Angels vs Brewers match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, September 17th

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Angels @ Brewers Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Los Angeles Angels at Milwaukee Brewers
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, September 17th
Time : 17/09/25 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Los Angeles Angels Game Today

Sal Frelick is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

In the majors, American Family Field has the 7th-lowest average fence height.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation often leads to better offense.

Batting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Sal Frelick will have an advantage today.

Sal Frelick hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Joey Ortiz will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Joey Ortiz’s true offensive ability to be a .299, implying that he has been unlucky this year given the .033 gap between that figure and his actual .266 wOBA.

Jackson Chourio’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jackson Chourio is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Jackson Chourio hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Jackson Chourio will hold that advantage today.

American Family Field has the 8th-shallowest centerfield fences among all major league parks.

Caleb Durbin hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Caleb Durbin will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Caleb Durbin has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 3.9% seasonal rate to 13.3% in the last 7 days.

Caleb Durbin has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 85.2-mph to 91-mph over the past week.

Christian Moore’s BABIP skill is projected in the 87th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Christian Moore is quite athletic, ranking in the 77th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.35 ft/sec this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Mike Trout as MLB’s 16th-best home run hitter.

Mike Trout is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

Over the past 14 days, Mike Trout’s 63% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 50.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Trout in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Taylor Ward ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Taylor Ward is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Taylor Ward has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .223 rate is a good deal lower than his .245 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

With a .351 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Taylor Ward has performed in the 92nd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Jo Adell is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Jo Adell has made notable strides with his Barrel%, bettering his 11.8% rate last year to 18.9% this season.

Jo Adell projects as the 15th-best home run batter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

William Contreras is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and William Contreras will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich as the 10th-best batter in baseball when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Christian Yelich is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

Christian Yelich will have the handedness advantage over Jose Soriano today.

When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Brandon Woodruff in the 86th percentile among all starters in MLB.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the most strikeout-heavy lineup today is the Los Angeles Angels with a 28.2% underlying K%.

It is likely that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Nate Tomlinson) in charge of the strike zone in this game.

American Family Field grades out as the #1 stadium in baseball for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

With 9 hitters who share the same handedness in the opposing team’s projected offense, Brandon Woodruff should benefit from owning the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

Jose Soriano has averaged 95.3 adjusted pitches per start this year, placing in the 92nd percentile.

Considering that groundball batters struggle against groundball pitchers, Jose Soriano (59% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this game with 4 GB hitters in the opposing team’s projected batting order.

Jose Soriano’s four-seam fastball utilization has fallen by 5.2% from last year to this one (13.8% to 8.6%) .

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Andrew Vaughn hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Andrew Vaughn will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Andrew Vaughn has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94.2-mph average to last year’s 92.1-mph EV.

Brice Turang’s BABIP ability is projected in the 93rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brice Turang is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Brice Turang will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Soriano in today’s matchup.

Brice Turang hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Blake Perkins hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Blake Perkins will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Blake Perkins’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased recently, going from 17.6% on the season to 33.3% in the past 14 days.

Bryce Teodosio has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 3.8% seasonal rate to 10% in the past 7 days.

Bryce Teodosio’s launch angle in recent games (23.5° in the past week’s worth of games) is significantly better than his 12.2° seasonal figure.

Negatives with the Milwaukee Brewers Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles American Family Field as the 7th-worst park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.

Typically, batters like Sal Frelick who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Jose Soriano.

Over the past two weeks, Sal Frelick’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 87.7 mph to 81.2 mph.

Sal Frelick’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined of late, falling from 11.9% on the season to 6.9% over the past two weeks.

American Family Field grades out as the #21 venue in the game for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Sal Frelick has been very fortunate when it comes to his batting average this year; his .295 BA is inflated compared to his .257 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Joey Ortiz is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

When starting against a northpaw this year, Joey Ortiz has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 18% of the time.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects American Family Field as the 8th-worst stadium in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average.

Jose Soriano will have the handedness advantage against Joey Ortiz in today’s matchup.

Joey Ortiz has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-deepest RF fences today.

When assessing his home run talent, Joey Ortiz ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, Jackson Chourio meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Jackson Chourio’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off recently; his 92.8-mph seasonal EV has decreased to 89-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Jackson Chourio’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off in recent games, going from 41.2% on the season to 32.3% in the last two weeks.

Jackson Chourio has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .342 mark is considerably higher than his .329 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Denzer Guzman ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Denzer Guzman is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this game.

Brandon Woodruff will have the handedness advantage over Denzer Guzman today.

Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-best infield defense is that of the Milwaukee Brewers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 14th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Caleb Durbin is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Jose Soriano will hold the platoon advantage against Caleb Durbin in today’s game.

Despite posting a .326 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Caleb Durbin has been very fortunate given the .022 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .304.

As it relates to his home run ability, Caleb Durbin ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Christian Moore is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Brandon Woodruff throws from, Christian Moore will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

In today’s game, Christian Moore is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 37.3% rate (93rd percentile).

Batting from the same side that Brandon Woodruff throws from, Mike Trout encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Mike Trout will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Mike Trout has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 13.4% seasonal rate has fallen off to 3.7% over the last two weeks.

Brandon Woodruff will have the handedness advantage against Taylor Ward today.

Taylor Ward has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Taylor Ward is an extreme flyball batter and matches up with the strong outfield defense of Milwaukee (#3-best of all teams on the slate today).

Brandon Woodruff will hold the platoon advantage against Jo Adell in today’s game.

Jo Adell will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

As it relates to plate discipline, Jo Adell’s skill is quite bad, sporting a 4.28 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 15th percentile.

Checking in at the 13th percentile, Jo Adell sports a .260 BABIP this year.

Hitting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, William Contreras will be in a tough position in today’s game.

Extreme groundball bats like William Contreras tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

William Contreras has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 5.7% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the past two weeks.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 6.5°, William Contreras has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (0.8°) over the past 14 days.

Typically, bats like Christian Yelich who hit a lot of flyballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Jose Soriano.

Christian Yelich’s launch angle this year (1.5°) is a significant dropoff from his 5.1° figure last year.

Christian Yelich’s launch angle of late (-5.9° in the last 14 days) is significantly lower than his 1.5° seasonal figure.

When it comes to his home runs, Christian Yelich has had some very good luck this year. His 28.4 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 17.4.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Christian Yelich has had positive variance on his side this year. His .346 figure has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .330.

Brandon Woodruff’s high utilization percentage of his fastball (63.2% this year) is likely weakening his results, since they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Given the 1.94 deviation between Brandon Woodruff’s 11.16 K/9 and his 9.22 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the majors this year in terms of strikeouts and should see negative regression the rest of the season.

Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 3rd-least strikeout-heavy lineup in today’s games is the Milwaukee Brewers with a 19.7% underlying K%.

Playing on the road typically diminishes pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jose Soriano in today’s matchup.

Jose Soriano’s 96.6-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a significant 1.1-mph decline from last year’s 97.7-mph figure.

Andrew Vaughn is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, Andrew Vaughn will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 94.2-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 88.8-mph over the past two weeks.

Over the past two weeks, Andrew Vaughn’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (5.6°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 11.4°.

Extreme groundball hitters like Brice Turang are generally less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

Over the last 7 days, Brice Turang’s 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 48.3%.

Despite posting a .344 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Brice Turang has been very fortunate given the .029 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .315.

When it comes to his home run skill, Blake Perkins ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Blake Perkins is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Blake Perkins will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side against Jose Soriano in today’s game.

Blake Perkins’s average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 89.4-mph seasonal average has fallen to 83.7-mph over the last two weeks.

Blake Perkins’s launch angle this year (4.9°) is quite a bit worse than his 11.7° mark last year.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Bryce Teodosio ranks in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Bryce Teodosio is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today.

When starting against a righty hurler this year, Bryce Teodosio has been pinch hit for 32% of the time.

Brandon Woodruff will have the handedness advantage over Bryce Teodosio in today’s matchup.

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