Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Oakland at Philadelphia Series Game 2 Matchup Today

Long-balls are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest among all major league stadiums.

This matchup is expected to have the 13th-most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

A consistent launch angle is a measure of good hitting, and Brett Harris has been very consistent with his in recent games, compiling a 37.2° launch angle standard deviation over the past 7 days.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.310) suggests that Brett Harris has had bad variance on his side this year with his .279 actual wOBA.

Lawrence Butler is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Citizens Bank Park as the 6th-best stadium in MLB for lefty home runs.

Lawrence Butler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Phillips in today’s game.

Lawrence Butler has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Bryce Harper projects as the 7th-best batter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bryce Harper is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Bryce Harper will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Spence in today’s matchup.

Bryce Harper has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

J.J. Bleday is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

J.J. Bleday will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Phillips in today’s matchup.

Nick Castellanos’s BABIP skill is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Citizens Bank Park profiles as the #6 venue in Major League Baseball for right-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Oakland Athletics outfield defense profiles as the 5th-worst out of every team playing today.

Johan Rojas will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

When assessing his batting average skill, Trea Turner is projected as the 14th-best hitter in baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Trea Turner is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Nick Castellanos will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

When estimating his home run skill, Zack Gelof ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Zack Gelof has big-time power (78th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (31.4% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Tyler Phillips has a pitch-to-contact profile (8th percentile K%) — great news for Gelof.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seth Brown in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Seth Brown will have the handedness advantage over Tyler Phillips today.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Brent Rooker ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Brent Rooker is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Brent Rooker pulls many of his flyballs (33.6% — 77th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball bats like Brent Rooker are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Tyler Phillips.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryson Stott in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Bryson Stott is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Bryson Stott will have the handedness advantage against Mitch Spence today.

Brent Rooker projects as the 9th-best home run batter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brent Rooker has a ton of pop (99th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (31.6% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Tyler Phillips has a pitch-to-contact profile (7th percentile K%) — great news for Rooker.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 83rd percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Miguel Andujar is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Miguel Andujar pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Miguel Andujar has put up a .292 batting average this year, ranking in the 90th percentile.

Max Schuemann has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 96-mph average in the past two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal average of 92.3-mph.

Max Schuemann’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls of late (24° over the past two weeks) is quite a bit better than his 13.8° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Bohm in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Alec Bohm is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

Lawrence Butler has made substantial strides with his Barrel% lately, improving his 10.3% seasonal rate to 25% over the last 14 days.

The Oakland Athletics have 6 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Max Schuemann, Zack Gelof, Lawrence Butler, Shea Langeliers, Brent Rooker, Seth Brown).

Tyler Phillips will have the handedness advantage against 6 opposing hitters in today’s game.

Tyler Phillips will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats in all categories.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof as the 20th-best batter in MLB when estimating his BABIP ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 97th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Shea Langeliers has a ton of pop (97th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (28.2% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Tyler Phillips has a pitch-to-contact profile (20th percentile K%) — great news for Langeliers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Bohm in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Garrett Stubbs will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Spence today.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Garrett Stubbs will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Brandon Marsh ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 5th-hottest temperature on the slate at 86°.

Hitting from the opposite that Mitch Spence throws from, Brandon Marsh will have an advantage today.

Brandon Marsh has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Mitch Spence’s high utilization rate of his secondary pitches (86.2% this year) figures to work in his favor consider they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Tyler Phillips in the 25th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent.

Among all major league parks, Citizens Bank Park’s LF fences are the 10th-shallowest.

Bryson Stott has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

When estimating his BABIP ability, Brandon Marsh is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Castellanos in the 81st percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Extreme groundball bats like J.J. Bleday tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Tyler Phillips.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trea Turner in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Johan Rojas’s true offensive ability to be a .276, indicating that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .026 deviation between that figure and his actual .250 wOBA.

The Philadelphia Phillies have been the 4th-luckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress in the future, Mitch Spence has been unlucky in regards to his ERA this year; his 4.29 mark is considerably higher than his 3.76 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

Zack Gelof has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 97-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal 89.8-mph figure.

Zack Gelof has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 96-mph average to last year’s 92.7-mph EV.

Max Schuemann is in the 98th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (23.4% rate this year).

Extreme groundball bats like Seth Brown usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Tyler Phillips.

Seth Brown has been unlucky this year, compiling a .250 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .312 — a .062 gap.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Kyle Schwarber as the majors’s 2nd-best home run hitter.

Kyle Schwarber is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

The Oakland Athletics outfield defense profiles as the 4th-worst out of every team playing today.

Shea Langeliers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Shea Langeliers’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 13.4% to 18.1%.

Shea Langeliers’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, increasing from 37.3% on the season to 58.3% in the last 7 days.

Kyle Schwarber projects as the 20th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Schwarber will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitch Spence today.

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Brett Harris is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Citizens Bank Park profiles as the #24 ballpark in the majors for RHB base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Citizens Bank Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the league, which generally leads to less offense.

Tyler Phillips will hold the platoon advantage over Brett Harris today.

Typically, hitters like Brett Harris who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Tyler Phillips.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Lawrence Butler in today’s game.

Lawrence Butler has posted a .268 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 13th percentile.

By putting up a .197 batting average this year, Lawrence Butler has performed in the 6th percentile.

Citizens Bank Park profiles as the #24 stadium in the majors for LHB base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Bryce Harper has had some very good luck with with his wOBA this year; his .401 rate is inflated compared to his .367 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 8th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

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

J.J. Bleday’s average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 89.2-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 83.1-mph over the past 7 days.

Nick Castellanos is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Mitch Spence will hold the platoon advantage against Nick Castellanos in today’s matchup.

Nick Castellanos’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 90.8-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 84.7-mph over the last week.

When it comes to his home run ability, Johan Rojas ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Johan Rojas is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Mitch Spence throws from, Johan Rojas will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Johan Rojas’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 86.3-mph mark last season has lowered to 84.3-mph.

Mitch Spence will hold the platoon advantage over Trea Turner in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.281) suggests that Trea Turner has been lucky this year with his .348 actual batting average.

Bryce Harper has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs this year; his 34.8 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is a good deal higher than his 23.1 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Zack Gelof is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Tyler Phillips will hold the platoon advantage over Zack Gelof in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Zack Gelof in today’s game.

In terms of his home runs, Zack Gelof has experienced some positive variance this year. His 20.4 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 14.7.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Brett Harris in today’s matchup.

Seth Brown has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (65% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Seth Brown in today’s matchup.

Seth Brown’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 94.8-mph EV last season has fallen off to 90.7-mph.

From last season to this one, Seth Brown’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 22.1% to 17.7%.

Tyler Phillips will have the handedness advantage over Brent Rooker in today’s game.

Brent Rooker will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Brent Rooker has been lucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .279 mark is inflated compared to his .239 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Bryson Stott’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 89.7-mph seasonal figure has decreased to 84.2-mph over the last two weeks.

Over the past week, Bryson Stott’s 26.7% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 44.7%.

Bryson Stott has paced 9.4 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year, placing in the 16th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Grading out in the 21st percentile for power, Bryson Stott has averaged 10.2 home runs per 600 plate appearances this year.

Hitting from the same side that Tyler Phillips throws from, Miguel Andujar has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Miguel Andujar in today’s matchup.

Over the past two weeks, Miguel Andujar’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 83.5 mph to 80.9 mph.

Max Schuemann is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Tyler Phillips will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Schuemann today.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Max Schuemann in today’s game.

When it comes to his batting average, Max Schuemann has been lucky this year. His .244 figure has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .217.

Lawrence Butler has recorded a .338 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, checking in at the 19th percentile.

Mitch Spence will hold the platoon advantage over Alec Bohm today.

Over the past 14 days, Alec Bohm’s 8.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.9%.

Alec Bohm has been lucky this year, putting up a .349 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .325 — a .024 disparity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Tyler Phillips in the 13th percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Tyler Phillips is projected to throw 76 pitches today by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 2nd-least on the slate.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Garrett Stubbs (the Phillies’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) profiles as a horrible pitch framer.

Given that flyball pitchers are least effective against groundball hitters, Tyler Phillips (48.6% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in this matchup with 3 GB hitters in Oakland’s projected offense.

Tyler Phillips will have the handedness advantage over Shea Langeliers today.

Shea Langeliers will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Shea Langeliers’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined of late; his 95.8-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 90.4-mph in the last two weeks.

In notching a .225 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Shea Langeliers grades out in the 20th percentile.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Garrett Stubbs ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Garrett Stubbs is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

In notching a .225 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season, Garrett Stubbs grades out in the 6th percentile for offensive skills.

Brandon Marsh is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today.

Brandon Marsh has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs this year; his 18.7 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is considerably higher than his 15.0 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 5.3°, Miguel Andujar has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-2.3°) in the last 14 days.

Projected catcher Shea Langeliers grades out as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Mitch Spence will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Mitch Spence’s 90.4-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 13th percentile among all SPs.

With a 0.2 disparity between Mitch Spence’s 7.46 K/9 and his 7.26 estimated true talent K/9 (via 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 in terms of strikeouts and figures to see negative regression the rest of the season.

The Oakland Athletics have been the 8th-luckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse in the future, Citizens Bank Park projects as the #24 stadium in the game for batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

By putting up a .267 BABIP this year, Bryson Stott grades out in the 25th percentile.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Trea Turner has had some very good luck this year. His .397 figure has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .341.

When assessing his home run ability, Bryson Stott ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

By putting up a .178 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Max Schuemann finds himself in the 24th percentile.

By putting up a 5.13 K/BB rate this year, Shea Langeliers has displayed bad plate discipline, checking in at the 7th percentile.

Garrett Stubbs has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 5.0 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is considerably higher than his 0.0 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Seth Brown in the 21st percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

From last year to this one, Kyle Schwarber’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 17.5% to 12.4%.

Over the past week, Kyle Schwarber’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 12.4%.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (23.8) provides evidence that Kyle Schwarber has experienced some positive variance this year with his 29.9 actual HR/600.

Brandon Marsh has been lucky this year, posting a .339 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .317 — a .022 deviation.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 17th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.334) may lead us to conclude that Kyle Schwarber has had some very good luck this year with his .360 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brent Rooker’s true offensive ability to be a .340, suggesting that he has had some very good luck this year given the .040 difference between that mark and his actual .380 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Johan Rojas in the 16th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.