Todays Game 2 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for New York at Seattle Game 2 Matchup Today

Victor Robles has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (56% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.

Among all major league stadiums, T-Mobile Park has the 9th-lowest average fence height.

Victor Robles will have the handedness advantage against Sean Manaea in today’s game.

Victor Robles pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.7% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Victor Robles will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Pete Alonso projects as the 15th-best home run hitter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Pete Alonso is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

Pete Alonso pulls many of his flyballs (33.6% — 78th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

Over the past week, Pete Alonso’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.9% up to 18.2%.

When estimating his home run talent, Mitch Haniger ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Homers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the shallowest in Major League Baseball.

Mitch Haniger will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Sean Manaea in today’s matchup.

The New York Mets infield defense projects as the 4th-worst out of every team in action today.

The Seattle Mariners 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 positively regress going forward, Todd Tichenor projects as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is expected to be calling pitches today.

T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest RF fences among all major league stadiums.

The Seattle Mariners have 9 hitters in the projected batting order that will have the handedness advantage over Sean Manaea in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Francisco Lindor ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Francisco Lindor is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Francisco Lindor pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.6% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 4th-shallowest RF fences today.

Francisco Lindor’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (18.1°) is significantly better than his 13.4° figure last year.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.361) implies that Francisco Lindor has experienced some negative variance this year with his .340 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Cal Raleigh as Major League Baseball’s 12th-best home run hitter.

Cal Raleigh is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Cal Raleigh will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Sean Manaea.

Cal Raleigh pulls many of his flyballs (40.3% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Justin Turner is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Justin Turner will have the handedness advantage against Sean Manaea today.

Harrison Bader pulls many of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (18.0) suggests that Harrison Bader has been unlucky this year with his 14.5 actual HR/600.

Harrison Bader’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, rising from 44.3% on the season to 56.3% in the last 14 days.

Placing in the 78th percentile, Harrison Bader sports a .323 BABIP this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Nimmo in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Brandon Nimmo is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Logan Gilbert throws from, Brandon Nimmo will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brandon Nimmo has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.D. Martinez in the 88th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

J.D. Martinez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

J.D. Martinez has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 4th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

J.D. Martinez has compiled a .345 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 81st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Francisco Alvarez in the 86th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Grading out in the 84th percentile, Francisco Alvarez has notched a .341 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

In notching a .358 BABIP this year, Francisco Alvarez grades out in the 92nd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Arozarena in the 95th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

Randy Arozarena will have the handedness advantage over Sean Manaea in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.D. Martinez in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Placing in the 93rd percentile, J.D. Martinez has notched a .347 BABIP this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Garver in the 90th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Hitting from the opposite that Sean Manaea throws from, Mitch Garver will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Mitch Garver pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.3% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Logan Gilbert throws from, Jeff McNeil will have the upper hand today.

Jeff McNeil may have an advantage against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners only has 1 same-handed RP.

Jeff McNeil’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 12.7% to 15.9%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 82nd percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Jorge Polanco is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.

Jorge Polanco pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.2% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 81st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Jorge Polanco will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his home run ability, Mark Vientos ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mark Vientos has made big gains with his Barrel%, improving his 10.7% rate last year to 16.3% this year.

Sporting a .368 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Mark Vientos finds himself in the 92nd percentile.

Brandon Nimmo has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Mitch Garver will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jesse Winker in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Jesse Winker is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

Hitting from the opposite that Logan Gilbert throws from, Jesse Winker will have an advantage in today’s game.

The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jesse Winker can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

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

Sean Manaea has averaged 94.3 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, checking in at the 89th percentile.

Mitch Haniger will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Mitch Haniger has made significant gains with his Barrel% of late, improving his 10% seasonal rate to 22.2% in the last week.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Logan Gilbert’s overall pitching skill is in the 91st percentile among all SPs in MLB right now.

Tallying 19.3 outs per GS this year on average, Logan Gilbert falls in the 99th percentile.

The New York Mets have been the 8th-luckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse in the future, Projected catcher Cal Raleigh grades out as an elite pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Logan Gilbert in the 89th percentile when assessing his strikeout talent.

T-Mobile Park ranks as the #1 venue in baseball for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher metrics in all categories, and Logan Gilbert will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dylan Moore in the 87th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Batting from the opposite that Sean Manaea throws from, Dylan Moore will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Dylan Moore pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.5% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Sean Manaea in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his strikeout skill.

Justin Turner will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

Jesse Winker has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest LF fences today.

Sporting a .277 batting average this year, Mark Vientos finds himself in the 84th percentile.

Jeff McNeil’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mitch Garver has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 94.9-mph average in the last two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal 89.5-mph average.

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

Checking in at the 76th percentile, Francisco Alvarez sits with a .448 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dylan Moore in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

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

Pete Alonso has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 100.7-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal 89-mph average.

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T-Mobile Park’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the majors, which often leads to worse offense.

Victor Robles has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 11.1% seasonal rate has lowered to 5.7% in the past two weeks.

Victor Robles’s average exit velocity has dropped off of late; his 87.1-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 82.1-mph over the last 7 days.

The #1 venue in the league for suppressing offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is T-Mobile Park.

Hitting from the same side that Logan Gilbert throws from, Pete Alonso has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Pete Alonso today.

Pete Alonso’s launch angle in recent games (8.4° in the last 14 days) is significantly worse than his 14.1° seasonal mark.

Mitch Haniger is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 53% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Grading out in the 21st percentile, Mitch Haniger sits with a .223 batting average this year.

Projected catcher Francisco Alvarez grades out as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles T-Mobile Park as the worst field in Major League Baseball for batting average.

Sean Manaea turned in a great performance in his previous GS and gave up 0 ER.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks T-Mobile Park as the worst ballpark in the league for LHB batting average.

The switch-hitting Francisco Lindor will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Logan Gilbert, Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Francisco Lindor in today’s game.

Over the past 14 days, Francisco Lindor’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.9% down to 0%.

Posting a .255 BABIP this year, Cal Raleigh has performed in the 14th percentile.

Justin Turner’s average exit velocity has dropped off this season; his 89.5-mph figure last season has lowered to 86.6-mph.

Justin Turner has paced 13.0 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year, grading out in the 25th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Placing in the 20th percentile for power, Justin Turner has averaged 10.8 HRs per 600 plate appearances this year.

Harrison Bader is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Logan Gilbert will hold the platoon advantage against Harrison Bader today.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Harrison Bader today.

In the past 14 days, Harrison Bader’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.8% down to 0%.

Brandon Nimmo will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Brandon Nimmo has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 10.4% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Brandon Nimmo’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 93.5-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 86-mph in the past 14 days.

Batting from the same side that Logan Gilbert throws from, J.D. Martinez faces a tough challenge today.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for J.D. Martinez in today’s game.

J.D. Martinez’s average exit velocity has fallen off in recent games; his 90.4-mph seasonal average has dropped to 86.9-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Francisco Alvarez is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

Logan Gilbert will have the handedness advantage against Francisco Alvarez in today’s matchup.

Francisco Alvarez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

In the last week, Francisco Alvarez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.5% down to 0%.

Over the last two weeks, Randy Arozarena’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9% down to 0%.

Randy Arozarena’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, decreasing from 15.8% on the season to 3.7% over the last two weeks.

Using Statcast metrics, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .227.

Sporting a .227 batting average this year, Randy Arozarena has performed in the 25th percentile.

T-Mobile Park ranks as the #29 stadium in the league for righty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Mitch Garver is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.

In the last two weeks, Mitch Garver’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 16.5%.

Sporting a .354 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, Mitch Garver has performed in the 21st percentile.

As it relates to his home run skill, Jeff McNeil ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jeff McNeil is penciled in 6th in the batting order today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jeff McNeil today.

Jeff McNeil’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off recently; his 87.8-mph seasonal figure has dropped off to 84.4-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Jorge Polanco has been pulled from the game early 10% of the time when starting against a left-handed pitcher this year.

Jorge Polanco’s launch angle this season (17.2°) is considerably worse than his 21.4° mark last season.

Jorge Polanco has notched a .357 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, checking in at the 23rd percentile.

Ranking in the 25th percentile, Jorge Polanco has posted a .291 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Mark Vientos is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the same side that Logan Gilbert throws from, Mark Vientos encounters a tough challenge today.

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

Mark Vientos has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 16.3% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the past week.

Checking in at the 23rd percentile, Mitch Garver sports a .287 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

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

Over the past two weeks, Jesse Winker’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.1% down to 0%.

Jesse Winker’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last year to this one, going from 14.7% to 9.3%.

Cal Raleigh’s BABIP talent is projected in the 9th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Compared to his seasonal mark of 16.6°, Francisco Lindor has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-6.5°) in the last two weeks.

As it relates to his home runs, Pete Alonso has had positive variance on his side this year. His 30.1 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 26.4.

Logan Gilbert’s 1977-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 1st percentile out of all starting pitchers.

Logan Gilbert has been one of the luckiest mound aces in MLB on balls in play this year with a .239 BABIP and figures to see that luck normalize going forward.

Jeff McNeil’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined in recent games, falling from 15.9% on the season to 7.1% in the last week.

J.D. Martinez’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this year; his 96.9-mph figure last year has fallen off to 94.5-mph.

Dylan Moore is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game.

Dylan Moore has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 12% of the time when starting against a left-handed pitcher this year.

In the past 7 days, Dylan Moore’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.8% down to 0%.

Playing on the road generally lowers pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Sean Manaea today.

Over his last 3 outings, Sean Manaea has seen a big decrease in his fastball spin rate: from 2027 rpm over the whole season to 1968 rpm in recent games.

Sean Manaea has used his sinker 33.9% more often this year (34.6%) than he did last season (0.7%).

Brandon Nimmo’s launch angle in recent games (5.4° in the past two weeks) is a considerable dropoff from his 11° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Garver in the 11th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Dylan Moore’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off lately; his 91.2-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 84.8-mph in the last 7 days.

Mark Vientos’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 97.3-mph average last season has lowered to 95.1-mph.

Over the past 7 days, Jesse Winker’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 9.3%.

Francisco Alvarez’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (5.2°) is significantly lower than his 13.1° figure last season.

Victor Robles has been lucky this year, putting up a .337 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .307 — a .030 gap.