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AL Division Series · Game 2 of 5Rays lead 1-0
New York Yankees
No. 4 seed · 93-68 in the regular season
Regular-season form: offense cooling lately
RHP Cam Schlittler · Elite strikeout stuff · plus control
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Tampa Bay Rays
No. 1 seed · 98-64 in the regular season
Regular-season form: offense cooling lately
RHP Freddy Peralta · Balanced starter
MLB · Tropicana Field · 5:00 PM PT

Playoff Prop Desk

Evidence for player and pitcher decisions

Data through Oct 4 · regular season ended Sep 27

Lineup spot leads because it sets plate appearances, which predict a hit more than twice as well as recent hitting does.

Total bases rides on the same chances as a hit, plus extra-base power. We do not model it; these are records.

The opposing starter carries batter strikeouts more than the batter's own form, so his strikeout rate sits beside every row.

Workload leads: a postseason hook can cut a starter's batters faced, and strikeouts need batters.

Records only. When this market was measured, recent hits allowed carried no information beyond its base rate.

Records only — the site has no walks model.

Cam SchlittlerRHP · Yankees vs Rays
7.2 K / start7.2 K / start3.9 H allowed / start3.9 H allowed / start3.9 H allowed / start1.5 BB / start
~92 pitches · 23.1 BF · ~5.3 IP per start · 33 regular-season starts
Recent K891086510
Recent H2231332
Recent BB5002321
Pitches ~1029996949870117
BF24262421251422

Last 6 recorded starts · playoff after the rule

Rays confirmed lineup vs RHP: K 17% 566/3330hits 25% 833/3330BB 9% 299/3330 per PA

Start by start
AvgAug 28Sep 2Sep 8Sep 13Sep 19Sep 24Sep 29
Pitches ~~92.21029996949870117
Batters faced23.124262421251422
Innings ~~5.35.28.07.06.06.03.06.1
Strikeouts7.2891086510
Hits allowed3.92231332
Walks1.55002321

vs Tampa Bay Rays this season: Apr 12: 5.0 IP, 8 K, 7 H, 1 BB; Jul 6: 8.0 IP, 8 K, 4 H, 0 BB; Sep 24: 3.0 IP, 5 K, 3 H, 2 BB

Freddy PeraltaRHP · Rays vs Yankees
4.9 K / start4.9 K / start5 H allowed / start5 H allowed / start5 H allowed / start2 BB / start
~92 pitches · 22.8 BF · ~5.1 IP per start · 32 regular-season starts
Recent K472464
Recent H235044
Recent BB001323
Pitches ~817492869793
BF202224182322

Last 6 recorded starts · no postseason appearance yet

Yankees confirmed lineup vs RHP: K 23% 687/2934hits 21% 626/2934BB 11% 311/2934 per PA

Start by start
AvgAug 26Sep 1Sep 8Sep 13Sep 19Sep 25
Pitches ~~92.5817492869793
Batters faced22.8202224182322
Innings ~~5.16.06.06.05.05.25.1
Strikeouts4.9472464
Hits allowed5235044
Walks2001323

vs New York Yankees this season: May 17: 5.0 IP, 4 K, 2 H, 6 BB

Yankees✓ Confirmed lineupvs RHP Freddy PeraltaGames with 1+ hitGames with 2+ total basesGames with 1+ strikeoutStrikeouts per PAWalks per PA
1Ben RiceLHB vs RHPSeason98/154L148/12Post2/3Season68/154L145/12Post1/3Season106/154L148/12Post3/3Season24% 162/667vs RHP23% 102/446Season13% 85/667K% vs RHP23% 102/44601030124100209013111001301311121101101011

Bats 1st · 4.42 PA per start this season · league average from the 1st spot: 4.49

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it154151-for-57398/154 · 64%42/154 · 27%30668/154 · 44%53/154 · 34%43/154 · 28%6916224% 162/667106/154 · 69%41/154 · 27%8513% 85/667
L28Aug 31–Sep 272327-for-8515/23 · 65%8/23 · 35%4910/23 · 43%7/23 · 30%5/23 · 22%92120% 21/10414/23 · 61%4/23 · 17%1716% 17/104
L14Sep 14–271213-for-438/12 · 67%4/12 · 33%265/12 · 42%3/12 · 25%2/12 · 17%61222% 12/558/12 · 67%2/12 · 17%1120% 11/55
Postseasonthis October35-for-122/31/3121/31/31/33429% 4/143/31/3214% 2/14
This seriesvs Tampa Bay Rays10-for-30/10/100/10/10/10250% 2/41/11/1125% 1/4
vs Tampa Bay Raysregular season1316-for-4510/13 · 77%4/13 · 31%408/13 · 62%6/13 · 46%5/13 · 38%101224% 12/518/13 · 62%3/13 · 23%612% 6/51

vs Freddy Peralta: 1-for-3, 1 XBH, 0 K in 3 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

2Cody BellingerLHB vs RHPSeason90/132L146/10Post2/3Season53/132L143/10Post1/3Season66/132L144/10Post2/3Season16% 89/562vs RHP17% 60/362Season10% 59/562K% vs RHP17% 60/3621011000120101400015000301020120000100000

Bats 2nd · 4.3 PA per start this season · league average from the 2nd spot: 4.4

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it132132-for-49690/132 · 68%32/132 · 24%21453/132 · 40%28/132 · 21%20/132 · 15%458916% 89/56266/132 · 50%19/132 · 14%5910% 59/562
L28Aug 31–Sep 272228-for-9116/22 · 73%8/22 · 36%4611/22 · 50%9/22 · 41%6/22 · 27%81516% 15/9510/22 · 45%3/22 · 14%33% 3/95
L14Sep 14–271010-for-416/10 · 60%2/10 · 20%163/10 · 30%3/10 · 30%2/10 · 20%2716% 7/444/10 · 40%2/10 · 20%37% 3/44
Postseasonthis October33-for-132/31/361/31/31/31323% 3/132/31/300% 0/13
This seriesvs Tampa Bay Rays10-for-40/10/100/10/10/10250% 2/41/11/100% 0/4
vs Tampa Bay Raysregular season1210-for-477/12 · 58%3/12 · 25%144/12 · 33%2/12 · 17%1/12 · 8%21327% 13/498/12 · 67%4/12 · 33%12% 1/49

vs Freddy Peralta: 0-for-0, 0 K, 3 BB in 3 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

3Luis García Jr.LHB vs RHPSeason88/147L144/9Post1/3Season54/147L140/9Post1/3Season75/147L147/9Post1/3Season18% 97/543vs RHP18% 80/456Season5% 25/543K% vs RHP18% 80/4560010011030001001106032011200100000011000

Bats 3rd · 4.02 PA per start this season · league average from the 3rd spot: 4.3

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it147143-for-51688/147 · 60%38/147 · 26%26954/147 · 37%45/147 · 31%31/147 · 21%619718% 97/54375/147 · 51%18/147 · 12%255% 25/543
L28Aug 31–Sep 272016-for-7411/20 · 55%4/20 · 20%245/20 · 25%4/20 · 20%2/20 · 10%42026% 20/7613/20 · 65%6/20 · 30%23% 2/76
L14Sep 14–2794-for-354/90/940/90/90/901130% 11/377/93/925% 2/37
Postseasonthis October33-for-91/31/361/31/31/31111% 1/91/30/300% 0/9
This seriesvs Tampa Bay Rays10-for-30/10/100/10/10/1000% 0/30/10/100% 0/3
vs Tampa Bay Raysregular season63-for-192/61/661/61/61/61840% 8/206/62/615% 1/20

vs Freddy Peralta: 1-for-3, 1 XBH, 1 K in 3 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

4Spencer JonesLHB vs RHPSeason46/84L146/10Post2/3Season27/84L143/10Post0/3Season63/84L148/10Post2/3Season36% 105/289vs RHP38% 87/230Season9% 25/289K% vs RHP38% 87/2300110111110041021111022022120420001000100

Bats 4th · 3.62 PA per start this season · league average from the 4th spot: 4.18

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it8464-for-26146/84 · 55%15/84 · 18%11227/84 · 32%18/84 · 21%15/84 · 18%2510536% 105/28963/84 · 75%30/84 · 36%259% 25/289
L28Aug 31–Sep 272222-for-8316/22 · 73%5/22 · 23%3811/22 · 50%6/22 · 27%4/22 · 18%83538% 35/9117/22 · 77%12/22 · 55%78% 7/91
L14Sep 14–27106-for-426/10 · 60%0/10 · 0%133/10 · 30%2/10 · 20%2/10 · 20%31842% 18/438/10 · 80%7/10 · 70%12% 1/43
Postseasonthis October32-for-112/30/320/30/30/30650% 6/122/32/318% 1/12
This seriesvs Tampa Bay Rays10-for-30/10/100/10/10/10267% 2/31/11/100% 0/3
vs Tampa Bay Raysregular season32-for-112/30/331/30/30/31433% 4/122/32/318% 1/12

vs Freddy Peralta: 0-for-2, 2 K in 2 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

5George Lombard Jr.RHB vs RHPSeason27/42L149/11Post2/3Season16/42L146/11Post1/3Season29/42L146/11Post2/3Season27% 44/166vs RHP26% 36/136Season6% 10/166K% vs RHP26% 36/1360211120310051146031010114020210000000000

Bats 5th · 3.95 PA per start this season · league average from the 5th spot: 4.04

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it4236-for-15227/42 · 64%9/42 · 21%6316/42 · 38%8/42 · 19%7/42 · 17%124427% 44/16629/42 · 69%11/42 · 26%106% 10/166
L28Aug 31–Sep 271916-for-7312/19 · 63%4/19 · 21%348/19 · 42%5/19 · 26%5/19 · 26%82025% 20/7913/19 · 68%5/19 · 26%34% 3/79
L14Sep 14–271113-for-469/11 · 82%4/11 · 36%276/11 · 55%4/11 · 36%4/11 · 36%61123% 11/476/11 · 55%3/11 · 27%12% 1/47
Postseasonthis October34-for-112/31/341/31/30/30327% 3/112/31/300% 0/11
This seriesvs Tampa Bay Rays10-for-30/10/100/10/10/10133% 1/31/10/100% 0/3
vs Tampa Bay Raysregular season45-for-164/41/4122/42/42/43638% 6/163/41/400% 0/16

vs Freddy Peralta: No meetings this season — raw counts; too few to mean much

6Jazz Chisholm Jr.LHB vs RHPSeason82/136L142/3Post1/2Season42/136L140/3Post1/2Season102/136L143/3Post1/2Season30% 157/532vs RHP27% 101/372Season11% 56/532K% vs RHP27% 101/3723001211020600121102021100112010110011011

Bats 6th · 4.03 PA per start this season · league average from the 6th spot: 3.88

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it136109-for-47082/136 · 60%22/136 · 16%18742/136 · 31%29/136 · 21%21/136 · 15%3715730% 157/532102/136 · 75%45/136 · 33%5611% 56/532
L28Aug 31–Sep 2799-for-316/92/9122/91/91/91926% 9/357/92/9411% 4/35
L14Sep 14–2732-for-102/30/320/30/30/30433% 4/123/31/3217% 2/12
Postseasonthis October22-for-51/21/221/20/20/20114% 1/71/20/2229% 2/7
This seriesvs Tampa Bay Rays10-for-20/10/100/10/10/10133% 1/31/10/1133% 1/3
vs Tampa Bay Raysregular season108-for-357/10 · 70%1/10 · 10%123/10 · 30%1/10 · 10%1/10 · 10%3922% 9/407/10 · 70%2/10 · 20%410% 4/40

vs Freddy Peralta: 0-for-1, 1 K, 2 BB in 3 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

7Trent GrishamLHB vs RHPSeason59/120L140/0Post1/3Season35/120L140/0Post1/3Season66/120L140/0Post1/3Season18% 89/484vs RHP18% 61/348Season13% 61/484K% vs RHP18% 61/3480000110020000011002001122000020110001010

Bats 7th · 4.31 PA per start this season · league average from the 7th spot: 3.74

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it12088-for-41859/120 · 49%24/120 · 20%16535/120 · 29%26/120 · 22%21/120 · 18%398918% 89/48466/120 · 55%19/120 · 16%6113% 61/484
L28Aug 31–Sep 2742-for-112/40/420/40/40/40433% 4/122/42/418% 1/12
L14Sep 14–270——————————————
Postseasonthis October32-for-71/31/321/30/30/30225% 2/81/31/3112% 1/8
This seriesvs Tampa Bay Rays10-for-30/10/100/10/10/10267% 2/31/11/100% 0/3
vs Tampa Bay Raysregular season98-for-314/93/9124/92/91/94515% 5/344/91/939% 3/34

vs Freddy Peralta: 0-for-3, 0 K in 3 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

8Austin WellsLHB vs RHPSeason51/121L145/8Post3/3Season25/121L143/8Post2/3Season73/121L145/8Post1/3Season27% 103/388vs RHP26% 74/289Season12% 48/388K% vs RHP26% 74/2890121010211015104021201011010010111112000

Bats 8th · 3.39 PA per start this season · league average from the 8th spot: 3.54

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it12162-for-33351/121 · 42%10/121 · 8%11125/121 · 21%14/121 · 12%13/121 · 11%2110327% 103/38873/121 · 60%27/121 · 22%4812% 48/388
L28Aug 31–Sep 272010-for-528/20 · 40%2/20 · 10%225/20 · 25%4/20 · 20%4/20 · 20%41523% 15/6612/20 · 60%3/20 · 15%1421% 14/66
L14Sep 14–2786-for-215/81/8153/83/83/83621% 6/285/81/8725% 7/28
Postseasonthis October34-for-93/31/352/30/30/3119% 1/111/30/300% 0/11
This seriesvs Tampa Bay Rays11-for-31/10/121/10/10/11133% 1/31/10/100% 0/3
vs Tampa Bay Raysregular season104-for-294/10 · 40%0/10 · 0%164/10 · 40%4/10 · 40%4/10 · 40%4515% 5/345/10 · 50%0/10 · 0%515% 5/34

vs Freddy Peralta: No meetings this season — raw counts; too few to mean much

9Ryan McMahonLHB vs RHPSeason55/115L143/7Post1/3Season27/115L142/7Post0/3Season78/115L145/7Post1/3Season29% 106/360vs RHP29% 86/295Season8% 28/360K% vs RHP29% 86/2951000022010100005301004101120100001000100

Bats 9th · 3.51 PA per start this season · league average from the 9th spot: 3.23

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it11570-for-32655/115 · 48%14/115 · 12%11727/115 · 23%17/115 · 15%13/115 · 11%2510629% 106/36078/115 · 68%24/115 · 21%288% 28/360
L28Aug 31–Sep 271610-for-498/16 · 50%2/16 · 12%153/16 · 19%2/16 · 12%1/16 · 6%31324% 13/548/16 · 50%3/16 · 19%47% 4/54
L14Sep 14–2775-for-213/72/792/72/71/72939% 9/235/72/714% 1/23
Postseasonthis October31-for-51/30/310/30/30/30114% 1/71/30/3114% 1/7
This seriesvs Tampa Bay Rays10-for-10/10/100/10/10/1000% 0/20/10/100% 0/2
vs Tampa Bay Raysregular season98-for-286/92/9132/92/92/931243% 12/287/94/900% 0/28

vs Freddy Peralta: 0-for-2, 0 K in 2 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

Rays✓ Confirmed lineupvs RHP Cam SchlittlerGames with 1+ hitGames with 2+ total basesGames with 1+ strikeoutStrikeouts per PAWalks per PA
1Yandy DíazRHB vs RHPSeason106/154L143/10Post1/1Season71/154L143/10Post0/1Season72/154L144/10Post0/1Season14% 98/686vs RHP15% 74/484Season8% 56/686K% vs RHP15% 74/4840000022031000002204102102000000021001000

Bats 1st · 4.47 PA per start this season · league average from the 1st spot: 4.49

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it154180-for-614106/154 · 69%54/154 · 35%27471/154 · 46%42/154 · 27%30/154 · 19%499814% 98/68672/154 · 47%22/154 · 14%568% 56/686
L28Aug 31–Sep 272323-for-9612/23 · 52%9/23 · 39%339/23 · 39%4/23 · 17%4/23 · 17%61615% 16/10411/23 · 48%4/23 · 17%77% 7/104
L14Sep 14–27107-for-403/10 · 30%3/10 · 30%83/10 · 30%1/10 · 10%1/10 · 10%1614% 6/444/10 · 40%2/10 · 20%49% 4/44
Postseasonthis October11-for-41/10/110/10/10/1000% 0/40/10/100% 0/4
This seriesvs New York Yankees11-for-41/10/110/10/10/1000% 0/40/10/100% 0/4
vs New York Yankeesregular season1217-for-479/12 · 75%6/12 · 50%256/12 · 50%4/12 · 33%3/12 · 25%4612% 6/515/12 · 42%1/12 · 8%48% 4/51

vs Cam Schlittler: 2-for-8, 1 K, 1 BB in 9 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

2Jonathan ArandaLHB vs RHPSeason107/155L147/10Post1/1Season63/155L144/10Post1/1Season110/155L149/10Post0/1Season24% 163/668vs RHP23% 111/478Season10% 69/668K% vs RHP23% 111/4781111001011224100102420211222101000001200

Bats 2nd · 4.39 PA per start this season · league average from the 2nd spot: 4.4

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it155159-for-580107/155 · 69%41/155 · 26%25263/155 · 41%37/155 · 24%26/155 · 17%4916324% 163/668110/155 · 71%42/155 · 27%6910% 69/668
L28Aug 31–Sep 272219-for-7715/22 · 68%4/22 · 18%409/22 · 41%5/22 · 23%4/22 · 18%112933% 29/8917/22 · 77%11/22 · 50%910% 9/89
L14Sep 14–27107-for-347/10 · 70%0/10 · 0%134/10 · 40%1/10 · 10%1/10 · 10%41539% 15/389/10 · 90%6/10 · 60%411% 4/38
Postseasonthis October11-for-41/10/141/11/11/1100% 0/40/10/100% 0/4
This seriesvs New York Yankees11-for-41/10/141/11/11/1100% 0/40/10/100% 0/4
vs New York Yankeesregular season127-for-425/12 · 42%2/12 · 17%93/12 · 25%1/12 · 8%0/12 · 0%21634% 16/4710/12 · 83%4/12 · 33%36% 3/47

vs Cam Schlittler: 0-for-6, 6 K in 6 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

3Junior CamineroRHB vs RHPSeason119/162L149/13Post0/1Season77/162L146/13Post0/1Season92/162L1410/13Post1/1Season18% 129/702vs RHP20% 102/507Season11% 79/702K% vs RHP20% 102/5071101021200110202150011100011110000000102

Bats 3rd · 4.34 PA per start this season · league average from the 3rd spot: 4.3

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it162170-for-616119/162 · 73%45/162 · 28%32377/162 · 48%50/162 · 31%42/162 · 26%6812918% 129/70292/162 · 57%30/162 · 19%7911% 79/702
L28Aug 31–Sep 272624-for-9818/26 · 69%6/26 · 23%4412/26 · 46%6/26 · 23%5/26 · 19%102119% 21/10917/26 · 65%4/26 · 15%98% 9/109
L14Sep 14–271311-for-469/13 · 69%2/13 · 15%206/13 · 46%2/13 · 15%2/13 · 15%51122% 11/5110/13 · 77%1/13 · 8%510% 5/51
Postseasonthis October10-for-20/10/100/10/10/10125% 1/41/10/1250% 2/4
This seriesvs New York Yankees10-for-20/10/100/10/10/10125% 1/41/10/1250% 2/4
vs New York Yankeesregular season1310-for-498/13 · 62%2/13 · 15%155/13 · 38%1/13 · 8%1/13 · 8%31019% 10/548/13 · 62%2/13 · 15%36% 3/54

vs Cam Schlittler: 3-for-8, 1 K in 8 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

4Liam HicksLHB vs RHPSeason89/142L144/10Post1/1Season54/142L144/10Post1/1Season48/142L144/10Post0/1Season10% 55/554vs RHP9% 38/436Season10% 56/554K% vs RHP9% 38/4360202000221020200024201001020000110020001

Bats 4th · 4.18 PA per start this season · league average from the 4th spot: 4.18

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it142137-for-47989/142 · 63%39/142 · 27%20954/142 · 38%27/142 · 19%20/142 · 14%355510% 55/55448/142 · 34%7/142 · 5%5610% 56/554
L28Aug 31–Sep 272016-for-6210/20 · 50%6/20 · 30%228/20 · 40%2/20 · 10%2/20 · 10%4913% 9/697/20 · 35%2/20 · 10%69% 6/69
L14Sep 14–27108-for-314/10 · 40%4/10 · 40%104/10 · 40%1/10 · 10%1/10 · 10%2514% 5/364/10 · 40%1/10 · 10%514% 5/36
Postseasonthis October11-for-31/10/121/10/10/1100% 0/40/10/1125% 1/4
This seriesvs New York Yankees11-for-31/10/121/10/10/1100% 0/40/10/1125% 1/4
vs New York Yankeesregular season61-for-191/60/610/60/60/60314% 3/222/61/6314% 3/22

vs Cam Schlittler: 0-for-2, 2 K in 2 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

5Chandler SimpsonLHB vs RHPSeason109/148L148/10Post0/1Season58/148L144/10Post0/1Season43/148L142/10Post1/1Season8% 48/612vs RHP7% 27/401Season4% 26/612K% vs RHP7% 27/4012202111100320211110000000010110000000000

Bats 5th · 4.18 PA per start this season · league average from the 5th spot: 4.04

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it148175-for-562109/148 · 74%54/148 · 36%20358/148 · 39%23/148 · 16%9/148 · 6%22488% 48/61243/148 · 29%4/148 · 3%264% 26/612
L28Aug 31–Sep 272327-for-8717/23 · 74%9/23 · 39%299/23 · 39%2/23 · 9%1/23 · 4%266% 6/946/23 · 26%0/23 · 0%22% 2/94
L14Sep 14–271013-for-368/10 · 80%4/10 · 40%154/10 · 40%2/10 · 20%1/10 · 10%225% 2/392/10 · 20%0/10 · 0%00% 0/39
Postseasonthis October10-for-40/10/100/10/10/10125% 1/41/10/100% 0/4
This seriesvs New York Yankees10-for-40/10/100/10/10/10125% 1/41/10/100% 0/4
vs New York Yankeesregular season1214-for-4510/12 · 83%3/12 · 25%203/12 · 25%2/12 · 17%2/12 · 17%337% 3/463/12 · 25%0/12 · 0%00% 0/46

vs Cam Schlittler: 3-for-8, 0 K in 8 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

6Victor Mesa Jr.LHB vs RHPSeason41/73L146/10Post1/1Season24/73L142/10Post0/1Season42/73L145/10Post1/1Season20% 53/262vs RHP22% 44/196Season9% 23/262K% vs RHP22% 44/1960101101411010410161111300020210101010000

Bats 6th · 3.8 PA per start this season · league average from the 6th spot: 3.88

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it7360-for-23541/73 · 56%14/73 · 19%11524/73 · 33%21/73 · 29%17/73 · 23%245320% 53/26242/73 · 58%10/73 · 14%239% 23/262
L28Aug 31–Sep 272226-for-7616/22 · 73%6/22 · 27%449/22 · 41%8/22 · 36%6/22 · 27%91316% 13/839/22 · 41%3/22 · 14%78% 7/83
L14Sep 14–27109-for-366/10 · 60%1/10 · 10%142/10 · 20%2/10 · 20%2/10 · 20%3923% 9/395/10 · 50%3/10 · 30%38% 3/39
Postseasonthis October11-for-31/10/110/10/10/10133% 1/31/10/100% 0/3
This seriesvs New York Yankees11-for-31/10/110/10/10/10133% 1/31/10/100% 0/3
vs New York Yankeesregular season55-for-174/51/592/51/51/52317% 3/182/51/516% 1/18

vs Cam Schlittler: 0-for-2, 2 K in 2 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

7Jonny DeLucaRHB vs RHPSeason64/104L148/12Post0/1Season39/104L145/12Post0/1Season56/104L1410/12Post1/1Season21% 78/370vs RHP20% 42/215Season5% 17/370K% vs RHP20% 42/2150101311120020241118002131111010000020100

Bats 7th · 3.88 PA per start this season · league average from the 7th spot: 3.74

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it10493-for-34964/104 · 62%25/104 · 24%15039/104 · 38%22/104 · 21%13/104 · 12%357821% 78/37056/104 · 54%19/104 · 18%175% 17/370
L28Aug 31–Sep 272119-for-7213/21 · 62%5/21 · 24%297/21 · 33%3/21 · 14%2/21 · 10%61924% 19/7814/21 · 67%4/21 · 19%56% 5/78
L14Sep 14–271212-for-428/12 · 67%3/12 · 25%225/12 · 42%3/12 · 25%2/12 · 17%61431% 14/4510/12 · 83%3/12 · 25%37% 3/45
Postseasonthis October10-for-30/10/100/10/10/10133% 1/31/10/100% 0/3
This seriesvs New York Yankees10-for-30/10/100/10/10/10133% 1/31/10/100% 0/3
vs New York Yankeesregular season109-for-346/10 · 60%2/10 · 20%113/10 · 30%1/10 · 10%1/10 · 10%21028% 10/367/10 · 70%2/10 · 20%26% 2/36

vs Cam Schlittler: 1-for-3, 0 K, 1 BB in 4 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

8Richie PalaciosLHB vs RHPSeason62/118L145/9Post1/1Season34/118L142/9Post1/1Season53/118L145/9Post0/1Season17% 68/399vs RHP17% 56/335Season12% 46/399K% vs RHP17% 56/3350011011201002101130210011101000020001100

Bats 8th · 3.62 PA per start this season · league average from the 8th spot: 3.54

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it11881-for-34462/118 · 53%18/118 · 15%12934/118 · 29%19/118 · 16%10/118 · 8%266817% 68/39953/118 · 45%13/118 · 11%4612% 46/399
L28Aug 31–Sep 271916-for-5714/19 · 74%2/19 · 11%337/19 · 37%6/19 · 32%5/19 · 26%7711% 7/656/19 · 32%1/19 · 5%711% 7/65
L14Sep 14–2796-for-265/91/982/91/90/92517% 5/305/90/9413% 4/30
Postseasonthis October11-for-31/10/121/10/10/1100% 0/30/10/100% 0/3
This seriesvs New York Yankees11-for-31/10/121/10/10/1100% 0/30/10/100% 0/3
vs New York Yankeesregular season97-for-225/92/982/91/90/91417% 4/244/90/928% 2/24

vs Cam Schlittler: 3-for-6, 0 K in 6 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

9Taylor WallsSwitch vs RHPSeason66/118L144/7Post0/1Season28/118L143/7Post0/1Season74/118L144/7Post1/1Season24% 105/433vs RHP26% 72/278Season10% 45/433K% vs RHP26% 72/2780010003110001000322011100101310111000100

Bats 9th · 3.73 PA per start this season · league average from the 9th spot: 3.23

GH-AB1+ H2+ HTB2+ TB3+ TB4+ TBXBHKK/PA1+ K2+ KBBBB/PA
Regular seasonall of it11882-for-36966/118 · 56%14/118 · 12%11028/118 · 24%9/118 · 8%3/118 · 3%2210524% 105/43374/118 · 63%23/118 · 19%4510% 45/433
L28Aug 31–Sep 27129-for-357/12 · 58%1/12 · 8%135/12 · 42%1/12 · 8%0/12 · 0%4921% 9/437/12 · 58%1/12 · 8%512% 5/43
L14Sep 14–2776-for-204/71/783/71/70/72626% 6/234/71/7313% 3/23
Postseasonthis October10-for-30/10/100/10/10/10133% 1/31/10/100% 0/3
This seriesvs New York Yankees10-for-30/10/100/10/10/10133% 1/31/10/100% 0/3
vs New York Yankeesregular season1110-for-366/11 · 55%3/11 · 27%114/11 · 36%1/11 · 9%0/11 · 0%11331% 13/429/11 · 82%3/11 · 27%37% 3/42

vs Cam Schlittler: 1-for-5, 3 K, 1 BB in 6 PA — raw counts; too few to mean much

Thresholds

Games that cleared each mark. Counts first; a rate only from 10 games up. L14 is the last two weeks of the regular season.
1+ hit — games that cleared it
PlayerSeasonL14Post
Yankees
1Ben Rice98/154 · 64%8/12 · 67%2/3
2Cody Bellinger90/132 · 68%6/10 · 60%2/3
3Luis García Jr.88/147 · 60%4/91/3
4Spencer Jones46/84 · 55%6/10 · 60%2/3
5George Lombard Jr.27/42 · 64%9/11 · 82%2/3
6Jazz Chisholm Jr.82/136 · 60%2/31/2
7Trent Grisham59/120 · 49%—1/3
8Austin Wells51/121 · 42%5/83/3
9Ryan McMahon55/115 · 48%3/71/3
Rays
1Yandy Díaz106/154 · 69%3/10 · 30%1/1
2Jonathan Aranda107/155 · 69%7/10 · 70%1/1
3Junior Caminero119/162 · 73%9/13 · 69%0/1
4Liam Hicks89/142 · 63%4/10 · 40%1/1
5Chandler Simpson109/148 · 74%8/10 · 80%0/1
6Victor Mesa Jr.41/73 · 56%6/10 · 60%1/1
7Jonny DeLuca64/104 · 62%8/12 · 67%0/1
8Richie Palacios62/118 · 53%5/91/1
9Taylor Walls66/118 · 56%4/70/1
2+ TB — games that cleared it
PlayerSeasonL14Post
Yankees
1Ben Rice68/154 · 44%5/12 · 42%1/3
2Cody Bellinger53/132 · 40%3/10 · 30%1/3
3Luis García Jr.54/147 · 37%0/91/3
4Spencer Jones27/84 · 32%3/10 · 30%0/3
5George Lombard Jr.16/42 · 38%6/11 · 55%1/3
6Jazz Chisholm Jr.42/136 · 31%0/31/2
7Trent Grisham35/120 · 29%—1/3
8Austin Wells25/121 · 21%3/82/3
9Ryan McMahon27/115 · 23%2/70/3
Rays
1Yandy Díaz71/154 · 46%3/10 · 30%0/1
2Jonathan Aranda63/155 · 41%4/10 · 40%1/1
3Junior Caminero77/162 · 48%6/13 · 46%0/1
4Liam Hicks54/142 · 38%4/10 · 40%1/1
5Chandler Simpson58/148 · 39%4/10 · 40%0/1
6Victor Mesa Jr.24/73 · 33%2/10 · 20%0/1
7Jonny DeLuca39/104 · 38%5/12 · 42%0/1
8Richie Palacios34/118 · 29%2/91/1
9Taylor Walls28/118 · 24%3/70/1
1+ K — games that cleared it
PlayerSeasonL14Post
Yankees
1Ben Rice106/154 · 69%8/12 · 67%3/3
2Cody Bellinger66/132 · 50%4/10 · 40%2/3
3Luis García Jr.75/147 · 51%7/91/3
4Spencer Jones63/84 · 75%8/10 · 80%2/3
5George Lombard Jr.29/42 · 69%6/11 · 55%2/3
6Jazz Chisholm Jr.102/136 · 75%3/31/2
7Trent Grisham66/120 · 55%—1/3
8Austin Wells73/121 · 60%5/81/3
9Ryan McMahon78/115 · 68%5/71/3
Rays
1Yandy Díaz72/154 · 47%4/10 · 40%0/1
2Jonathan Aranda110/155 · 71%9/10 · 90%0/1
3Junior Caminero92/162 · 57%10/13 · 77%1/1
4Liam Hicks48/142 · 34%4/10 · 40%0/1
5Chandler Simpson43/148 · 29%2/10 · 20%1/1
6Victor Mesa Jr.42/73 · 58%5/10 · 50%1/1
7Jonny DeLuca56/104 · 54%10/12 · 83%1/1
8Richie Palacios53/118 · 45%5/90/1
9Taylor Walls74/118 · 63%4/71/1
4+ K — starts that cleared it
StarterSeasonLast 6 recordedPost
Cam Schlittler32/33 · 97%6/61/1
Freddy Peralta24/32 · 75%5/6—
3 or fewer — starts that cleared it
StarterSeasonLast 6 recordedPost
Cam Schlittler15/33 · 45%6/61/1
Freddy Peralta9/32 · 28%3/6—
1 or fewer — starts that cleared it
StarterSeasonLast 6 recordedPost
Cam Schlittler18/33 · 55%2/61/1
Freddy Peralta13/32 · 41%3/6—

regular season ends · 2 playoff game · strips run oldest → newest · tap a hitter for L28, the opponent, the series and the matchup. Built from the play-by-play feed, which does not pick up official scoring changes, so a season total can differ from MLB’s by a hit. Evidence, not picks: no odds are read and nothing here is scored.

Game Analysis

Context and interpretation

Team Identity

New York Yankees
Season-to-date, 161 games, 6,245 PA.
A power-hitting, patient offense that does damage on extra-base hits, though it can be strikeout-prone. The offense has cooled off recently.
Power
Above Avg77
Contact
Well Below11
Plate Discipline
Above Avg72
Speed
Average65
RISP
Below Avg31
Recent Form
Trending Down
Walk rate is down 9% over the team's last 10 games versus its season baseline.
Tampa Bay Rays
Season-to-date, 162 games, 6,383 PA.
A contact-oriented, opportunistic offense that puts the ball in play and avoids empty at-bats, though it can be free-swinging. The offense has cooled off recently.
Power
Below Avg28
Contact
Elite95
Plate Discipline
Below Avg27
Speed
Above Avg70
RISP
Above Avg74
Recent Form
Trending Down
Total bases per PA is down 14% over the team's last 10 games versus its season baseline.

What This Game Is About

Biggest Advantage

Rays bring the more contact-oriented profile, while Yankees lean on being power-hitting.

Swing Factor

Cam Schlittler strikes hitters out at a 30.9% clip (96th percentile); Rays carry a 17.8% strikeout rate.

Momentum

Yankees are trending down and Rays are trending down over their last 10 games.

Key Matchups

Can either lineup run up a starter's pitch count?
Yankees' nine see 4.02 pitches per plate appearance against RHPs (league 3.89); Freddy Peralta averages ~92 pitches and 22.8 batters a start. Rays' nine see 3.76 pitches per plate appearance against RHPs (league 3.89); Cam Schlittler averages ~92 pitches and 23.1 batters a start.
Edge · YankeesYankees: 4.02 P/PARays: 3.76 P/PAModerate confidence
Which lineup has the platoon advantage?
8 of 9 in the Yankees' confirmed lineup bat from the other side of Freddy Peralta (RHP); 6 of 9 in the Rays' confirmed lineup bat from the other side of Cam Schlittler (RHP). Switch hitters count.
Edge · YankeesYankees: 8/9Rays: 6/9High confidence
Which bullpen is under more pressure?
Yankees relievers ~46 pitches; Rays relievers ~14 pitches (Oct 2–4).
Edge · RaysYankees: ~46 relief pitchesRays: ~14 relief pitchesModerate confidence
Through Oct 4, the feed's last day. Relief pitches are reconstructed from play-by-play.

Expected Game Shape

BalancedLow confidence

Competitive profile without a clear stylistic tilt. Yankees bring more power. Starting pitching is likely to set the tone.

Early edge Yankees Driver No single dominant factor Volatility Moderate
  • Both probable starters grade around the 66th percentile in combined suppression.
  • Yankees are trending down; Rays are trending down.

Storylines to Watch

Does Yankees' power tilt the game?
Yankees bring a clearly stronger extra-base profile into this matchup.
Yankees power pct 77 vs Rays 28
Is Austin Wells the one to watch?
Austin Wells enters as Yankees' hottest bat. On-base rate is up 92% over his prior baseline, with hits in 4 of his last 7 games. He has trimmed his strikeout rate to 17%.
0.208 hit rate · 0.458 TB/PA · 0.147 hit rate · 0.258 TB/PA
Can Yankees handle Freddy Peralta's strikeout stuff?
Yankees have been a below-average contact team while Freddy Peralta misses bats at an above-average rate — a swing factor early.
Yankees contact percentile: 11
Based on plate appearances before 2026-10-05, with today's posted lineups when available. Injuries, weather, bullpen availability, and park factors are not yet included.