Mets vs Pirates match player stats | 2026 Friday, August 7th

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Mets @ Pirates Matchup Details

Teams : New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, August 7th
Time : 07/08/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the New York Mets Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,High humidity has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-highest humidity of the day at 82%.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Benge in the 87th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Carson Benge is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.

,Carson Benge will hold the platoon advantage against Carmen Mlodzinski today.

,Jake Mangum has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (59% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.

,The switch-hitting Jake Mangum will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Zach Thornton.

,Jake Mangum will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,The Pittsburgh Pirates have 4 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jhostynxon Garcia, Rafael Flores, Esmerlyn Valdez, Brandon Lowe).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 86th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Jared Triolo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zach Thornton in today’s matchup.

,Jared Triolo will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales as the 16th-best batter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Nick Gonzales is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

,Nick Gonzales will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zach Thornton in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Nick Gonzales will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esmerlyn Valdez in the 96th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Esmerlyn Valdez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Zach Thornton throws from, Esmerlyn Valdez will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jhostynxon Garcia in the 77th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Jhostynxon Garcia will hold the platoon advantage over Zach Thornton today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Jhostynxon Garcia will hold that advantage today.

,When it comes to his BABIP ability, A.J. Ewing is projected as the 9th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,A.J. Ewing is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, A.J. Ewing will have the upper hand today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esmerlyn Valdez in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum as the 15th-best batter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,The underlying talent of the Pittsburgh Pirates projected batting order today (.311 projected wOBA according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be a fair amount worse than their .326 wOBA this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 89th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Brandon Lowe is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Brandon Lowe will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Pittsburgh Pirates Game Today

The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Zach Thornton,Carson Benge has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences today.

,Carson Benge will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 21st percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Marcus Semien is penciled in 9th in the lineup today.

,Batting from the same side that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Marcus Semien faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Marcus Semien is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 39% rate (96th percentile).

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Marcus Semien in today’s game.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Jake Mangum ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Zachary Thornton is projected to throw 81 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 6th-least of all pitchers on the slate.

,The Pittsburgh Pirates have 8 batters in the projected lineup that will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zachary Thornton in this matchup.

,Playing on the road generally reduces pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Zachary Thornton in today’s matchup.

,Jared Triolo is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Jhostynxon Garcia is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,A.J. Ewing has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for A.J. Ewing in today’s game.

,When assessing his home run talent, Nick Gonzales ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Zach Thornton throws from, Brandon Lowe will have a tough matchup today.

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