Angels vs Dodgers match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 17th

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Angels vs Dodgers match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 17th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Los Angeles Angels at Los Angeles Dodgers
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, May 17th
17/05/25 21:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Angels vs Dodgers Series Game 2 Matchup Today

The Los Angeles Angels (24.2% K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 5th-most strikeout-heavy set of hitters of the day.

According to the weather forecast, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 3rd-most suitable for pitching on the slate today.

Because groundball pitchers have a significant advantage over groundball hitters, Clayton Kershaw and his 44.9% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a strong spot in today’s matchup being matched up with 2 opposing GB hitters.

Clayton Kershaw will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his metrics in all categories.

Clayton Kershaw’s high usage percentage of his secondary pitches (64.3% since the start of last season) figures to work in his favor considering they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

Tallying 93.6 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Tyler Anderson ranks in the 82nd percentile.

Because of his large reverse platoon split, Tyler Anderson will hold the advantage being matched up with 6 hitters in the projected lineup of opposing handedness in today’s outing.

Considering that flyball batters perform worse against flyball pitchers, Tyler Anderson (40.2% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this matchup with 3 FB hitters in the opposing team’s projected lineup.

Tyler Anderson has posted a 12.5% Swinging Strike rate this year, placing in the 82nd percentile.

Negative Match Player Stats with Angels vs Dodgers Series Game 2

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Clayton Kershaw to be on a pitch count today, projecting a maximum of 72 pitches.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Will Smith (the Dodgers’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) projects as a weak pitch framer.

With 8 batters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected offense, Clayton Kershaw has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

Clayton Kershaw’s 90-mph fastball velocity since the start of last season ranks in the 7th percentile out of all starters.

Projected catcher Logan O’Hoppe grades out as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Tyler Anderson in today’s game.

Tyler Anderson’s fastball velocity has decreased 1.2 mph this season (88.3 mph) below where it was last year (89.5 mph).

Among all starters, Tyler Anderson’s fastball spin rate of 2177 rpm grades out in the 14th percentile this year.

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