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Dodgers @ D-Backs Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, September 24th
Time : 24/09/25 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Los Angeles Dodgers Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Lawlar in the 91st percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

The #2 ballpark in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest.

Jordan Lawlar will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Blake Snell today.

Out of all the teams playing today, the 4th-worst outfield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Tim Tawa will hold the platoon advantage over Blake Snell today.

Tim Tawa will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Shohei Ohtani projects as the 2nd-best hitter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best stadium in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average.

Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.

Batting from the opposite that Ryne Nelson throws from, Shohei Ohtani will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Ketel Marte projects as the 13th-best batter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ketel Marte is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

The switch-hitting Ketel Marte will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Blake Snell.

Ildemaro Vargas is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Ildemaro Vargas will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 97th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Max Muncy is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Max Muncy will have the handedness advantage over Ryne Nelson in today’s game.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Max Muncy ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Mookie Betts ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Mookie Betts is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Ryne Nelson throws from, Michael Conforto will have an edge today.

Michael Conforto has made notable improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 10.1% seasonal rate to 18.2% over the last 14 days.

In terms of his batting average, Michael Conforto has experienced some negative variance this year. His .203 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .231.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Edman in the 77th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Tommy Edman has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 95.1-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 88.4-mph figure.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.279) may lead us to conclude that Tommy Edman has had bad variance on his side this year with his .226 actual batting average.

Chase Field grades out as the #2 stadium in the league for BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Blake Snell today.

Blake Snell’s 94.6-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a significant 1.2-mph decline from last year’s 95.8-mph mark.

Compared to the average pitcher, Blake Snell has been given a longer leash than the typical pitcher this year, tallying an additional 3.7 adjusted pitches each outing.

Blake Snell projects as the 9th-best starting pitcher in the majors right now as it relates to his strikeout talent, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Due to his reverse platoon split, Blake Snell will hold the advantage being matched up with 8 batters in the projected offense of opposing handedness today.

Blake Snell has gone to his change-up 6% more often this season (23.5%) than he did last season (17.5%).

Blake Snell’s 2455-rpm fastball spin rate this year ranks in the 87th percentile out of all SPs.

Teoscar Hernandez’s BABIP ability is projected in the 93rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Teoscar Hernandez is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman as the 18th-best batter in the league as it relates to his batting average ability.

Freddie Freeman is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Freddie Freeman will have the handedness advantage against Ryne Nelson in today’s matchup.

Geraldo Perdomo is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Geraldo Perdomo will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Batting from the opposite that Blake Snell throws from, Gabriel Moreno will have an advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 86th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Andy Pages’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, going from 47.2% on the season to 66.7% in the past week’s worth of games.

Andy Pages has notched a .279 Expected Batting Average this year, grading out in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blaze Alexander in the 96th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Blaze Alexander has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (69% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

Jorge Barrosa’s footspeed has increased this year. His 28.04 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 28.89 ft/sec now.

Corbin Carroll projects as the 19th-best hitter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Corbin Carroll is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Ryne Nelson will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his metrics across the board.

Ryne Nelson’s 95-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 78th percentile out of all starters.

The best projected offense of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill belongs to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Considering the 0.99 deviation between Ryne Nelson’s 3.34 ERA and his 4.33 estimated true talent ERA (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in Major League Baseball this year and ought to see negative regression going forward.

Negatives with the Arizona Diamondbacks Game Today

Jordan Lawlar is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

In the majors, Chase Field’s centerfield dimensions are the 3rd-deepest.

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

Tim Tawa is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this game.

Over the past 14 days, Tim Tawa’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal EV of 92.4 mph to 82.7 mph.

Tim Tawa has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs this year; his 20.5 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is considerably higher than his 16.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Shohei Ohtani hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 77th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Out of all the teams playing today, the 3rd-best infield defense belongs to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Shohei Ohtani will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Shohei Ohtani has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs this year; his 45.2 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is significantly inflated relative to his 38.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The #3 stadium in the league for suppressing home runs to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

Ketel Marte’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 94-mph figure last season has dropped to 90.7-mph.

Over the past two weeks, Ketel Marte’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (5.6°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 9.7°.

As it relates to his batting average, Ketel Marte has been very fortunate this year. His .280 figure has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .257.

When estimating his home run ability, Ildemaro Vargas ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ildemaro Vargas’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined in recent games; his 87.4-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 84.5-mph in the past 14 days.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 5°, Ildemaro Vargas has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-9.3°) over the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ildemaro Vargas in the 5th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Ildemaro Vargas has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .290 figure is a fair amount higher than his .222 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Max Muncy pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.8% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences today.

Max Muncy is an extreme flyball batter and matches up with the strong outfield defense of Arizona (#3-best of the day).

Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Max Muncy today.

Max Muncy’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (22.9°) is quite a bit lower than his 26.4° angle last season.

Ryne Nelson will hold the platoon advantage over Mookie Betts in today’s game.

Mookie Betts hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 90th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Mookie Betts will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Mookie Betts has put up a .258 BABIP this year, grading out in the 11th percentile.

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

Michael Conforto is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Michael Conforto has been pinch hit for 19% of the time.

Tommy Edman is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Tommy Edman will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side against Ryne Nelson today.

Blake Snell projects as the 14th-best SP in Major League Baseball currently, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The underlying talent of the Arizona Diamondbacks projected batting order today (.314 projected wOBA per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be quite a bit worse than their .329 wOBA this year.

It may be best to expect worse numbers for the Arizona Diamondbacks offense the rest of the season, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the luckiest offense in the majors this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Chase Field as the 3rd-worst stadium in the game for strikeouts.

In his previous outing, Blake Snell wasn’t on when it came to striking batters out and was only able to tally 2 Ks.

Ryne Nelson will hold the platoon advantage over Teoscar Hernandez in today’s matchup.

Teoscar Hernandez has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Teoscar Hernandez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Freddie Freeman will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Freddie Freeman has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 91.1-mph dropping to 84.3-mph in the last 7 days.

Freddie Freeman’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last season to this one, decreasing from 20% to 16.4%.

When it comes to his home run talent, Geraldo Perdomo ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Geraldo Perdomo’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 89.1-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 86.9-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Despite posting a .371 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Geraldo Perdomo has been very fortunate given the .055 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .316.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Geraldo Perdomo in the 20th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Gabriel Moreno is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

In today’s matchup, Gabriel Moreno is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 38.4% rate (97th percentile).

Gabriel Moreno’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined lately; his 92.2-mph seasonal figure has decreased to 89.6-mph in the past 7 days.

In the past week, Gabriel Moreno’s 6.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 19.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Gabriel Moreno’s true offensive skill to be a .334, indicating that he has been very fortunate this year given the .014 gap between that mark and his actual .348 wOBA.

Andy Pages is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

Batting from the same side that Ryne Nelson throws from, Andy Pages will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Andy Pages today.

Blaze Alexander has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and will be challenged by the game’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Blaze Alexander’s launch angle recently (0.7° in the last two weeks’ worth of games) is a considerable dropoff from his 7.4° seasonal angle.

Blaze Alexander has been lucky this year, posting a .318 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .297 — a .021 discrepancy.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jorge Barrosa ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jorge Barrosa is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the same side that Blake Snell throws from, Corbin Carroll encounters a tough challenge today.

Corbin Carroll pulls many of his flyballs (33.2% — 77th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Corbin Carroll’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined in recent games, falling from 13.6% on the season to 3% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Corbin Carroll has been lucky this year, compiling a .373 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .362 — a .011 disparity.

Ryne Nelson wasn’t on when it came to striking batters out in his previous GS and put up 2 Ks.

Ryne Nelson’s four-seamer utilization has jumped by 6.9% from last season to this one (56% to 62.9%) .

In his last game started, Ryne Nelson performed well and gave up 2 ER.

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