Tampa Bay Rays Picks
2nd in American League East
(43 - 31)
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Mon, Jun 22
18:40 ET
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Total Bases
Salvador Perez o1.5 Total Bases (+170)
Projection 1.76
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.. Salvador Perez pulls many of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Extreme flyball bats like Salvador Perez tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Drew Rasmussen.. Out of all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst infield defense belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Total Bases
Junior Caminero o1.5 Total Bases (+110)
Projection 2.11
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
When estimating his overall offensive talent, Junior Caminero ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Junior Caminero is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today's game.. Junior Caminero pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.7% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences today.. Out of every team in action today, the 6th-worst outfield defense is that of the Kansas City Royals.. Junior Caminero will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.
Total Bases
Richie Palacios u1.5 Total Bases (-270)
Projection 0.7
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
When assessing his home run talent, Richie Palacios ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Richie Palacios is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.. The weather forecast forecasts the 7th-most suitable pitching weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.
Total Bases
Michael Massey o1.5 Total Bases (+199)
Projection 1.35
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Michael Massey has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (94% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.. Michael Massey will hold the platoon advantage against Drew Rasmussen in today's matchup.. Michael Massey pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.3% — 92nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Extreme groundball batters like Michael Massey tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Drew Rasmussen.. Out of all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst infield defense belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Total Home Runs
Salvador Perez o0.5 Total Home Runs (+550)
Projection 0.22
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
As it relates to his home run talent, Salvador Perez ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.. Salvador Perez pulls many of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Extreme flyball bats like Salvador Perez tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Drew Rasmussen.
Total Home Runs
Yandy Diaz o0.5 Total Home Runs (+550)
Projection 0.18
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
When estimating his overall offensive skill, Yandy Diaz ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.. Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Yandy Diaz will hold that advantage in today's game.
Total RBIs
Salvador Perez o0.5 Total RBIs (+199)
Projection 0.62
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.. Salvador Perez pulls many of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Extreme flyball bats like Salvador Perez tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Drew Rasmussen.. Out of all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst infield defense belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Total RBIs
Lane Thomas o0.5 Total RBIs (+300)
Projection 0.39
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Total RBIs
Cedric Mullins o0.5 Total RBIs (+200)
Projection 0.62
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Cedric Mullins has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (78% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Cedric Mullins will hold the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha in today's matchup.. Cedric Mullins pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.9% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest RF fences today.. Out of every team in action today, the 6th-worst outfield defense is that of the Kansas City Royals.. Kansas City's 3rd-worst outfield defense of all teams on the slate today creates a favorable matchup for Cedric Mullins, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.
Total RBIs
Michael Massey o0.5 Total RBIs (+269)
Projection 0.43
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Michael Massey has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (94% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.. Michael Massey will hold the platoon advantage against Drew Rasmussen in today's matchup.. Michael Massey pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.3% — 92nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Extreme groundball batters like Michael Massey tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Drew Rasmussen.. Out of all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst infield defense belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays.
