Cardinals vs Mets match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Wednesday, June 10th

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Cardinals @ Mets Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, June 10th
Time : 10/06/26 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

Juan Soto projects as the 3rd-best batter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Juan Soto is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.3-mph in this game, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for bats.

,Juan Soto will have the handedness advantage over Andre Pallante in today’s game.

,Juan Soto hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Lars Nootbaar is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Lars Nootbaar will have the handedness advantage over Christian Scott in today’s matchup.

,Lars Nootbaar hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.8% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s shallowest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

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

,The shallowest centerfield fences among all parks are found in Citi Field.

,Ivan Herrera has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 94-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal mark of 91.3-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Alec Burleson is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Christian Scott throws from, Alec Burleson will have an edge in today’s game.

,Alec Burleson hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Over the past 7 days, Masyn Winn’s 69.2% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 50%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Wetherholt in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,JJ Wetherholt is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,JJ Wetherholt will hold the platoon advantage against Christian Scott in today’s matchup.

,JJ Wetherholt hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s shallowest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects A.J. Ewing as the 7th-best hitter in the league when estimating his BABIP ability.

,A.J. Ewing is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, A.J. Ewing will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,A.J. Ewing has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Benge in the 89th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Carson Benge is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Carson Benge will have an advantage today.

,Carson Benge has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 4th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Jared Young is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Jared Young will have an edge today.

,Jared Young will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Hitting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, MJ Melendez will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball hitters like MJ Melendez are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Andre Pallante.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and MJ Melendez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Marcus Semien pulls many of his flyballs (39.4% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest LF fences today.

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

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Marcus Semien will hold that advantage today.

,Over the last 14 days, Marcus Semien has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 8.9% to 16.7%.

,MJ Melendez has big-time power (89th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (27.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Andre Pallante is a pitch-to-contact type (18th percentile K%) — great news for Melendez.

,Nathan Church will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Christian Scott in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his batting average ability, Bo Bichette is projected as the 6th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Bo Bichette is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Bo Bichette will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Jordan Walker ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Jordan Walker hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jordan Walker has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 94.3-mph average to last season’s 92.3-mph mark.

,The New York Mets have been the unluckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in future games,It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Stu Scheurwater) in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,Citi Field ranks as the #8 stadium in Major League Baseball for walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Citi Field as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for strikeouts.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,The St. Louis Cardinals have 3 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jordan Walker, Jimmy Crooks, Nolan Gorman).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Luis Torrens (the Mets’s expected catcher in today’s game) is considered to be a good pitch framer.

,Batting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Brett Baty will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Brett Baty has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Brett Baty will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,In notching a .345 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season, Brett Baty is positioned in the 80th percentile for hitting ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Church in the 77th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Nathan Church is notably toolsy, placing in the 84th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.49 ft/sec this year.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Carson Benge ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,A.J. Ewing will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jordan Walker ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 89th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Negatives with the New York Mets Series Game 2 Game Today

The #5 ballpark in MLB for suppressing offensive stats to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field.

,Built just 13 feet above sea level, Citi Field has one of the lowest elevations among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to less offense.

,In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for the 5th-most favorable pitching conditions of all games today.

,Juan Soto has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 16.7% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the last week.

,Juan Soto’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 98.7-mph figure last year has dropped to 96.3-mph.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Lars Nootbaar in today’s matchup.

,Citi Field profiles as the #26 venue in the game for overall right-handed offense, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Christian Scott will have the handedness advantage against Ivan Herrera in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ivan Herrera today.

,Alec Burleson will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,In the last 7 days, Alec Burleson’s 5.9% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.8%.

,Masyn Winn is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

,The #4 park in the game for suppressing batting average to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field.

,Christian Scott will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Masyn Winn in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for JJ Wetherholt in today’s game.

,JJ Wetherholt has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 7.8% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the past week.

,Over the last week, A.J. Ewing’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.9% down to 0%.

,A.J. Ewing’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined in recent games; his 93.7-mph seasonal EV has decreased to 91.5-mph over the past two weeks.

,33% of the time that Jared Young has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

,When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Jared Young has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season. His .346 figure has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .278.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 5th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,MJ Melendez is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,40% of the time that MJ Melendez has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

,Citi Field profiles as the #26 ballpark in the league for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Ivan Herrera’s launch angle this year (5.6°) is considerably lower than his 10.4° figure last season.

,Marcus Semien’s BABIP talent is projected in the 20th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Marcus Semien is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Nathan Church is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

,This year, Nathan Church has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 10% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nathan Church in today’s matchup.

,Andre Pallante will hold the platoon advantage over Bo Bichette in today’s matchup.

,Bo Bichette has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 7.1% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past week.

,Over the past week, Bo Bichette’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 91.1 mph to 84.7 mph.

,Batting from the same side that Christian Scott throws from, Jordan Walker meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jordan Walker today.

,Over the past 14 days, Jordan Walker’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal EV of 94.7 mph to 85.6 mph.

,Andre Pallante was in good form in his previous outing and gave up 0 ER.

,The New York Mets have done a poor job as a team optimizing their launch angles on their hardest-hit balls. Their 10.8° figure is among the lowest in the game since the start of last season (#30 overall).

,When it comes to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Andre Pallante in the 21st percentile among all starters in the game.

,Andre Pallante will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Andre Pallante’s sinker rate has increased by 5.9% from last season to this one (13.2% to 19.1%) .

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Austin Warren is projected to throw 18 pitches in today’s matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the least of all pitchers today.

,The St. Louis Cardinals have 6 batters in the projected offense that will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Austin Warren in this matchup, which is especially precarious given his large platoon split.

,When estimating his home run skill, Masyn Winn ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Andre Pallante will hold the platoon advantage over Marcus Semien in today’s game.

,Marcus Semien’s average exit velocity has decreased this season; his 88.4-mph EV last year has fallen off to 86.2-mph.

,Brett Baty is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Brett Baty has been pinch hit for 18% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Brett Baty tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Andre Pallante.

,In the last week’s worth of games, JJ Wetherholt’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.8%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects A.J. Ewing in the 12th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Over the past week, MJ Melendez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.5% down to 0%.

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