Cardinals vs D-Backs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, July 19th

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Cardinals vs D-Backs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, July 19th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, July 19th
19/07/25 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Cardinals vs D-Backs Series Game 2 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Chase Field as the 2nd-best park in the league for LHB batting average.

Chase Field sits at the 2nd-highest altitude in the league. High elevation often leads to better offense.

Victor Scott II will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryne Nelson today.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Willson Contreras ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Willson Contreras is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game.

Chase Field projects as the #2 park in the game for right-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Sonny Gray projects as the 19th-best starter in the league right now, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected batting order for the Arizona Diamondbacks in this game holds an estimated true talent wOBA of .314, which is significantly worse than their actual wOBA of .333 this year.

It is scheduled that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Emil Jimenez) calling pitches in today’s game.

Projected catcher Pedro Pages projects as a good pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When estimating his strikeout ability, Sonny Gray projects as the 20th-best pitcher in MLB right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Arizona Diamondbacks have 4 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Eugenio Suarez, Adrian Del Castillo, Blaze Alexander, James McCann).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Eugenio Suarez as the league’s 16th-best home run hitter.

Eugenio Suarez is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Bats such as Eugenio Suarez with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Sonny Gray who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Eugenio Suarez will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Josh Naylor’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Josh Naylor is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Sonny Gray throws from, Josh Naylor will have the upper hand today.

Nolan Arenado is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the 91st percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Geraldo Perdomo is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Geraldo Perdomo will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 91st percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Ivan Herrera is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Alec Burleson’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Alec Burleson is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blaze Alexander in the 91st percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Blaze Alexander will hold that advantage today.

Batting from the opposite that Sonny Gray throws from, Alek Thomas will have the upper hand today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Alek Thomas will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Brendan Donovan’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brendan Donovan is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

Brendan Donovan will hold the platoon advantage over Ryne Nelson in today’s matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Corbin Carroll ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Corbin Carroll is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Sonny Gray throws from, Corbin Carroll will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Corbin Carroll 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 Masyn Winn in the 78th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Ryne Nelson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his metrics in all categories.

Among all starting pitchers, Ryne Nelson’s fastball velocity of 94.9 mph grades out in the 79th percentile this year.

Negative Match Player Stats with Cardinals vs D-Backs Series Game 2

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Scott II in the 21st percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Victor Scott II is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card today.

Chase Field has the 3rd-deepest centerfield dimensions in the league.

The Chase Field roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this game -5° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.

The Arizona Diamondbacks outfield defense profiles as the strongest among every team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Scott II in the 17th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

The league’s 10th-tallest fences can be found at Chase Field.

Hitting from the same side that Ryne Nelson throws from, Willson Contreras encounters a tough challenge today.

Willson Contreras hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 76th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Willson Contreras in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sonny Gray to throw 85 pitches in this matchup (15th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Chase Field ranks as the #2 ballpark in the majors for base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Sonny Gray will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Sonny Gray’s fastball velocity has dropped 1.2 mph this season (91.1 mph) below where it was last year (92.3 mph).

Sonny Gray’s cutter rate has dropped by 5.6% from last season to this one (17.8% to 12.2%) .

The #8 ballpark in the league for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

Sonny Gray will hold the platoon advantage over Eugenio Suarez today.

In today’s matchup, Josh Naylor is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.7% rate (79th percentile).

Nolan Arenado’s BABIP ability is projected in the 7th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the same side that Ryne Nelson throws from, Nolan Arenado faces a tough challenge today.

Extreme groundball batters like Nolan Arenado generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Ryne Nelson.

Hitting from the same side that Sonny Gray throws from, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Geraldo Perdomo’s BABIP talent is projected in the 17th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the same side that Ryne Nelson throws from, Ivan Herrera will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Ivan Herrera has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences today.

Ivan Herrera will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

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

Pedro Pages is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Ryne Nelson throws from, Pedro Pages will be in a tough position today.

Pedro Pages has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences today.

Alec Burleson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Alec Burleson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Blaze Alexander is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Sonny Gray throws from, Blaze Alexander has a tough challenge today.

Blaze Alexander has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 3rd-deepest RF fences today.

Typically, hitters like Blaze Alexander who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Sonny Gray.

Alek Thomas is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Extreme groundball hitters like Alek Thomas usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Sonny Gray.

Brendan Donovan will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Masyn Winn has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (76% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the batting order today.

Batting from the same side that Ryne Nelson throws from, Masyn Winn will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Ryne Nelson wasn’t on when it came to striking batters out in his previous start and posted 2 Ks.

Ryne Nelson’s four-seamer utilization has spiked by 9% from last year to this one (56% to 65%) .

Ryne Nelson has posted a 7.8% Swinging Strike percentage this year, placing in the 15th percentile.

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