Braves vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Friday, May 9th

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Braves vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Friday, May 9th

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Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates

Todays Game is on Friday, May 9th
09/05/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

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The #9 park in the league for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.9-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters.

Adam Frazier will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryce Elder today.

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

The #5 field in MLB for boosting base hits to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.

Ke’Bryan Hayes will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Ke’Bryan Hayes has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 91.2-mph average to last season’s 88.7-mph average.

There has been a significant improvement in Ke’Bryan Hayes’s launch angle from last season’s 4.7° to 10.9° this year.

Ke’Bryan Hayes’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The #5 field in MLB for boosting base hits to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Bryan Reynolds ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Bryce Elder.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Bart in the 77th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Joey Bart is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Joey Bart has big-time power (77th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (27.4% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Bryce Elder struggles to strike batters out (21st percentile K%) — great news for Bart.

Joey Bart will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Andrew McCutchen is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Andrew McCutchen 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) ranks Oneil Cruz as the league’s 11th-best home run batter.

Oneil Cruz is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Bryce Elder throws from, Oneil Cruz will have an advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Oneil Cruz has big-time HR ability (98th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (29.6% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Bryce Elder is a pitch-to-contact type (11th percentile K%) — great news for Cruz.

The Pittsburgh Pirates (24.3% K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 5th-most strikeout-heavy team of batters on the slate.

Given that flyball batters are less effective against flyball pitchers, Bryce Elder (48.7% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this game with 2 FB hitters in the opposing club’s projected offense.

Bryce Elder’s slider usage has spiked by 7% from last season to this one (31.5% to 38.5%) .

It may be wise to expect positive regression for the Pittsburgh Pirates offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 4th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

PNC Park profiles as the #4 stadium in the game for batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Enmanuel Valdez is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Enmanuel Valdez will have the handedness advantage against Bryce Elder in today’s game.

Extreme flyball batters like Enmanuel Valdez tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Bryce Elder.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Enmanuel Valdez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adam Frazier in the 4th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Adam Frazier is projected to bat 7th in the batting order today.

PNC Park has the 6th-highest average fence height among all major league stadiums.

PNC Park has the 7th-most fair ground in Major League Baseball — generally bad for dingers.

This matchup is projected to have the 3rd-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adam Frazier in the 11th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

The Atlanta Braves outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-strongest out of all the teams in action today.

The #6 ballpark in baseball for suppressing home runs to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

Ke’Bryan Hayes is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

PNC Park ranks as the #25 stadium in the game for RHB home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Batting from the same side that Bryce Elder throws from, Ke’Bryan Hayes will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Bryan Reynolds has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

There has been a significant decline in Bryan Reynolds’s launch angle from last year’s 9.1° to 5.6° this year.

In notching a .271 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Bryan Reynolds is positioned in the 22nd percentile.

Tommy Pham is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Bryce Elder will hold the platoon advantage against Tommy Pham in today’s matchup.

Typically, bats like Tommy Pham who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Bryce Elder.

Bryce Elder will hold the platoon advantage over Joey Bart in today’s matchup.

Joey Bart pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.1% — 75th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Hitting the ball to all fields is a core skill for batting average that Joey Bart has struggled with since the start of last season, as evidenced by his ranking in the 25th percentile on THE BAT X’s Spray Score.

Batting from the same side that Bryce Elder throws from, Andrew McCutchen will be in a tough position in today’s game.

In today’s game, 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 34.1% rate (83rd percentile).

Andrew McCutchen’s launch angle this season (10.1°) is significantly lower than his 14.3° figure last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Bryce Elder in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his strikeout skill.

The #4 stadium in the majors for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Bryce Elder in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Enmanuel Valdez in the 9th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Enmanuel Valdez is an extreme flyball hitter and squares off against the strong outfield defense of Atlanta (#2-best of all teams today).

Enmanuel Valdez’s launch angle this year (15.2°) is considerably lower than his 18.9° figure last season.

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