Giants vs Orioles match player stats Wednesday, September 18th 2024. San Francisco Giants at Baltimore Orioles Series Game 2

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Giants vs Orioles match player stats Wednesday, September 18th 2024. San Francisco Giants at Baltimore Orioles Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

San Francisco Giants at Baltimore Orioles
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, September 18th
18/09/24 18:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Giants vs Orioles Series Game 2 Matchup Today

Cedric Mullins has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (92% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Cedric Mullins will hold the platoon advantage against Hayden Birdsong in today’s matchup.

Cedric Mullins pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Cedric Mullins will hold that advantage today.

In the last week, Cedric Mullins’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 89.7-mph over the course of the season to 99.9-mph lately.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adley Rutschman in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Adley Rutschman is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 8th-best ballpark in baseball for LHB BABIP.

Adley Rutschman pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 79th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Adley Rutschman will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

Emmanuel Rivera has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Emmanuel Rivera will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Emmanuel Rivera has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.2-mph to 95.1-mph over the past week.

In the past two weeks, Emmanuel Rivera’s 26.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.2%.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.253) implies that Emmanuel Rivera has experienced some negative variance this year with his .222 actual batting average.

Brett Wisely will have the handedness advantage against Dean Kremer in today’s matchup.

Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.

Brett Wisely’s launch angle lately (51° in the past week) is a considerable increase over his 16° seasonal mark.

When estimating his home run talent, Mike Yastrzemski ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mike Yastrzemski has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (78% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Mike Yastrzemski will have the handedness advantage over Dean Kremer in today’s matchup.

Mike Yastrzemski pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.6% — 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Colton Cowser’s BABIP talent is projected in the 97th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Colton Cowser is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Hayden Birdsong throws from, Colton Cowser will have an edge in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Colton Cowser will hold that advantage today.

Sporting a 24.400 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Colton Cowser is positioned in the 76th percentile for power.

Dean Kremer has averaged 93.6 adjusted pitches per GS this year, checking in at the 84th percentile.

The San Francisco Giants have 3 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Heliot Ramos, Grant McCray, Tyler Fitzgerald).

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher stats in all categories, and Dean Kremer will hold that advantage today.

In his last game started, Dean Kremer was on point and posted 7 strikeouts.

Dean Kremer has gone to his change-up 5.3% more often this season (17.5%) than he did last season (12.2%).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Ryan O’Hearn will hold the platoon advantage over Hayden Birdsong today.

Ryan O’Hearn will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.350) suggests that Ryan O’Hearn has had some very poor luck this year with his .319 actual wOBA.

With a 1.34 K/BB rate this year, Ryan O’Hearn has demonstrated strong plate discipline, placing in the 96th percentile.

Heliot Ramos’s BABIP talent is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Heliot Ramos is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

Heliot Ramos has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s shallowest RF fences today.

Heliot Ramos has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 94-mph average in the last two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal 91.2-mph mark.

In the league, Oriole Park at Camden Yards’s right field fences are the shallowest.

Hitting from the opposite that Hayden Birdsong throws from, Livan Soto will have an edge in today’s game.

Livan Soto will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The San Francisco Giants have been the 10th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in the future, Dean Kremer has recorded a .257 BABIP this year, indicating that he has been one of the luckiest mound aces in baseball on balls in play and regression likely forthcoming.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.261) may lead us to conclude that Patrick Bailey has been unlucky this year with his .239 actual batting average.

Tyler Fitzgerald has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (50% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Compared to his seasonal average of 19°, Tyler Fitzgerald has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 22.2° mark in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Posting a .377 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Tyler Fitzgerald finds himself in the 94th percentile.

Tyler Fitzgerald has posted a .532 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, checking in at the 95th percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Gunnar Henderson ranks as the 15th-best hitter in the league.

Gunnar Henderson is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Hayden Birdsong throws from, Gunnar Henderson will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Gunnar Henderson hits many of his flyballs to center field (38% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

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

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Michael Conforto ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Michael Conforto is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Dean Kremer throws from, Michael Conforto will have the upper hand today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects LaMonte Wade Jr. in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

LaMonte Wade Jr. is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Dean Kremer throws from, LaMonte Wade Jr. will have an edge in today’s game.

LaMonte Wade Jr. pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.3% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

The #8 field in the league for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Ryan O’Hearn’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Anthony Santander is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Anthony Santander pulls many of his flyballs (39.9% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Anthony Santander will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Anthony Santander has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 103.9-mph average over the last week to his seasonal average of 93.6-mph.

Anthony Santander’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (14.8°) is a considerable increase over his 11.7° figure last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Grant McCray in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Hitting from the opposite that Dean Kremer throws from, Grant McCray will have an edge today.

Over the last two weeks, Grant McCray’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 97.9-mph over the course of the season to 102.2-mph in recent games.

Hayden Birdsong will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

With a 5.15 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that is concerned with the things most within a pitcher’s control), Hayden Birdsong places in the 24th percentile.

Hayden Birdsong has been one of the luckiest mound aces in the game on balls in play this year with a .264 BABIP and figures to see that luck normalize going forward.

Hayden Birdsong has compiled a 1.64 K/BB rate this year, ranking in the 16th percentile.

Tyler Fitzgerald’s BABIP talent is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Adley Rutschman’s true offensive talent to be a .337, suggesting that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .023 gap between that figure and his actual .314 wOBA.

In notching a .388 BABIP this year, Tyler Fitzgerald is ranked in the 97th percentile.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, LaMonte Wade Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.6-mph over the course of the season to 99.9-mph of late.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Hayden Birdsong in the 81st percentile when it comes to his strikeout talent.

Hayden Birdsong has a reverse platoon split and should be helped facing 7 opposite-handed bats in this game.

Among all starters, Hayden Birdsong’s fastball velocity of 95.1 mph ranks in the 87th percentile this year.

Hayden Birdsong has posted a 25.5% K% this year, placing in the 84th percentile.

Emmanuel Rivera has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .276 rate is significantly deflated relative to his .305 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his home run ability, Anthony Santander ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mike Yastrzemski has made big strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 9.8% seasonal rate to 22.2% over the last 7 days.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Colton Cowser ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.303) provides evidence that Patrick Bailey has had some very poor luck this year with his .284 actual wOBA.

When assessing his home run talent, Heliot Ramos ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Heliot Ramos has paced 27.2 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year, checking in at the 86th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

As it relates to his home runs, Michael Conforto has suffered from bad luck this year. His 21.6 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been quite a bit lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 29.5.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Cedric Mullins ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negative Match Player Stats with Giants vs Orioles Series Game 2

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 8th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

The #1 park in baseball for suppressing home runs to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

In the league, the 9th-highest average fence height are at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the San Francisco Giants.

Cedric Mullins’s average exit velocity has fallen off this year; his 88.9-mph EV last season has fallen off to 86.9-mph.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Adley Rutschman will bat from his weak side against Hayden Birdsong in today’s game.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Adley Rutschman’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.4% down to 0%.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Adley Rutschman’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal average of 89.3 mph to 84.7 mph.

Adley Rutschman’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased recently, going from 44.4% on the season to 29.4% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Emmanuel Rivera is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the worst venue in baseball for righty home runs.

Hayden Birdsong will hold the platoon advantage over Emmanuel Rivera today.

Brett Wisely is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this game.

This year, Brett Wisely has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 14% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

Brett Wisely has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Brett Wisely in today’s game.

Brett Wisely has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 6.1% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the past two weeks.

When starting against a northpaw this year, Mike Yastrzemski has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 20% of the time.

Mike Yastrzemski will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Mike Yastrzemski has experienced some positive variance this year. His .319 mark has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .291.

Today, Colton Cowser is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.5% rate (80th percentile).

Colton Cowser has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 13.3% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past week.

It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (John Libka) behind the plate today.

Dean Kremer’s 92.7-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a notable 1.4-mph decrease from last year’s 94.1-mph mark.

With a 0.46 deviation between Dean Kremer’s 8.57 K/9 and his 8.11 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the game this year in terms of strikeouts and ought to perform worse in future games.

Placing in the 20th percentile, Dean Kremer posted a 9% Swinging Strike percentage this year.

Ryan O’Hearn is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 96% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Ryan O’Hearn has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Over the past two weeks, Ryan O’Hearn’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.2% down to 0%.

Dean Kremer will hold the platoon advantage over Heliot Ramos in today’s matchup.

Heliot Ramos will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Heliot Ramos has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 14.8% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the past 7 days.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Livan Soto ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Livan Soto is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the worst ballpark in the game for walks.

The deepest LF fences in MLB are found in Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

In his previous GS, Dean Kremer was on point and conceded 1 ER.

Patrick Bailey is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Patrick Bailey today.

Over the past 14 days, Patrick Bailey’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5% down to 0%.

Over the last 7 days, Patrick Bailey’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 91.6 mph to 72.7 mph.

Patrick Bailey’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, decreasing from 14.5% on the season to 0% in the last week.

Dean Kremer will have the handedness advantage against Tyler Fitzgerald today.

Tyler Fitzgerald pulls many of his flyballs (34.9% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Tyler Fitzgerald will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

When estimating his home run skill, Livan Soto ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gunnar Henderson’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off recently; his 94.7-mph seasonal average has dropped to 91.3-mph in the past 7 days.

When it comes to his home runs, Gunnar Henderson has had some very good luck this year. His 33.1 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 24.2.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Michael Conforto in today’s game.

Michael Conforto’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 93.5-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 90.2-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Michael Conforto grades out in the 16th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (39.7% rate this year).

By putting up a .228 batting average this year, Michael Conforto grades out in the 21st percentile.

This year, LaMonte Wade Jr. has been pinch hit for in 24% of his appearances when starting against righty on the mound.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for LaMonte Wade Jr. today.

From last season to this one, LaMonte Wade Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 16.8% to 13.4%.

Heliot Ramos’s launch angle of late (-3.4° in the past 7 days) is a significant dropoff from his 10.1° seasonal mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Heliot Ramos’s true offensive skill to be a .319, suggesting that he has been lucky this year given the .017 gap between that mark and his actual .336 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Santander in the 2nd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Anthony Santander is an extreme flyball batter and faces the strong outfield defense of San Francisco (#2-best of all teams today).

Grant McCray is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

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

Grant McCray has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 15.6% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last 7 days.

In the past 7 days, Grant McCray’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 22.2%.

Grant McCray has been lucky this year, putting up a .295 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .282 — a .013 disparity.

The Baltimore Orioles have been the 8th-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress going forward, Patrick Bailey, the Giants’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, profiles as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In the past 14 days, Tyler Fitzgerald’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.8% down to 0%.

Over the last 14 days, Tyler Fitzgerald’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal figure of 90.6 mph to 86.9 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 16th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Hayden Birdsong is projected to throw 80 pitches in this matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 4th-least of the day.

Considering the 1.15 gap between Hayden Birdsong’s 10.74 K/9 and his 9.59 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in the majors this year when it comes to strikeouts and figures to see negative regression the rest of the season.

There has been a significant decline in Emmanuel Rivera’s launch angle from last season’s 11.1° to 8.1° this season.

Despite posting a .386 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Gunnar Henderson has been very fortunate given the .021 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .365.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Cedric Mullins is in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .225.

Grading out in the 13th percentile, Cedric Mullins has put up a .259 BABIP this year.

Over the last two weeks, Anthony Santander’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (4.6°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 14.8°.

Anthony Santander has had some very good luck with his home runs this year; his 39.9 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is a good deal higher than his 34.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

LaMonte Wade Jr. has been lucky this year, compiling a .342 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .328 — a .014 gap.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Grant McCray in the 25th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Colton Cowser’s average exit velocity has declined recently; his 90.1-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 81.5-mph in the past 14 days.

Michael Conforto’s launch angle lately (7.9° in the last two weeks’ worth of games) is quite a bit worse than his 14.6° seasonal angle.

Colton Cowser’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased in recent games, decreasing from 16.9% on the season to 0% over the past week.

Checking in at the 13th percentile, Emmanuel Rivera has posted a .217 batting average this year.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 22.9°, Cedric Mullins has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (17.8°) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

In terms of his home runs, Cedric Mullins has been lucky this year. His 22.4 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 15.6.

Ryan O’Hearn’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined recently; his 92.6-mph seasonal average has decreased to 83.4-mph over the past 7 days.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.331) provides evidence that Anthony Santander has been lucky this year with his .347 actual wOBA.

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