D-Backs vs Cardinals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, June 23rd

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D-Backs @ Cardinals Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Arizona Diamondbacks at St. Louis Cardinals
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, June 23rd
Time : 23/06/26 19:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Arizona Diamondbacks Series Game 2 Game Today

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Ivan Herrera ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ivan Herrera is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

,Busch Stadium grades out as the #9 venue in MLB for right-handed base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 81°.

,Ivan Herrera will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Eduardo Rodriguez in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blaze Jordan in the 88th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Blaze Jordan will have the handedness advantage against Eduardo Rodriguez in today’s matchup.

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

,Nolan Arenado is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.

,Busch Stadium has the 8th-shortest average fence height among all major league parks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the 79th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,When it comes to his batting average, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His .243 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .268.

,Nelson Velazquez is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Nelson Velazquez will have an edge today.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Nelson Velazquez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ketel Marte in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Ketel Marte is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

,Over the last week, Ketel Marte’s maximum exit velocity (a good proxy for recent form and raw power) has been 111-mph, which qualifies as one of the hardest-hit balls in the majors.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Gabriel Moreno has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs recently, striking balls between 23° and 34° 32.1% of the time in the past two weeks.

,Using Statcast data, Gabriel Moreno ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .289.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pavin Smith in the 75th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Pavin Smith is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Leahy throws from, Pavin Smith will have the upper hand today.

,It may be smart to expect better numbers for the Arizona Diamondbacks offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 5th-unluckiest offense in the league this year.

,Kyle Leahy’s 2189-rpm spin rate on his fastball this year is a sizeable 185-rpm decline from last year’s 2374-rpm figure.

,Geraldo Perdomo is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Geraldo Perdomo will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Kyle Leahy.

,In the past week, Geraldo Perdomo’s swing has been well optimized for home runs, notching a 33.3% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of 23° to 34°.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corbin Carroll ranks as the 18th-best hitter in baseball.

,Corbin Carroll is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Corbin Carroll will hold the platoon advantage over Kyle Leahy today.

,Tommy Troy hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Tommy Troy has been hot of late, posting a a 12.5% Barrel% (a reliable metric to evaluate power) over the past week.

,Over the last two weeks, Tommy Troy has been successful in optimizing the launch angle of his hardest hit balls to hit for power, notching a 23.3° angle.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Busch Stadium as the 9th-best venue in baseball for LHB base hits.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Troy in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Jose Fermin will have the handedness advantage over Eduardo Rodriguez in today’s game.

,Jose Fermin will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Utilizing Statcast data, Jose Fermin is in the 92nd percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .284.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Alec Burleson is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Alec Burleson has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Masyn Winn will have an edge today.

,Masyn Winn hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 87th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Masyn Winn will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Wetherholt in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,JJ Wetherholt is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so JJ Wetherholt can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nelson Velazquez in the 90th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Tallying 94.8 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Eduardo Rodriguez ranks in the 90th percentile.

,Eduardo Rodriguez’s change-up rate has spiked by 7.2% from last season to this one (20.4% to 27.6%) .

,Eduardo Rodriguez has experienced some negative variance in regards to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 6.62 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.82 — a 1.19 K/9 gap.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jordan Walker ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jordan Walker is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Jordan Walker will have an advantage today.

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

,Blaze Jordan has exhibited some good exit velocity benchmarks lately, averaging 102.5-mph on his flyballs in the past week’s worth of games.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Jordan Walker ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Considering the 1.8 gap between Eduardo Rodriguez’s 2.45 ERA and his 4.24 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in MLB this year and figures to perform worse the rest of the season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Negatives with the St. Louis Cardinals Series Game 2 Game Today

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.2-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for pitchers.

,Ivan Herrera has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Ivan Herrera’s footspeed has fallen off this season. His 26.26 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 25.75 ft/sec now.

,Ivan Herrera has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite poorly of late, compiling a -0.9° angle on such balls in the past two weeks.

,Blaze Jordan is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Home runs are generally less common at ballparks with deep fences, and Busch Stadium has the 5th-deepest among all stadiums.

,Putting up a -5.7° launch angle over the past week suggests that Blaze Jordan has been finding it challenging to lift the ball in recent games, which is a key component of hitting for power.

,Placing in the 12th percentile for Sprint Speed at 25.51 ft/sec this year, Blaze Jordan is very slow.

,Nolan Arenado’s BABIP ability is projected in the 4th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Busch Stadium as the worst park in the majors for righty home runs.

,Batting from the same side that Kyle Leahy throws from, Nolan Arenado will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

,Nolan Arenado pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.3% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-deepest LF fences today.

,Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

,Batting from the same side that Kyle Leahy throws from, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.4% rate (80th percentile).

,Busch Stadium grades out as the #30 venue in MLB for left-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Ketel Marte will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side against Kyle Leahy in today’s matchup.

,Today, Ketel Marte is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.9% rate (94th percentile).

,Ketel Marte will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Gabriel Moreno is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Kyle Leahy will hold the platoon advantage against Gabriel Moreno today.

,Gabriel Moreno has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,17% of the time that Pavin Smith has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

,The 2nd-deepest right field dimensions in the majors are found in Busch Stadium.

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

,The #1 venue in baseball for suppressing home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

,Home field advantage generally improves pitcher metrics across the board, and Kyle Leahy will hold that advantage today.

,Kyle Leahy has recorded a .342 BABIP this year, a sign that he has been one of the unluckiest hurlers in the majors on balls in play with improved performance likely coming.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Geraldo Perdomo in the 11th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Geraldo Perdomo in today’s game.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Kyle Leahy is projected to throw 85 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 11th-least of all pitchers on the slate today.

,Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup today is the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 20.2% underlying K%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Busch Stadium as the 2nd-worst venue in the game for strikeouts.

,Kyle Leahy didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking batters out in his last game started and accumulated 1 Ks.

,Corbin Carroll pulls many of his flyballs (36.5% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Corbin Carroll will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Tommy Troy is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Tommy Troy has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 15% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

,Kyle Leahy will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tommy Troy in today’s matchup.

,In the past week, Ketel Marte has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to evaluate power).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fermin in the 8th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Jose Fermin is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Jose Fermin is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.7% rate (86th percentile).

,Eduardo Rodriguez will have the handedness advantage over Alec Burleson in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masyn Winn in the 25th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Masyn Winn is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.

,In the past 7 days, Masyn Winn has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to assess power).

,Eduardo Rodriguez will hold the platoon advantage over JJ Wetherholt in today’s matchup.

,Tommy Troy will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Eduardo Rodriguez today.

,Among all SPs, Eduardo Rodriguez’s fastball velocity of 91.4 mph ranks in the 13th percentile this year.

,Grading out in the 4th percentile, Eduardo Rodriguez posted a 7.5% Swinging Strike rate this year.

,Using Statcast metrics, Jordan Walker grades out in the 7th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .208.

,In the past two weeks, Jose Fermin has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fermin in the 16th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,In the past two weeks, Geraldo Perdomo has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

,In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Geraldo Perdomo has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 87.1-mph on his flyballs.

,Masyn Winn has exhibited some bad exit velocity statistics lately, averaging just 87.6-mph on his flyballs over the last 7 days.

,Gabriel Moreno will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Notching an 8.5° launch angle over the last two weeks suggests that Jordan Walker has been finding it challenging to lift the ball in recent games, which is a key component of hitting for power.

,Eduardo Rodriguez was on point in his last start and allowed 0 ER.

,Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Nolan Arenado will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Pavin Smith’s footspeed has decreased this year. His 26.27 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 24.49 ft/sec now.

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