Athletics @ Mets 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Positives for the Athletics World Game Today

When estimating his home run talent, Mark Vientos ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.6-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats.

Mark Vientos hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Mark Vientos will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

Mark Vientos has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs lately, angling balls between 23° and 34° 26.7% of the time over the past 7 days.

Lawrence Butler will have the handedness advantage over Clay Holmes in today’s game.

Lawrence Butler has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

In the past two weeks, Lawrence Butler’s maximum exit velocity (a good proxy for recent form and raw power) has been 110.8-mph, which qualifies as one of the hardest-hit balls in MLB.

Citi Field has the shallowest centerfield dimensions in the majors.

Hitting from the opposite that Clay Holmes throws from, Jeff McNeil will have an edge today.

Jeff McNeil has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .242 figure is deflated compared to his .260 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

By putting up a 1.14 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Jeff McNeil has demonstrated strong plate discipline, placing in the 97th percentile.

Brett Baty is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

Brett Baty will have the handedness advantage against J.T. Ginn in today’s game… and even better, Ginn has a large platoon split.

Brett Baty is apt to have an advantage against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Athletics has just 1 same-handed RP.

Brett Baty has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Because of J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, Carson Benge will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

The Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Carson Benge can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

The Athletics infield defense grades out as the 4th-weakest out of every team in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson as the 10th-best hitter in baseball as it relates to his batting average skill.

Jacob Wilson is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Jacob Wilson has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 87.6-mph average to last year’s 84.6-mph figure.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Tyler Soderstrom is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Tyler Soderstrom will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clay Holmes today.

Tyler Soderstrom hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s shallowest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Clay Holmes in the 78th percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent level.

Citi Field grades out as the #26 stadium in MLB for batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jorge Polanco ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jorge Polanco is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Jorge Polanco will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (J.T. Ginn) in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Shea Langeliers as baseball’s 20th-best home run hitter.

Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Shea Langeliers pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.8% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball batters like Shea Langeliers tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Clay Holmes.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Francisco Lindor ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Francisco Lindor is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette as the 5th-best hitter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his batting average skill.

Bo Bichette is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Shea Langeliers (the Athletics’s expected catcher today) grades out as a weak pitch framer.

Because flyball batters hold a big edge over groundball pitchers, J.T. Ginn and his 48.9% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a tough spot in today’s game matching up with 2 opposing GB batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 81st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Max Muncy pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.3% — 85th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 4th-shallowest LF fences today.

Over the last 14 days, Max Muncy’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 17.4% up to 17.4%.

Posting a 95.1-mph average exit velocity in the last two weeks’ worth of games, Max Muncy has been in great form of late.

Carson Benge will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 80th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Francisco Alvarez in the 90th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Francisco Alvarez will hold that advantage today.

Citi Field grades out as the #10 park in the majors for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

J.T. Ginn has notched a 12.1% Swinging Strike% since the start of last season, grading out in the 78th percentile.

Checking in at the 75th percentile, J.T. Ginn has recorded a 24.8% strikeout rate since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 84th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Luis Robert Jr. is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Marcus Semien pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.8% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball bats like Marcus Semien tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like J.T. Ginn.

Marcus Semien will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Carlos Cortes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clay Holmes today.

Carlos Cortes hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s shallowest CF fences today.

Utilizing Statcast data, Carlos Cortes ranks in the 96th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .293.

Nick Kurtz projects as the 9th-best home run hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nick Kurtz is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Clay Holmes throws from, Nick Kurtz will have an advantage in today’s game.

Nick Kurtz has big-time HR ability (99th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (31.6% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Clay Holmes has a pitch-to-contact profile (8th percentile K%) — great news for Kurtz.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Bo Bichette will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Posting a 1.53 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Jacob Wilson has demonstrated impressive plate discipline, checking in at the 88th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Kurtz in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Nick Kurtz has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 79th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Luis Robert Jr. will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Over the last 14 days, Francisco Alvarez’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 29.4% up to 29.4%.

Francisco Lindor will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Mark Vientos has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits recently, lifting balls between -4° and 26° 61.1% of the time in the last two weeks.

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher metrics across the board, and Clay Holmes will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Max Muncy has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs of late, striking balls between 23° and 34° 26.1% of the time in the last two weeks.

Negatives with the New York Mets World Game Today

Mark Vientos is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Built just 13 feet above sea level, Citi Field has one of the lowest elevations among all parks, which tends to lead to lower offensive output.

The weather forecast forecasts temperatures in this game to drop to the 3rd-lowest level on the schedule today at 56°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

Because of J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, Mark Vientos will be at an enormous disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish today.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Mark Vientos has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 86.3-mph on his flyballs.

Lawrence Butler is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

The #3 venue in the game for suppressing BABIP to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field.

The New York Mets infield defense grades out as the 4th-strongest out of every team playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 17th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Jeff McNeil is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

The #1 park in the majors for suppressing offensive stats to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field.

Typically, batters like Brett Baty who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as J.T. Ginn.

Brett Baty’s 6° launch angle (a reliable stat to evaluate a batter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the lowest in the majors: 4th percentile.

Brett Baty has exhibited poor plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 21st percentile with a 3.7 K/BB rate.

Carson Benge is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

Over the last 7 days, Carson Benge has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to evaluate power).

Citi Field profiles as the #30 park in the league for overall RHB offense, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Clay Holmes will have the handedness advantage against Jacob Wilson in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball bats like Jacob Wilson usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Clay Holmes.

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

Given that flyball hitters hold a notable advantage over groundball pitchers, Clay Holmes and his 55.9% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a difficult spot in this game being matched up with 2 opposing GB bats.

Clay Holmes has relied on his sinker 7.9% more often this year (48.3%) than he did last season (40.4%).

Clay Holmes has been lucky in regards to his ERA since the start of last season; his 3.38 mark is significantly deflated relative to his 4.16 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

Jorge Polanco has struggled with his Barrel%; his 10.1% rate last season has lowered to 3.7% this year.

Jorge Polanco’s average exit velocity has fallen off this season; his 90.7-mph average last year has fallen off to 87.3-mph.

Jorge Polanco’s launch angle this season (10.1°) is significantly worse than his 16.5° mark last year.

Batting from the same side that Clay Holmes throws from, Shea Langeliers will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Francisco Lindor will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side (0) today against J.T. Ginn… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Ginn’s large platoon split.

Francisco Lindor’s average exit velocity has declined this season; his 90.5-mph average last year has decreased to 88.4-mph.

The #3 park in the majors for suppressing BABIP to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field.

Considering J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, Bo Bichette will be at a huge disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish today.

Bo Bichette has struggled with his Barrel%; his 8.5% rate last season has dropped to 2.9% this season.

The New York Mets have been the 10th-luckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse in the future,Considering the 1.04 deviation between J.T. Ginn’s 5.08 ERA and his 4.04 estimated true talent ERA (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the game since the start of last season and should see positive regression in future games.

Max Muncy is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Clay Holmes throws from, Max Muncy has a tough challenge today.

Carson Benge has been cold lately, posting an 86.6-mph average exit velocity over the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 21st percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jeff McNeil in today’s game.

Francisco Alvarez is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

J.T. Ginn will hold the platoon advantage against Francisco Alvarez today… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Ginn’s large platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects J.T. Ginn to be limited in this matchup, projecting a maximum of 81 pitches.

Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for J.T. Ginn in today’s game.

Considering J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, Luis Robert Jr. will be at a colossal disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in this game.

Luis Robert Jr.’s launch angle this year (5.5°) is significantly worse than his 18.3° mark last season.

Marcus Semien is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

Considering J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, Marcus Semien will be at a gigantic disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

Carlos Cortes’s BABIP talent is projected in the 10th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Carlos Cortes is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

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

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in just the 13th percentile with a 8.8° launch angle, which is one of the most groundball-inducing angles in the game.

Bo Bichette’s launch angle this year (4°) is quite a bit lower than his 8.7° figure last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 3rd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Shea Langeliers will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

In the past week, Shea Langeliers has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to study power).

Nick Kurtz has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 40.8 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is considerably higher than his 30.1 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In the past two weeks, Luis Robert Jr. has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

In the past week’s worth of games, Francisco Lindor’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal average of 91.2 mph to 77.9 mph.

Francisco Alvarez has experienced some positive variance in regards to with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .353 rate is a good deal higher than his .317 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Lawrence Butler will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Notching a 1.9° launch angle over the past two weeks suggests that Lawrence Butler has been finding it challenging to lift the ball recently, which is a key component of hitting for power.

When estimating his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Clay Holmes in the 24th percentile among all SPs in the league.

Clay Holmes has recorded a 9% Swinging Strike percentage since the start of last season, grading out in the 22nd percentile.

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 Max Muncy today.

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