D-Backs vs Giants match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Friday, August 28th

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D-Backs @ Giants Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Friday, August 28th
Time : 28/08/26 22:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Arizona Diamondbacks Series Game 2 Game Today

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 14.4-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters.

,Over the last 14 days, Tim Tawa has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 9.2% to 16.1%.

,Over the past two weeks, Tim Tawa’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95-mph over the course of the season to 98.5-mph of late.

,In the last two weeks, Tim Tawa’s 58.1% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 43.3%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Cavanaugh in the 81st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,In the majors, Oracle Park’s right field fences are the shallowest.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Drew Cavanaugh can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

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

,Ildemaro Vargas pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.4% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

,This year, the hardest ball Jose Fernandez has connected with reached a maximum exit velocity of 111.5 mph (an advanced standard to assess power), checking in at the 79th percentile.

,Ranking in the 95th percentile for Sprint Speed at 29.46 ft/sec this year, Jose Fernandez is remarkably toolsy.

,Sporting a .329 BABIP this year, Jose Fernandez is ranked in the 84th percentile.

,Corbin Carroll projects as the 19th-best batter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Corbin Carroll is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Blade Tidwell throws from, Corbin Carroll will have an edge today.

,Corbin Carroll pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

,Turner Hill is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Turner Hill can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

,Bats such as Turner Hill with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Kohl Drake who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

,Max Kepler is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Max Kepler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Blade Tidwell in today’s game.

,Max Kepler pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.3% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Max Kepler’s launch angle this season (20.1°) is a considerable increase over his 16.5° figure last season.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kohl Drake throws from, Christian Koss will have the upper hand today.

,Christian Koss has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball bats like Christian Koss usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Kohl Drake.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Christian Koss will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Drew Gilbert has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (92% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Drew Gilbert may have an advantage against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks only has 1 same-handed RP.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Drew Gilbert will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Geraldo Perdomo is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Geraldo Perdomo will get to bat from his good side against Blade Tidwell in this game.

,Geraldo Perdomo has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 91.7-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 87.4-mph average.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rafael Devers in the 97th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Rafael Devers is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Rafael Devers has a good chance to have the upper hand against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks only has 1 same-handed RP.

,Ryan Waldschmidt’s BABIP talent is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ryan Waldschmidt has compiled a .377 BABIP this year, ranking in the 95th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Gabriel Moreno is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

,Gabriel Moreno has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Gabriel Moreno has made notable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 8% seasonal rate to 18.8% in the last two weeks.

Negatives with the San Francisco Giants Series Game 2 Game Today

Tim Tawa is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the 2nd-worst ballpark in the game for right-handed home runs.

,Oracle Park has the tallest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.

,Built just 8 feet above sea level, Oracle Park has one of the lowest altitudes in MLB, which generally leads to worse offense.

,In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report calls for the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions on the schedule today.

,Drew Cavanaugh is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 2nd-worst ballpark in baseball for lefty home runs.

,Batting from the same side that Kohl Drake throws from, Drew Cavanaugh will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Ildemaro Vargas’s BABIP talent is projected in the 6th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ildemaro Vargas is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fernandez in the 15th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Jose Fernandez is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Corbin Carroll today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Turner Hill in the 4th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Hitting from the same side that Kohl Drake throws from, Turner Hill will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

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

,Max Kepler has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 19% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Christian Koss ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Christian Koss is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Gilbert in the 14th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Kohl Drake will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Drew Gilbert today.

,When estimating his home run talent, Geraldo Perdomo ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter 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.

,Kohl Drake will hold the platoon advantage over Rafael Devers in today’s matchup.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks outfield defense projects as the 5th-best among all the teams playing today.

,Ryan Waldschmidt is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Blade Tidwell will have the handedness advantage against Gabriel Moreno today.

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