Brewers vs Athletics match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, June 9th

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Brewers @ Athletics Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Milwaukee Brewers at Athletics
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, June 9th
Time : 09/06/26 22:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Milwaukee Brewers Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 89th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Built 3009 feet above sea level, Las Vegas Ballpark has the 2nd-highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.

,A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is forecasted to have the hottest temperature of all games today at 93°.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.3-mph in this match-up, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.

,Andrew Vaughn has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.5-mph to 94-mph in the past 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Brice Turang is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Shea Langeliers projects as the 14th-best home run batter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

,The #2 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Las Vegas Ballpark.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jake Bauers ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jake Bauers is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the most strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate today is the Athletics with a 28.7% underlying K%.

,Because groundball pitchers hold a significant advantage over groundball hitters, Robert Gasser and his 36.1% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a good position in this game facing 2 opposing GB hitters.

,Considering J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, Sal Frelick will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Brent Rooker projects as the 16th-best home run batter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Given Robert Gasser’s large platoon split, Alika Williams will have a colossal advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Christian Yelich ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Christian Yelich is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

,When estimating his home run ability, Colby Thomas ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Colby Thomas is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

,Jackson Chourio is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,As it relates to his BABIP talent, Garrett Mitchell is projected as the 6th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Given J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, Garrett Mitchell will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

,Using Statcast data, Garrett Mitchell grades out in the 75th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .328.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Bolte as the best batter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Luis Rengifo has been unlucky this year, putting up a .239 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .283 — a .044 disparity.

,Luis Rengifo has put up a .272 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, checking in at the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Given Robert Gasser’s large platoon split, Henry Bolte will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball batters like Henry Bolte generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Robert Gasser.

,Compared to their .338 overall projected rate, the .324 the leading projection system (THE BAT X) wOBA of the Athletics projected offense today suggests this version of the lineup significantly weaker than usual.

,In his previous outing, Robert Gasser was firing on all cylinders and conceded 2 ER.

,Athletics hitters collectively place 22nd- in the majors for power this year when judging by their 91.6-mph exit velocity on flyballs.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colby Thomas in the 75th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Max Muncy’s BABIP skill is projected in the 84th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Max Muncy has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (85% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,William Contreras is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,When assessing his home run talent, Jake Bauers ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Nick Kurtz ranks as the 9th-best batter in the majors.

,Nick Kurtz is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich as the 16th-best batter in MLB when estimating his BABIP ability.

,When assessing his home run talent, Zack Gelof ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Because of Robert Gasser’s large platoon split, Zack Gelof will have a huge advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

,Considering J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, David Hamilton will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate today.

,Given Robert Gasser’s large platoon split, Max Muncy will have an enormous advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Out of all the teams on the slate today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Milwaukee Brewers.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,By putting up a 1.12 K/BB rate this year, Sal Frelick has shown favorable plate discipline, placing in the 95th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, J.T. Ginn’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 86th percentile among all starters in the majors right now.

,The Milwaukee Brewers have been the 4th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse the rest of the season,J.T. Ginn is an extreme groundball pitcher (49% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Las Vegas Ballpark — the #6 HR venue among all major league stadiums — today.

,Because flyball hitters face a disadvantage against flyball pitchers, J.T. Ginn (49% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated today with 6 FB hitters in the opposing club’s projected offense.

,When assessing his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts J.T. Ginn in the 75th percentile among all starting pitchers in the league.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher metrics across the board, and J.T. Ginn will hold that advantage today.

,J.T. Ginn’s sinker percentage has decreased by 15.1% from last year to this one (49.3% to 34.2%) .

,Tyler Soderstrom will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Alika Williams will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,David Hamilton has made substantial gains with his Barrel% recently, upping his 4.8% seasonal rate to 17.6% over the past 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Negatives with the Athletics Series Game 2 Game Today

Andrew Vaughn is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 70% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Considering J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, Andrew Vaughn will be at a big disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in today’s game.

,Andrew Vaughn hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 2nd-deepest CF fences today.

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

,Over the last 7 days, Andrew Vaughn’s 28.6% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 50.7%.

,Brice Turang hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 2nd-deepest CF fences today.

,Typically, bats like Brice Turang who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as J.T. Ginn.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Brice Turang in today’s matchup.

,From last season to this one, Brice Turang’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 15.9% to 11.6%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brice Turang’s true offensive ability to be a .330, implying that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .051 disparity between that mark and his actual .381 wOBA.

,Shea Langeliers hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 83rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Typically, batters like Shea Langeliers who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Robert Gasser.

,Shea Langeliers has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 91.7-mph dropping to 89.5-mph in the last 7 days.

,The 2nd-deepest CF fences among all major league parks are found in Las Vegas Ballpark.

,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 Jake Bauers today.

,Jake Bauers has been lucky this year, compiling a .380 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .328 — a .052 deviation.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Robert Gasser is projected to throw 80 pitches in this outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 2nd-least of all pitchers today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Las Vegas Ballpark as the 2nd-worst ballpark in the league for strikeouts.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 4th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Sal Frelick is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Typically, bats like Sal Frelick who hit a lot of groundballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as J.T. Ginn.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Sal Frelick in today’s game.

,In today’s game, Brent Rooker is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38% rate (77th percentile).

,Extreme flyball bats like Brent Rooker are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Robert Gasser.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Brent Rooker’s talent is quite poor, putting up a 3.48 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 22nd percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alika Williams in the 8th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Alika Williams is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Alika Williams hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 83rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 2nd-deepest CF fences today.

,Over the last 7 days, Alika Williams has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power).

,Alika Williams has been cold in recent games, compiling an 81.9-mph average exit velocity in the last 7 days.

,Extreme groundball batters like Christian Yelich generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like J.T. Ginn.

,Christian Yelich will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,Christian Yelich’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 97.1-mph mark last season has lowered to 94.5-mph.

,Christian Yelich has had some very good luck with his home runs since the start of last season; his 25.1 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is quite a bit higher than his 18.0 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Brent Rooker has recorded a .202 batting average this year, placing in the 15th percentile.

,Colby Thomas has been pinch hit for 57% of the time when starting against a lefty hurler since the start of last season.

,Today, Colby Thomas is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.7% rate (97th percentile).

,Colby Thomas has exhibited bad plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 13th percentile with a 5.87 K/BB rate.

,J.T. Ginn will have the handedness advantage over Jackson Chourio in today’s game… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Ginn’s large platoon split.

,Jackson Chourio hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 2nd-deepest CF fences today.

,Jackson Chourio will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,From last year to this one, Jackson Chourio’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes BABIP (-4° to 26°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 41.2% to 35.4%.

,Garrett Mitchell is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Typically, hitters like Garrett Mitchell who hit a lot of groundballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as J.T. Ginn.

,Garrett Mitchell will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Garrett Mitchell has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 12.1% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the past 7 days.

,Colby Thomas has been lucky in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .234 rate is inflated compared to his .210 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Henry Bolte is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,In the last 7 days, Henry Bolte’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 10.9%.

,In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Henry Bolte has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

,Henry Bolte has been lucky this year, notching a .342 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .299 — a .043 gap.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 21st percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Luis Rengifo is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the plate, Luis Rengifo will be at a big disadvantage against J.T. Ginn and his large platoon split today.

,Extreme groundball bats like Luis Rengifo tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like J.T. Ginn.

,It may be smart to expect improved performance for the Athletics offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 4th-unluckiest offense in baseball this year.

,Las Vegas Ballpark profiles as the #2 venue in MLB for batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,When starting against a lefty on the mound this year, Max Muncy has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 11% of the time.

,When it comes to his batting average, Max Muncy has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season. His .221 BA has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .199.

,Max Muncy has exhibited bad plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 1st percentile with a 6.7 K/BB rate.

,Checking in at the 15th percentile, Max Muncy has posted a .219 batting average since the start of last season.

,Because of J.T. Ginn’s large platoon split, William Contreras will be at a colossal disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in this game.

,William Contreras hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 94th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball batters like William Contreras generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like J.T. Ginn.

,William Contreras will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,William Contreras has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.1-mph dropping to 85.1-mph over the last week.

,Because of Robert Gasser’s large platoon split, Nick Kurtz will be at a huge disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in this game.

,In today’s matchup, Nick Kurtz is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.2% rate (82nd percentile).

,Nick Kurtz’s average exit velocity has dropped off lately; his 94.2-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 92.2-mph in the last 14 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Nick Kurtz’s true offensive skill to be a .375, implying that he has had some very good luck this year given the .024 deviation between that figure and his actual .399 wOBA.

,Zack Gelof is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,21% of the time that Zack Gelof has started against a lefty on the mound this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

,Zack Gelof hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 82nd percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Zack Gelof’s average exit velocity has decreased lately; his 88.8-mph seasonal EV has decreased to 77.7-mph over the past week.

,Zack Gelof’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off in recent games, falling from 38.7% on the season to 10% in the last week.

,Compared to his seasonal figure of 15.6°, Zack Gelof has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (11.7°) over the last 14 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects David Hamilton in the 18th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,David Hamilton is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,David Hamilton will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Based on Statcast data, David Hamilton grades out in the 22nd percentile for offensive ability per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .257.

,Grading out in the 16th percentile, Max Muncy sports a .282 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) since the start of last season.

,Tyler Soderstrom has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (89% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

,Robert Gasser will have the handedness advantage over Tyler Soderstrom today… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Gasser’s large platoon split.

,Tyler Soderstrom’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last season to this one, decreasing from 47% to 38.5%.

,Posting a .258 BABIP this year, Tyler Soderstrom grades out in the 22nd percentile.

,Compared to his seasonal mark of 12.5°, Jackson Chourio has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (8.9°) in the past 14 days.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Jackson Chourio’s talent is quite bad, sporting a 3.67 K/BB rate since the start of last season while placing in in the 22nd percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Shea Langeliers (the Athletics’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

,Tyler Soderstrom’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 93.9-mph figure last season has fallen to 91.5-mph.

,Tyler Soderstrom’s launch angle of late (7.6° in the last 14 days) is quite a bit lower than his 13.1° seasonal figure.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 4th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Sal Frelick’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 88.2-mph EV last season has fallen to 84.8-mph.

,Andrew Vaughn has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 11.9% rate last season has fallen off to 3% this season.

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