Athletics vs Dodgers match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, May 14th

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Athletics vs Dodgers match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, May 14th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Athletics at Los Angeles Dodgers
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, May 14th
14/05/25 22:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson as the 16th-best batter in the game when it comes to his batting average skill.

Jacob Wilson has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (62% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

The #7 park in baseball for boosting offensive stats to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Dodger Stadium.

The 9th-shallowest CF dimensions in the majors are found in Dodger Stadium.

In Major League Baseball, Dodger Stadium has the lowest average fence height.

Jacob Wilson has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 87.2-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal average of 85.1-mph.

Jacob Wilson has shown impressive plate discipline this year, ranking in the 91st percentile with a 1.27 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Dodger Stadium as the 4th-best park in Major League Baseball for RHB home runs.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto projects as the 18th-best starting pitcher in the game currently when it comes to his strikeout ability, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has averaged 97.5 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, placing in the 93rd percentile.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats across the board.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has relied on his change-up 5.3% more often this season (29.4%) than he did last year (24.1%).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Dodger Stadium as the 5th-best field in the game for home runs.

Dodger Stadium projects as the #4 field in Major League Baseball for left-handed home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Nicholas Kurtz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in today’s game.

Over the last week, Nicholas Kurtz’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 3.2% up to 14.3%.

Dodger Stadium grades out as the #7 ballpark in the league for overall LHB offense, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Nicholas Kurtz’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased lately, increasing from 54.8% on the season to 71.4% in the past week’s worth of games.

In the past 7 days, Nicholas Kurtz’s maximum exit velocity (a favorable proxy for recent form and raw power) has been 113.6-mph, which qualifies as one of the hardest-hit balls in Major League Baseball.

Because flyball batters are less effective against flyball pitchers, Gunnar Hoglund (35.8% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in today’s game with 4 FB hitters in the opposing club’s projected batting order.

In his previous game started, Gunnar Hoglund was in good form and compiled 7 strikeouts.

Gunnar Hoglund’s 2430-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 85th percentile among all starting pitchers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers projected offense projects as the strongest on the slate in terms of overall batting ability.

Shohei Ohtani projects as the 2nd-best hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shohei Ohtani is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

Shohei Ohtani will hold the platoon advantage over Gunnar Hoglund in today’s matchup.

The Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Shohei Ohtani stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

Max Muncy is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Gunnar Hoglund throws from, Max Muncy will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Max Muncy can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

The Athletics outfield defense profiles as the worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

Max Muncy is an extreme flyball batter and matches up with the weak outfield defense of Sacramento (#1-worst of all teams on the slate today).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mookie Betts in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Mookie Betts is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Mookie Betts hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Mookie Betts will hold that advantage today.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Will Smith ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Will Smith hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Will Smith will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Will Smith has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.4-mph to 93.8-mph over the past 14 days.

Batting from the opposite that Gunnar Hoglund throws from, Michael Conforto will have an advantage in today’s game.

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

When it comes to his home run talent, Michael Conforto ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Michael Conforto will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Brent Rooker as Major League Baseball’s 6th-best home run batter.

Brent Rooker is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

Brent Rooker hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Brent Rooker ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Extreme groundball bats like Brent Rooker tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Brent Rooker’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 42.1% to 47.9%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman as the 9th-best hitter in the league when assessing his batting average talent.

Freddie Freeman is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

Freddie Freeman will have the handedness advantage against Gunnar Hoglund in today’s game.

Freddie Freeman has a good chance to have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Athletics has just 1 same-handed RP.

Freddie Freeman projects as the 13th-best batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 91st percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Miguel Andujar has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 86.6-mph average to last year’s 84.1-mph EV.

Placing in the 96th percentile, Miguel Andujar has notched a .295 batting average since the start of last season.

Luis Urias hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 79th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Grading out in the 84th percentile, Luis Urias has notched a .333 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

Ranking in the 92nd percentile for power, Luis Urias has hit 28 home runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Andy Pages is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Andy Pages will hold that advantage today.

When estimating his home run skill, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Tyler Soderstrom will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in today’s game.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Tyler Soderstrom hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

Tyler Soderstrom’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, increasing from 41.6% to 50.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Shea Langeliers is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Shea Langeliers hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 91st percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

In the last 7 days, Shea Langeliers’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12.4% up to 18.8%.

Shea Langeliers has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.6-mph to 93.7-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

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

Batting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, JJ Bleday will have an edge today.

Hitters such as JJ Bleday with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Yoshinobu Yamamoto who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

JJ Bleday has made significant strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 3.8% seasonal rate to 9.1% in the past 7 days.

Posting a 1.74 K/BB rate this year, JJ Bleday has displayed favorable plate discipline, grading out in the 76th percentile.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, JJ Bleday ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 89th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Lawrence Butler will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Lawrence Butler hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 84th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

In the last week, Lawrence Butler’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.7% up to 20%.

Negative Match Player Stats with Athletics vs Dodgers Series Game 2

This contest is expected to have the 5th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jacob Wilson in today’s game.

Typically, batters like Jacob Wilson who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Jacob Wilson will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Jacob Wilson’s launch angle in recent games (2.2° in the past week) is significantly worse than his 7.6° seasonal figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Stu Scheurwater projects as a Hitters Umpire and is expected to be umping in today’s game.

Given that flyball hitters have a sizeable edge over groundball pitchers, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and his 49.6% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a tough position in this outing facing 2 opposing GB bats.

Out of all SPs, Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s fastball spin rate of 2203 rpm ranks in the 20th percentile this year.

With a 0.43 deviation between Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 10.60 K/9 and his 10.17 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 Major League Baseball this year in terms of strikeouts and ought to perform worse in future games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Yoshinobu Yamamoto as the 4th-best SP in Major League Baseball currently.

It may be best to expect weaker performance for the Athletics offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 10th-luckiest offense in baseball this year.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is an extreme groundball pitcher (49.6% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Dodger Stadium — the #5 HR venue in the league — in today’s game.

Nicholas Kurtz is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today.

Nicholas Kurtz has been pinch hit for 16% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nicholas Kurtz in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicholas Kurtz in the 17th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Gunnar Hoglund is projected to throw 84 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 5th-least of the day.

Gunnar Hoglund will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

It may be best to expect worse results for the Los Angeles Dodgers offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 9th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

In his previous GS, Gunnar Hoglund performed well and allowed 1 ER.

Shohei Ohtani has had some very good luck with with his wOBA this year; his .436 mark is a good deal higher than his .406 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 4th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Max Muncy pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Max Muncy are generally less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Gunnar Hoglund.

Max Muncy has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 8.5% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the last week.

Over the past 7 days, Max Muncy’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal mark of 92.5 mph to 82.3 mph.

Gunnar Hoglund will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mookie Betts in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball bats like Mookie Betts generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Gunnar Hoglund.

Mookie Betts’s launch angle this season (15.8°) is quite a bit lower than his 21.4° mark last year.

In terms of his home runs, Mookie Betts has experienced some positive variance this year. His 21.4 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 11.1.

Will Smith is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 69% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Batting from the same side that Gunnar Hoglund throws from, Will Smith encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Typically, bats like Will Smith who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Gunnar Hoglund.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Will Smith has been lucky this year. His .388 rate has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .354.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Conforto in the 20th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Michael Conforto is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Checking in at the 16th percentile, Michael Conforto sports a .219 batting average since the start of last season.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will hold the platoon advantage over Brent Rooker in today’s matchup.

Brent Rooker will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Brent Rooker’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined recently; his 97.4-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 83.1-mph over the past 7 days.

Brent Rooker has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs this year; his 33.1 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is quite a bit higher than his 23.8 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.319) may lead us to conclude that Brent Rooker has experienced some positive variance this year with his .345 actual wOBA.

Brent Rooker’s launch angle this season (14.8°) is quite a bit lower than his 18.4° figure last season.

Freddie Freeman has been lucky this year, putting up a .479 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .369 — a .110 discrepancy.

Miguel Andujar is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the same side that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Miguel Andujar faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Miguel Andujar will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Miguel Andujar’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 86.6-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 74.9-mph in the last week.

When estimating his home run ability, Miguel Andujar ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Urias in the 4th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Luis Urias is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

This year, Luis Urias has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 11% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Urias today.

Luis Urias will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Gunnar Hoglund throws from, Andy Pages will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Extreme groundball hitters like Andy Pages usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Gunnar Hoglund.

Andy Pages has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 6.7% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the last 7 days.

Andy Pages’s launch angle this season (16.6°) is significantly lower than his 20.6° angle last year.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Tyler Soderstrom today.

Tyler Soderstrom’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 98.2-mph average last season has fallen to 95.3-mph.

Tyler Soderstrom’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls in recent games (3.7° over the last 14 days) is quite a bit worse than his 9.5° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Tyler Soderstrom’s true offensive talent to be a .326, suggesting that he has been lucky this year given the .041 difference between that figure and his actual .367 wOBA.

Over the last 7 days, Tyler Soderstrom’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 95.3 mph to 87.3 mph.

Batting from the same side that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Shea Langeliers will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Shea Langeliers in today’s game.

Shea Langeliers’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased lately, going from 15.9% on the season to 6.3% over the past 7 days.

Checking in at the 11th percentile, Shea Langeliers has posted a .254 BABIP since the start of last season.

Shea Langeliers has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 32.6 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is quite a bit higher than his 28.3 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

JJ Bleday’s BABIP skill is projected in the 7th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

JJ Bleday is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 79% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

JJ Bleday pulls many of his flyballs (33.6% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for JJ Bleday in today’s matchup.

JJ Bleday’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (8.6°) is a significant dropoff from his 12.6° angle last year.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Lawrence Butler in today’s matchup.

Lawrence Butler has been lucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .234 figure is a good deal higher than his .213 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Lawrence Butler has notched a .285 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, placing in the 18th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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