Brewers vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Friday, May 23rd

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Brewers vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Friday, May 23rd

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Friday, May 23rd
23/05/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Brewers vs Pirates Series Game 2 Matchup Today

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.3-mph in this match-up, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for bats.

Sal Frelick will have the handedness advantage against Paul Skenes in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

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

Spencer Horwitz is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Freddy Peralta throws from, Spencer Horwitz will have an advantage today.

Spencer Horwitz 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 Spencer Horwitz in the 81st percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

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

Mark Wegner grades out as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be umping in today’s game.

When it comes to his strikeout ability, Paul Skenes projects as the 11th-best starter in baseball right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Compared to the average pitcher, Paul Skenes has been given a longer leash than the average pitcher this year, throwing an extra 7.7 adjusted pitches each outing.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Freddy Peralta in today’s matchup.

Bryan Reynolds will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Bats such as Isiah Kiner-Falefa with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Freddy Peralta who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew McCutchen in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Andrew McCutchen will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

When estimating his home run skill, Rhys Hoskins ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Rhys Hoskins is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Extreme groundball batters like Rhys Hoskins generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Paul Skenes.

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

William Contreras is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Christian Yelich is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Christian Yelich will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Paul Skenes today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

When it comes to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Freddy Peralta in the 92nd percentile among all SPs in MLB.

Throwing 93 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Freddy Peralta places in the 81st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Oneil Cruz as Major League Baseball’s 9th-best home run batter.

Oneil Cruz is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Oneil Cruz will hold the platoon advantage over Freddy Peralta in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Oneil Cruz will hold that advantage today.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Oneil Cruz ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Brice Turang is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Brice Turang will have the handedness advantage over Paul Skenes in today’s game.

Brice Turang’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negative Match Player Stats with Brewers vs Pirates Series Game 2

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 4th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Sal Frelick has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (76% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

This contest is expected to have the 2nd-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Typically, bats like Sal Frelick who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Paul Skenes.

Sal Frelick will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Among every team today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Joey Ortiz is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Paul Skenes throws from, Joey Ortiz will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Joey Ortiz will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Spencer Horwitz has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Paul Skenes will have the handedness advantage against Jackson Chourio today.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jackson Chourio in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 9th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Caleb Durbin is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Paul Skenes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Caleb Durbin today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 10th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Caleb Durbin will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Paul Skenes as the 2nd-best starting pitcher in Major League Baseball right now.

Because groundball pitchers have a big edge over groundball batters, Paul Skenes and his 48.7% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a good position today matching up with 4 opposing GB batters.

Paul Skenes will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats in all categories.

Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 4th-least strikeout-heavy lineup in today’s games is the Milwaukee Brewers with a 20.1% underlying K%.

Bryan Reynolds has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

When it comes to his home run skill, Isiah Kiner-Falefa ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Freddy Peralta throws from, Isiah Kiner-Falefa meets a tough challenge today.

Freddy Peralta will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew McCutchen in today’s game.

Andrew McCutchen pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 81st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

Paul Skenes will hold the platoon advantage against Rhys Hoskins in today’s game.

Rhys Hoskins pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.1% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Rhys Hoskins will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rhys Hoskins in the 6th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Hitting from the same side that Paul Skenes throws from, William Contreras will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Typically, bats like William Contreras who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Paul Skenes.

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

In today’s game, Christian Yelich is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 40% rate (97th percentile).

Extreme flyball bats like Christian Yelich usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Paul Skenes.

Christian Yelich is an extreme groundball hitter and squares off against the strong infield defense of Pittsburgh (#3-best of all teams on the slate today).

Christian Yelich will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Given that groundball batters hold a notable edge over flyball pitchers, Freddy Peralta and his 38.1% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a tough spot in today’s matchup going up against 2 opposing GB batters.

Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Freddy Peralta in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Freddy Peralta’s overall pitching skill is in the 89th percentile among all starters in the game right now.

Freddy Peralta is an extreme flyball pitcher (38.1% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the benefit of pitching in the #26 HR venue among all major league parks in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 9th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Today, Brice Turang is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 43.2% rate (100th percentile).

Typically, hitters like Brice Turang who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Paul Skenes.

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

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