Mariners vs Yankees match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Wednesday, August 12th

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Mariners @ Yankees Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, August 12th
Time : 12/08/26 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Seattle Mariners Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

,Yankee Stadium has the 8th-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.

,The weather forecast expects temperatures in this matchup to reach the 4th-highest level on the slate at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

,Over the last 7 days, Julio Rodriguez’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 8.9% up to 14.3%.

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

,Heliot Ramos is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Heliot Ramos has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dominic Canzone in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Dominic Canzone has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (55% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

,Dominic Canzone will have the handedness advantage over Will Warren in today’s matchup… and even more favorably, Warren has a large platoon split.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Jones as the 13th-best batter in the game when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Hitting from the opposite that Bryce Miller throws from, Spencer Jones will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the Seattle Mariners.

,George Lombard’s BABIP ability is projected in the 83rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,George Lombard will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Bryce Miller throws from, Ryan McMahon will have an advantage in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Randy Arozarena is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 8.5°, Randy Arozarena has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 17.8° angle in the last 7 days.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Ben Rice ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ben Rice is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Bryce Miller throws from, Ben Rice will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Ben Rice pulls many of his flyballs (35.3% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Cal Raleigh as the majors’s 8th-best home run batter.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Cal Raleigh will get to bat from his better side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (Will Warren) in today’s game.

,Cal Raleigh pulls many of his flyballs (43.2% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Luis Garcia Jr. is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

,Luis Garcia Jr. will have the handedness advantage over Bryce Miller in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Donovan in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Brendan Donovan will have the handedness advantage over Will Warren today… and even better, Warren has a large platoon split.

,When it comes to his home runs, Brendan Donovan has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season. His 12.4 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been a fair amount lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 18.8.

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

,Austin Wells will hold the platoon advantage over Bryce Miller in today’s matchup.

,Austin Wells will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

,Austin Wells has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 94.1-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 89.2-mph mark.

,Colt Emerson will hold the platoon advantage against Will Warren today… and even more favorably, Warren has a large platoon split.

,Colt Emerson has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 95.3-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal 86.6-mph average.

,Over the past 7 days, Colt Emerson’s 40% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 18.5%.

,It is expected that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Junior Valentine) in charge of the strike zone in this game.

,Austin Wells, the Yankees’s expected catcher today, profiles as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Will Warren will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his metrics in all categories.

,Among all starting pitchers, Will Warren’s fastball spin rate of 2542 rpm is in the 95th percentile this year.

,Checking in at the 92nd percentile, Randy Arozarena sits with a .369 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 91st percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryce Miller in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cole Young in the 77th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Cole Young has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (74% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

,Considering Will Warren’s large platoon split, Cole Young will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

,Cal Raleigh is an extreme flyball hitter and faces the weak outfield defense of New York (#1-worst of all teams on the slate).

,Cal Raleigh has made significant strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 12.8% seasonal rate to 30% over the last two weeks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Trent Grisham ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Trent Grisham is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Trent Grisham will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryce Miller today.

,Cole Young pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.7% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Bryce Miller in the 76th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent level.

,Cal Raleigh, the Mariners’s expected catcher today, projects as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,In his last game started, Bryce Miller was firing on all cylinders and allowed 2 ER.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Taylor Ward is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Taylor Ward has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,Given Will Warren’s large platoon split, Josh Naylor will have a huge advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

,Josh Naylor pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 82nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Austin Wells ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Ryan McMahon will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,In the last week’s worth of games, George Lombard has displayed impressive power, recording a a 22.2% Barrel% (an advanced stat to assess power).

,George Lombard has exhibited some good exit velocity statistics in recent games, averaging 98.2-mph on his flyballs in the past 7 days.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Brendan Donovan ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his batting average talent, Julio Rodriguez is projected as the 11th-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,In the past week’s worth of games, Julio Rodriguez’s 64.3% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 43.3%.

,The New York Yankees have 3 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Spencer Jones, Ryan McMahon, Jazz Chisholm Jr.).

,Bryce Miller’s 95.4-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a significant 1.2-mph rise from last year’s 94.2-mph figure.

,Josh Naylor has made notable improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 4.9% seasonal rate to 20% in the past 7 days.

,Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.303) implies that Brendan Donovan has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .282 actual batting average.

,Sporting a .366 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season, Brendan Donovan finds himself in the 92nd percentile for hitting ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Based on Statcast data, Dominic Canzone ranks in the 97th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .298.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 13.1°, Ryan McMahon has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 40.5° mark in the past 7 days.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Spencer Jones ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Colt Emerson’s true offensive skill to be a .290, suggesting that he has been unlucky this year given the .028 gap between that mark and his actual .262 wOBA.

,Over the past two weeks, Taylor Ward’s 56.5% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 48.3%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.6% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

Negatives with the New York Yankees Series Game 2 Game Today

Built just 11 feet above sea level, Yankee Stadium has one of the lowest altitudes in Major League Baseball, which often leads to less offense.

,Will Warren will have the handedness advantage over Julio Rodriguez in today’s matchup… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering Warren’s large platoon split.

,Julio Rodriguez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Julio Rodriguez in today’s game.

,Julio Rodriguez’s average exit velocity has decreased this year; his 91.9-mph average last season has lowered to 89.9-mph.

,The #2 park in baseball for suppressing base hits to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

,Bryce Miller will have the handedness advantage against Heliot Ramos in today’s matchup.

,Heliot Ramos has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 13.2% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,Heliot Ramos’s launch angle this year (5.5°) is quite a bit lower than his 12° figure last year.

,The #2 stadium in baseball for suppressing BABIP to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

,In today’s matchup, Dominic Canzone is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.8% rate (90th percentile).

,Among every team today, the 2nd-best infield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.

,Dominic Canzone will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Spencer Jones is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,This year, Spencer Jones has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 32% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

,Spencer Jones has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,George Lombard is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Bryce Miller throws from, George Lombard faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,George Lombard hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Ryan McMahon is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,13% of the time that Ryan McMahon has started against a right-handed pitcher this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

,Ryan McMahon has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Because of Will Warren’s large platoon split, Randy Arozarena will be at a massive disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

,Randy Arozarena hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

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

,In the last week’s worth of games, Randy Arozarena’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal figure of 93.3 mph to 84.9 mph.

,Ben Rice’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased in recent games, falling from 19.5% on the season to 0% over the last 7 days.

,Ben Rice has been lucky this year, putting up a .378 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .357 — a .021 difference.

,Cal Raleigh is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

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

,Luis Garcia Jr. has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 31% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

,Luis Garcia Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 96th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Luis Garcia Jr.’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.3% down to 0%.

,Brendan Donovan has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (74% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Brendan Donovan has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Austin Wells is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,Austin Wells has been pulled from the game early 25% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

,Yankee Stadium has the 5th-deepest centerfield dimensions among all stadiums.

,Colt Emerson is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

,Colt Emerson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Warren to throw 85 pitches in today’s game (10th-least on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Given his large platoon split, Will Warren will have a tough challenge matching up with 6 hitters in the projected offense who hit from the other side in this game.

,Will Warren has utilized his sinker 5.5% more often this year (26.4%) than he did last season (20.9%).

,Will Warren has posted a 9% Swinging Strike percentage this year, grading out in the 18th percentile.

,In the past two weeks, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.5% down to 0%.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, going from 12.8% on the season to 0% in the last 7 days.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. has notched a .222 batting average this year, grading out in the 19th percentile.

,Cole Young will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Cole Young has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 5.1% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the past week.

,Dominic Canzone has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 13.6% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the last week.

,In the last week, Dominic Canzone’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 96 mph to 85.1 mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cal Raleigh in the 1st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Luis Garcia Jr. has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 91.3-mph dropping to 82.7-mph over the past 7 days.

,In today’s game, Trent Grisham is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.7% rate (89th percentile).

,Over the past two weeks, Trent Grisham’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.6% down to 3.4%.

,Trent Grisham’s average exit velocity has decreased recently; his 90.3-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 78.6-mph over the past 7 days.

,Cole Young’s launch angle in recent games (-1.2° over the last week) is a significant dropoff from his 14° seasonal figure.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryce Miller to throw 85 pitches in this matchup (12th-least of the day), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The New York Yankees have been the 4th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in the future,Yankee Stadium profiles as the #3 park in the game for walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Trent Grisham’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, going from 15.9% on the season to 10% in the last two weeks.

,Given Will Warren’s large platoon split, Taylor Ward will be at a massive disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in this game.

,Taylor Ward will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,Taylor Ward has struggled with his Barrel%; his 14.1% rate last year has dropped to 5.3% this year.

,Taylor Ward has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 5.3% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the past two weeks.

,The 4th-best projected batting order on the slate today in terms of overall batting ability is that of the Seattle Mariners.

,It may be sensible to expect better results for the Seattle Mariners offense the rest of the season, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the unluckiest offense in the league this year.

,Josh Naylor is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 94% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Josh Naylor in today’s matchup.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Austin Wells’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.5% down to 0%.

,Compared to his seasonal angle of 19.5°, Austin Wells has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (16.5°) in the past 14 days.

,In the past week, Ryan McMahon’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10.7% down to 0%.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brendan Donovan in today’s game.

,Brendan Donovan has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 8.9% rate last year has dropped off to 3.8% this season.

,Placing in the 8th percentile, Cal Raleigh has posted a .272 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

,With a .330 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, Cal Raleigh has performed in the 10th percentile.

,The New York Yankees have 7 hitters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage over Bryce Miller in today’s game.

,Bryce Miller will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Considering the 0.38 gap between Bryce Miller’s 9.00 K/9 and his 8.62 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 Major League Baseball this year when it comes to strikeouts and figures to see negative regression in the future.

,Josh Naylor has recorded a .173 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, grading out in the 13th percentile.

,Over the past 7 days, Heliot Ramos’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 13.5%.

,Ryan McMahon’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,In the past week, Spencer Jones’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 94.5 mph to 86.6 mph.

,Checking in at the 4th percentile, Colt Emerson has put up a .266 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Colt Emerson’s skill is quite poor, putting up a 4.87 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 5th percentile.

,Utilizing Statcast metrics, Jazz Chisholm Jr. grades out in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .222.

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