Marlins vs Astros match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, July 21st

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Marlins @ Astros Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Miami Marlins at Houston Astros
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, July 21st
Time : 21/07/26 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Miami Marlins Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 83rd percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Jose Altuve is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (41% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

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

,LaMonte Wade Jr. is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,LaMonte Wade Jr. will have the handedness advantage against Tyler Phillips today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and LaMonte Wade Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heriberto Hernandez in the 91st percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Heriberto Hernandez is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,The #9 park in the game for boosting home runs to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,Heriberto Hernandez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.2% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena as the 19th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when estimating his batting average talent.

,Jeremy Pena is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

,Jeremy Pena pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.9% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jeremy Pena will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best batter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Tyler Phillips throws from, Yordan Alvarez will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Yordan Alvarez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Graham Pauley will have the handedness advantage against Tatsuya Imai today… and moreover, Imai has a large platoon split.

,Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense is that of the the Houston Astros.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Yainer Diaz will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Homers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest in the league.

,Considering Tatsuya Imai’s large platoon split, Joe Mack will have a tremendous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards as the 14th-best hitter in baseball when assessing his batting average skill.

,Xavier Edwards is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Xavier Edwards will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (Tatsuya Imai) in today’s game.

,Xavier Edwards has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The #9 stadium in the league for boosting home runs to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,The #4 ballpark in baseball for suppressing batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,Tyler Phillips was rolling in his previous GS and allowed 0 ER.

,Tyler Phillips’s high usage rate of his secondary pitches (65% this year) figures to work in his favor consider they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

,Liam Hicks is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Because of Tatsuya Imai’s large platoon split, Liam Hicks will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Griffin Conine is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Griffin Conine will have the handedness advantage against Tatsuya Imai today… and the cherry on top, Imai has a large platoon split.

,When assessing his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Tatsuya Imai in the 82nd percentile among all starters in Major League Baseball.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Minute Maid Park as the best park in MLB for strikeouts.

,Tatsuya Imai will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats across the board.

,Given Tatsuya Imai’s large platoon split, Jakob Marsee will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

,When estimating his home run skill, Kyle Stowers ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kyle Stowers is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

,Kyle Stowers will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tatsuya Imai today… and even better, Imai has a large platoon split.

,Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Isaac Paredes pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (46.3% — 100th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Isaac Paredes will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Griffin Conine in the 86th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Javier Sanoja’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Javier Sanoja pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.8% — 80th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The Houston Astros have 3 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Lucas Spence, Zach Dezenzo, Taylor Trammell).

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jeremy Pena ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Kyle Stowers ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Considering the 1.63 deviation between Tyler Phillips’s 3.48 ERA and his 5.11 estimated true talent ERA (according to 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 and should negatively regress in the future.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Isaac Paredes ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Houston Astros Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Minute Maid Park as the 3rd-worst field in the league for RHB batting average.

,Minute Maid Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to less offense.

,The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making weather conditions in this match-up -9° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching.

,Hitting from the same side that Tyler Phillips throws from, Jose Altuve will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects LaMonte Wade Jr. in the 14th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,The #5 venue in MLB for suppressing offensive stats to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,Among all stadiums, the 3rd-tallest average fence height are at Minute Maid Park.

,Considering Tatsuya Imai’s large platoon split, Heriberto Hernandez will be at a big disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in this game.

,Heriberto Hernandez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,The #3 field in the majors for suppressing batting average to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,LaMonte Wade Jr. pulls many of his flyballs (33.7% — 75th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

,Tyler Phillips will have the handedness advantage over Jeremy Pena in today’s matchup.

,Yordan Alvarez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 77th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Graham Pauley in the 5th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Graham Pauley is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this game.

,Yainer Diaz is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Tyler Phillips will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yainer Diaz today.

,Joe Mack is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Joe Mack will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Xavier Edwards today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards in the 3rd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Tyler Phillips in the 19th percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent level.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Phillips to throw 82 pitches in today’s game (12th-least on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,It is likely that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Sean Barber) calling pitches today.

,The 2nd-shallowest left field dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in Minute Maid Park.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Tyler Phillips in today’s game.

,The #5 field in the game for suppressing offensive stats to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,Liam Hicks’s BABIP talent is projected in the 15th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Griffin Conine in the 23rd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Griffin Conine pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.2% — 88th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Tatsuya Imai is projected to throw 83 pitches in this outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 13th-least on the slate.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Yainer Diaz (the Astros’s expected catcher today) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

,Due to his large platoon split, Tatsuya Imai faces a tough challenge squaring off against 7 batters in the projected batting order who bat from the other side in this matchup.

,Out of all starting pitchers, Tatsuya Imai’s fastball spin rate of 2004 rpm ranks in the 2nd percentile this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jakob Marsee in the 22nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Jakob Marsee is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card today.

,Kyle Stowers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35% — 81st percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,In today’s matchup, Liam Hicks is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.3% rate (78th percentile).

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Liam Hicks today.

,Isaac Paredes’s BABIP ability is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Javier Sanoja is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Given Tatsuya Imai’s large platoon split, Javier Sanoja will be at a tremendous disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

,When assessing his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Tyler Phillips in the 13th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

,Tyler Phillips has compiled a 16.2% Strikeout% this year, grading out in the 11th percentile.

,Graham Pauley pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.2% — 88th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Javier Sanoja in the 7th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,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 Jakob Marsee in today’s game.

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

,Hitting from the same side that Tyler Phillips throws from, Isaac Paredes will have a disadvantage today.

,Kyle Stowers will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

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