Cardinals vs Nationals match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 2 Tuesday, April 7th

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Cardinals @ Nationals Series Game 2 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals
2025 WorldSeries Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, April 7th
Time : 07/04/26 18:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

CJ Abrams pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.7%,— 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and CJ Abrams will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Matthew Liberatore throws from, Jacob Young will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Jacob Young has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Jacob Young will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Pedro Pages is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Pedro Pages has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the league’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

When it comes to his BABIP talent, James Wood is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

James Wood is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.

James Wood has strong power (92nd percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (31% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Matthew Liberatore struggles to strike batters out (10th percentile K%) — great news for Wood.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and James Wood will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Brady House is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Brady House will hold the platoon advantage against Matthew Liberatore in today’s game.

Brady House has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

Victor Scott II will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cade Cavalli in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brady House in the 97th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Curtis Mead has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (50% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Curtis Mead will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Liberatore in today’s game.

Curtis Mead has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Curtis Mead will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The Washington Nationals have 3 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Joey Wiemer, Brady House, James Wood).

Pedro Pages, the Cardinals’s expected catcher today, profiles as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When estimating his home run talent, Nolan Gorman ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nolan Gorman is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

Nolan Gorman will have the handedness advantage over Cade Cavalli in today’s game.

Nolan Gorman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.1% — 88th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

Extreme flyball hitters like Nolan Gorman are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Cade Cavalli.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, James Wood ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The Washington Nationals projected lineup grades out as the weakest of the day in terms of overall hitting ability.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Nasim Nunez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Keibert Ruiz will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Negatives with the Washington Nationals World Series Game 2 Game Today

CJ Abrams is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today.

Dry weather has a small yet noteworthy link with less offense (and more whiffs), and the weather forecast expects the 2nd-lowest humidity of the day at 27%.

Matthew Liberatore will have the handedness advantage against CJ Abrams today.

The St. Louis Cardinals outfield defense projects as the 5th-strongest out of every team playing today.

Masyn Winn has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (100% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the same side that Cade Cavalli throws from, Masyn Winn faces a tough challenge today.

Masyn Winn will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 13th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Jacob Young is projected to hit 8th in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pedro Pages in the 11th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Batting from the same side that Cade Cavalli throws from, Pedro Pages has a tough challenge today.

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 Pedro Pages today.

Matthew Liberatore will hold the platoon advantage over James Wood today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brady House in the 23rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Victor Scott II ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Victor Scott II is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

When estimating his home run ability, Jacob Young ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Matthew Liberatore in the 23rd percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

Derek Thomas profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is likely to be calling pitches in today’s game.

The Washington Nationals have 6 batters in the projected batting order that will have the handedness advantage over Matthew Liberatore in today’s game.

Matthew Liberatore will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nasim Nunez in the 11th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Nasim Nunez is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Gorman in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Keibert Ruiz’s BABIP ability is projected in the 0th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Keibert Ruiz is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Keibert Ruiz will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side against Matthew Liberatore in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nasim Nunez in the 6th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Keibert Ruiz ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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