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George Lombard Jr.

George Lombard Jr. — hitting .247 in our graded log with 7 home runs. The model's read on his matchups, and where it's been right.

Last scored board
55.7
Doubles · vs TB · 2026-10-07
Our calls on him · hits
60%
1+ hit in 3/5 top-20 calls
Games graded
47
this season, box-score final
George Lombard Jr.
SSBats RThrows RNew York Yankees
Doubles55.7/100proj 0.2#10Total Bases53.6/100proj 1.6#10Hits52.3/100proj 1#19Singles45.2/100proj 0.6#15H+R+RBI41.2/100proj 1.6#21Runs41/100proj 0.5#17Fantasy Points40.7/100proj 6.2#21RBIs34/100proj 0.4#27Home Runs29.7/100proj 0.1#20Stolen Bases19.5/100proj 0.1#12Triples7.6/100proj 0#31Walks0.5/100proj 0.3#35

Not on the current slate

George hasn't been scored in 27 days — his last matchup was against Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. A gap that long usually means an injury, a minor-league option, or a roster move rather than a rest day. Everything below is his most recent real production, not a projection.

Recent form

George is 11-for-38 (.289) over his last 10 games, in line with his .247 season line. No hot streak to fade, no slump to buy — the matchup is doing the work in his score, which is the normal case. The full game log is below.

What kind of hitter he is

George strikes out a lot — 48 strikeouts in 170 at-bats, roughly 28%. That cuts both ways in the WizLine. It drags his floor on the hits board, since he needs contact to get there. But it barely dents the power boards, where one swing settles it — he's got 7 homers. Against a high-strikeout arm his score will fall further than a contact hitter's would.

He's a right-handed bat

George hits from the right side, so the platoon math runs the other way from a lefty's. Right-handed bats face right-handed pitching most of the time, meaning his baseline is built against the harder side and a left-handed starter is the upgrade. That's why a righty's score can jump on a day nothing else about the matchup changed. The model weighs his rates against the specific handedness he's drawing rather than a blended season number, which is where a lot of the day-to-day movement in his score comes from.

Floor and ceiling

George has recorded at least one hit in 30 of 47 games he's batted in — 64% — with 11 multi-hit games among them. That's about average — most regulars land somewhere near it.

Home and away

George is hitting .250 at home (27-for-108) and .242 on the road (15-for-62) across the season. There's not much in it, which is the normal case. Home-road splits get talked about far more than they hold up.

Against Tampa Bay Rays

George is 7-for-26 (.269) against Tampa Bay Rays in our log, over 7 games. Worth knowing, worth not over-reading. 26 at-bats against one club is a tiny sample, and the model treats it as a minor input next to what that pitching staff actually allows to his handedness. Batter-versus-pitcher history is the most quoted number in baseball and one of the least predictive.

His best game in the log

George's biggest night was Thursday, September 24, 2026 against TB — 2-for-4 with 1 homer, 3 driven in. That's the ceiling, not the expectation. The projection you'll see on a board is closer to his typical game than his best one, which is the whole point of projecting rather than remembering.

How our calls on George have graded

In the 5 games where we ranked George a top-20 hitter matchup, he recorded a hit 3 times — 60%. That's a thin sample and we'd treat it as such. Every one of those calls was graded against the real box score, misses included.

Where he lands across our boards

George was scored on 12 boards in that matchup, and the spread is the interesting part: doubles graded 55.7/100 while walks came in at 0.5/100. Same player, same game, same opposing arm — different questions. A spread that wide usually means the matchup favours one kind of outcome over another, and it's the clearest argument for reading the board that matches what you actually care about.

How the model reads him

George's score rates the spot in front of him, not the name on the jersey. It weighs his rates against the kind of arm he's facing — handedness matters a lot — set against what that pitcher and his bullpen give up, then adjusts for expected playing time, park, weather, and recent form, normalized 0–100 across the slate. The weighting is proprietary and re-tuned weekly; the grading is public, and that's the half that proves anything.

What we'd flag

Books don't price every player — coverage tops out around 87% even for confirmed starters, so "no line" here usually means no book posted one rather than a gap in our data. Lineups change late, and an afternoon projection can be stale by first pitch. And the model is tuned across hundreds of graded outcomes, so one game tells you nothing about whether it's working.

Recent game log

DateOppABHHRRRBI
Wednesday, October 7vs TB32010
Monday, October 5@ TB40000
Saturday, October 3@ TB30000
Wednesday, September 30vs BOS41011
Tuesday, September 29vs BOS43020
Friday, September 25vs BAL40000
Thursday, September 24vs TB42123
Wednesday, September 23vs TB51111
Tuesday, September 22vs TB41001
Tuesday, September 22vs TB31000
Sunday, September 20@ AZ42112
Saturday, September 19@ AZ40000

George Lombard Jr. — FAQ

Is George Lombard Jr. playing today?

George Lombard Jr. isn't in a confirmed lineup on the current slate, and was last scored on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. This page updates with fresh projections as soon as he's back in one.

How have MatchWiz's calls on George Lombard Jr. graded?

In the 5 games where our model ranked George a top-20 hitter matchup, he got at least one hit 3 times — 60%. Every call is graded against the real result at the line the market offered, wins and losses both.

How has George Lombard Jr. been hitting lately?

George is 11-for-38 (.289) over his last 10 games, against .247 on the season across 170 at-bats in our log, with 7 home runs. The full game-by-game log is on this page.

Which MatchWiz boards does George Lombard Jr. appear on?

George was scored on 12 boards in his last matchup — doubles, total bases, hits, singles, h+r+rbi. Each one asks a different question about the same game, so his score can be strong on one and weak on another.

Are George Lombard Jr.'s projections betting advice?

No. Every number on this page is a research signal from a statistical model, published alongside its graded record so you can judge it yourself. The model is re-tuned weekly and can be wrong on any given day. Nothing here is a guaranteed outcome. 21+, please play responsibly (1-800-GAMBLER).

Projections are a research signal from our model, graded against real box-score results — not betting advice. 21+, please play responsibly (1-800-GAMBLER).