D-Backs vs Astros match player stats Saturday, September 7th 2024. Arizona Diamondbacks at Houston Astros Series Game 2

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D-Backs vs Astros match player stats Saturday, September 7th 2024. Arizona Diamondbacks at Houston Astros Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Arizona Diamondbacks at Houston Astros
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, September 7th
07/09/24 16:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

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Minute Maid Park grades out as the #5 ballpark in MLB for RHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Kevin Newman will have the handedness advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Minute Maid Park as the 5th-best venue in the majors for LHB home runs.

Adrian Del Castillo has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Jose Altuve is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.

Hitting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Jose Altuve will have an advantage today.

Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.9% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Jose Altuve will hold that advantage today.

Batting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Mauricio Dubon will have an edge today.

Mauricio Dubon will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Eugenio Suarez has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (83% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Eugenio Suarez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi today.

Eugenio Suarez pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.6% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Eugenio Suarez has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.6-mph to 92.7-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Among all stadiums, Minute Maid Park’s LF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest.

The switch-hitting Geraldo Perdomo will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Yusei Kikuchi.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Geraldo Perdomo’s 17.2% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 13.4%.

In terms of plate discipline, Geraldo Perdomo’s talent is quite impressive, posting a 1.88 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 82nd percentile.

Jake McCarthy has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

Jake McCarthy’s launch angle this year (10.2°) is quite a bit higher than his 7.1° mark last season.

Utilizing Statcast data, Jake McCarthy ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .291.

Ranking in the 82nd percentile, Jake McCarthy has put up a .344 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Posting a .274 batting average this year, Kevin Newman finds himself in the 83rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 78th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Jake Meyers is penciled in 5th in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 84% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Batting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Jake Meyers will have an edge today.

When estimating his home run skill, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

HRs are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the shallowest in the league.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz as the 17th-best batter in the game as it relates to his batting average talent.

Yainer Diaz is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Yainer Diaz will have an advantage today.

Yainer Diaz will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Victor Caratini will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Victor Caratini has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.7-mph to 99.1-mph over the past 7 days.

In the last week’s worth of games, Victor Caratini’s 60% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 44.2%.

Victor Caratini has put up a .272 Expected Batting Average this year, ranking in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

With a .337 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Victor Caratini is ranked in the 84th percentile.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Randal Grichuk ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Randal Grichuk is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Randal Grichuk will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today’s matchup.

Randal Grichuk pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.9% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

Jake Meyers will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

In the last two weeks, Ben Gamel has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .344.

The Houston Astros have been the 8th-unluckiest offense in baseball 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 Huge Hitters Umpire (Alfonso Marquez) behind the plate today.

The #8 stadium in the majors for boosting walks, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

Playing on the road generally lowers pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Eduardo Rodriguez in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Christian Walker is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Christian Walker will have an advantage in today’s game.

Christian Walker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.7% — 79th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Christian Walker has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 94.8-mph average to last season’s 91.2-mph mark.

Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best batter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Yordan Alvarez will hold that advantage today.

Yordan Alvarez has made significant improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 14.4% seasonal rate to 19.4% in the last two weeks.

Yordan Alvarez has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 97.9-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal EV of 94-mph.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Yusei Kikuchi’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 81st percentile out of all starters in MLB right now.

Yusei Kikuchi has averaged 93.9 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, grading out in the 84th percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected offense for the Arizona Diamondbacks in this game holds an estimated true talent wOBA of .319, which is significantly lower than their actual wOBA of .333 this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have been the 2nd-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse the rest of the season, Victor Caratini, the Astros’s expected catcher in today’s game, projects as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Ketel Marte projects as the 15th-best hitter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ketel Marte is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Ketel Marte will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Yusei Kikuchi.

Ketel Marte pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

Tallying 91.8 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Eduardo Rodriguez falls in the 75th percentile.

Minute Maid Park profiles as the #9 field in the majors for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 95th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Corbin Carroll ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Corbin Carroll is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Corbin Carroll has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Over the last 7 days, Corbin Carroll’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.9% up to 21.1%.

In the past week’s worth of games, Randal Grichuk’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10.1% up to 28.6%.

When assessing his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Yusei Kikuchi in the 94th percentile among all SPs in the game.

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

Geraldo Perdomo has put up a .268 batting average this year, ranking in the 79th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 90th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Corbin Carroll has seen a big increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 93.4-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal 89.1-mph mark.

Posting a .343 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year, Yainer Diaz has performed in the 82nd percentile for offensive ability.

Victor Caratini has put up a .325 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, placing in the 76th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin Newman in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Kevin Newman is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today.

23% of the time that Kevin Newman has started against a southpaw this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

Among all stadiums, the 3rd-highest average fence height are at Minute Maid Park.

Minute Maid Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which tends to lead to lower offensive output.

Adrian Del Castillo is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Adrian Del Castillo will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Adrian Del Castillo will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 9th-worst park in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average.

The Arizona Diamondbacks infield defense profiles as the 4th-strongest out of every team in action today.

Jose Altuve has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 6.7% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the last 7 days.

Jose Altuve has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.2-mph dropping to 82.5-mph in the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 15th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Mauricio Dubon is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this game.

Mauricio Dubon has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Eugenio Suarez in today’s game.

Grading out in the 25th percentile, Eugenio Suarez has notched a .276 BABIP this year.

Geraldo Perdomo’s BABIP skill is projected in the 14th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Geraldo Perdomo is penciled in 8th in the batting order today.

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 Geraldo Perdomo in today’s matchup.

Geraldo Perdomo’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 88.9-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 81.5-mph over the past 7 days.

When it comes to his home run ability, Jake McCarthy ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake McCarthy is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Yusei Kikuchi will hold the platoon advantage against Jake McCarthy in today’s game.

Jake Meyers has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 7.8% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the last 14 days.

Jake Meyers’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off recently; his 91.5-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 84.8-mph in the past 14 days.

Jake Meyers’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off of late, falling from 46.8% on the season to 25% in the last week’s worth of games.

Ben Gamel is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

Batting from the same side that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Ben Gamel will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 11.2°, Ben Gamel has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-1.8°) in the past 14 days.

In today’s matchup, Yainer Diaz is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.4% rate (80th percentile).

Over the past week, Yainer Diaz’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.9% down to 0%.

Victor Caratini is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.

Victor Caratini hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

Randal Grichuk has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 45% of the time when starting against a left-handed pitcher this year.

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 Randal Grichuk in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.247) suggests that Randal Grichuk has been lucky this year with his .283 actual batting average.

Despite posting a .344 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Ben Gamel has been very fortunate given the .046 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .298.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Eduardo Rodriguez’s overall pitching ability is in the 81st percentile out of all SPs in the majors right now.

Eduardo Rodriguez’s change-up utilization has jumped by 5.6% from last year to this one (18.9% to 24.5%) .

With a 3.77 FIP since the start of last season (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that focuses on the things most within a pitcher’s control), Eduardo Rodriguez falls in the 78th percentile.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Kevin Newman ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Christian Walker today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Minute Maid Park as the 9th-worst field in the league for left-handed batting average.

Hitting from the same side that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Yordan Alvarez will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Yordan Alvarez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

With 6 bats who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected offense, Yusei Kikuchi has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s matchup.

The maximum exit velocity of any player on the Arizona Diamondbacks has been 117 mph this year, putting them as the #7 group of hitters in MLB by this stat.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ketel Marte in today’s matchup.

In his last start, Eduardo Rodriguez didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking batters out and was only able to post 1 Ks.

Eduardo Rodriguez’s 91.3-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 23rd percentile among all SPs.

Jose Altuve has been lucky this year, notching a .341 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .327 — a .014 deviation.

When assessing his home run talent, Geraldo Perdomo ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Yusei Kikuchi will hold the platoon advantage against Corbin Carroll in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Corbin Carroll in today’s matchup.

Corbin Carroll’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last season to this one, falling from 16.5% to 11.1%.

Considering the 0.23 disparity between Yusei Kikuchi’s 10.57 K/9 and his 10.35 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in MLB this year when it comes to strikeouts and ought to see negative regression in future games.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.387) suggests that Yordan Alvarez has been lucky this year with his .403 actual wOBA.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 8.7°, Yainer Diaz has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (0.7°) over the last 14 days.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jake McCarthy today.

Corbin Carroll’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last season to this one, going from 40.3% to 34.1%.

Over the last two weeks, Jake Meyers’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (4.3°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 12.1°.

Victor Caratini has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 7.5% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the past 14 days.

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