Yankees slugger Aaron Judge continues his MVP-caliber season as he faces the Cleveland Guardians today, Thursday, June 5, at 7:05 p.m. ET. Judge leads the American League with a .389 batting average, 88 hits, and a 1.237 OPS, and ranks third with 21 home runs. He'll be up against Guardians right-hander Slade Cecconi, who has a 5.28 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP over 15.1 innings this season.
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Aaron Judge Projection — 2.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs
- Judge has surpassed this mark in seven of his last 15 games, but is 0-for-3 in games in June so far.
- Judge has 121 Hits+Runs+RBIs in 187 ABs vs. RHP this year, averaging 0.65 per at-bat.
- Guardians P Slade Cecconi has allowed a .274 batting average to opponents, with a .389 wOBA and a 17.8% barrel rate, indicating susceptibility to hard contact.
- The Guardians' bullpen is one of the best in baseball; their 3.17 xFIP over the last 14 days ranks second-best in MLB.
Aaron Judge Projection — 0.5 Home Runs
- In one career at-bat vs. Slade Cecconi, Judge hit a home run.
- Judge has hit a home run in two of his last five games and six of his last 20 overall.
- Judge has not hit a home run in three straight games.
- He's hit 14 of his 21 home runs this season against right-handed pitchers.
- Cecconi has allowed five home runs in 15.1 innings this season, translating to a 2.93 HR/9 rate.
- Yankee Stadium is the third-best park for right-handed home runs, per Statcast.
All Aaron Judge Projections for Thursday, June 5
Here are all of Aaron Judge's projections tonight, Thursday, June 5, for the Yankees vs. Guardians game. All projections are from the PrizePicks MLB board, where you can pick More or Less to win real money.
- 0.5 Total Bases (Goblin)
- 9.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- 0.5 Singles (Demon)
- 0.5 Doubles (Demon)
- 1.5 Walks (Demon)
- 1.5 RBIs (Demon)
- 0.5 Runs (Goblin)
- 0.5 Hitter Strikeouts (Goblin)
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