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Onwards and upwards with the Blue Jays as the team has won three straight and looks to make it four on Saturday. They'll have their supposed 'Ace' on the bump in Kevin Gausman, and he's due for a bounce-back after a pair of rough starts. Thankfully, the Guardians are in the bottom third in terms of offensive production, so the righty should get back to his dominant self. 

The Jays are heating up offensively, with 16 runs over their last three games after averaging less than two runs per game in the previous nine games. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is leading the way for Toronto’s offense, who’s currently on a five-game hitting streak with two homers and five RBI over that stretch. Moreover, the Jays slugger has collected 2+ total bases in four of the five games, averaging 2.6 bases per game. Gavin Williams has struggled early this season, posting a 5.14 ERA, allowing five home runs and 16 walks in six starts to go along with an expected batting average of .309, which ranks in the ninth percentile among all major league pitchers.

As it relates to his batting average talent, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. The #2 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 91st percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Rogers Centre as the 2nd-best ballpark in the game for LHB home runs.. Batting from the opposite that Kevin Gausman throws from, Bo Naylor will have an edge in today's game.. Bo Naylor hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.. Bo Naylor has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 97.4-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal average of 95.2-mph.. Bo Naylor's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (25.8°) is a considerable increase over his 17.5° mark last year.

Jhonkensy Noel is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game.. The #2 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.. The 8th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors are found in Rogers Centre.. Jhonkensy Noel has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 91.7-mph average to last year's 88.6-mph mark.. Jhonkensy Noel has averaged 34.5 long-balls per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, checking in at the 96th percentile for power.

Kyle Manzardo is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Rogers Centre as the 2nd-best ballpark in the game for LHB home runs.. The 8th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors are found in Rogers Centre.. Kyle Manzardo will have the handedness advantage against Kevin Gausman in today's matchup.. Kyle Manzardo has made significant improvements with his Barrel%, bettering his 9.5% rate last season to 16.2% this season.

Gabriel Arias's BABIP ability is projected in the 83rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Gabriel Arias is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 74% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.. The #2 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.. The 8th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors are found in Rogers Centre.. Extreme flyball bats like Gabriel Arias are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Kevin Gausman.

The #2 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.. The 8th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors are found in Rogers Centre.

As it relates to his batting average talent, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. The #2 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 91st percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will hold that advantage in today's game.

Jhonkensy Noel is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game.. The #2 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.. The 8th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors are found in Rogers Centre.. Jhonkensy Noel has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 91.7-mph average to last year's 88.6-mph mark.. Jhonkensy Noel has averaged 34.5 long-balls per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, checking in at the 96th percentile for power.

Kyle Manzardo is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Rogers Centre as the 2nd-best ballpark in the game for LHB home runs.. The 8th-shallowest centerfield fences in the majors are found in Rogers Centre.. Kyle Manzardo will have the handedness advantage against Kevin Gausman in today's matchup.. Kyle Manzardo has made significant improvements with his Barrel%, bettering his 9.5% rate last season to 16.2% this season.

Recording 100.3 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Gavin Williams places him the 99th percentile.. According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Austin Hedges (the Guardians's expected catcher today) grades out as an elite pitch framer.. In MLB, the 8th-highest average fence height are at Rogers Centre.. Out of every team in action today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense belongs to the Cleveland Guardians.. Gavin Williams was firing on all cylinders in his last start and gave up 2 ER.