Astros vs Red Sox match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 2nd

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Astros vs Red Sox match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 2nd

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, August 2nd
02/08/25 16:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Astros vs Red Sox Series Game 2 Matchup Today

Fenway Park has the 2nd-highest fences in the majors.

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 8.5-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hurlers.

Colton Gordon has put up a .332 BABIP this year, indicating that he has been one of the unluckiest pitchers in MLB on balls in play with improved performance likely coming.

Colton Gordon’s 98th percentile Walk% (4.1% this year) demonstrates his good control skills.

Built just 16 feet above sea level, Fenway Park has one of the lowest elevations among all parks, which tends to lead to lower offensive output.

Walker Buehler has averaged 91.5 adjusted pitches per GS this year, grading out in the 75th percentile.

The Boston Red Sox infield defense projects as the 2nd-strongest among all the teams in action today.

It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Walker Buehler has used his secondary pitches 6.2% more often this season (60.9%) than he did last year (54.7%).

Placing in the 10th percentile, Walker Buehler has compiled a 1.83 K/BB rate this year.

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Compared to the average pitcher, Colton Gordon has been granted less leash than the average pitcher this year, recording an -7.7 fewer adjusted pitches each game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Fenway Park as the 2nd-best field in Major League Baseball for batting average.

The shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Fenway Park.

The Houston Astros infield defense profiles as the 4th-worst out of all the teams today.

Among all SPs, Colton Gordon’s fastball velocity of 90.6 mph ranks in the 16th percentile this year.

Fenway Park ranks as the #30 stadium in baseball for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Colton Gordon’s 2044-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 7th percentile out of all starters.

Colton Gordon has notched an 8.6% Swinging Strike percentage this year, placing in the 17th percentile.

Ranking in the 91st percentile, Colton Gordon has recorded a 4.46 K/BB rate this year.

Walker Buehler’s fastball velocity has dropped 1.6 mph this year (93.5 mph) below where it was last year (95.1 mph).

Walker Buehler has recorded a 5.87 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that deals with the aspects of pitching most within the pitcher’s control) this year, ranking in the 1st percentile.

Walker Buehler has recorded a 7.8% Swinging Strike rate this year, placing in the 9th percentile.

With a 0.85 difference between Walker Buehler’s 5.72 ERA and his 4.87 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the league this year and should perform better the rest of the season.

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