Dodgers vs D-Backs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Friday, May 9th

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Dodgers vs D-Backs match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Friday, May 9th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Friday, May 9th
09/05/25 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Roki Sasaki in the 81st percentile when assessing his strikeout talent.

Jeremie Rehak projects as a Pitchers Umpire and is anticipated to be in charge of the strike zone today.

Roki Sasaki has a reverse platoon split and is fortunate enough to be facing 6 opposite-handed hitters in today’s game.

Out of all SPs, Roki Sasaki’s fastball velocity of 95.5 mph ranks in the 88th percentile this year.

Given the 1.9 discrepancy between Roki Sasaki’s 7.12 K/9 and his 9.02 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in baseball this year as it relates to strikeouts and figures to see better results in the future.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 3rd-best ballpark in the majors for batting average.

Considering that groundball batters hold a notable advantage over flyball pitchers, Roki Sasaki and his 34% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a troublesome position in today’s matchup matching up with 2 opposing GB batters.

Playing on the road generally lessens pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Roki Sasaki in today’s game.

Among all starting pitchers, Roki Sasaki’s fastball spin rate of 2082 rpm grades out in the 3rd percentile this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 2nd-best batter in the majors.

Shohei Ohtani is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Chase Field as the 2nd-best field in baseball for LHB batting average.

Last season, Shohei Ohtani had an average launch angle of 15.8° on his hardest-hit balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 19.3°.

Since the start of last season, Shohei Ohtani’s 21.8% Barrel%, an advanced standard for measuring power, places him in the 100th percentile among his peers.

Ketel Marte projects as the 16th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ketel Marte is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Ketel Marte will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pavin Smith in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Pavin Smith is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Pavin Smith will have the handedness advantage over Roki Sasaki today.

Pavin Smith will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Eugenio Suarez is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Eugenio Suarez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The Barrel% of Eugenio Suarez has significantly improved, with an increase from 11.4% last year to 16.5% this year.

The #2 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Naylor in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Josh Naylor is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Josh Naylor ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Josh Naylor will hold the platoon advantage over Roki Sasaki today.

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

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Mookie Betts ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Mookie Betts is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Mookie Betts will hold the platoon advantage against Eduardo Rodriguez today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Smith in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Will Smith will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Eduardo Rodriguez today.

Will Smith’s launch angle this season (23.4°) is considerably better than his 18.5° mark last year.

Placing in the 80th percentile, Michael Conforto sports a .300 Isolated Power rate (ISO) since the start of last season.

When it comes to his home run talent, Michael Conforto ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 15.1% to 23.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Cracking 2 HRs in the past week, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has been on fire recently.

When assessing his batting average talent, Freddie Freeman is projected as the 9th-best hitter in baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Freddie Freeman is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Freddie Freeman has made big gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 9.1% rate last year to 14.7% this season.

Freddie Freeman projects as the 13th-best batter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Freddie Freeman has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 93.1-mph average to last year’s 89.4-mph average.

Hitting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Miguel Rojas will have an edge in today’s game.

Extreme flyball hitters like Miguel Rojas generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Eduardo Rodriguez.

Miguel Rojas has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 87.5-mph average to last season’s 85-mph average.

The Los Angeles Dodgers projected batting order profiles as the strongest of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall batting ability.

Eduardo Rodriguez has utilized his cut-fastball 5.3% less often this season (13.9%) than he did last year (19.2%).

Eduardo Rodriguez’s 91.3-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 17th percentile among all starters.

As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Eduardo Rodriguez in the 86th percentile among all starters in the game.

Eduardo Rodriguez has averaged 94.2 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, ranking in the 83rd percentile.

Given that groundball batters perform worse against groundball pitchers, Eduardo Rodriguez (35.4% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this game with 3 GB hitters in the opposing team’s projected batting order.

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher metrics across the board, and Eduardo Rodriguez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Extreme groundball bats like Gabriel Moreno generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Roki Sasaki.

Gabriel Moreno will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Gabriel Moreno has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 92.5-mph average to last season’s 90-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Andy Pages ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Andy Pages will have an advantage in today’s game.

Andy Pages has been hot in recent games, putting up a .358 wOBA in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Hitting from the opposite that Roki Sasaki throws from, Alek Thomas will have the upper hand today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Alek Thomas are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Roki Sasaki.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Alek Thomas will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Since the start of last season, Alek Thomas has an average exit velocity of 92 mph, which ranks among the elite in baseball at the 92nd percentile.

Alek Thomas’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Corbin Carroll in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Corbin Carroll is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Roki Sasaki throws from, Corbin Carroll will have the upper hand today.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Corbin Carroll will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Roki Sasaki to throw 84 pitches in this game (4th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

The Arizona Diamondbacks (20.4 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 3rd-least strikeout-heavy set of batters of the day.

Chase Field ranks as the #28 park in the game for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Chase Field sits at the 2nd-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.

The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this contest to reach the 2nd-highest level of all games today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Roki Sasaki in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall pitching abilities.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have been the 7th-luckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse going forward,Chase Field has the 3rd-deepest centerfield dimensions among all parks.

Chase Field has the 10th-tallest average fence height among all stadiums.

Hitting from the same side that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Shohei Ohtani will have a disadvantage today.

The Arizona Diamondbacks outfield defense projects as the 3rd-strongest among all the teams in action today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Shohei Ohtani in today’s matchup.

The #5 ballpark in the majors for suppressing home runs to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Ketel Marte will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side against Roki Sasaki today.

Today, Ketel Marte is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.8% rate (86th percentile).

Ketel Marte has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 12.4% rate last season has dropped off to 3% this year.

Ketel Marte’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last year to this one, falling from 43.5% to 33.3%.

There has been a significant decline in Pavin Smith’s launch angle from last season’s 12.7° to 8.8° this season.

The #5 venue in the league for suppressing home runs to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

Roki Sasaki will have the handedness advantage against Eugenio Suarez today.

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 Roki Sasaki.

Checking in at the 13th percentile, Eugenio Suarez sits with a .192 batting average this year.

Josh Naylor’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 93.7-mph mark last year has fallen to 89.7-mph.

Josh Naylor’s launch angle this season (7.4°) is quite a bit worse than his 10.8° mark last season.

Checking in at the 12th percentile, Josh Naylor sits with a .260 BABIP since the start of last season.

Mookie Betts hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 96th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Typically, hitters like Mookie Betts who hit a lot of groundballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Eduardo Rodriguez.

Playing on the road typically diminishes 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 game.

Mookie Betts’s launch angle this year (15.3°) is considerably worse than his 21.4° angle last season.

Will Smith has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (65% of the time), but he is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Will Smith hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball hitters like Will Smith tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Eduardo Rodriguez.

Will Smith will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Conforto in the 20th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Michael Conforto is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Eduardo Rodriguez will hold the platoon advantage against Michael Conforto in today’s game.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 73% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Roki Sasaki will hold the platoon advantage over Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in today’s matchup.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s 87.6-mph average exit velocity is one of the worst in the league this year: 23rd percentile.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has been cold recently, posting a .274 wOBA over the last week.

Hitting from the same side that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Freddie Freeman will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Freddie Freeman will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Miguel Rojas ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Miguel Rojas is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Miguel Rojas has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Miguel Rojas will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Rojas in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Eduardo Rodriguez’s overall pitching ability is in the 83rd percentile among all starters in Major League Baseball currently.

It may be best to expect worse results for the Los Angeles Dodgers offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 10th-luckiest offense in MLB this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 22nd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Gabriel Moreno is projected to hit 6th in the batting order today.

Roki Sasaki will hold the platoon advantage against Gabriel Moreno in today’s matchup.

Gabriel Moreno hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (41.1% — 99th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Gabriel Moreno has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 6.6% rate last season has dropped off to 1.5% this season.

Andy Pages is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Extreme groundball bats like Andy Pages tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Eduardo Rodriguez.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Andy Pages in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his home run ability, Alek Thomas ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Alek Thomas is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

Alek Thomas’s 0.7° launch angle (an advanced stat to measure a batter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is among the most groundball-inducing in MLB: 5th percentile.

Alek Thomas has been very bad at hitting the ball to all fields (an important talent for batting average), placing in the 8th percentile in THE BAT X’s Spray Score since the start of last season.

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