Astros vs Rays match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, September 12th

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Astros @ Rays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, September 12th
Time : 12/09/26 18:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Houston Astros Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Ian Seymour in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall pitching skills.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Tropicana Field as the 3rd-worst field in the majors for walks.

,The Tropicana Field roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest -8° colder than the average outdoor game of the day — favorable for pitching.

,Among every team in action today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays.

,In his previous game started, Ian Seymour was in good form and conceded 1 ER.

,Peter Lambert has averaged 94.5 adjusted pitches per outing this year, grading out in the 90th percentile.

,The #6 ballpark in MLB for boosting strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Tropicana Field.

,Peter Lambert was in good form in his previous game started and posted 8 strikeouts.

,Peter Lambert’s high utilization rate of his secondary pitches (59.9% this year) ought to work in his favor since they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

,The Houston Astros outfield defense profiles as the 4th-strongest out of all the teams playing today.

,When it comes to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Ian Seymour in the 88th percentile among all starters in Major League Baseball.

,Grading out in the 94th percentile, Ian Seymour put up a 14.2% Swinging Strike% this year.

,Ian Seymour has notched a 27.3% Strikeout% this year, ranking in the 86th percentile.

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays Series Game 2 Game Today

Ian Seymour has averaged 14.4 outs per start this year, checking in at the 18th percentile.

,In the majors, Tropicana Field’s RF dimensions are the 4th-shallowest.

,Among all starting pitchers, Ian Seymour’s fastball velocity of 90.7 mph ranks in the 11th percentile this year.

,Out of all SPs, Ian Seymour’s fastball spin rate of 2167 rpm grades out in the 23rd percentile this year.

,Given the 0.82 discrepancy between Peter Lambert’s 8.83 K/9 and his 8.01 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in MLB this year as it relates to strikeouts and should see negative regression in the future.

,Given the 0.79 gap between Peter Lambert’s 3.67 ERA and his 4.46 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the game this year and figures to see negative regression the rest of the season.

,Peter Lambert has displayed bad control this year, compiling a 25th percentile BB% of 9.5%.

,In his previous start, Ian Seymour struggled when it came to striking hitters out and only managed to post 2 Ks.

,Ian Seymour has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 10.83 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.60 — a 1.23 K/9 discrepancy.

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