Braves vs Phillies match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, April 18th

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Braves @ Phillies Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, April 18th
Time : 18/04/26 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Atlanta Braves Series Game 2 Game Today

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Austin Riley ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Austin Riley is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

,Homers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest among all major league stadiums.

,Batting from the opposite that Cristopher Sanchez throws from, Austin Riley will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Jorge Mateo will have the handedness advantage over Cristopher Sanchez in today’s game.

,The 5th-best projected batting order of the day in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the Philadelphia Phillies.

,It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (James Hoye) behind the plate in this game.

,The 9th-shallowest LF fences among all parks are found in Citizens Bank Park.

,As a result of his huge platoon split, Chris Sale will have a tough challenge squaring off against 6 hitters in the projected lineup who bat from the other side in this game.

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

,Ronald Acuna Jr. projects as the 6th-best hitter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

,Ronald Acuna Jr. will have the handedness advantage against Cristopher Sanchez in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Bohm in the 77th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Alec Bohm will have the handedness advantage against Chris Sale in today’s matchup… and even better, Sale has a huge platoon split.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edmundo Sosa in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Edmundo Sosa is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Given Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Edmundo Sosa will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

,Edmundo Sosa will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Trea Turner ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Trea Turner is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

,Trea Turner will have the handedness advantage over Chris Sale in today’s game… and even better, Sale has a huge platoon split.

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

,Kyle Schwarber projects as the 4th-best home run hitter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kyle Schwarber is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

,Kyle Schwarber will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Bohm in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.T. Realmuto in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Because of Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, J.T. Realmuto will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and J.T. Realmuto will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Matt Olson ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Matt Olson is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Matt Olson has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball bats like Mike Yastrzemski tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Cristopher Sanchez.

,Mauricio Dubon will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cristopher Sanchez today.

,As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Jonah Heim will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Cristopher Sanchez in today’s matchup.

,Ozzie Albies is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 63% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,The switch-hitting Ozzie Albies will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Cristopher Sanchez.

,Ozzie Albies pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.7% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Extreme groundball batters like Ozzie Albies generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Cristopher Sanchez.

,When estimating his strikeout ability, Chris Sale projects as the 14th-best starting pitcher in the game currently, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Chris Sale has been granted more leash than the typical pitcher since the start of last season, tallying 7.8 more adjusted pitches-per-start than league average.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Citizens Bank Park as the 8th-best field in the majors for strikeouts.

,Chris Sale has compiled a 13.1% Swinging Strike% since the start of last season, checking in at the 89th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Kyle Schwarber projects as the 13th-best hitter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, J.T. Realmuto ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Cristopher Sanchez in the 89th percentile when it comes to his strikeout talent.

,Cristopher Sanchez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his metrics in all categories.

,Placing in the 96th percentile, Cristopher Sanchez put up a 13.9% Swinging Strike percentage since the start of last season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Crawford as the 5th-best hitter in the majors as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Justin Crawford has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Justin Crawford will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bryce Harper ranks as the 11th-best hitter in the game.

,Bryce Harper is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Bryce Harper has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Bryce Harper will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Kemp in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Otto Kemp will have the handedness advantage over Chris Sale in today’s matchup… and even more favorably, Sale has a huge platoon split.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Otto Kemp will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 88th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Adolis Garcia has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (67% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Adolis Garcia will hold the platoon advantage over Chris Sale in today’s matchup… and moreover, Sale has a huge platoon split.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Adolis Garcia will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trea Turner as the 11th-best batter in baseball when estimating his batting average skill.

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

,Drake Baldwin is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Generating 18.7 outs per outing since the start of last season on average, Cristopher Sanchez places in the 99th percentile.

Negatives with the Philadelphia Phillies Series Game 2 Game Today

Citizens Bank Park profiles as the #23 ballpark in baseball for overall righty offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Built just 19 feet above sea level, Citizens Bank Park has one of the lowest elevations among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to worse offense.

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Austin Riley in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jorge Mateo ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jorge Mateo is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Jorge Mateo will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Chris Sale in the 92nd percentile when assessing his overall pitching skills.

,Chris Sale has compiled a 3.05 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that concentrates on the aspects of pitching most within the pitcher’s control) since the start of last season, checking in at the 95th percentile.

,Ranking in the 96th percentile, Chris Sale has compiled a 6.24 K/BB rate since the start of last season.

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ronald Acuna Jr. in today’s matchup.

,Alec Bohm is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 69% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Citizens Bank Park as the 6th-worst field in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters.

,Because of Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Kyle Schwarber will be at a massive disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in this game.

,The #8 park in the majors for suppressing batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citizens Bank Park.

,J.T. Realmuto is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Cristopher Sanchez throws from, Matt Olson will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Matt Olson will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 12th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Mike Yastrzemski is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 80% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Hitting from the same side that Cristopher Sanchez throws from, Mike Yastrzemski will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 13th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Mauricio Dubon is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

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

,Jonah Heim is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Jonah Heim will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ozzie Albies in the 6th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

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

,Chris Sale has used his slider 5.9% less often this year (41.4%) than he did last season (47.3%).

,Mike Yastrzemski will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Citizens Bank Park as the 8th-worst field in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 1st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), J.T. Realmuto (the Phillies’s expected catcher today) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

,The Atlanta Braves have 6 hitters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage over Cristopher Sanchez today.

,Given that flyball hitters have a notable advantage over groundball pitchers, Cristopher Sanchez and his 55.3% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a troublesome spot in today’s game going up against 2 opposing GB batters.

,Cristopher Sanchez’s change-up rate has fallen by 5.1% from last year to this one (37.4% to 32.3%) .

,Justin Crawford is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

,Given Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Justin Crawford will be at a colossal disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Because of Chris Sale’s huge platoon split, Bryce Harper will be at a colossal disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Cristopher Sanchez as the 3rd-best pitcher in MLB right now.

,The underlying talent of the Atlanta Braves projected batting order today (.320 projected wOBA per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be significantly weaker than their .342 wOBA this year.

,With a 2.55 FIP since the start of last season (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that focuses on the variables most within a pitcher’s control), Cristopher Sanchez ranks in the 99th percentile.

,When assessing his home run skill, Justin Crawford ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Otto Kemp is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Cristopher Sanchez throws from, Drake Baldwin will have a disadvantage today.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Drake Baldwin in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 17th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

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