Athletics vs White Sox match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 16th

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Athletics vs White Sox match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 16th

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World Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Athletics at Chicago White Sox
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 16th
16/04/25 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

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The #3 field in baseball for boosting offensive stats to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

HRs are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in Major League Baseball.

Max Muncy has hit one of the hardest balls in Major League Baseball in the last week’s worth of games — 112.6-mph — which is a favorable proxy for recent form and raw power.

A consistent launch angle is a proxy for good hitting, and Max Muncy has been very consistent with his in recent games, notching a 33.6° launch angle standard deviation in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best park in the game for RHB home runs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 8th-best stadium in the league for right-handed batting average.

The Chicago White Sox have been the 4th-unluckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in the future,Shea Langeliers, the Athletics’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, grades out as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The #7 field in the game for boosting home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Among all stadiums, Guaranteed Rate Field’s left field dimensions are the shallowest.

Osvaldo Bido is an extreme flyball pitcher (39.3% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is stuck pitching in the #7 HR venue in Major League Baseball in this matchup.

Extreme flyball batters like Chase Meidroth usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Osvaldo Bido.

The Athletics outfield defense profiles as the weakest out of all the teams in action today.

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

Chase Meidroth’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

With 6 bats who bat from the same side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Jonathan Cannon figures to benefit from owning the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher metrics across the board, and Jonathan Cannon will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson as the 12th-best batter in the game as it relates to his batting average talent.

Using Statcast data, Jacob Wilson grades out in the 98th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .302.

Sporting a 1.51 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Jacob Wilson has demonstrated impressive plate discipline, placing in the 92nd percentile.

Brent Rooker projects as the 6th-best home run batter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brent Rooker is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Brent Rooker has big-time HR ability (99th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (29.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Jonathan Cannon doesn’t generate many whiffs (15th percentile K%) — great news for Rooker.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Brent Rooker has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 100.6-mph average to last year’s 96.7-mph average.

When assessing his home run skill, Luis Robert Jr. ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Robert Jr. is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Luis Robert Jr. will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Gio Urshela has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

Gio Urshela has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 89.9-mph average to last season’s 86.4-mph average.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.269) implies that Gio Urshela has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .244 actual batting average.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.289) may lead us to conclude that Gio Urshela has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .275 actual wOBA.

Gio Urshela’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to 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 skill.

Ranking in the 95th percentile, Miguel Andujar sports a .291 batting average since the start of last season.

Joshua Palacios is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #5 ballpark in the league for lefty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Joshua Palacios will hold the platoon advantage against Osvaldo Bido in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 3rd-best park in MLB for boosting offensive stats to LHB.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 8th-best venue in the game for left-handed batting average.

Nick Maton is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Nick Maton will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

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

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Andrew Vaughn will hold that advantage today.

Miguel Vargas is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Miguel Vargas will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Miguel Vargas has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 91.4-mph average to last year’s 86.2-mph mark.

When estimating his home run ability, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Tyler Soderstrom is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

Tyler Soderstrom will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jonathan Cannon in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

When it comes to his home run skill, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

Shea Langeliers pulls many of his flyballs (37.5% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Shea Langeliers’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 39.1% to 48.8%.

Checking in at the 97th percentile for power, Shea Langeliers has averaged 35.6 long-balls per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

J.J. Bleday is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

J.J. Bleday will hold the platoon advantage against Jonathan Cannon in today’s game.

J.J. Bleday has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 97.5-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 89-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 86th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

Lawrence Butler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jonathan Cannon today.

Lawrence Butler has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 13th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Max Muncy is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly connected with cold weather, and the weather forecast for this game calls for the lowest temperature on the slate today at 41°.

The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 10.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for mound aces.

Jonathan Cannon will have the handedness advantage over Max Muncy in today’s matchup.

The Chicago White Sox projected offense grades out as the 4th-weakest of the day in terms of overall batting skill.

It is likely that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (John Tumpane) behind the plate today.

With 6 bats who share the same handedness in the opposing team’s projected offense, Osvaldo Bido ought to benefit from having the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this outing.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the worst stadium in MLB for strikeouts.

Osvaldo Bido will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Osvaldo Bido’s 93.1-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a sizeable 1.7-mph fall off from last year’s 94.8-mph mark.

With a 0.56 difference between Osvaldo Bido’s 8.84 K/9 and his 8.28 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 the game since the start of last season in terms of strikeouts and should see negative regression going forward.

When it comes to his home run skill, Chase Meidroth ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Chase Meidroth is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

Osvaldo Bido will have the handedness advantage against Chase Meidroth today.

When assessing his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jonathan Cannon in the 15th percentile among all SPs in baseball.

Projected catcher Matt Thaiss grades out as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Jonathan Cannon has recorded a 9% Swinging Strike% since the start of last season, grading out in the 19th percentile.

Jonathan Cannon has posted an 18.1% strikeout rate since the start of last season, checking in at the 15th percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Jonathan Cannon’s overall pitching talent ranks in the 23rd percentile among all starters in MLB right now.

With a 4.85 FIP since the start of last season (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that concentrates on the things a pitcher can most influence), Jonathan Cannon falls in the 11th percentile.

Jacob Wilson is penciled in 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Jonathan Cannon will have the handedness advantage over Jacob Wilson in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 4th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Hitting from the same side that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Brent Rooker will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

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

Brent Rooker’s launch angle this season (11.7°) is considerably lower than his 18.4° angle last year.

Osvaldo Bido will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Robert Jr. in today’s game.

There has been a decrease in Luis Robert Jr.’s average exit velocity this year, from 90 mph last year to 86.8 mph now,Using Statcast metrics, Luis Robert Jr. grades out in the 22nd percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .288.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gio Urshela in the 14th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Gio Urshela is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the same side that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Gio Urshela faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

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

Miguel Andujar is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Jonathan Cannon will hold the platoon advantage against Miguel Andujar in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Miguel Andujar in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 17th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Maton in the 5th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Extreme groundball bats like Nick Maton tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Osvaldo Bido.

Over the last 7 days, Nick Maton’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10% down to 0%.

Over the last week, Nick Maton’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 90.9 mph to 77.4 mph.

Osvaldo Bido will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Vaughn today.

There has been a significant decline in Andrew Vaughn’s launch angle from last year’s 16.5° to 13.4° this season.

With a 3.54 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Andrew Vaughn has displayed bad plate discipline, checking in at the 24th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 21st percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Hitting from the same side that Osvaldo Bido throws from, Miguel Vargas will be in a tough position today.

Typically, hitters like Miguel Vargas who hit a lot of flyballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Osvaldo Bido.

Over the last two weeks, Miguel Vargas has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

Tyler Soderstrom will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

In terms of his home runs, Tyler Soderstrom has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season. His 32.1 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 28.1.

Jonathan Cannon will hold the platoon advantage over Shea Langeliers in today’s game.

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

Shea Langeliers has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 12.8% rate last season has fallen off to 7% this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 7th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

J.J. Bleday will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

J.J. Bleday has struggled with his Barrel%; his 8.3% rate last season has dropped to 2.4% this year.

J.J. Bleday’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last year to this one, falling from 18.6% to 11.9%.

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

Compared to his seasonal figure of 10.7°, Lawrence Butler has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (5°) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Lawrence Butler’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (5.3°) is significantly worse than his 10.1° mark last season.

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