Guardians vs Reds match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 17th

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Guardians vs Reds match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 17th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Cleveland Guardians at Cincinnati Reds
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, May 17th
17/05/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Guardians vs Reds Series Game 2 Matchup Today

When estimating his BABIP ability, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Elly De La Cruz is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the best venue in Major League Baseball for LHB home runs.

Great American Ball Park has the 8th-shallowest right field dimensions in the league.

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.5-mph in this game, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for LHB batting average.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Elly De La Cruz ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When assessing his home run ability, Kyle Manzardo ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Chase Petty throws from, Kyle Manzardo will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Austin Hays is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Great American Ball Park as the best field in baseball for RHB home runs.

Austin Hays pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Austin Hays will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Great American Ball Park profiles as the #10 venue in MLB for righty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Tyler Stephenson has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Tyler Stephenson will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Tyler Stephenson ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Carlos Santana is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Carlos Santana pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.1% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Jose Ramirez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.1% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Lux in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Gavin Lux is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

Gavin Lux will have the handedness advantage against Luis Ortiz today… and even more favorably, Ortiz has a large platoon split.

Santiago Espinal is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

In Major League Baseball, Great American Ball Park’s LF dimensions are the 7th-shallowest.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Santiago Espinal will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Santiago Espinal in the 79th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Nolan Jones’s BABIP talent is projected in the 86th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nolan Jones is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Chase Petty throws from, Nolan Jones will have an advantage in today’s game.

Nolan Jones has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Arias in the 84th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Gabriel Arias has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

Extreme groundball bats like Gabriel Arias tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Chase Petty.

TJ Friedl is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

TJ Friedl will have the handedness advantage over Luis Ortiz today… and even more favorably, Ortiz has a large platoon split.

TJ Friedl pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.8% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Given Luis Ortiz’s large platoon split, Will Benson will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

Will Benson pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.6% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Will Benson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Benson in the 84th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Spencer Steer pulls many of his flyballs (36.4% — 93rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 95th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Matt McLain has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Matt McLain will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Matt McLain ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Steven Kwan is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Steven Kwan will hold the platoon advantage against Chase Petty in today’s matchup.

Steven Kwan has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Negative Match Player Stats with Guardians vs Reds Series Game 2

Typically, batters like Elly De La Cruz who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Luis Ortiz.

The Cleveland Guardians infield defense projects as the 4th-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.

Extreme flyball hitters like Kyle Manzardo tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Chase Petty.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Kyle Manzardo in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 7th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Considering Luis Ortiz’s large platoon split, Austin Hays will be at a gigantic disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in today’s matchup.

Tyler Stephenson is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

Luis Ortiz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Stephenson in today’s matchup… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Ortiz’s large platoon split.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Carlos Santana will bat from his worse side against Chase Petty in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Santana in the 0th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Typically, bats like Jose Ramirez who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Chase Petty.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jose Ramirez in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Lux in the 24th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Santiago Espinal in the 5th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Given Luis Ortiz’s large platoon split, Santiago Espinal will be at an enormous disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in this game.

Nolan Jones will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Gabriel Arias is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Chase Petty throws from, Gabriel Arias will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Gabriel Arias will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

TJ Friedl’s BABIP skill is projected in the 8th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects TJ Friedl in the 17th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Benson in the 7th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Will Benson is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Spencer Steer is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Considering Luis Ortiz’s large platoon split, Spencer Steer will be at a huge disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish today.

Matt McLain has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (91% of the time), but he is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Luis Ortiz will have the handedness advantage against Matt McLain today… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Ortiz’s large platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Steven Kwan will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

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