Guardians vs Tigers match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, September 17th

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Guardians @ Tigers Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, September 17th
Time : 17/09/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cleveland Guardians Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Comerica Park as the 8th-best venue in the majors for run-scoring.

In the league, Comerica Park has the 4th-lowest average fence height.

Built 602 feet above sea level, Comerica Park has the 9th-highest altitude in the league, which tends to lead to higher offensive output.

The switch-hitting Wenceel Perez will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Gavin Williams.

Wenceel Perez will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Compared to his seasonal average of 18.9°, Wenceel Perez has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 23.2° mark in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Wenceel Perez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 14.1% to 20.3%.

Daniel Schneemann has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (57% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

Daniel Schneemann will have the handedness advantage against Jack Flaherty in today’s game.

Among every team today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Detroit Tigers.

Daniel Schneemann has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 98.7-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal figure of 94.4-mph.

Kyle Manzardo is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Kyle Manzardo will hold the platoon advantage over Jack Flaherty today.

When assessing his home run ability, Kyle Manzardo ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Manzardo has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94.8-mph average to last season’s 92-mph figure.

Colt Keith’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Colt Keith will hold the platoon advantage over Gavin Williams in today’s matchup.

Colt Keith will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

In the last week’s worth of games, Colt Keith’s 62.5% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 46.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colt Keith in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Throwing 97.3 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Gavin Williams ranks in the 98th percentile.

It may be best to expect worse numbers for the Detroit Tigers offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 4th-luckiest offense in the league this year.

Tom Hanahan projects as a Pitchers Umpire and is likely to be behind the plate in today’s game.

Comerica Park has the 2nd-deepest CF dimensions among all parks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Gavin Williams in the 77th percentile when assessing his strikeout talent.

Among all starters, Gavin Williams’s fastball velocity of 96 mph is in the 89th percentile this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Collin Kayfus in the 85th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Collin Kayfus will hold the platoon advantage against Jack Flaherty in today’s game.

In the past 7 days, Collin Kayfus’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.4% up to 30%.

In the last 14 days, Collin Kayfus’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 90.1-mph over the course of the season to 99.9-mph lately.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jose Ramirez ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jose Ramirez has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 90.8-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal 88.7-mph EV.

Batting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Zach McKinstry will have an advantage today.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Zach McKinstry will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Zach McKinstry’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 44.5% to 50%.

With a .319 BABIP this year, Zach McKinstry is positioned in the 79th percentile.

The Cleveland Guardians have been the 8th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in the future,The Cleveland Guardians have 8 hitters in the projected offense that will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jack Flaherty in this matchup.

Jack Flaherty’s fastball velocity has fallen 1 mph this year (92.3 mph) below where it was last year (93.3 mph).

Jack Flaherty has averaged 94.2 adjusted pitches per GS this year, checking in at the 88th percentile.

When it comes to his strikeout ability, Jack Flaherty projects as the 19th-best starter in the league currently, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Cleveland Guardians 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) (Collin Kayfus, Nolan Jones, Gabriel Arias).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Gleyber Torres is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Gleyber Torres will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Gleyber Torres’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, rising from 16.6% to 19.8%.

Nolan Jones’s BABIP skill is projected in the 83rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, Nolan Jones will have an edge in today’s game.

In the past 7 days, Nolan Jones’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 8.5% up to 14.3%.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Nolan Jones has had bad variance on his side this year. His .272 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .315.

Gabriel Arias has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 100.7-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal EV of 97.7-mph.

Gabriel Arias’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 11.9% to 15.4%.

Gabriel Arias has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his home runs this year; his 14.4 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a good deal lower than his 18.6 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Gabriel Arias’s BABIP talent is projected in the 79th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his home run ability, Bo Naylor ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bo Naylor is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Bo Naylor will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jack Flaherty in today’s game.

Bo Naylor has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 96.2-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal 88.9-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Spencer Torkelson will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Spencer Torkelson has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 95.7-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal 90-mph EV.

When estimating his BABIP talent, Riley Greene is projected as the 18th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Riley Greene is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Hitting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Riley Greene will have an advantage today.

Riley Greene will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Dillon Dingler’s BABIP skill is projected in the 81st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Dillon Dingler will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Dillon Dingler has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 101.4-mph average in the past two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal figure of 92.2-mph.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Dillon Dingler’s 65.2% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 52.6%.

Brayan Rocchio has seen a big increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 87.3-mph average to last year’s 84.5-mph average.

Brayan Rocchio’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 37.7% to 46.9%.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.296) implies that Brayan Rocchio has experienced some negative variance this year with his .277 actual wOBA.

Steven Kwan is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, Steven Kwan will have an advantage in today’s game.

Posting a 1.03 K/BB rate this year, Steven Kwan has displayed favorable plate discipline, placing in the 99th percentile.

Steven Kwan’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Parker Meadows has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (74% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Parker Meadows will have an edge in today’s game.

Parker Meadows will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Over the past 14 days, Parker Meadows’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.5-mph over the course of the season to 96.3-mph in recent games.

When it comes to his home run skill, Kerry Carpenter ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kerry Carpenter is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Kerry Carpenter will hold the platoon advantage against Gavin Williams in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Kerry Carpenter will hold that advantage today.

Negatives with the Detroit Tigers Game Today

Wenceel Perez is penciled in 6th in the batting order today.

Wenceel Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.3% — 84th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 10th-deepest RF fences today.

The Cleveland Guardians infield defense grades out as the 2nd-strongest out of all the teams playing today.

In the past 7 days, Wenceel Perez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8% down to 0%.

Wenceel Perez has been lucky this year, compiling a .338 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .313 — a .025 gap.

14% of the time that Daniel Schneemann has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

Daniel Schneemann hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 85th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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 Daniel Schneemann today.

In the past 7 days, Daniel Schneemann’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12% down to 0%.

Daniel Schneemann’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined lately, falling from 16.6% on the season to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 6th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

In today’s game, Kyle Manzardo is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.6% rate (82nd percentile).

Kyle Manzardo will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Kyle Manzardo’s average exit velocity has decreased recently; his 90.2-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 87.7-mph over the past week.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (27.6) may lead us to conclude that Kyle Manzardo has experienced some positive variance this year with his 32.4 actual HR/600.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Kyle Manzardo ranks in the 19th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .232.

Colt Keith is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 78% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Colt Keith hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Colt Keith has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 9.3% seasonal rate has fallen off to 3.7% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Colt Keith’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 90-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 86.8-mph in the last 14 days.

In the last week, Colt Keith’s 6.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.4%.

The Detroit Tigers have 6 batters in the projected batting order that will hold the platoon advantage over Gavin Williams in today’s game.

Gavin Williams will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Gavin Williams’s change-up utilization has dropped by 5.3% from last year to this one (5.4% to 0.1%) .

Gavin Williams has experienced some positive variance in regards to his ERA this year; his 3.16 figure is significantly deflated relative to his 4.66 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Comerica Park as the 5th-worst field in MLB for strikeouts.

Gavin Williams didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking batters out in his last GS and notched 2 Ks.

In his last game started, Gavin Williams was on point and conceded 2 ER.

Collin Kayfus is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

19% of the time that Collin Kayfus has started against a northpaw this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

In today’s game, Collin Kayfus is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.5% rate (80th percentile).

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Collin Kayfus in today’s matchup.

The switch-hitting Jose Ramirez will bat from his weak side (0) today against Jack Flaherty,Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.3% — 100th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 10th-deepest RF fences today.

Jose Ramirez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

In terms of his home runs, Jose Ramirez has had positive variance on his side this year. His 27.3 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 23.0.

Jose Ramirez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined recently, going from 17.3% on the season to 11.9% over the last 14 days.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Jose Ramirez has had some very good luck this year. His .355 mark has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .343.

Zach McKinstry is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

Zach McKinstry’s average exit velocity has decreased this year; his 88-mph average last season has dropped to 85.9-mph.

Zach McKinstry’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, decreasing from 16% on the season to 10% over the past two weeks.

Zach McKinstry’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this year (13.8°) is considerably lower than his 23.4° angle last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jack Flaherty in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching abilities.

Projected catcher Dillon Dingler projects as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Jack Flaherty will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats in all categories.

Jack Flaherty has used his slider 5.8% less often this year (23.2%) than he did last year (29%).

Gavin Williams will hold the platoon advantage against Gleyber Torres today.

In today’s game, Gleyber Torres is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 37% rate (93rd percentile).

Gleyber Torres has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.7-mph dropping to 85.4-mph in the past two weeks.

Placing in the 23rd percentile, Gleyber Torres sits with a .203 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

Nolan Jones is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Nolan Jones has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 28% of the time.

Nolan Jones has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.9%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Nolan Jones will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

In the last week, Nolan Jones’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 93.8 mph to 77.7 mph.

Gabriel Arias is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.

Jack Flaherty will have the handedness advantage against Gabriel Arias today.

Gabriel Arias has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 10th-deepest RF fences today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Gabriel Arias today.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 6°, Gabriel Arias has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-1.6°) in the past 14 days.

Bo Naylor has been pulled from the game early 11% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

Bo Naylor hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-deepest CF fences today.

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

Compared to his seasonal angle of 21.3°, Bo Naylor has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (13.8°) in the past 14 days.

In notching a .288 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Bo Naylor has performed in the 15th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Naylor in the 4th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Gavin Williams will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Spencer Torkelson in today’s game.

In today’s game, Spencer Torkelson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 38.2% rate (96th percentile).

With a .227 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Spencer Torkelson grades out in the 14th percentile.

Sporting a .274 BABIP this year, Spencer Torkelson is positioned in the 23rd percentile.

In today’s game, Riley Greene is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.4% rate (80th percentile).

Riley Greene’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased in recent games, decreasing from 46.8% on the season to 21.1% in the past week’s worth of games.

Riley Greene has had some very good luck with with his wOBA this year; his .351 figure is inflated compared to his .336 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In terms of plate discipline, Riley Greene’s ability is quite bad, putting up a 4.34 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 14th percentile.

Dillon Dingler is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Dillon Dingler meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Dillon Dingler’s true offensive ability to be a .305, providing some evidence that he has been very fortunate this year given the .025 difference between that mark and his actual .330 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 11th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Brayan Rocchio is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Brayan Rocchio today.

In the past week’s worth of games, Brayan Rocchio’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14%.

Brayan Rocchio’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last year to this one, falling from 19.7% to 14%.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Brayan Rocchio ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

Steven Kwan has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

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 Steven Kwan in today’s matchup.

Over the past 14 days, Steven Kwan’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal figure of 87.5 mph to 83.9 mph.

Steven Kwan’s launch angle of late (2.8° over the past week) is a significant dropoff from his 15.1° seasonal figure.

This year, the hardest ball Steven Kwan has hit reached a maximum exit velocity of 104.1 mph (an advanced metric to study power), checking in at the 0th percentile.

Parker Meadows hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 90th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 2nd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 10.1°, Parker Meadows has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-4°) over the past 14 days.

From last year to this one, Parker Meadows’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 19.6% to 12.2%.

Kerry Carpenter pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.8% — 94th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 10th-deepest RF fences today.

Kerry Carpenter has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs this year; his 34.7 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is considerably higher than his 31.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Posting a 5.9 K/BB rate this year, Kerry Carpenter has displayed weak plate discipline, checking in at the 3rd percentile.

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