D-Backs vs Marlins match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 16th

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D-Backs vs Marlins match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 16th

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World Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Arizona Diamondbacks at Miami Marlins
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 16th
16/04/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for D-Backs vs Marlins Series Game 2 Matchup Today

Eric Wagaman is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

LoanDepot Park profiles as the #7 stadium in the league for run-scoring, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The 5th-shallowest CF fences among all stadiums are found in LoanDepot Park.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

Eric Wagaman will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The #10 field in MLB for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is LoanDepot Park.

Eric Wagaman’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls recently (10.8° over the past 7 days) is considerably better than his 5.4° seasonal angle.

Brandon Pfaadt has recorded 17.1 outs per game per started since the start of last season, checking in at the 79th percentile.

The Miami Marlins projected batting order grades out as the 2nd-weakest on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill.

It may be sensible to expect worse results for the Miami Marlins offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 8th-luckiest offense in the majors this year.

LoanDepot Park has the 4th-deepest RF fences among all parks.

The Miami Marlins have 3 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Griffin Conine, Kyle Stowers, Matt Mervis).

Brandon Pfaadt has gone to his curveball 12.3% more often this season (17.6%) than he did last year (5.3%).

Among all starters, Brandon Pfaadt’s fastball spin rate of 2558.2 rpm ranks in the 98th percentile since the start of last season.

Matt Mervis is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Pfaadt throws from, Matt Mervis will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Matt Mervis will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The #10 field in baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is LoanDepot Park.

When estimating his home run ability, Matt Mervis ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Pfaadt throws from, Graham Pauley will have an edge in today’s matchup.

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

Graham Pauley has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 91.5-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal average of 89.3-mph.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Graham Pauley has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His .211 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .244.

Liam Hicks will hold the platoon advantage against Brandon Pfaadt in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Liam Hicks will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Compared to his seasonal average of 6.2°, Liam Hicks has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 26.5° angle over the past week.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jesus Sanchez is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Jesus Sanchez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Pfaadt today.

Jesus Sanchez will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Otto Lopez hits many of his flyballs to center field (40% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 6th-shallowest CF fences today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Otto Lopez tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Brandon Pfaadt.

Otto Lopez will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

In the past 7 days, Otto Lopez’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12.5% up to 18.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Xavier Edwards is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

The switch-hitting Xavier Edwards will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Brandon Pfaadt.

Extreme groundball batters like Xavier Edwards usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Brandon Pfaadt.

When estimating his BABIP ability, Xavier Edwards is projected as the 13th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Xavier Edwards will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Stowers in the 78th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Kyle Stowers is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Brandon Pfaadt throws from, Kyle Stowers will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Kyle Stowers hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

The Miami Marlins outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst among every team today.

With a 5.19 FIP since the start of last season (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that concentrates on the things most within a pitcher’s control), Max Meyer places in the 18th percentile.

Max Meyer will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats across the board.

Max Meyer was firing on all cylinders in his previous GS and compiled 7 strikeouts.

Max Meyer has used his slider 7.2% more often this year (47.9%) than he did last season (40.7%).

Batting from the opposite that Brandon Pfaadt throws from, Griffin Conine will have the upper hand in today’s game.

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

Griffin Conine’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better in recent games, increasing from 18.2% on the season to 30% over the past 7 days.

Griffin Conine has exhibited some good exit velocity statistics recently, averaging 100.4-mph on his flyballs over the past 14 days.

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LoanDepot Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense.

Hitting from the same side that Brandon Pfaadt throws from, Eric Wagaman has a tough challenge today.

The Arizona Diamondbacks outfield defense profiles as the 3rd-strongest out of every team on the slate today.

The #5 stadium in baseball for suppressing home runs to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is LoanDepot Park.

Andy Fletcher projects as a Hitters Umpire and is expected to be umping today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks LoanDepot Park as the 3rd-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for walks.

The Miami Marlins have 7 bats in the projected lineup that will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Pfaadt in this matchup.

Considering that flyball hitters hold a big edge over groundball pitchers, Brandon Pfaadt and his 37.5% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a difficult position in this outing squaring off against 1 opposing GB bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles LoanDepot Park as the 4th-worst park in the league for strikeouts.

Brandon Pfaadt is an extreme flyball pitcher (37.5% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be aided by pitching in the #22 HR venue in the league today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Mervis in the 4th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

37% of the time that Matt Mervis has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Matt Mervis pulls many of his flyballs (36% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball hitters like Matt Mervis tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Brandon Pfaadt.

The #5 ballpark in baseball for suppressing home runs to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is LoanDepot Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Graham Pauley in the 24th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Graham Pauley is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Graham Pauley in the 20th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

When estimating his home run talent, Liam Hicks ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Liam Hicks is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

This year, Liam Hicks has been pinch hit for in 10% of his appearances when starting against righty on the mound.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Liam Hicks in the 18th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Jesus Sanchez has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 5th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (10.9% rate since the start of last season).

Jesus Sanchez has exhibited poor plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 21st percentile with a 3.61 K/BB rate.

When assessing his home run skill, Otto Lopez ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Otto Lopez has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (100% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Brandon Pfaadt will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Otto Lopez in today’s matchup.

Sporting a 12.200 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Otto Lopez grades out in the 24th percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards in the 1st percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Xavier Edwards has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Xavier Edwards’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 86-mph EV last season has dropped off to 81.8-mph.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 10.1°, Xavier Edwards has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-1°) in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

There has been a significant decline in Kyle Stowers’s launch angle from last year’s 11.6° to 3.3° this year.

Kyle Stowers has shown weak plate discipline since the start of last season, placing in the 22nd percentile with a 4.52 K/BB rate.

Kyle Stowers’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected batting order for the Arizona Diamondbacks in this game has an estimated true talent wOBA of .318, which is a fair amount lower than their actual wOBA of .339 this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have been the 6th-luckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress going forward,Considering that groundball pitchers have a substantial edge over groundball hitters, Max Meyer and his 46.9% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a strong position in this matchup going up against 2 opposing GB hitters.

The Arizona Diamondbacks (20.6 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 3rd-least strikeout-heavy batting order on the slate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Griffin Conine in the 9th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Griffin Conine is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game.

When starting against a righty hurler this year, Griffin Conine has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 22% of the time.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Griffin Conine ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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