Todays Game 2 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Los Angeles at St. Louis Game 2 Matchup Today

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is expected to have the 2nd-hottest temperature of the day at 86, °.

With a 1.98 K/BB rate this year, Miguel Rojas has shown strong plate discipline, grading out in the 79th percentile.

Checking in at the 76th percentile, Miguel Rojas sports a .267 batting average this year.

Masyn Winn is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

Among all major league parks, Busch Stadium has the 7th-lowest average fence height.

Masyn Winn will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Masyn Winn has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 86.5-mph to 90.6-mph in the past two weeks.

Victor Scott will have the handedness advantage against Tyler Glasnow in today’s game.

Victor Scott hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Victor Scott will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 80th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Tommy Pham hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Tommy Pham will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Lars Nootbaar ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Lars Nootbaar will have an edge today.

Lars Nootbaar hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 98th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

The Los Angeles Dodgers projected lineup profiles as the 2nd-best on the slate in terms of overall hitting skill.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been the 8th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better going forward, Willson Contreras, the Cardinals’s expected catcher today, projects as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Willson Contreras ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Willson Contreras is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Willson Contreras will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Mookie Betts projects as the 14th-best batter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mookie Betts is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Mookie Betts hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

Kike Hernandez hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Kike Hernandez has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 90.5-mph average to last year’s 88.2-mph average.

Compared to his seasonal average of 16.7°, Kike Hernandez has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 21° mark in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Paul Goldschmidt ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Paul Goldschmidt will hold that advantage today.

Paul Goldschmidt’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (15.9°) is significantly higher than his 12.6° angle last season.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 4th-best batter in the game.

Shohei Ohtani is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Shohei Ohtani will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andre Pallante in today’s matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Alec Burleson ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Alec Burleson is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Alec Burleson will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Teoscar Hernandez ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Teoscar Hernandez has big-time power (94th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (28% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Andre Pallante doesn’t generate many whiffs (22nd percentile K%) — great news for Hernandez.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Donovan in the 92nd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Brendan Donovan is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

Brendan Donovan will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Glasnow in today’s game.

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

Nolan Arenado is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

Nolan Arenado will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Nolan Arenado has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 91.9-mph average over the past week to his seasonal figure of 89.7-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 89th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Posting a 2.06 K/BB rate this year, Nolan Arenado has shown impressive plate discipline, ranking in the 75th percentile.

Willson Contreras has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% recently, upping his 11.9% seasonal rate to 21.4% over the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 9th-best hitter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his BABIP skill.

In the past two weeks, Teoscar Hernandez’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 96.1-mph over the course of the season to 98.4-mph recently.

Compared to his seasonal average of 9.8°, Teoscar Hernandez has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 21° figure in the past week’s worth of games.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Will Smith ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Will Smith hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

Extreme flyball bats like Will Smith tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Andre Pallante.

In the past 7 days, Will Smith’s 38.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 22.1%.

Based on Statcast data, Masyn Winn is in the 85th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .274.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Lux in the 79th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Gavin Lux has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (79% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Gavin Lux will have the handedness advantage against Andre Pallante in today’s game.

When it comes to his batting average talent, Freddie Freeman is projected as the 4th-best batter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Freddie Freeman is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Freddie Freeman will hold the platoon advantage against Andre Pallante in today’s matchup.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Freddie Freeman’s 62.5% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 49%.

Gavin Lux hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 94th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

With a .326 BABIP this year, Tommy Pham is ranked in the 83rd percentile.

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher metrics in all categories, and Andre Pallante will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Donovan in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Kike Hernandez’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 38% to 43.5%.

Over the past 7 days, Victor Scott’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 3.3% up to 14.3%.

Paul Goldschmidt’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, increasing from 46% on the season to 60% in the last week’s worth of games.

Lars Nootbaar will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Batters such as Mookie Betts with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Andre Pallante who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Alec Burleson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Freddie Freeman ranks as the 11th-best hitter in the majors.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Rojas in the 18th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Miguel Rojas is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.

Miguel Rojas has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 15% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

Batting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Miguel Rojas will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

In today’s game, Miguel Rojas is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 37.3% rate (93rd percentile).

When estimating his home run ability, Masyn Winn ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The #4 ballpark in the majors for suppressing home runs to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

Tyler Glasnow will have the handedness advantage over Masyn Winn today.

Masyn Winn has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences today.

Masyn Winn’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 89.7-mph mark last year has decreased to 87.2-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Scott in the 17th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Victor Scott is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Busch Stadium as the 4th-worst venue in the league for lefty home runs.

Over the past two weeks, Victor Scott’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal EV of 89.8 mph to 82.6 mph.

In the past two weeks, Victor Scott’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (2.6°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 9.4°.

Tommy Pham has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (93% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

Tyler Glasnow will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tommy Pham in today’s game.

Tommy Pham has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 7% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the past 7 days.

Tommy Pham has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.2-mph dropping to 79.6-mph over the last 7 days.

Lars Nootbaar is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

Lars Nootbaar’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (7.9°) is considerably worse than his 11° angle last year.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 7.9°, Lars Nootbaar’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls has dropped significantly in recent games (1° in the past 14 days).

Lars Nootbaar has posted a .226 batting average this year, checking in at the 20th percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Andre Pallante’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 75th percentile out of all starters in MLB currently.

It is scheduled that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Tom Hanahan) calling pitches today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Busch Stadium as the 2nd-worst ballpark in Major League Baseball for home runs.

The 2nd-deepest right field fences in Major League Baseball are found in Busch Stadium.

The St. Louis Cardinals infield defense profiles as the 5th-best out of every team playing today.

Tyler Glasnow will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Willson Contreras in today’s game.

Willson Contreras has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and will be challenged by the game’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Willson Contreras has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 91.3-mph dropping to 84.2-mph over the last week.

In terms of his home runs, Willson Contreras has been very fortunate this year. His 27.9 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 21.1.

Andre Pallante will hold the platoon advantage against Mookie Betts in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Mookie Betts in today’s matchup.

Mookie Betts has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 5.8% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kike Hernandez in the 7th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Kike Hernandez is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Andre Pallante will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kike Hernandez in today’s game.

Paul Goldschmidt is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 91% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Busch Stadium has the 5th-most fair ground in the league — generally bad for home runs.

Hitting from the same side that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Paul Goldschmidt will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Paul Goldschmidt’s average exit velocity has dropped off lately; his 91.1-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 86.8-mph over the past 7 days.

Shohei Ohtani has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Shohei Ohtani will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

In the last week’s worth of games, Shohei Ohtani’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal EV of 99.6 mph to 96.7 mph.

Alec Burleson’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off of late; his 93-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 85.6-mph over the last week.

In the past week’s worth of games, Alec Burleson’s 8.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.3%.

Alec Burleson has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs this year; his 27.1 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is quite a bit higher than his 18.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Hitting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Teoscar Hernandez meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Today, Teoscar Hernandez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.2% rate (84th percentile).

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Teoscar Hernandez today.

Teoscar Hernandez has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 14.4% seasonal rate has fallen to 7.7% in the last week.

Brendan Donovan has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

In the past 14 days, Brendan Donovan’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal average of 90.9 mph to 86.9 mph.

Brendan Donovan’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (8.1°) is considerably worse than his 12.3° mark last year.

Nolan Arenado’s BABIP ability is projected in the 5th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the same side that Tyler Glasnow throws from, Nolan Arenado will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Nolan Arenado pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.7% — 100th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

There has been a decrease in Nolan Arenado’s average exit velocity this year, from 88.8 mph last year to 85.6 mph now, When it comes to his home run talent, Miguel Rojas ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nolan Arenado’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off lately, falling from 14.2% on the season to 7.5% over the past 14 days.

Willson Contreras has had some very good luck with with his wOBA this year; his .374 rate is significantly inflated relative to his .342 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Will Smith is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 97% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Will Smith meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Will Smith today.

Will Smith’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off recently; his 92.2-mph seasonal average has dropped off to 88.6-mph over the past 14 days.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 13.5°, Masyn Winn has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (0.5°) over the past 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Masyn Winn’s true offensive ability to be a .291, providing some evidence that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .028 disparity between that mark and his actual .319 wOBA.

Mookie Betts has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 94-mph average over the past week to his seasonal mark of 91.5-mph.

This year, Gavin Lux has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 12% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Gavin Lux in today’s game.

Sporting a 10.400 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Gavin Lux is positioned in the 16th percentile for power.

Brendan Donovan has hit 11.3 HRs per 600 plate appearances this year, checking in at the 22nd percentile for power.

Freddie Freeman has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Freddie Freeman in today’s game.

In the past 14 days, Freddie Freeman’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 91.8 mph to 85.4 mph.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Kike Hernandez in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (8.4) provides evidence that Kike Hernandez has experienced some positive variance this year with his 13.7 actual HR/600.

Over the past 7 days, Tommy Pham’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 11.1%.

When it comes to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Andre Pallante in the 8th percentile among all starting pitchers in the game.

The #8 venue in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

Because flyball batters have a notable edge over groundball pitchers, Andre Pallante and his 60% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a troublesome position in this game matching up with 1 opposing GB hitters.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Victor Scott ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Paul Goldschmidt has exhibited poor plate discipline this year, placing in the 21st percentile with a 3.82 K/BB rate.

Gavin Lux has paced 10.8 HRs per 600 plate appearances this year, ranking in the 19th percentile for power.