Braves @ Angels 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Positives for the Atlanta Braves World Game Today

Jorge Soler is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

The weather report expects the 4th-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Jorge Soler will hold the platoon advantage over Chris Sale in today’s game… and moreover, Sale has a huge platoon split.

Jorge Soler will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

Jorge Soler has been lifting the ball well of late, compiling a 33° launch angle in the past week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 7th-best field in the game for right-handed home runs.

Angel Stadium has the lowest fences among all parks.

Considering Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Oswald Peraza will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Oswald Peraza will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drake Baldwin in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Drake Baldwin is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 7th-best field in the majors for left-handed home runs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Olson in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Matt Olson is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Riley in the 94th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Austin Riley is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Jo Adell as Major League Baseball’s 19th-best home run batter.

Jo Adell is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

The switch-hitting Jeimer Candelario will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Chris Sale… and even better, Sale has a huge platoon split.

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

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Jeimer Candelario has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season. His .186 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .225.

Jeimer Candelario and his 22.2° launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls rank in 95th percentile, among the highest in the league since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Mike Trout as the majors’s 8th-best home run batter.

Mike Trout is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Mike Yastrzemski ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Mike Yastrzemski is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ronald Acuna Jr. ranks as the 7th-best batter in MLB.

Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Given Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Bryce Teodosio will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Bryce Teodosio will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Matt Olson will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Out of every team in action today, the 4th-worst infield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mike Trout ranks as the 15th-best batter in Major League Baseball.

Mike Trout will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chris Sale in today’s matchup… and even more favorably, Sale has a huge platoon split.

Mike Trout will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Considering Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Logan O’Hoppe will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Logan O’Hoppe will hold that advantage today.

Logan O’Hoppe has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .271 mark is quite a bit lower than his .323 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Logan O’Hoppe grades out in the 95th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (50% rate since the start of last season).

Batting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Dominic Smith will have the upper hand today.

Over the past week, Dominic Smith has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .448.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Austin Riley ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.353) implies that Austin Riley has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season with his .312 actual wOBA.

Ronald Acuna Jr. has shown some good exit velocity metrics of late, averaging 103.3-mph on his flyballs over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Michael Harris II will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Soriano today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drake Baldwin in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Recording 95.1 adjusted pitches per start since the start of last season on average, Jose Soriano checks in at the 91st percentile.

Angel Stadium grades out as the #6 ballpark in the game for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher metrics across the board, and Jose Soriano will hold that advantage today.

In his last GS, Jose Soriano was rolling and compiled 7 strikeouts.

Jose Soriano’s sinker utilization has decreased by 20.8% from last season to this one (49% to 28.2%) .

Extreme groundball batters like Ozzie Albies generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Zach Neto is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Chris Sale projects as the 10th-best starter in the game right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Compared to the average hurler, Chris Sale has been granted more leash than the average pitcher since the start of last season, throwing an extra 7.9 adjusted pitches each start.

Chris Sale was firing on all cylinders in his previous start and gave up 0 ER.

Chris Sale has notched a 2.83 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that is concerned with the aspects of pitching most within the pitcher’s control) since the start of last season, grading out in the 97th percentile.

Checking in at the 89th percentile, Chris Sale compiled a 13.2% Swinging Strike% since the start of last season.

Hitting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Mike Yastrzemski will have an edge today.

When it comes to his batting average, Oswald Peraza has had some very poor luck since the start of last season. His .173 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .193.

Extreme flyball hitters like Mike Yastrzemski tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 88th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Michael Harris II has made substantial strides with his Barrel%, bettering his 9.1% rate last season to 19.2% this season.

Yoan Moncada is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

Yoan Moncada will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Jose Soriano’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 91st percentile out of all SPs in the game right now.

Jose Soriano is an extreme groundball pitcher (57.8% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Angel Stadium — the #6 HR venue among all major league parks — in today’s game.

Jose Soriano was firing on all cylinders in his last start and gave up 0 ER.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Given Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Jo Adell will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

Jo Adell will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Ranking in the 99th percentile for Sprint Speed at 29.86 ft/sec since the start of last season, Bryce Teodosio is very fast.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Batting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Drake Baldwin will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Ozzie Albies has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well of late, posting a 25.1° angle on such balls over the last two weeks.

Ozzie Albies has shown good plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 82nd percentile with a 1.7 K/BB rate.

Yoan Moncada has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .221 BA is considerably lower than his .240 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Yoan Moncada’s 13.6% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) ranks in the 86th percentile since the start of last season.

Chris Sale projects as the 4th-best starting pitcher in the game currently when estimating his strikeout talent, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Los Angeles Angels (28.2% K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the most strikeout-prone batting order of all teams today.

Zach Neto will have the handedness advantage over Chris Sale today… and even better, Sale has a huge platoon split.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Zach Neto will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Dominic Smith has been hot of late, putting up a 96.3-mph average exit velocity over the last 7 days.

Over the past week, Dominic Smith’s swing has been well optimized for base hits, notching a 80% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

Negatives with the Los Angeles Angels World Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 14th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

In today’s matchup, Jorge Soler is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.6% rate (81st percentile).

Jorge Soler has been cold of late, compiling a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to study power) in the last 7 days.

Posting a lowly an 80.5-mph average exit velocity in the last week’s worth of games, Jorge Soler has been in a slump of late.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Jorge Soler ranks in the 17th percentile for offensive skills per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .290.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oswald Peraza in the 15th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Oswald Peraza is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game.

In the last week’s worth of games, Oswald Peraza has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 70.8-mph on his flyballs.

In the past 7 days, Oswald Peraza’s swing has not been well optimized for home runs, hitting a mere 0% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of 23° to 34°.

Oswald Peraza has done a weak job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 6.1° figure is among the lowest in baseball since the start of last season (15th percentile).

Drake Baldwin has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Drake Baldwin in today’s matchup.

Matt Olson has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Matt Olson will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.247) implies that Matt Olson has been very fortunate since the start of last season with his .275 actual batting average.

Jose Soriano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Austin Riley in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Austin Riley today.

Over the last 7 days, Austin Riley’s swing has not been well optimized for base hits, hitting a mere 25% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

Austin Riley has shown bad plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 13th percentile with a 4.47 K/BB rate.

Based on Statcast data, Jorge Soler grades out in the 3rd percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .199.

Checking in at the 22nd percentile, Jorge Soler sits with a .293 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

Jo Adell’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 97.3-mph EV last year has lowered to 90.5-mph.

Jo Adell has been cold in recent games, notching a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to assess power) in the last 14 days.

Jo Adell has displayed weak plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 11th percentile with a 4.6 K/BB rate.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Oswald Peraza ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeimer Candelario in the 7th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Jeimer Candelario has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (50% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Today, Jeimer Candelario is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37% rate (91st percentile).

By putting up a .142 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season , Jeimer Candelario grades out in the 3rd percentile.

29% of the time that Mike Yastrzemski has started against a northpaw since the start of last season, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

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

Putting up a 2.6° launch angle in the past week suggests that Mike Yastrzemski has been finding it challenging to lift the ball lately, which is a key component of hitting for power.

Grading out in the 21st percentile, the hardest ball Mike Yastrzemski has hit since the start of last season reached a maximum exit velocity of 109.3 mph — an advanced indication of underlying power skill.

Batting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, Ronald Acuna Jr. will be in a tough position today.

Ronald Acuna Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Bryce Teodosio ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Bryce Teodosio is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card today.

Ranked in the 8th percentile, Bryce Teodosio’s average exit velocity of 84.6 mph ranks among the lowest in the game since the start of last season.

Bryce Teodosio grades out in the 15th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (35.6% rate since the start of last season).

By putting up a .240 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Bryce Teodosio grades out in the 20th percentile.

When assessing his home run ability, Mauricio Dubon ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mauricio Dubon is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

Jose Soriano will have the handedness advantage over Mauricio Dubon in today’s matchup.

Mauricio Dubon will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Mauricio Dubon has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 11.2 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is a fair amount higher than his 1.8 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Logan O’Hoppe is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

Logan O’Hoppe pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.2% — 79th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

Logan O’Hoppe has been cold recently, notching a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) over the last two weeks.

Logan O’Hoppe has struggled to lift the ball recently, compiling a -4.7° launch angle in the past week’s worth of games.

Logan O’Hoppe has recorded a .269 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, ranking in the 6th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 14th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Mauricio Dubon has been very fortunate since the start of last season. His .291 rate has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .270.

Dominic Smith is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

14% of the time that Dominic Smith has started against a righty hurler since the start of last season, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

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 Dominic Smith in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.286) provides evidence that Dominic Smith has been very fortunate since the start of last season with his .336 actual wOBA.

Michael Harris II is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

Michael Harris II has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball hitters like Michael Harris II generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

Michael Harris II will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Michael Harris II’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, going from 13.8% to 7.7%.

The Atlanta Braves (20.2 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone group of hitters on the slate.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Logan O’Hoppe (the Angels’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

With 6 batters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Jose Soriano encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

Given that groundball pitchers struggle the most against flyball hitters, Jose Soriano (57.8% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in this matchup with 2 FB hitters in Atlanta’s projected lineup.

Ozzie Albies’s BABIP skill is projected in the 5th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ozzie Albies is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Ozzie Albies will bat from his worse side (0) today against Jose Soriano,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ozzie Albies today.

Ozzie Albies’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 90.3-mph mark last year has decreased to 87.4-mph.

Today, Zach Neto is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 38.3% rate (95th percentile).

In the last 7 days, Zach Neto has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to evaluate power).

Sporting a 4.03 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Zach Neto has demonstrated weak plate discipline, ranking in the 19th percentile.

The Los Angeles Angels have been the 4th-unluckiest offense in the game since the start of last season, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in future games,The #6 field in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

The Los Angeles Angels have 9 hitters in the projected lineup that will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chris Sale in today’s game, which is especially troublesome given his huge platoon split.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Matt Olson has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season. His .369 rate has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .349.

Mike Yastrzemski’s BABIP talent is projected in the 10th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mike Yastrzemski has not been honed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits lately, lifting balls between -4° and 26° just 28.6% of the time in the past week’s worth of games.

Bryce Teodosio and his 6.6° launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls rank in 17th percentile, among the lowest in the league since the start of last season.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Yoan Moncada will be at a big disadvantage against Chris Sale and his huge platoon split today.

In today’s game, Yoan Moncada is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.1% rate (88th percentile).

In the last 7 days, Yoan Moncada’s swing has not been well optimized for base hits, hitting a mere 12.5% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

Yoan Moncada has recorded a .226 batting average since the start of last season, placing in the 18th percentile.

The 4th-best projected lineup of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting ability is that of the Atlanta Braves.

When it comes to his home runs, Mike Trout has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season. His 28.1 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 25.0.

Ranking in the 15th percentile, Jo Adell sits with a .263 BABIP since the start of last season.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jeimer Candelario ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Bryce Teodosio has been very fortunate when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .197 mark is quite a bit higher than his .178 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Chris Sale in today’s game.

Chris Sale has utilized his slider 7.8% less often this year (39.5%) than he did last year (47.3%).

Ozzie Albies’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, going from 15.6% to 10.7%.

Checking in at the 85th percentile, Chris Sale has posted a 4.41 K/BB rate since the start of last season.

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