Dodgers vs Braves match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 3rd

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Dodgers vs Braves match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 3rd

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, May 3rd
03/05/25 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Dodgers vs Braves Series Game 2 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Spencer Schwellenbach as the 17th-best starter in baseball currently.

Spencer Schwellenbach has recorded 18.8 outs per GS this year, grading out in the 97th percentile.

The 2nd-deepest left field dimensions among all major league parks are found in Truist Park.

Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the Atlanta Braves.

Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher metrics in all categories, and Spencer Schwellenbach will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Spencer Schwellenbach in the 86th percentile among all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball.

Out of all starters, Spencer Schwellenbach’s fastball velocity of 96.1 mph is in the 94th percentile this year.

With a 1.13 gap between Spencer Schwellenbach’s 7.88 K/9 and his 9.01 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in the game this year as it relates to strikeouts and figures to see positive regression going forward.

Grading out in the 90th percentile, Spencer Schwellenbach compiled a 13.8% Swinging Strike% this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Roki Sasaki in the 84th percentile as it relates to his strikeout skill.

Roki Sasaki’s 95.8-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 89th percentile among all starters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Alex Verdugo is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

The #6 stadium in the game for boosting offensive stats to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.

Truist Park ranks as the #4 stadium in MLB for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Batting from the opposite that Roki Sasaki throws from, Alex Verdugo will have an edge in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Matt Olson ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Matt Olson is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

The 3rd-shallowest CF dimensions in MLB are found in Truist Park.

When assessing his home run talent, Matt Olson ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Sean Murphy is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Truist Park as the 6th-best field in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Sean Murphy ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The #4 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.

Eli White will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eli White in the 85th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcell Ozuna in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Marcell Ozuna is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Ozzie Albies ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Austin Riley projects as the 16th-best home run batter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Austin Riley is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Austin Riley projects as the 18th-best batter in MLB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nick Allen hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 5th-shallowest CF fences today.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Nick Allen will hold that advantage today.

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

Michael Harris II will hold the platoon advantage against Roki Sasaki in today’s game.

Michael Harris II’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negative Match Player Stats with Dodgers vs Braves Series Game 2

The best projected batting order of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall batting skill belongs to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Ryan Wills profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is expected to be behind the plate in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 8th-best field in MLB for batting average.

Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.

High humidity has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report projects the 5th-most humidity of all games on the slate at 76%.

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 14.8-mph in this contest, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats.

Given that flyball pitchers are least effective against groundball hitters, Spencer Schwellenbach (44.5% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in this matchup with 4 GB hitters in Los Angeles’s projected offense.

Spencer Schwellenbach was rolling in his last game started and conceded 0 ER.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Roki Sasaki is projected to throw 82 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 2nd-least of all pitchers on the slate.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Will Smith (the Dodgers’s expected catcher in today’s game) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

Alex Verdugo has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.7%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 2nd-deepest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 8th-worst ballpark in the league for lefty home runs.

Batting from the same side that Roki Sasaki throws from, Sean Murphy meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Sean Murphy pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Truist Park grades out as the #23 field in MLB for RHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Eli White is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Roki Sasaki will have the handedness advantage against Eli White in today’s game.

Roki Sasaki will have the handedness advantage against Marcell Ozuna in today’s game.

Marcell Ozuna pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.4% — 84th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 2nd-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ozzie Albies in the 14th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Ozzie Albies is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 93% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Ozzie Albies will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Roki Sasaki in this game.

Batting from the same side that Roki Sasaki throws from, Austin Riley will have a tough challenge today.

When assessing his home run skill, Nick Allen ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nick Allen is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

Batting from the same side that Roki Sasaki throws from, Nick Allen will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Typically, hitters like Nick Allen who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Roki Sasaki.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Nick Allen ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Michael Harris II is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today.

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