Marlins vs Athletics match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, July 4th

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Marlins @ Athletics Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Miami Marlins at Athletics
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, July 4th
Time : 04/07/26 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Miami Marlins Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Owen Caissie in the 97th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Sutter Health Park ranks as the #2 stadium in the league for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the highest temperatures on the slate at 98°.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats.

,Owen Caissie will have the handedness advantage over Aaron Civale today.

,Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 90% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Sutter Health Park as the 4th-best stadium in the majors for left-handed home runs.

,In Major League Baseball, Sutter Health Park has the 4th-lowest average fence height.

,When estimating his home run talent, Owen Caissie ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colby Thomas in the 81st percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Colby Thomas is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Sutter Health Park projects as the #4 field in baseball for righty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,As it relates to his batting average ability, Xavier Edwards is projected as the 13th-best hitter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Xavier Edwards is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Sutter Health Park as the 2nd-best venue in the game for run-scoring.

,Carlos Cortes will hold the platoon advantage over Sandy Alcantara in today’s game.

,Carlos Cortes will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez as the 9th-best hitter in the game when assessing his batting average skill.

,Otto Lopez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Nick Kurtz ranks as the 8th-best batter in Major League Baseball.

,Nick Kurtz is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Bolte as the best hitter in the majors as it relates to his BABIP ability.

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

,Joshua Kuroda-Grauer is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

,Sutter Health Park grades out as the #2 park in baseball for RHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez in the 84th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Griffin Conine in the 79th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Batting from the opposite that Sandy Alcantara throws from, Jeff McNeil will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Henry Bolte will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Jeff McNeil will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Joe Mack has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (100% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Jakob Marsee will hold the platoon advantage against Aaron Civale today.

,The Athletics infield defense profiles as the 3rd-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

,Griffin Conine will have the handedness advantage against Aaron Civale in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Alika Williams will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Lawrence Butler will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sandy Alcantara today.

,Colby Thomas will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,Sandy Alcantara has been given more leash than the average pitcher this year, tallying 7.1 more adjusted pitches-per-game than the average starting pitcher.

,The Athletics have 3 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Colby Thomas, Henry Bolte, Nick Kurtz).

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

,Kyle Stowers is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Stowers in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Joe Mack will hold the platoon advantage over Aaron Civale in today’s matchup.

,The Miami Marlins have 3 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Owen Caissie, Griffin Conine, Kyle Stowers).

,Aaron Civale has a reverse platoon split and should be helped facing 6 opposite-handed batters in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher metrics in all categories, and Aaron Civale will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Aaron Civale’s curveball rate has risen by 6.2% from last season to this one (17.4% to 23.6%) .

,Out of all starting pitchers, Aaron Civale’s fastball spin rate of 2401 rpm ranks in the 77th percentile this year.

Negatives with the Athletics Series Game 2 Game Today

Owen Caissie is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Owen Caissie hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 11th-deepest CF fences 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 Owen Caissie in today’s matchup.

,Lawrence Butler has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Sandy Alcantara throws from, Colby Thomas faces a tough challenge today.

,Colby Thomas hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Xavier Edwards has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Carlos Cortes is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Carlos Cortes has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Cortes in the 15th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Aaron Civale will have the handedness advantage over Otto Lopez in today’s game.

,Otto Lopez hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Otto Lopez today.

,Nick Kurtz has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.9%) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

,Henry Bolte is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

,Sandy Alcantara will have the handedness advantage over Henry Bolte in today’s game.

,Henry Bolte hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

,Among all major league stadiums, Sutter Health Park’s LF fences are the 6th-deepest.

,Batting from the same side that Sandy Alcantara throws from, Joshua Kuroda-Grauer encounters a tough challenge today.

,Griffin Conine is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Dingers are generally less common at fields with deep fences, and Sutter Health Park has the 9th-deepest among all parks.

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

,When estimating his home run talent, Jeff McNeil ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jeff McNeil is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 17th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Joe Mack will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Jakob Marsee has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (63% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

,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 Jakob Marsee today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joshua Kuroda-Grauer in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

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

,When it comes to his home run talent, Alika Williams ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Alika Williams is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Sandy Alcantara will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alika Williams today.

,As it relates to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Sandy Alcantara in the 24th percentile among all starting pitchers in the game.

,It is expected that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Jordan Baker) calling pitches today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Sutter Health Park as the 8th-worst stadium in the game for strikeouts.

,Kyle Stowers will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alika Williams in the 13th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

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

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Aaron Civale is projected to throw 85 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 6th-least on the slate today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Shea Langeliers (the Athletics’s expected catcher today) profiles as a weak pitch framer.

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