Braves vs Athletics match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, July 9th

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Braves vs Athletics match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, July 9th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Atlanta Braves at Athletics
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, July 9th
09/07/25 22:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

Mitch Spence,’s fastball spin rate over his last 3 starts (2787 rpm) has been quite a bit higher than than his seasonal rate (2682 rpm).

It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Mitch Spence has used his off-speed and breaking pitches 5.3% more often this season (89.1%) than he did last year (83.8%).

Bryce Elder has utilized his slider 8.1% more often this year (39.6%) than he did last season (31.5%).

Negative Match Player Stats with Braves vs Athletics Series Game 2

Recording 81.4 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Mitch Spence checks in at the 23rd percentile.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the hottest weather on the slate at 91°.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.4-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

Mitch Spence’s 90-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 11th percentile out of all starters.

With a 0.19 difference between Mitch Spence’s 7.86 K/9 and his 7.67 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 league this year in terms of strikeouts and should perform worse in the future.

Among all SPs, Bryce Elder’s fastball velocity of 90.8 mph is in the 13th percentile this year.

Bryce Elder’s 2194-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 25th percentile out of all starters.

Given the 0.36 discrepancy between Bryce Elder’s 7.64 K/9 and his 7.29 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 baseball this year as it relates to strikeouts and ought to perform worse the rest of the season.

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