Blue Jays vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, August 19th

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Blue Jays vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, August 19th

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Blue Jays @ Pirates Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Toronto Blue Jays at Pittsburgh Pirates
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, August 19th
Time : 19/08/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Toronto Blue Jays Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Addison Barger in the 75th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Addison Barger is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

PNC Park profiles as the #4 ballpark in the league for lefty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-hottest weather on the slate today at 86°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Addison Barger in the 82nd percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Addison Barger will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller in today’s game.

Spencer Horwitz is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Max Scherzer throws from, Spencer Horwitz will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Spencer Horwitz will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Daulton Varsho is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Mitch Keller throws from, Daulton Varsho will have an edge in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects George Springer in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

George Springer is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

PNC Park profiles as the #4 stadium in the majors for right-handed BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Given that groundball pitchers struggle the most against flyball hitters, Max Scherzer (44.2% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in today’s game with 2 FB hitters in Pittsburgh’s projected lineup.

Max Scherzer will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Max Scherzer has experienced some positive variance in regards to his ERA this year; his 3.83 rate is significantly deflated relative to his 4.70 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Max Scherzer in the 90th percentile among all starting pitchers in the game.

Max Scherzer will have the handedness advantage against 7 opposing batters in this matchup.

Considering the 0.94 difference between Max Scherzer’s 8.67 K/9 and his 9.61 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the majors this year in terms of strikeouts and should see positive regression the rest of the season.

Andres Gimenez will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 81st percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Mitch Keller has averaged 92.3 adjusted pitches per GS this year, grading out in the 82nd percentile.

Mitch Keller will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his metrics across the board.

Mitch Keller has used his slider 9.3% more often this season (34.4%) than he did last year (25.1%).

Given the 0.88 gap between Mitch Keller’s 7.12 K/9 and his 7.99 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in the league this year when it comes to strikeouts and figures to perform better in future games.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Bryan Reynolds ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Max Scherzer.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Bryan Reynolds will hold that advantage today.

Bryan Reynolds’s BABIP talent is projected in the 95th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Tommy Pham is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 59% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Extreme flyball hitters like Tommy Pham tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Max Scherzer.

Tommy Pham will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Extreme flyball bats like Isiah Kiner-Falefa tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Max Scherzer.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Bo Bichette is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

When it comes to his batting average ability, Bo Bichette is projected as the 6th-best hitter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Kirk in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Alejandro Kirk ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 80th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Andrew McCutchen will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Nick Gonzales is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Nick Gonzales will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Lukes in the 90th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Nathan Lukes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller in today’s game.

Jared Triolo’s BABIP ability is projected in the 76th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jared Triolo will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Negatives with the Pittsburgh Pirates Game Today

PNC Park has the 7th-largest outfield in the league,— generally bad for home runs.

Among every team on the slate today, the 5th-strongest infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Addison Barger in today’s game.

The #1 stadium in the league for suppressing home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

PNC Park has the 6th-highest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.

Spencer Horwitz has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.9%) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The Toronto Blue Jays infield defense profiles as the 4th-best among every team today.

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

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 Daulton Varsho today.

PNC Park profiles as the #30 field in the league for righty home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Batting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, George Springer meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

George Springer will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Max Scherzer in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching abilities.

Nick Mahrley projects as a Pitchers Umpire and is scheduled to be calling pitches today.

Projected catcher Alejandro Kirk profiles as a good pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

PNC Park grades out as the #30 ballpark in the majors for home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The #7 venue in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 12th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Andres Gimenez has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (50% of the time), but he is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this game.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Andres Gimenez in today’s game.

The Toronto Blue Jays (18 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the least strikeout-heavy team of batters on the slate.

Mitch Keller’s fastball velocity has fallen 1.2 mph this season (93.3 mph) below where it was last year (94.5 mph).

Mitch Keller has compiled an 8.7% Swinging Strike rate this year, ranking in the 19th percentile.

Batting from the same side that Max Scherzer throws from, Tommy Pham will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his home run skill, Isiah Kiner-Falefa ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game.

Max Scherzer will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Isiah Kiner-Falefa in today’s matchup.

Batting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, Bo Bichette will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Bo Bichette will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Alejandro Kirk is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, Alejandro Kirk encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Alejandro Kirk in today’s matchup.

Max Scherzer will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew McCutchen in today’s matchup.

Today, Andrew McCutchen is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.5% rate (86th percentile).

Ernie Clement is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this game.

Mitch Keller will have the handedness advantage against Ernie Clement in today’s game.

Ernie Clement pulls many of his flyballs (33.1% — 76th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ernie Clement in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 12th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Max Scherzer will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Gonzales in today’s game.

Nathan Lukes is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Nathan Lukes has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nathan Lukes today.

When estimating his home run skill, Nathan Lukes ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jared Triolo is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

Hitting from the same side that Max Scherzer throws from, Jared Triolo will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

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