Cardinals vs Reds match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 30th

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Cardinals vs Reds match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 30th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 30th
30/04/25 12:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Elly De La Cruz ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Elly De La Cruz is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Elly De La Cruz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Miles Mikolas in today’s game.

Elly De La Cruz has big-time HR ability (84th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (30.6% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Miles Mikolas doesn’t generate many whiffs (9th percentile K%) — great news for De La Cruz.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Elly De La Cruz will hold that advantage today.

When it comes to his BABIP ability, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Brady Singer’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 76th percentile out of all SPs in the game currently.

Brady Singer has been given more leash than the typical pitcher since the start of last season, throwing 4.0 more adjusted pitches-per-outing than the average pitcher.

Brady Singer is an extreme groundball pitcher (45.8% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Great American Ball Park — the #1 HR venue in the majors — in today’s game.

Brady Singer will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats in all categories.

Gavin Lux’s BABIP ability is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gavin Lux is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

Gavin Lux will have the handedness advantage over Miles Mikolas in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Gavin Lux will hold that advantage today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected lineup for the Cincinnati Reds today has an estimated true talent wOBA of .310, which is quite a bit worse than their actual wOBA of .325 this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Lars Nootbaar is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.

Considering Brady Singer’s large platoon split, Lars Nootbaar will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish today.

Nolan Gorman projects as the 17th-best home run batter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nolan Gorman is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Nolan Gorman will have the handedness advantage over Brady Singer in today’s game… and even better, Singer has a large platoon split.

Nolan Gorman pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.2% — 92nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Nolan Gorman generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Brady Singer.

TJ Friedl is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Miles Mikolas throws from, TJ Friedl will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

TJ Friedl pulls many of his flyballs (38.7% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and TJ Friedl will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Matt McLain’s BABIP ability is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Matt McLain is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

Matt McLain has big-time power (87th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (28.2% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Miles Mikolas doesn’t generate many whiffs (19th percentile K%) — great news for McLain.

Matt McLain has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Matt McLain will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Brendan Donovan ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Brendan Donovan is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Brendan Donovan will have the handedness advantage over Brady Singer in today’s game… and moreover, Singer has a large platoon split.

Brendan Donovan has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Donovan in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Negative Match Player Stats with Cardinals vs Reds Series Game 2

Out of every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense is that of the the Cincinnati Reds.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Miles Mikolas in the 22nd percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent level.

Miles Mikolas has averaged 79.3 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, grading out in the 16th percentile.

Miles Mikolas is an extreme flyball pitcher (33.6% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is stuck pitching in the #1 HR venue in Major League Baseball today.

Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Miles Mikolas today.

Lars Nootbaar will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nolan Gorman in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Gorman in the 14th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects TJ Friedl in the 7th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects TJ Friedl in the 18th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Batting from the same side that Miles Mikolas throws from, Matt McLain meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brendan Donovan in today’s game.

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