Cardinals vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, April 8th

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Cardinals vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, April 8th

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World Series Game 2 Matchup Details

St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Tuesday, April 8th
08/04/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

Paul Skenes projects as the best SP in MLB currently, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Paul Skenes has averaged 95.1 adjusted pitches per outing since the start of last season, ranking in the 88th percentile.

PNC Park ranks as the #28 field in baseball for home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The league’s 6th-tallest average fence height can be found at PNC Park.

The weather report projects temperatures in this game to drop to the 3rd-lowest level on the slate at 36°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

Paul Skenes projects as the 3rd-best pitcher in the league currently when assessing his strikeout skill, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Paul Skenes will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats in all categories.

Paul Skenes’s 98.8-mph fastball velocity since the start of last season grades out in the 100th percentile among all starters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Willson Contreras is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

The #9 ballpark in the league for boosting base hits to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Sonny Gray in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent.

Generating 17.7 outs per outing since the start of last season on average, Sonny Gray places him the 91st percentile.

The Pittsburgh Pirates projected offense profiles as the 4th-weakest on the slate today in terms of overall batting ability.

When assessing his strikeout talent, Sonny Gray projects as the 14th-best pitcher in MLB currently, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Pittsburgh Pirates have 4 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Alexander Canario, Joey Bart, Jack Suwinski, Oneil Cruz).

Grading out in the 92nd percentile, Sonny Gray posted a 13.8% Swinging Strike percentage since the start of last season.

Sonny Gray has posted a 31.6% Strikeout% since the start of last season, checking in at the 97th percentile.

Adam Frazier has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (57% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Sonny Gray throws from, Adam Frazier will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Adam Frazier will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The #9 venue in the league for boosting BABIP to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke’Bryan Hayes in the 80th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Ke’Bryan Hayes is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 67% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Ke’Bryan Hayes will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Sonny Gray.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

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

Extreme groundball batters like Isiah Kiner-Falefa tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Sonny Gray.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

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

Oneil Cruz is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Oneil Cruz projects as the 17th-best home run hitter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Sonny Gray throws from, Oneil Cruz will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball hitters like Oneil Cruz are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Sonny Gray.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Lars Nootbaar is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Paul Skenes throws from, Lars Nootbaar will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Alec Burleson’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Alec Burleson is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Alec Burleson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Paul Skenes in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 76th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Brendan Donovan’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brendan Donovan is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

Brendan Donovan will hold the platoon advantage over Paul Skenes in today’s matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Brendan Donovan ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jordan Walker’s BABIP skill is projected in the 77th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jordan Walker has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masyn Winn in the 75th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Batting from the opposite that Sonny Gray throws from, Enmanuel Valdez will have an advantage today.

Enmanuel Valdez will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Negative Match Player Stats with Cardinals vs Pirates Series Game 2

Ryan Wills profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be umping in this game.

Joey Bart, the Pirates’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, projects as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks, which generally leads to better offense.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.4-mph in this game, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for bats.

Paul Skenes has been one of the luckiest hurlers in MLB on balls in play since the start of last season with a .270 BABIP and ought to see that luck normalize going forward.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup on the slate today is the St. Louis Cardinals with a 20.6% underlying K%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the 5th-worst ballpark in the league for strikeouts.

The #1 field in baseball for suppressing home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

PNC Park has the 7th-deepest fences in the league — generally bad for long-balls.

Batting from the same side that Paul Skenes throws from, Willson Contreras has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Willson Contreras will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Given that groundball pitchers struggle the most against flyball hitters, Sonny Gray (31.5% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in this matchup with 2 FB hitters in Pittsburgh’s projected offense.

Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Sonny Gray in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adam Frazier in the 4th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

The #1 field in baseball for suppressing home runs to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Adam Frazier ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Sonny Gray will hold the platoon advantage over Ke’Bryan Hayes in today’s matchup.

Bryan Reynolds has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

Joey Bart is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Hitting from the same side that Sonny Gray throws from, Joey Bart faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

In today’s game, Joey Bart is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.8% rate (87th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 7th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

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

Hitting from the same side that Sonny Gray throws from, Isiah Kiner-Falefa has a tough challenge today.

Lars Nootbaar will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Alec Burleson has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Alec Burleson today.

Brendan Donovan has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Brendan Donovan will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Paul Skenes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Walker today.

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

As it relates to his home run ability, Masyn Winn ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Masyn Winn is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Paul Skenes throws from, Masyn Winn faces a tough challenge today.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Masyn Winn in today’s game.

Enmanuel Valdez is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Enmanuel Valdez in the 10th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

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