Cardinals vs Dodgers match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Wednesday, September 2nd

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Cardinals @ Dodgers Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, September 2nd
Time : 02/09/26 22:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the St. Louis Cardinals Series Game 2 Game Today

Mookie Betts’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Mookie Betts is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

,Mookie Betts hits many of his flyballs to center field (40% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball batters like Mookie Betts tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Andre Pallante.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Mookie Betts will hold that advantage today.

,The Los Angeles Dodgers outfield defense profiles as the 4th-worst out of every team on the slate today.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Kyle Tucker ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Kyle Tucker will have the handedness advantage over Andre Pallante in today’s game.

,Extreme flyball bats like Kyle Tucker generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Andre Pallante.

,Kyle Tucker will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Teoscar Hernandez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joshua Baez in the 92nd percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Joshua Baez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Joshua Baez tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

,Cesar Prieto has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Cesar Prieto will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Nolan Gorman will have the upper hand today.

,Extreme flyball batters like Nolan Gorman tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

,Shohei Ohtani projects as the 4th-best hitter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Shohei Ohtani is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Shohei Ohtani will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Shohei Ohtani will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Ivan Herrera ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ivan Herrera is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,Ivan Herrera hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,When assessing his batting average ability, Freddie Freeman is projected as the 13th-best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Freddie Freeman will have an edge today.

,Freddie Freeman will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Max Muncy is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Max Muncy will have the upper hand today.

,Hitters such as Max Muncy with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Andre Pallante who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

,Max Muncy will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Freddie Freeman ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Hunter Feduccia has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (100% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Hunter Feduccia will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Hunter Feduccia hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Hunter Feduccia will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,When estimating his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the 91st percentile among all starting pitchers in the game.

,Compared to league average, Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been given a longer leash than the typical pitcher this year, tallying an extra 7.4 adjusted pitches each game.

,Projected catcher Hunter Feduccia projects as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher stats in all categories, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will hold that advantage today.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Mookie Betts ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Joshua Baez’s BABIP talent is projected in the 78th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

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

,Alec Burleson will hold the platoon advantage against Yoshinobu Yamamoto today.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jordan Walker ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jordan Walker is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Jordan Walker hits many of his flyballs to center field (40% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Max Muncy ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his home run ability, Teoscar Hernandez ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Gorman in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Negatives with the Los Angeles Dodgers Series Game 2 Game Today

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 5th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

,Batting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Mookie Betts meets a tough challenge today.

,Leonardo Bernal is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,In today’s game, Leonardo Bernal is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.1% rate (77th percentile).

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

,Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Kyle Tucker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.4% — 79th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Teoscar Hernandez is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Andre Pallante will have the handedness advantage over Teoscar Hernandez in today’s matchup.

,Teoscar Hernandez has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Joshua Baez is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Batting from the same side that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Joshua Baez will have a disadvantage today.

,Joshua Baez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cesar Prieto in the 10th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Typically, hitters like Cesar Prieto who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Cesar Prieto in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fermin in the 7th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Jose Fermin is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game.

,Yoshinobu Yamamoto will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Fermin in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jose Fermin in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Gorman in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Nolan Gorman is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,In today’s game, Nolan Gorman is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.5% rate (84th percentile).

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

,Yoshinobu Yamamoto will have the handedness advantage against Ivan Herrera in today’s game.

,Typically, hitters like Ivan Herrera who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

,Ivan Herrera will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Today, Max Muncy is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40.5% rate (98th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cesar Prieto in the 17th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,It is expected that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Alan Porter) calling pitches in today’s game.

,Yoshinobu Yamamoto projects as the 10th-best pitcher in MLB right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The 5th-worst projected lineup of the day in terms of overall batting ability belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals.

,Yoshinobu Yamamoto is an extreme groundball pitcher (47.6% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Dodger Stadium — the #4 HR venue in the league — in today’s game.

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

,Hitting from the same side that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Jordan Walker will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Jordan Walker will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Jose Fermin ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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