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Braves @ D-Backs 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Atlanta Braves at Arizona Diamondbacks
2025 World
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, April 2nd
Time : 02/04/26 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Atlanta Braves World Game Today

Ronald Acuna Jr. projects as the 7th-best batter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

The weather report projects the best hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Dominic Smith will hold the platoon advantage against Ryne Nelson today.

The Arizona Diamondbacks don’t have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Dominic Smith is assured to never face a bullpen mismatch the whole game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ketel Marte ranks as the 10th-best batter in the league.

Ketel Marte is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Out of every team today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Atlanta Braves.

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

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Michael Harris II ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Michael Harris II will hold the platoon advantage over Ryne Nelson in today’s game.

Michael Harris II is certain to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the whole game considering none of the available options for the Arizona Diamondbacks share his handedness.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corbin Carroll ranks as the 18th-best batter in Major League Baseball.

Corbin Carroll is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

Corbin Carroll will hold the platoon advantage over Reynaldo Lopez today.

Alek Thomas is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 80% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Alek Thomas will hold the platoon advantage over Reynaldo Lopez today.

Alek Thomas will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The 2nd-worst projected batting order on the slate in terms of overall batting skill belongs to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Playing on the road typically weakens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Reynaldo Lopez in today’s matchup.

Mike Yastrzemski is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

Mike Yastrzemski will have the handedness advantage against Ryne Nelson today.

Mike Yastrzemski is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the entire game since none of the available options for the Arizona Diamondbacks share his handedness.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Lawlar in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Jordan Lawlar will hold that advantage today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Carlos Santana will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Riley in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Austin Riley is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 81st percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Michael Harris II’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Geraldo Perdomo ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Geraldo Perdomo is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.

The switch-hitting Geraldo Perdomo will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Reynaldo Lopez.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Olson in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

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

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

Matt Olson is guaranteed to hold the advantage against every reliever all game since none of the available options for the Arizona Diamondbacks share his handedness.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drake Baldwin in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Drake Baldwin is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Drake Baldwin will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryne Nelson in today’s matchup.

The Arizona Diamondbacks don’t have any same-handed relievers in their bullpen, so Drake Baldwin is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the whole game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Gabriel Moreno is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Gabriel Moreno will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Geraldo Perdomo will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Corbin Carroll will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Drake Baldwin ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Arizona Diamondbacks World Game Today

Ryne Nelson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ronald Acuna Jr. today.

In today’s matchup, Ronald Acuna Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.9% rate (92nd percentile).

Out of all the teams playing today, the best infield defense is that of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ronald Acuna Jr. in today’s game.

Dominic Smith is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

Dominic Smith hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 94th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 3rd-deepest CF fences today.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Dominic Smith today.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Ketel Marte will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side against Reynaldo Lopez in this game.

Ketel Marte pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.3% — 92nd percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

When it comes to his home run skill, Mauricio Dubon ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mauricio Dubon is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

Ryne Nelson will hold the platoon advantage over Mauricio Dubon today.

Mauricio Dubon has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 3rd-deepest RF fences today.

Michael Harris II is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

Michael Harris II hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 84th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Michael Harris II will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

In today’s matchup, Corbin Carroll is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35% rate (83rd percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 11th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Today, Mike Yastrzemski is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.4% rate (89th percentile).

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

Jordan Lawlar is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

Reynaldo Lopez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Lawlar in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Santana in the 0th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Carlos Santana is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Carlos Santana will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side against Reynaldo Lopez in today’s matchup.

Carlos Santana pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.6% — 99th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Ryne Nelson will have the handedness advantage over Austin Riley in today’s matchup.

Austin Riley hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (37.9% — 76th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Austin Riley will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Ozzie Albies is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Ozzie Albies will bat from his bad side against Ryne Nelson in this game.

Ozzie Albies pulls many of his flyballs (41.1% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences today.

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

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

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Reynaldo Lopez is projected to throw 85 pitches in this matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the least on the slate.

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

Drake Baldwin will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Reynaldo Lopez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gabriel Moreno in today’s game.

Gabriel Moreno has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 3rd-deepest RF fences today.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Mauricio Dubon in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 19th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

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