Athletics vs Braves match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 2 Tuesday, March 31st

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Athletics @ Braves Series Game 2 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Athletics at Atlanta Braves
2025 WorldSeries Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, March 31st
Time : 31/03/26 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Athletics World Series Game 2 Game Today

Truist Park profiles as the #9 venue in the league for lefty base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The 4th-shallowest CF fences among all major league parks are found in Truist Park.

Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest altitude in MLB, which often leads to better offense.

The Athletics infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Ozzie Albies will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Batting from the opposite that Aaron Civale throws from, Michael Harris II will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

The Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Michael Harris II stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ronald Acuna Jr. ranks as the 6th-best batter in MLB.

Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.

Truist Park ranks as the #9 field in the game for righty BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Ronald Acuna Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 93rd percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 5th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

When assessing his home run ability, Austin Riley ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Austin Riley is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Austin Riley hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (37.9% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 5th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Brent Rooker is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Brent Rooker will have the handedness advantage over Jose Suarez in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Olson in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Matt Olson is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Aaron Civale throws from, Matt Olson will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Mauricio Dubon will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Truist Park profiles as the #10 venue in the majors for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Because of his reverse platoon split, Aaron Civale will be in a good position going up against 6 batters in the projected lineup who hit from the other side in today’s matchup.

Out of all SPs, Aaron Civale’s fastball spin rate of 2436 rpm grades out in the 83rd percentile since the start of last season.

Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Aaron Civale must realize this, because he has relied on his non-fastballs a lot since the start of last season: 65.6% of the time, checking in at the 96th percentile.

Max Muncy’s BABIP talent is projected in the 75th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Max Muncy will hold the platoon advantage against Jose Suarez in today’s matchup.

The Atlanta Braves outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-weakest among every team today.

When it comes to his BABIP ability, Denzel Clarke is projected as the 17th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Jose Suarez throws from, Denzel Clarke will have an edge in today’s game.

Denzel Clarke hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Michael Harris II ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Michael Harris II will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Mike Yastrzemski is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Mike Yastrzemski will hold the platoon advantage over Aaron Civale in today’s matchup.

The Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Matt Olson has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

Austin Riley will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson as the 7th-best batter in the league as it relates to his batting average skill.

Jacob Wilson is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Jose Suarez throws from, Jacob Wilson will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Jose Suarez throws from, Shea Langeliers will have an advantage today.

Nick Kurtz projects as the 16th-best batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nick Kurtz is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drake Baldwin in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Drake Baldwin is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Drake Baldwin will have the handedness advantage against Aaron Civale today.

Drake Baldwin may have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Athletics has just 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drake Baldwin in the 85th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Hitting from the opposite that Aaron Civale throws from, Dominic Smith will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

The Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Dominic Smith has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Dominic Smith hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest CF fences today.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Austin Riley ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Dominic Smith will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

When assessing his home run skill, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nick Kurtz projects as the 7th-best home run hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The Athletics have 5 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Max Muncy, Tyler Soderstrom, Denzel Clarke, Nick Kurtz, Austin Wynns).

Jose Suarez will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his metrics in all categories.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Ronald Acuna Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Negatives with the Atlanta Braves World Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ozzie Albies in the 6th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Ozzie Albies is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game.

The switch-hitting Ozzie Albies will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Aaron Civale,Michael Harris II is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

In today’s game, Michael Harris II is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.3% rate (82nd percentile).

Batting from the same side that Aaron Civale throws from, Ronald Acuna Jr. meets a tough challenge today.

Aaron Civale will hold the platoon advantage over Austin Riley in today’s game.

Today, Brent Rooker is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.1% rate (78th percentile).

Brent Rooker will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Matt Olson has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.2%) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 20th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Mauricio Dubon is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

Truist Park has the 3rd-deepest left field fences among all major league stadiums.

Hitting from the same side that Aaron Civale throws from, Mauricio Dubon encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Aaron Civale to have a pitch count in this matchup, projecting a maximum of 83 pitches.

Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 4th-least strikeout-prone lineup on the slate today is the Atlanta Braves with a 20.3% underlying K%.

Mark Ripperger projects as a Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be umping in this game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Shea Langeliers (the Athletics’s expected catcher in today’s game) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

Max Muncy is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Max Muncy in today’s matchup.

Denzel Clarke is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this game.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Denzel Clarke in today’s game.

Truist Park projects as the #21 field in MLB for LHB home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 11th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Truist Park ranks as the #21 ballpark in MLB for righty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When assessing his home run ability, Mauricio Dubon ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jacob Wilson in today’s game.

Shea Langeliers pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.7% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Shea Langeliers will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Hitting from the same side that Jose Suarez throws from, Nick Kurtz encounters a tough challenge today.

Nick Kurtz has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nick Kurtz in today’s game.

Drake Baldwin has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest LF fences today.

Jose Suarez will hold the platoon advantage over Tyler Soderstrom in today’s matchup.

Tyler Soderstrom has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Tyler Soderstrom in today’s game.

Dominic Smith is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

When estimating his home run talent, Jacob Wilson ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Jose Suarez is projected to throw 79 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 9th-least of all pitchers on the slate.

The Athletics have 6 hitters in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Suarez in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke in the 19th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

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