Todays Game 2 Matchup Details

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

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Benjamin Rice ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #8 park in MLB for left-handed home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-smallest outfield in the majors — generally good for long-balls.

Hitting from the opposite that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Benjamin Rice will have an edge in today’s game.

Benjamin Rice has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .307 mark is considerably lower than his .360 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 75th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

Andrew Benintendi will probably have the upper hand against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the New York Yankees has just 1 same-handed RP.

Andrew Benintendi has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Gavin Sheets is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

Gavin Sheets will probably have an edge against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the New York Yankees only has 1 same-handed RP.

Gavin Sheets pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Gavin Sheets will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Riley Baldwin will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Nestor Cortes.

Riley Baldwin pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.2% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Riley Baldwin will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 90th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Alex Verdugo is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Alex Verdugo will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Alex Verdugo has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

Gavin Sheets’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls of late (30.3° over the last week) is quite a bit higher than his 9° seasonal angle.

When assessing his home run ability, Luis Robert ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Robert is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #8 ballpark in the majors for RHB home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Batting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Luis Robert will have the upper hand today.

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

Juan Soto is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Juan Soto will have an advantage in today’s game.

Lenyn Sosa has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (73% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Lenyn Sosa will hold the platoon advantage against Nestor Cortes today.

Lenyn Sosa has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

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

Aaron Judge is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Aaron Judge’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 100.2-mph over the course of the season to 104.2-mph recently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Volpe in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Anthony Volpe has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Anthony Volpe has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 96.1-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 91.1-mph.

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

Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

Gleyber Torres has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

In the last two weeks, Gleyber Torres’s 55.6% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 42.4%.

Despite posting a .293 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Gleyber Torres has suffered from bad luck given the .034 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .327.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 77th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Austin Wells has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (76% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Austin Wells will have an edge in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

It is likely that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Gabe Morales) behind the plate today.

Jonathan Cannon will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his metrics across the board.

It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are typically a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Jonathan Cannon must realize this, because he has relied on his non-fastballs a lot this year: 59.6% of the time, placing in the 79th percentile.

Austin Wells has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.1-mph to 93.2-mph in the last week.

The Chicago White Sox have been the unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in future games, The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 7th-best field in MLB for home runs.

Guaranteed Rate Field has the 5th-shallowest LF fences in Major League Baseball.

With 7 batters of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Nestor Cortes will be in a tough position while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this outing.

Nestor Cortes is an extreme flyball pitcher (42.8% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and will be disadvantaged pitching in the #7 HR venue among all parks today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Luis Robert will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Andrew Benintendi will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

In the last 7 days, Lenyn Sosa’s 14.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 17.3%.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Miguel Vargas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nestor Cortes today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Miguel Vargas will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Juan Soto has made significant gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 13.2% rate last year to 20% this season.

Batting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Corey Julks will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Corey Julks will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Last season, Corey Julks had an average launch angle of 8.6° on his hardest-contacted balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 15.3°.

As it relates to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Nestor Cortes in the 79th percentile among all SPs in the game.

Recording 92.7 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Nestor Cortes falls in the 79th percentile.

Korey Lee will have the handedness advantage over Nestor Cortes in today’s game.

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

Korey Lee has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.7-mph to 94.4-mph over the past two weeks.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

Batting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Andrew Vaughn will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Gleyber Torres’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, going from 16.2% on the season to 25% over the past 7 days.

This year, Benjamin Rice’s flyball exit velocity (a reliable stat to assess power) grades out in the 75th percentile at 93.9 mph.

Over the past 7 days, Alex Verdugo’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.4% up to 17.6%.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Andrew Vaughn will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Korey Lee has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .217 BA is significantly deflated relative to his .238 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Miguel Vargas’s launch angle this season (21.6°) is considerably better than his 16.6° angle last year.

Aaron Judge’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls in recent games (27.5° over the last 7 days) is considerably higher than his 20.1° seasonal mark.

The New York Yankees projected lineup projects as the strongest on the slate in terms of overall offensive ability.

The standard deviation of Corey Julks’s launch angle since the start of last season (26.3°) is in the 86th percentile. A low mark like this tends to lead to a higher rate of hits on balls in play.

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Benjamin Rice is penciled in 8th in the batting order today.

According to the weather forecast, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 4th-most favorable for pitching of all games 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 Benjamin Rice today.

Benjamin Rice’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined in recent games; his 93.9-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 89.5-mph in the last two weeks.

Benjamin Rice has had a particularly weak THE BAT X Spray Score in the last two weeks’ worth of games, which measures a batter’s ability to hit the ball to all fields.

Hitting from the same side that Nestor Cortes throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have a tough matchup today.

Andrew Benintendi has posted a .273 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 14th percentile.

Gavin Sheets’s BABIP skill is projected in the 12th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the same side that Nestor Cortes throws from, Gavin Sheets will be at a disadvantage today.

In the last 7 days, Gavin Sheets’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.9% down to 0%.

Gavin Sheets has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.2-mph dropping to 84.7-mph in the past 14 days.

Riley Baldwin is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this game.

Riley Baldwin’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 90.4-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 84.1-mph in the last 7 days.

Over the past 7 days, Riley Baldwin’s 20% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 35.4%.

Riley Baldwin has been cold of late, putting up a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) in the past week’s worth of games.

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

Checking in at the 22nd percentile for power, Alex Verdugo has hit 11.1 long-balls per 600 plate appearances this year.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Luis Robert’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 13.8% down to 7.7%.

Last season, Luis Robert had a launch angle of 17.6° on his highest exit velocity balls, but this season he experienced a significant decline to just 14°.

In notching a .285 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year, Luis Robert grades out in the 18th percentile for offensive ability.

By putting up a 4.6 K/BB rate this year, Luis Robert has shown bad plate discipline, checking in at the 12th percentile.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Juan Soto today.

Juan Soto’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased in recent games, going from 44.7% on the season to 29.4% over the last 7 days.

Lenyn Sosa has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 6.9% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

Lenyn Sosa’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 90.7-mph seasonal EV has fallen off to 87.1-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Lenyn Sosa has compiled a .251 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 4th percentile.

By putting up a 6.37 K/BB rate this year, Lenyn Sosa has shown poor plate discipline, checking in at the 3rd percentile.

Hitting from the same side that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Aaron Judge encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Aaron Judge in today’s game.

Over the last two weeks, Aaron Judge’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 26.8% down to 20.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Aaron Judge’s true offensive ability to be a .427, implying that he has been very fortunate this year given the .047 disparity between that mark and his actual .474 wOBA.

Anthony Volpe has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (69% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

Jonathan Cannon will hold the platoon advantage over Anthony Volpe in today’s matchup.

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

Anthony Volpe’s launch angle this year (6.8°) is considerably worse than his 14.1° angle last season.

Jonathan Cannon will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gleyber Torres today.

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

Over the past 7 days, Gleyber Torres’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7% down to 0%.

Gleyber Torres’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined recently; his 91.1-mph seasonal figure has decreased to 88.4-mph in the past 14 days.

Alex Verdugo’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off in recent games, falling from 12.7% on the season to 5.9% in the past 7 days.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Austin Wells in today’s matchup.

Austin Wells has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 7.9% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

With a .229 BABIP this year, Andrew Benintendi grades out in the 4th percentile.

When it comes to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Jonathan Cannon in the 11th percentile among all starting pitchers in the majors.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Cannon to throw 85 pitches in this game (9th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Projected catcher Korey Lee profiles as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Guaranteed Rate Field grades out as the #23 park in the game for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

With 6 bats of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Jonathan Cannon encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Nestor Cortes’s overall pitching talent ranks in the 85th percentile among all starters in Major League Baseball right now.

The 5th-weakest projected offense of all teams on the slate in terms of overall batting ability is that of the the Chicago White Sox.

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

Luis Robert’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined from last year to this one, falling from 45.5% to 38.6%.

Luis Robert’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off recently, decreasing from 38.6% on the season to 14.3% over the past 7 days.

Posting a .205 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Luis Robert is positioned in the 4th percentile.

Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Extreme flyball bats like Miguel Vargas tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Nestor Cortes.

Miguel Vargas has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.7-mph dropping to 84.1-mph in the last two weeks.

Miguel Vargas’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off in recent games, decreasing from 34.2% on the season to 17.4% over the last two weeks.

Corey Julks has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (58% of the time), but he is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

Based on Statcast metrics, Corey Julks grades out in the 19th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 11.600.

Corey Julks’s 4.8% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) ranks in the 19th percentile since the start of last season.

Corey Julks has hit 21.8% of his balls in the air 100+ mph since the start of last season, ranking in the 20th percentile.

By putting up a .292 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Corey Julks grades out in the 24th percentile.

Miguel Vargas has put up a .354 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season, checking in at the 19th percentile.

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

In his last outing, Nestor Cortes wasn’t on when it came to striking batters out and was only able to tally 2 Ks.

Nestor Cortes’s 91.3-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 19th percentile among all starting pitchers.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Korey Lee ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Korey Lee is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 7.6°, Korey Lee has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (0.8°) over the last 14 days.

Korey Lee’s 7.6° launch angle (a reliable standard to study a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the lowest in Major League Baseball: 11th percentile.

Placing in the 25th percentile, Gavin Sheets sports a .291 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

Sporting a .268 BABIP this year, Alex Verdugo finds himself in the 22nd percentile.

Riley Baldwin’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls in recent games (8.6° in the last week’s worth of games) is significantly lower than his 20.3° seasonal figure.

In the past two weeks, Juan Soto’s 8.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.4%.

Jonathan Cannon turned in a great performance in his last start and conceded 1 ER.

Over the past week, Austin Wells’s 8.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 17.3%.