, Chandler Simpson is projected as the 14th-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Chandler Simpson is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

Chandler Simpson will have the handedness advantage against Cam Schlitter in today’s game.

The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Chandler Simpson has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

The #4 park in the majors for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is George M. Steinbrenner Field.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 86th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Cody Bellinger is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Cody Bellinger will have the upper hand today.

Cody Bellinger pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 96th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Trent Grisham is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Trent Grisham ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Trent Grisham will hold the platoon advantage over Drew Rasmussen in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

When estimating his batting average talent, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 7th-best hitter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Yandy Diaz is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

As it relates to his home run ability, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brandon Lowe is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Cam Schlitter throws from, Brandon Lowe will have an edge today.

Brandon Lowe is likely to have an advantage against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the New York Yankees has just 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Batting from the opposite that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.6% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

Aaron Judge projects as the best hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Aaron Judge is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

Batters such as Aaron Judge with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Drew Rasmussen who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

The New York Yankees have 3 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Caballero, Aaron Judge).

Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher metrics in all categories, and Drew Rasmussen will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Out of all SPs, Drew Rasmussen’s fastball velocity of 94.8 mph is in the 79th percentile this year.

Drew Rasmussen’s 2491-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 91st percentile out of all starters.

Drew Rasmussen has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 7.80 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.53 — a 0.73 K/9 deviation.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Ha-seong Kim will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Everson Pereira in the 83rd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Jake Mangum is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jake Mangum will hold that advantage today.

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays Game Today

Anthony Volpe is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Drew Rasmussen will hold the platoon advantage over Anthony Volpe in today’s game.

Anthony Volpe hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The Tampa Bay Rays outfield defense grades out as the 5th-strongest out of all the teams on the slate today.

Anthony Volpe will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cameron Schlittler to throw 84 pitches in today’s game (8th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

It is likely that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Chad Fairchild) in charge of the strike zone today.

Cameron Schlittler will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Cameron Schlittler’s high usage rate of his fastball (63.3% this year) is likely hurting his results, since they are typically much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Cam Schlitter will hold the platoon advantage against Junior Caminero today.

Junior Caminero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

In today’s matchup, Chandler Simpson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 40.3% rate (99th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chandler Simpson in the 0th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Cody Bellinger today.

Trent Grisham hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Trent Grisham in today’s game.

Paul Goldschmidt is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 82% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

The 5th-deepest centerfield dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in George M. Steinbrenner Field.

Hitting from the same side that Drew Rasmussen throws from, Paul Goldschmidt will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Paul Goldschmidt will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Batting from the same side that Cam Schlitter throws from, Yandy Diaz meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (85% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Drew Rasmussen will have the handedness advantage against Aaron Judge in today’s matchup.

Aaron Judge hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Rasmussen to throw 77 pitches in today’s game (3rd-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Given that flyball pitchers struggle the most against groundball hitters, Drew Rasmussen (48% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged today with 3 GB hitters in New York’s projected offense.

Drew Rasmussen’s high utilization percentage of his fastball (57.6% this year) is likely harming his results, considering they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ha-seong Kim in the 17th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Ha-seong Kim is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Cam Schlitter throws from, Ha-seong Kim will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Today, Ha-seong Kim is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.3% rate (90th percentile).

Everson Pereira is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Batting from the same side that Cam Schlitter throws from, Everson Pereira faces a tough challenge today.

In today’s game, Jake Mangum is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 39.6% rate (97th percentile).

When estimating his home run skill, Jake Mangum ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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