
LAA @ SD


Series Game 2 Matchup Details
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Tuesday, May 13th
13/05/25 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch
Positive Match Player Stats for Angels vs Padres Series Game 2 Matchup Today
When assessing his overall offensive skill, Zach Neto ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).
Zach Neto is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.
In Major League Baseball, Petco Park’s CF fences are the 2nd-shallowest.
Out of every team on the slate today, the worst infield defense belongs to the San Diego Padres.
In comparison to his 88.5-mph average last year, Zach Neto’s exit velocity has noticeably risen this season, now sitting at 94.7 mph.
Among all major league parks, Petco Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.
Nolan Schanuel has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (54% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.
Batting from the opposite that Dylan Cease throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have an advantage today.
Nolan Schanuel has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 94.3-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 87.9-mph average.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 88th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.
As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Taylor Ward ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).
Taylor Ward is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.
Taylor Ward has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 14.4% seasonal rate to 23.8% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.
Taylor Ward’s launch angle this season (21.4°) is considerably better than his 17.3° mark last season.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.
Jorge Soler is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.
Jorge Soler 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 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.
Ranking in the 79th percentile, Jorge Soler sits with a .334 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) since the start of last season.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Jorge Soler as Major League Baseball’s 17th-best home run hitter.
Over the last two weeks, Jorge Soler has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-hit balls: 16.9° compared to his seasonal mark of 8.8°.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tim Anderson as the 7th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when estimating his BABIP skill.
Extreme groundball bats like Tim Anderson usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Dylan Cease.
Tim Anderson has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 88.1-mph average to last season’s 85.9-mph mark.
Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.222) provides evidence that Tim Anderson has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .208 actual wOBA.
The Los Angeles Angels have been the 2nd-unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress the rest of the season,Los Angeles Angels batters collectively grade out 3rd- in the majors for power this year when judging by their 10.8% Barrel%.
Dylan Cease projects as the 14th-best pitcher in the majors right now when assessing his strikeout ability, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).
The Los Angeles Angels have 3 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Kyren Paris, Logan O’Hoppe, Matthew Lugo).
The #3 park in MLB for boosting strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 78th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.
Yoan Moncada is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.
The switch-hitting Yoan Moncada will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Dylan Cease.
Yoan Moncada has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 12% seasonal rate to 25% over the past 14 days.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.
Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jose Soriano today.
Jose Soriano’s fastball velocity has dropped 1.7 mph this year (96 mph) below where it was last year (97.7 mph).
Placing in the 14th percentile, Jose Soriano has posted a 1.7 K/BB rate this year.
Jose Soriano has gone to his four-seam fastball 6.5% less often this season (7.3%) than he did last season (13.8%).
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run talent.
Logan O’Hoppe hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.
Logan O’Hoppe has made sizeable strides with his Barrel%, bettering his 12% rate last year to 18.9% this year.
Logan O’Hoppe has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 95.2-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 91.3-mph average.
As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).
Logan O’Hoppe’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last year to this one, rising from 47.1% to 55.4%.
When assessing his home run skill, Kyren Paris ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
Kyren Paris has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.6-mph to 93.3-mph over the last two weeks.
Kyren Paris’s launch angle of late (47° in the past week’s worth of games) is a considerable increase over his 16.8° seasonal figure.
Kyren Paris has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .178 figure is quite a bit lower than his .205 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.
Negative Match Player Stats with Angels vs Padres Series Game 2
Petco Park grades out as the #25 field in MLB for right-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).
Built just 14 feet above sea level, Petco Park has one of the lowest elevations among all major league parks, which generally leads to less offense.
In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects the 2nd-best pitching conditions of the day.
Dylan Cease will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zach Neto today.
Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Zach Neto in today’s matchup.
Zach Neto has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 12.7% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the last week.
Zach Neto has shown weak plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 21st percentile with a 3.79 K/BB rate.
Petco Park grades out as the #26 field in the league for run-scoring, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).
When estimating his home run skill, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
Nolan Schanuel will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.
As it relates to his home runs, Nolan Schanuel has been very fortunate since the start of last season. His 12.0 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 8.4.
Nolan Schanuel has paced 10.6 homers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 20th percentile for power.
Petco Park ranks as the #25 stadium in baseball for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).
Dylan Cease will hold the platoon advantage over Taylor Ward in today’s game.
Taylor Ward has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.
Typically, bats like Taylor Ward who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Dylan Cease.
Batting from the same side that Dylan Cease throws from, Jorge Soler faces a tough challenge in today’s game.
Jorge Soler will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.
Jorge Soler’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 89.9-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 84.9-mph in the last 7 days.
Tim Anderson is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.
Dylan Cease will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tim Anderson today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tim Anderson in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Dylan Cease’s overall pitching ability ranks in the 91st percentile among all starting pitchers in the league right now.
It is scheduled that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Jeremie Rehak) behind the plate in this game.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Petco Park as the 3rd-worst stadium in baseball for batting average.
Dylan Cease will hold the platoon advantage over 7 opposing hitters today.
When starting against a righty hurler this year, Yoan Moncada has been pinch hit for 11% of the time.
Yoan Moncada pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.4% — 85th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.
Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Yoan Moncada in today’s matchup.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jose Soriano in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent.
The San Diego Padres have been the 6th-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse in future games,The San Diego Padres (17.9 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the least strikeout-prone batting order of all teams on the slate today.
Logan O’Hoppe is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.
Hitting from the same side that Dylan Cease throws from, Logan O’Hoppe will have a tough challenge today.
Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Logan O’Hoppe in today’s game.
Kyren Paris is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.
Batting from the same side that Dylan Cease throws from, Kyren Paris has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.
Kyren Paris will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.
Over the last week, Kyren Paris’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 17.2% down to 8.3%.
Kyren Paris’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).
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