Giants vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 Friday, September 5th

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Giants vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 Friday, September 5th

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Giants @ Cardinals Matchup Details

Teams : San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals
Series :
Date : Todays Game is on Friday, September 5th
Time : 05/09/25 20:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the San Francisco Giants Game Today

Busch Stadium has the 10th-lowest fences among all parks.

Among every team in action today, the worst infield defense is that of the the St. Louis Cardinals.

Casey Schmitt has done a strong job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls. His 17.2° angle is among the highest in MLB this year (83rd percentile).

Victor Scott II will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Carson Seymour in today’s game.

Victor Scott II will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Pedro Pages (the Cardinals’s expected catcher today) profiles as a good pitch framer.

Michael McGreevy will hold the platoon advantage over 6 opposing hitters in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher stats in all categories, and Michael McGreevy will hold that advantage today.

Michael McGreevy has experienced some negative variance in regards to his strikeouts this year, posting a 5.22 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 6.49 — a 1.27 K/9 discrepancy.

Batting from the opposite that Michael McGreevy throws from, Andrew Gilbert will have an edge in today’s game.

Andrew Gilbert may have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the St. Louis Cardinals has just 1 same-handed RP.

Andrew Gilbert has been hot recently, hitting 2 long-balls over the last 7 days.

Andrew Gilbert has been hot of late, putting up a .343 wOBA in the past two weeks.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 3 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Willson Contreras, Pedro Pages, Nolan Gorman).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Patrick Bailey (the Giants’s expected catcher today) profiles as an elite pitch framer.

Because flyball hitters struggle against flyball pitchers, Carson Seymour (48.6% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated today with 2 FB hitters in the opposing club’s projected offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rafael Devers in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Rafael Devers is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Rafael Devers will hold the platoon advantage over Michael McGreevy today.

Rafael Devers is apt to have an advantage against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the St. Louis Cardinals only has 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Willson Contreras is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Willson Contreras will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Cracking 3 dingers in the past 14 days, Willson Contreras has been on fire in recent games.

Willson Contreras’s 14.3% Barrel% (a reliable metric to evaluate power) grades out in the 89th percentile this year.

Placing in the 75th percentile, Willson Contreras has notched a .346 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Matt Chapman as the majors’s 17th-best home run hitter.

Matt Chapman is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Matt Chapman hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Hitters such as Matt Chapman with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Michael McGreevy who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Chapman in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 95th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Willy Adames is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Extreme flyball hitters like Willy Adames generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Michael McGreevy.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

This year, Willy Adames’s 12.7% Barrel%, an advanced stat for measuring power, places him in the 82nd percentile among his peers.

Willy Adames has been hot recently, notching 7 HRs over the past 14 days.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Ivan Herrera ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ivan Herrera is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Ivan Herrera will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Bashing 3 long-balls in the last 7 days, Ivan Herrera has been on fire recently.

Ivan Herrera’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In the last week’s worth of games, Ivan Herrera has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .355.

Checking in at the 85th percentile, Ivan Herrera has put up a .356 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Heliot Ramos ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Heliot Ramos is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Heliot Ramos has compiled a .325 BABIP this year, grading out in the 82nd percentile.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Patrick Bailey will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against Michael McGreevy in this game.

Last year, Patrick Bailey had an average launch angle of 8.1° on his hardest-hit balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 11.6°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Lars Nootbaar is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

Lars Nootbaar will hold the platoon advantage over Carson Seymour in today’s game.

Lars Nootbaar hits many of his flyballs to center field (41.7% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

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

Nolan Gorman has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (67% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Carson Seymour throws from, Nolan Gorman will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball bats like Nolan Gorman tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Carson Seymour.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Nolan Gorman will hold that advantage today.

Nolan Gorman has done a favorable job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 23.4° angle is among the highest in baseball this year (96th percentile).

Pedro Pages will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Hitting 2 HRs over the last week, Pedro Pages has been on fire recently.

Masyn Winn’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Masyn Winn is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Masyn Winn will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Negatives with the St. Louis Cardinals Game Today

Casey Schmitt is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Busch Stadium profiles as the #24 ballpark in the league for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts the 2nd-most favorable pitching conditions of all games on the slate.

Michael McGreevy will have the handedness advantage against Casey Schmitt in today’s game.

Casey Schmitt pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.3% — 85th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Busch Stadium ranks as the #27 stadium in the league for righty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Casey Schmitt will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Victor Scott II is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Victor Scott II has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

Victor Scott II’s 4.6% Barrel% (an advanced standard to study power) is in the 16th percentile this year.

Victor Scott II has notched a .281 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 10th percentile.

When it comes to his home run skill, Victor Scott II ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Busch Stadium projects as the #27 stadium in baseball for LHB home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Michael McGreevy in the 10th percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Michael McGreevy is projected to throw 84 pitches in this matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 7th-least of all pitchers on the slate.

The #4 field in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

Given that flyball pitchers struggle the most against groundball hitters, Michael McGreevy (49.1% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in this game with 3 GB hitters in San Francisco’s projected lineup.

Michael McGreevy’s 91.2-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 22nd percentile among all SPs.

Andrew Gilbert is projected to hit 6th in the batting order today.

In today’s game, Andrew Gilbert is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34% rate (77th percentile).

Andrew Gilbert will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Gilbert in the 11th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Seymour to throw 77 pitches today (4th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

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

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

Rafael Devers has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Rafael Devers in today’s matchup.

Long-balls are generally less common at stadiums with deep fences, and Busch Stadium has the 5th-deepest in MLB.

Carson Seymour will hold the platoon advantage over Willson Contreras in today’s matchup.

Posting a 3.39 K/BB rate this year, Willson Contreras has displayed weak plate discipline, grading out in the 23rd percentile.

Batting from the same side that Michael McGreevy throws from, Matt Chapman meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Matt Chapman will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Grading out in the 21st percentile, Matt Chapman sports a .269 BABIP this year.

Michael McGreevy will hold the platoon advantage against Willy Adames today.

In today’s matchup, Willy Adames is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.9% rate (82nd percentile).

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Willy Adames in today’s matchup.

Placing in the 18th percentile, Willy Adames sits with a .265 BABIP this year.

Carson Seymour will have the handedness advantage over Ivan Herrera in today’s matchup.

In today’s game, Ivan Herrera is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.8% rate (88th percentile).

Extreme flyball hitters like Ivan Herrera are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Carson Seymour.

Michael McGreevy will hold the platoon advantage over Heliot Ramos in today’s matchup.

Heliot Ramos has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

Heliot Ramos has struggled with his Barrel%; his 14.7% rate last year has lowered to 8.5% this season.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Patrick Bailey ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Patrick Bailey is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Busch Stadium has the 2nd-deepest RF dimensions among all stadiums.

Patrick Bailey will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Nolan Gorman pulls many of his flyballs (33.8% — 81st percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Nolan Gorman has struggled with his Barrel%; his 16.7% rate last season has dropped to 10.2% this year.

Nolan Gorman has recorded a .221 batting average this year, placing in the 10th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Gorman in the 12th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pedro Pages in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Pedro Pages is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Carson Seymour will hold the platoon advantage over Pedro Pages in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pedro Pages in the 25th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Pedro Pages has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and will be challenged by the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences today.

Batting from the same side that Carson Seymour throws from, Masyn Winn will be in a tough position in today’s game.

Masyn Winn’s 5% Barrel% (an advanced metric to study power) ranks in the 20th percentile this year.

Posting a .297 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Masyn Winn grades out in the 22nd percentile.

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