Mets vs Red Sox match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, May 20th

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Mets vs Red Sox match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, May 20th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

New York Mets at Boston Red Sox
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Tuesday, May 20th
20/05/25 18:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Mets vs Red Sox Series Game 2 Matchup Today

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Wilyer Abreu ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Wilyer Abreu is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Fenway Park profiles as the #5 venue in baseball for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Wilyer Abreu will have the handedness advantage against Clay Holmes today.

Wilyer Abreu pulls many of his flyballs (34.3% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 95th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

The #3 park in MLB for boosting offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Fenway Park.

Ceddanne Rafaela’s BABIP skill is projected in the 77th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ceddanne Rafaela hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The New York Mets infield defense grades out as the 3rd-worst among all the teams on the slate today.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Ceddanne Rafaela will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Fenway Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the league for righty batting average.

Nick Sogard pulls many of his flyballs (36.7% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences today.

Nick Sogard will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Rafael Devers projects as the 20th-best batter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Rafael Devers is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Rafael Devers will have the handedness advantage against Clay Holmes in today’s matchup.

Rafael Devers has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s shallowest LF fences today.

Trevor Story’s BABIP ability is projected in the 79th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Trevor Story is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.

Trevor Story hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Alex Bregman ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Alex Bregman is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Alex Bregman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.8% — 90th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s shallowest LF fences today.

Extreme flyball batters like Alex Bregman generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Clay Holmes.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Clay Holmes in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall pitching abilities.

It is likely that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (Mike Estabrook) calling pitches today.

Francisco Alvarez, the Mets’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, profiles as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran as the 16th-best batter in the game when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Jarren Duran is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

Jarren Duran will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clay Holmes in today’s matchup.

Jarren Duran has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Negative Match Player Stats with Mets vs Red Sox Series Game 2

Built just 16 feet above sea level, Fenway Park has one of the lowest altitudes among all parks, which tends to lead to less offense.

The weather report predicts the 2nd-most favorable pitching weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Fenway Park has the 2nd-tallest fence height (on average) among all stadiums.

Ceddanne Rafaela is projected to bat 9th in the lineup today.

Batting from the same side that Clay Holmes throws from, Ceddanne Rafaela meets a tough challenge today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Sogard in the 10th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Nick Sogard is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Sogard in the 18th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Nick Sogard will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side against Clay Holmes today.

Batting from the same side that Clay Holmes throws from, Trevor Story has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Clay Holmes will have the handedness advantage against Alex Bregman today.

Fenway Park projects as the #2 venue in Major League Baseball for batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Fenway Park has the shallowest left field fences among all stadiums.

Given that flyball pitchers are least effective against groundball hitters, Clay Holmes (56.7% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in this matchup with 2 GB hitters in Boston’s projected offense.

Playing on the road typically diminishes pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Clay Holmes today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Fenway Park as the 6th-worst field in the game for strikeouts.

Clay Holmes has been very fortunate when it comes to his strikeouts this year, posting an 8.88 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.36 — a 0.52 K/9 discrepancy.

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