D-Backs vs Yankees match player stats | 2025 World Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 2nd

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D-Backs vs Yankees match player stats | 2025 World Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 2nd

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World Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Yankees
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 2nd
02/04/25 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

Anthony Volpe is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

The #7 stadium in MLB for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

Yankee Stadium has the 8th-lowest fences in Major League Baseball.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Anthony Volpe will hold that advantage today.

Anthony Volpe has been hot recently, putting up a a 22.2% Barrel% (a reliable standard to assess power) in the last 7 days.

In the past week’s worth of games, Anthony Volpe’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°.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.259) suggests that Anthony Volpe has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season with his .242 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jasson Dominguez in the 84th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Yankee Stadium grades out as the #7 ballpark in baseball for lefty home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The switch-hitting Jasson Dominguez will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Zac Gallen.

Jasson Dominguez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.3% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Jasson Dominguez has been unlucky since the start of last season. His .283 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .319.

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

Hitting from the opposite that Zac Gallen throws from, Ben Rice will have the upper hand today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Ben Rice will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.313) may lead us to conclude that Ben Rice has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .283 actual wOBA.

Since the start of last season, Ben Rice’s 16.7% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 97th percentile among his peers.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ketel Marte ranks as the 16th-best hitter in MLB.

Ketel Marte is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Ketel Marte will get to bat from his strong side against Carlos Rodon in today’s game.

Out of every team on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the the New York Yankees.

Since the start of last season, Ketel Marte has an average exit velocity of 93.9 mph, which is among the best in the game at the 98th percentile.

When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Zac Gallen in the 81st percentile among all SPs in Major League Baseball.

Tallying 97 adjusted pitches per outing since the start of last season on average, Zac Gallen places him the 94th percentile.

Given his reverse platoon split, Zac Gallen will be in a good position facing 6 bats in the projected lineup who hit from the other side in this outing.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Zac Gallen’s overall pitching skill is in the 86th percentile out of all starters in Major League Baseball right now.

The New York Yankees have been the luckiest offense in the majors since the start of last season, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse in future games,The 6th-deepest CF fences in MLB are found in Yankee Stadium.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Carlos Rodon throws from, Eugenio Suarez will have an advantage in today’s game.

New York’s 3rd-worst outfield defense of all teams on the slate creates a favorable matchup for Eugenio Suarez, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

Over the past week, Eugenio Suarez has displayed impressive power, recording a a 36.4% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power).

When assessing his home run skill, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Josh Naylor ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Josh Naylor is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Over the past 7 days, Josh Naylor has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .450.

Josh Naylor has exhibited strong plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 88th percentile with a 1.65 K/BB rate.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Cody Bellinger is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

Cody Bellinger will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zac Gallen in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 82nd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Cody Bellinger pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.3% — 83rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball hitters like Cody Bellinger tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Zac Gallen.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Paul Goldschmidt ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Paul Goldschmidt is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Paul Goldschmidt has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Paul Goldschmidt will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Paul Goldschmidt has displayed some good exit velocity stats in recent games, averaging 109.2-mph on his flyballs in the past week.

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

Randal Grichuk is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

Randal Grichuk will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Carlos Rodon in today’s matchup.

Randal Grichuk’s 11.2% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) is in the 79th percentile since the start of last season.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will hold the platoon advantage against Carlos Rodon today.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has hit one of the hardest balls in Major League Baseball in the last 7 days — 109.1-mph — which is a good measure of recent form and raw power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Carlos Rodon in the 93rd percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

Carlos Rodon has been given a longer leash than the average pitcher since the start of last season, recording 6.9 more adjusted pitches-per-outing than the average pitcher.

Austin Wells, the Yankees’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, profiles as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Carlos Rodon is an extreme flyball pitcher (42.1% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and will be disadvantaged pitching in the #4 HR venue in the league in this game.

When assessing his home run skill, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Zac Gallen throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have an edge in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls many of his flyballs (35% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

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

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

Aaron Judge is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Extreme groundball bats like Aaron Judge are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Zac Gallen.

Aaron Judge will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Aaron Judge has been hot lately, posting a a 66.7% Barrel% (an advanced standard to measure power) in the last week’s worth of games.

By putting up a 1.69 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Geraldo Perdomo has displayed good plate discipline, grading out in the 87th percentile.

Geraldo Perdomo has recorded a .266 batting average since the start of last season, checking in at the 75th percentile.

Gabriel Moreno’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gabriel Moreno will have the handedness advantage against Carlos Rodon in today’s matchup.

Gabriel Moreno has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

Extreme groundball bats like Gabriel Moreno generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Carlos Rodon.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Gabriel Moreno ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 79th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Hitting from the opposite that Zac Gallen throws from, Austin Wells will have the upper hand today.

Extreme flyball batters like Austin Wells tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Zac Gallen.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Austin Wells will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Austin Wells has been hot in recent games, posting a .457 wOBA in the last week’s worth of games.

Austin Wells has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .228 rate is considerably lower than his .246 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Oswaldo Cabrera will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against Zac Gallen in today’s matchup.

Oswaldo Cabrera will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Corbin Carroll ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Corbin Carroll is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Corbin Carroll has hit one of the hardest balls in the majors in the past week’s worth of games — 115.7-mph — which is a favorable proxy for recent form and raw power.

In the last 7 days, Corbin Carroll’s swing has been well optimized for base hits, notching a 72.7% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

Negative Match Player Stats with D-Backs vs Yankees Series Game 2

Yankee Stadium’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the majors, which generally leads to less offense.

The weather forecast predicts temperatures in this contest to drop to the lowest level on the slate at 43°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

Hitting from the same side that Zac Gallen throws from, Anthony Volpe will have a tough matchup today.

Anthony Volpe hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (7.4) implies that Anthony Volpe has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season with his 11.9 actual HR/600.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Yankee Stadium as the 5th-worst stadium in the majors for righty BABIP.

Jasson Dominguez is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

Jasson Dominguez has posted a .204 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, grading out in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Yankee Stadium projects as the #24 venue in the game for lefty base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Ben Rice is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Ben Rice hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 75th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

By putting up a .185 batting average since the start of last season, Ben Rice has performed in the 20th percentile.

Ketel Marte pulls many of his flyballs (35% — 88th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 9th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ketel Marte in today’s game.

Ketel Marte has been cold recently, notching a 0% Barrel% (a reliable stat to assess power) over the last 7 days.

It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Andy Fletcher) behind the plate today.

Considering that groundball hitters hold a significant advantage over flyball pitchers, Zac Gallen and his 43.6% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a difficult spot today matching up with 0 opposing GB batters.

Zac Gallen will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

The 5th-best projected lineup of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting ability is that of the New York Yankees.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Yankee Stadium as the 4th-best ballpark in the majors for home runs.

Eugenio Suarez is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.

In today’s game, Eugenio Suarez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 38.1% rate (96th percentile).

Typically, batters like Eugenio Suarez who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Carlos Rodon.

Carlos Rodon will have the handedness advantage over Josh Naylor today.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Josh Naylor in today’s game.

Josh Naylor has shown some bad exit velocity indicators lately, averaging just 83.3-mph on his flyballs in the past 7 days.

Josh Naylor’s quickness has declined this season. His 25.16 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 24.64 ft/sec now.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.297) provides evidence that Cody Bellinger has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season with his .324 actual wOBA.

As it relates to his batting average, Cody Bellinger has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season. His .268 rate has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .234.

Cody Bellinger ranks in the 12th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (39.2% rate since the start of last season).

Zac Gallen will have the handedness advantage over Paul Goldschmidt in today’s matchup.

Paul Goldschmidt has not been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs of late, striking balls between 23° and 34° just 0% of the time in the past week’s worth of games.

As it relates to plate discipline, Paul Goldschmidt’s talent is quite weak, sporting a 3.77 K/BB rate since the start of last season while ranking in in the 20th percentile.

Randal Grichuk pulls many of his flyballs (33.9% — 80th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-deepest LF fences today.

Randal Grichuk will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.252) implies that Randal Grichuk has been lucky since the start of last season with his .290 actual batting average.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in today’s matchup.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has displayed weak plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 24th percentile with a 3.53 K/BB rate.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s speed has fallen off this year. His 26.6 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 25.52 ft/sec now.

Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 3rd-least strikeout-prone lineup in today’s games is the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 19.3% underlying K%.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have 6 batters in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage against Carlos Rodon in this matchup.

Given that flyball hitters have a notable edge over groundball pitchers, Carlos Rodon and his 42.1% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a tough position in this game squaring off against 1 opposing GB bats.

Over his previous 3 games started, Carlos Rodon has experienced a notable fall off in his fastball spin rate: from 2384 rpm over the whole season to 2328 rpm of late.

It may be wise to expect negative regression for the Arizona Diamondbacks offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the luckiest offense in MLB since the start of last season.

Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher metrics in all categories, and Carlos Rodon will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has been lucky in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .260 mark is inflated compared to his .238 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .334 rate is considerably higher than his .315 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Hitting from the same side that Zac Gallen throws from, Aaron Judge meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Aaron Judge hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 82nd percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 6th-deepest CF fences today.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Aaron Judge has been very fortunate since the start of last season. His .485 mark has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .454.

Geraldo Perdomo’s BABIP ability is projected in the 10th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Geraldo Perdomo is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Geraldo Perdomo today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Geraldo Perdomo in the 13th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Gabriel Moreno is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

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

Since the start of last season, Gabriel Moreno’s flyball exit velocity (a reliable metric to assess power) is in the 18th percentile at 89.7 mph.

Austin Wells is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 15th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Austin Wells has not been honed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits of late, lifting balls between -4° and 26° just 12.5% of the time in the past week.

Oswaldo Cabrera is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this game.

Oswaldo Cabrera hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 6th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Oswaldo Cabrera has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 14.4 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is inflated compared to his 6.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oswaldo Cabrera in the 24th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Hitting from the same side that Carlos Rodon throws from, Corbin Carroll will have a disadvantage today.

Today, Corbin Carroll is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 33.2% rate (76th percentile).

Corbin Carroll will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

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