Athletics vs Yankees match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 8th

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Athletics @ Yankees Series Game 2 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Athletics at New York Yankees
2025 WorldSeries Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 8th
Time : 08/04/26 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Athletics World Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke in the 95th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

In Major League Baseball, Yankee Stadium has the 7th-lowest average fence height.

When estimating his home run talent, Trent Grisham ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Trent Grisham is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Luis Severino throws from, Trent Grisham will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

The Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Trent Grisham stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Jose Caballero will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Nick Kurtz as MLB’s 9th-best home run hitter.

Nick Kurtz is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

Given Will Warren’s large platoon split, Nick Kurtz will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

By putting up a .572 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season, Nick Kurtz has performed in the 99th percentile.

Shea Langeliers projects as the 20th-best home run hitter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

Ranking in the 97th percentile for power, Shea Langeliers has hit 37.1 homers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

Ranking in the 86th percentile, Shea Langeliers sports a .277 batting average since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Giancarlo Stanton as baseball’s 5th-best home run batter.

Giancarlo Stanton is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.

Giancarlo Stanton will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Giancarlo Stanton has averaged 42.8 dingers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, checking in at the 98th percentile for power.

Power-wise, Max Muncy is positioned in the 83rd percentile, having averaged 24.3 homers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

By putting up a .317 Isolated Power (ISO) since the start of last season, Brent Rooker finds himself in the 85th percentile.

Tallying 96.1 adjusted pitches per game per started since the start of last season on average, Luis Severino places him the 93rd percentile.

It may be smart to expect worse numbers for the New York Yankees offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 2nd-luckiest offense in the majors since the start of last season.

Yankee Stadium projects as the #30 park in the majors for BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Among all stadiums, Yankee Stadium’s centerfield fences are the 5th-deepest.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jazz Chisholm Jr. will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Severino today.

The Athletics have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jazz Chisholm Jr. stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.7% — 93rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ben Rice ranks as the 16th-best hitter in MLB.

Ben Rice is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

Ben Rice will have the handedness advantage against Luis Severino in today’s game.

Ben Rice is likely to have an edge against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the Athletics only has 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

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

Because of Will Warren’s large platoon split, Lawrence Butler will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish today.

When it comes to his batting average talent, Jacob Wilson is projected as the 9th-best hitter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jacob Wilson is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Jacob Wilson has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Ranking in the 99th percentile, Jacob Wilson sits with a .306 batting average since the start of last season.

Batting from the opposite that Luis Severino throws from, Austin Wells will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Austin Wells will probably have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Athletics only has 1 same-handed RP.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Austin Wells will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Placing in the 82nd percentile, Austin Wells has notched a .309 Isolated Power rate (ISO) since the start of last season.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Grading out in the 95th percentile, Giancarlo Stanton sports a .371 BABIP since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

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

Tyler Soderstrom will have the handedness advantage against Will Warren today… and moreover, Warren has a large platoon split.

Tyler Soderstrom has notched a .460 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season, placing in the 78th percentile.

Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

Cody Bellinger will have the handedness advantage over Luis Severino in today’s matchup.

Cody Bellinger is apt to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Athletics has just 1 same-handed RP.

Cody Bellinger pulls many of his flyballs (34.9% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Cody Bellinger will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Grading out in the 87th percentile, Tyler Soderstrom has notched a .325 BABIP since the start of last season.

Aaron Judge projects as the best hitter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Aaron Judge is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Aaron Judge will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Aaron Judge has posted a .329 batting average since the start of last season, grading out in the 100th percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Trent Grisham ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Trent Grisham will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Ben Rice pulls many of his flyballs (38% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

Jeff McNeil will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Will Warren in today’s game… and even more favorably, Warren has a large platoon split.

Jeff McNeil pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

In notching a .501 Isolated Power (ISO) since the start of last season, Aaron Judge is positioned in the 100th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 93rd percentile when estimating his home run ability.

The Athletics have 3 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Nick Kurtz, Max Muncy, Denzel Clarke).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Austin Wells (the Yankees’s expected catcher in today’s game) grades out as a good pitch framer.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Will Warren will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Nick Kurtz ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

With a .358 BABIP since the start of last season, Nick Kurtz has performed in the 94th percentile.

Luis Severino has utilized his cut-fastball 9% more often this year (26.3%) than he did last season (17.3%).

Luis Severino’s 95.4-mph fastball velocity since the start of last season is in the 83rd percentile among all SPs.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 82nd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

The Athletics have done a favorable job as a team optimizing their launch angles on their hardest-contacted balls. Their 17.1° angle is among the highest in the game since the start of last season (#1 overall).

Negatives with the New York Yankees World Series Game 2 Game Today

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

The #4 park in the game for suppressing base hits to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

Yankee Stadium’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which often leads to less offense.

Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly linked with cold weather, and the weather report for this matchup calls for the 2nd-lowest temperature on the schedule today at 46°.

Given Will Warren’s large platoon split, Denzel Clarke will be at a gigantic disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in this game.

Yankee Stadium projects as the #27 park in the game for lefty BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Trent Grisham hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 92nd percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Posting a .260 BABIP since the start of last season, Trent Grisham is ranked in the 12th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Caballero in the 18th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Jose Caballero is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

Nick Kurtz has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nick Kurtz today.

Considering Will Warren’s large platoon split, Shea Langeliers will be at a huge disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in today’s game.

Shea Langeliers pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Giancarlo Stanton will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Giancarlo Stanton pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.3% — 78th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

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

Given Will Warren’s large platoon split, Max Muncy will be at a big disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish in today’s matchup.

Max Muncy pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.2% — 84th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

Because of Will Warren’s large platoon split, Brent Rooker will be at an enormous disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

Brent Rooker pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 77th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Brent Rooker in today’s game.

The New York Yankees projected offense projects as the 2nd-strongest on the slate in terms of overall hitting ability.

Carlos Torres projects as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be in charge of the strike zone today.

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

Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Luis Severino in today’s game.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

Lawrence Butler has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.4%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically diminishes 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 matchup.

Considering Will Warren’s large platoon split, Jacob Wilson will be at a tremendous disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

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 Austin Wells in the 8th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Austin Wells is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

Tyler Soderstrom has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

Tyler Soderstrom will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 15th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Luis Severino will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Aaron Judge in today’s game.

Aaron Judge hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 21st percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

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

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

Will Warren’s higher utilization percentage of his fastball this year (78.1 vs. 62.6% last season) is not ideal since they are typically much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Will Warren has had some very good luck with his strikeouts since the start of last season, putting up a 9.40 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.85 — a 0.55 K/9 discrepancy.

Luis Severino performed well in his previous outing and allowed 2 ER.

Luis Severino will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Caballero in today’s matchup.

Jose Caballero pulls many of his flyballs (37.6% — 93rd percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Luis Severino has compiled a 7.4% Swinging Strike rate since the start of last season, ranking in the 6th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 15th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

When it comes to his home run talent, Jacob Wilson ranks in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke in the 6th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

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