Athletics vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, June 14th

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Athletics vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, June 14th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Athletics at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, June 14th
14/06/25 16:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

When estimating his BABIP skill, Denzel Clarke is projected as the 8th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate today at 86°.

Extreme flyball hitters like Denzel Clarke tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Michael Lorenzen.

Max Muncy is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

In Major League Baseball, Kauffman Stadium’s RF fences are the deepest.

Jacob Lopez is an extreme flyball pitcher (38.7% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the benefit of pitching in the #30 HR venue in MLB in this matchup.

Considering that groundball hitters face a disadvantage against groundball pitchers, Jacob Lopez (38.7% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in today’s game with 2 GB hitters in the opposition’s projected offense.

Jacob Lopez has been unlucky since the start of last season, compiling a 5.77 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.48 — a 1.29 difference.

Jacob Lopez has recorded a .364 BABIP this year, a sign that he has been one of the unluckiest pitchers in baseball on balls in play with improved performance likely coming.

Jacob Lopez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

As it relates to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jacob Lopez in the 79th percentile among all starters in the majors.

Jacob Lopez has put up a 24.6% strikeout rate since the start of last season, checking in at the 81st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson as the 8th-best batter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his batting average ability.

Jacob Wilson is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Extreme flyball batters like Jacob Wilson tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Michael Lorenzen.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicholas Kurtz in the 88th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Batting from the opposite that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Nicholas Kurtz will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Michael Lorenzen has averaged 92.3 adjusted pitches per GS this year, checking in at the 78th percentile.

The Athletics have 5 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Brent Rooker, Nicholas Kurtz, Willie MacIver, Denzel Clarke, Max Muncy).

Michael Lorenzen will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his metrics across the board.

In his previous game started, Michael Lorenzen was on point and posted 7 strikeouts.

Michael Lorenzen’s higher usage percentage of his secondary pitches this year (61.3% vs. 51.7% last season) should work in his favor considering they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

With a 4.88 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that deals with the things most within a pitcher’s control), Michael Lorenzen ranks in the 21st percentile.

As it relates to his home run ability, Salvador Perez ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Salvador Perez is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Jacob Lopez throws from, Salvador Perez will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Salvador Perez will hold that advantage today.

Batting from the opposite that Jacob Lopez throws from, Mark Canha will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Mark Canha will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 15th-best batter in the league.

Brent Rooker is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

Freddy Fermin will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jacob Lopez in today’s game.

Freddy Fermin will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 6th-best batter in the majors as it relates to his batting average ability.

Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Bobby Witt Jr. will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jacob Lopez today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 9th-best hitter in the game.

As it relates to his home run talent, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Tyler Soderstrom will have the handedness advantage over Michael Lorenzen in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Waters in the 91st percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Drew Waters will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Jacob Lopez throws from, Maikel Garcia will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Extreme flyball bats like Maikel Garcia generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Jacob Lopez.

Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

Vinnie Pasquantino will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When assessing his home run talent, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Lawrence Butler will have the handedness advantage against Michael Lorenzen in today’s game.

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

Negative Match Player Stats with Athletics vs Royals Series Game 2

Denzel Clarke is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-most fair ground in MLB — generally bad for home runs.

Michael Lorenzen will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Denzel Clarke in today’s matchup.

Denzel Clarke will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Denzel Clarke ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Max Muncy ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Michael Lorenzen will hold the platoon advantage against Max Muncy today.

Max Muncy will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Jacob Lopez is projected to throw 82 pitches in this outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 8th-least of all pitchers on the slate.

The #1 field in MLB for boosting walks, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

The Kansas City Royals have 7 hitters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage against Jacob Lopez in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-worst field in baseball for strikeouts.

Michael Lorenzen will have the handedness advantage over Jacob Wilson in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jacob Wilson today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 4th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Nicholas Kurtz is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Nicholas Kurtz has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 4th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nicholas Kurtz today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicholas Kurtz in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Considering that groundball batters hold a sizeable edge over flyball pitchers, Michael Lorenzen and his 35.1% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a difficult spot in this outing squaring off against 2 opposing GB batters.

With a 0.26 difference between Michael Lorenzen’s 7.73 K/9 and his 7.47 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 Major League Baseball this year as it relates to strikeouts and figures to see negative regression the rest of the season.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected batting order for the Athletics in today’s game holds an estimated true talent wOBA of .310, which is a fair amount worse than their actual wOBA of .321 this year.

Michael Lorenzen is an extreme flyball pitcher (35.1% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be aided by pitching in the #30 HR venue in MLB today.

In today’s game, Salvador Perez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.3% rate (95th percentile).

Extreme groundball bats like Salvador Perez usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Jacob Lopez.

Salvador Perez’s BABIP talent is projected in the 20th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mark Canha in the 20th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Mark Canha is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Michael Lorenzen will hold the platoon advantage against Brent Rooker today.

Today, Brent Rooker is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.2% rate (90th percentile).

Typically, hitters like Brent Rooker who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Michael Lorenzen.

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 Brent Rooker in today’s matchup.

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

Luis Urias is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Michael Lorenzen will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Urias in today’s matchup.

Luis Urias pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.6% — 96th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Luis Urias today.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Willie MacIver ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Willie MacIver is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the same side that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Willie MacIver will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

In today’s game, Willie MacIver is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.2% rate (80th percentile).

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Willie MacIver today.

Freddy Fermin is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Bobby Witt Jr. has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and will be challenged by the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Typically, bats like Bobby Witt Jr. who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Jacob Lopez.

Tyler Soderstrom hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 92nd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Tyler Soderstrom today.

Drew Waters is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Drew Waters will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side (0) today against Jacob Lopez,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Waters in the 22nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Maikel Garcia hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 93rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 4th-deepest CF fences today.

When assessing his home run ability, Maikel Garcia ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 11th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Hitting from the same side that Jacob Lopez throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino will be in a tough position today.

Today, Vinnie Pasquantino is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.2% rate (95th percentile).

Lawrence Butler has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 4th-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Lawrence Butler today.

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