Cardinals vs Yankees match player stats Saturday, August 31st 2024. St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees Series Game 2

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Cardinals vs Yankees match player stats Saturday, August 31st 2024. St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, August 31st
31/08/24 13:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

On average, the fence height at Yankee Stadium is the 6th-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.

Batting from the opposite that Erick Fedde throws from, Alex Verdugo will have an edge today.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Alex Verdugo will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Alex Verdugo has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .234 BA is considerably lower than his .266 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Victor Scott will hold the platoon advantage against Luis Gil in today’s game.

The New York Yankees outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst among every team on the slate today.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.267) provides evidence that Victor Scott has experienced some negative variance this year with his .209 actual wOBA.

Ranking in the 100th percentile for Sprint Speed at 30.15 ft/sec this year, Victor Scott is quite toolsy.

Masyn Winn is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Masyn Winn has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

In the last 14 days, Masyn Winn’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 87.6-mph over the course of the season to 90.7-mph lately.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Gleyber Torres has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (51% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Gleyber Torres has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

Gleyber Torres will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his home run talent, Benjamin Rice ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Benjamin Rice will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Erick Fedde in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Benjamin Rice will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.320) implies that Benjamin Rice has experienced some negative variance this year with his .277 actual wOBA.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Alex Verdugo ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Alex Verdugo’s true offensive talent to be a .318, implying that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .032 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .286 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 85th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Anthony Volpe’s BABIP skill is projected in the 83rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Anthony Volpe will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Anthony Volpe has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.7-mph to 95.8-mph over the last week.

Anthony Volpe’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better recently, rising from 44.1% on the season to 64.7% over the past 7 days.

Anthony Volpe has compiled a .317 BABIP this year, grading out in the 79th percentile.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Alec Burleson ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Alec Burleson is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Luis Gil throws from, Alec Burleson will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Alec Burleson has posted a .333 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 75th percentile.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Lars Nootbaar ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Luis Gil throws from, Lars Nootbaar will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Lars Nootbaar has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 91.8-mph average to last year’s 89.1-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Giancarlo Stanton as the majors’s 3rd-best home run hitter.

Giancarlo Stanton is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Giancarlo Stanton will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

In the past 7 days, Giancarlo Stanton’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 19.9% up to 40%.

Brendan Donovan’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brendan Donovan is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

Brendan Donovan will have the handedness advantage over Luis Gil today.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Austin Wells ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Austin Wells has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (67% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Austin Wells will hold the platoon advantage against Erick Fedde in today’s game.

Austin Wells will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

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

Alec Burleson has notched a .284 Expected Batting Average this year, checking in at the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best batter in baseball.

Aaron Judge is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

Aaron Judge will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Aaron Judge’s launch angle recently (24° in the last 14 days) is significantly better than his 18.5° seasonal figure.

Aaron Judge has posted a .492 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 100th percentile.

Nolan Arenado is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

Nolan Arenado has posted a .268 batting average this year, grading out in the 78th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Erick Fedde today.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 77th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

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

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Paul Goldschmidt ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Paul Goldschmidt is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Last season, Paul Goldschmidt had an average launch angle of 12.6° on his hardest-hit balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 15.9°.

In the past week’s worth of games, Paul Goldschmidt’s 55.6% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 45.8%.

Paul Goldschmidt has been unlucky this year, notching a .300 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .333 — a .033 difference.

Lars Nootbaar has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 101.1-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal average of 95.6-mph.

Masyn Winn’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, going from 44.2% on the season to 59.1% in the last week’s worth of games.

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

Juan Soto is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Erick Fedde throws from, Juan Soto will have an edge today.

Juan Soto will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Benjamin Rice in the 75th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

This year, Benjamin Rice’s 16.2% Barrel%, an advanced standard for measuring power, places him in the 95th percentile among his peers.

Alex Verdugo has shown good plate discipline this year, grading out in the 83rd percentile with a 1.84 K/BB rate.

Austin Wells has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 106.4-mph average in the past week to his seasonal EV of 93.3-mph.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

This season, Giancarlo Stanton has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 97.5 mph compared to last year’s 95.2 mph mark.

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

Over the last week, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.1-mph over the course of the season to 106.7-mph lately.

Compared to his seasonal average of 13.4°, Brendan Donovan has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 21.2° angle over the past two weeks.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Brendan Donovan ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Brendan Donovan’s launch angle this season (13.4°) is significantly higher than his 10.4° mark last year.

Juan Soto has made substantial improvements with his Barrel%, bettering his 13.2% rate last season to 20.4% this season.

Over the last 7 days, Gleyber Torres’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.7% up to 11.8%.

Negative Match Player Stats with Cardinals vs Yankees Series Game 2

Alex Verdugo is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 64% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

The #5 field in the league for suppressing BABIP to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

Yankee Stadium’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to worse offense.

The weather forecast predicts the 5th-best pitching weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Alex Verdugo has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.9%) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his home run ability, Victor Scott ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Victor Scott is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

Among all major league parks, Yankee Stadium’s CF fences are the 5th-deepest.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masyn Winn in the 17th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

The #5 stadium in MLB for suppressing BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

Batting from the same side that Luis Gil throws from, Masyn Winn will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Erick Fedde throws from, Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage today.

The St. Louis Cardinals infield defense profiles as the 5th-strongest out of all the teams in action today.

Benjamin Rice is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Benjamin Rice hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Over the last two weeks, Alex Verdugo’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 89.9 mph to 85.9 mph.

Masyn Winn will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Jordan Walker is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the same side that Luis Gil throws from, Jordan Walker has a tough challenge today.

Anthony Volpe is penciled in 7th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 62% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Erick Fedde will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Anthony Volpe in today’s game.

11% of the time that Alec Burleson has started against a northpaw this year, he has been pinch hit for.

Today, Alec Burleson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.2% rate (79th percentile).

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

Lars Nootbaar is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

Lars Nootbaar hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 97th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Erick Fedde will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Giancarlo Stanton in today’s matchup.

In today’s game, Giancarlo Stanton is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.8% rate (80th percentile).

Giancarlo Stanton’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, falling from 14% on the season to 8% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Anthony Volpe hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 89th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

In today’s matchup, Brendan Donovan is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.3% rate (85th percentile).

Brendan Donovan will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

12% of the time that Austin Wells has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

Batting from the same side that Erick Fedde throws from, Aaron Judge will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Nolan Arenado’s BABIP skill is projected in the 5th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the same side that Luis Gil throws from, Nolan Arenado will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (89% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Luis Gil throws from, Paul Goldschmidt will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Paul Goldschmidt will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Paul Goldschmidt’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.6% down to 4.3%.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Lars Nootbaar in today’s matchup.

Victor Scott will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

In the past 7 days, Aaron Judge’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 27.3% down to 17.6%.

In the last week’s worth of games, Aaron Judge’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal EV of 100.2 mph to 97.5 mph.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 16°, Gleyber Torres has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (6°) over the last 14 days.

Placing in the 20th percentile, Gleyber Torres has notched a .187 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

Juan Soto hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 85th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Juan Soto has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 20.4% seasonal rate has dropped off to 11.8% over the last week.

Juan Soto’s average exit velocity has declined of late; his 94.2-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 85.3-mph in the past 7 days.

Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (13.4°) is quite a bit lower than his 17.6° mark last year.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Jazz Chisholm Jr. has been very fortunate this year. His .331 figure has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .312.

Today, Jordan Walker is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.3% rate (95th percentile).

Brendan Donovan has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.3-mph dropping to 84.8-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Victor Scott ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

In today’s game, Nolan Arenado is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 42.7% rate (100th percentile).

Nolan Arenado will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

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