Mets vs Rockies match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, May 5th

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Mets @ Rockies Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : New York Mets at Colorado Rockies
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, May 5th
Time : 05/05/26 20:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the New York Mets Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Francisco Alvarez in the 85th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Coors Field grades out as the #1 venue in the game for run-scoring, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation in the majors, which generally leads to better offense.

,Among every team today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies.

,Francisco Alvarez has compiled a .339 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, placing in the 75th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mark Vientos in the 84th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Mark Vientos has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (61% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

,When assessing his home run ability, Mickey Moniak ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Mickey Moniak is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Freddy Peralta throws from, Mickey Moniak will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Jake McCarthy will have the handedness advantage over Freddy Peralta in today’s matchup.

,Jake McCarthy will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 13.4°, Jake McCarthy has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 49° figure in the past week’s worth of games.

,Coors Field grades out as the #1 park in the league for lefty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Hitting from the opposite that Freddy Peralta throws from, Troy Johnston will have an advantage today.

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

,In notching a .338 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season, Troy Johnston is ranked in the 84th percentile for offensive ability.

,Brett Baty is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Brett Baty will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Lorenzen today.

,Brett Baty is likely to have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies only has 1 same-handed RP.

,T.J. Rumfield is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Coors Field projects as the #8 stadium in the game for lefty home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,T.J. Rumfield will have the handedness advantage over Freddy Peralta in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and T.J. Rumfield will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 75th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Ezequiel Tovar will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Ezequiel Tovar’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased recently, increasing from 14.8% on the season to 22.2% over the last 7 days.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Juan Soto ranks as the 3rd-best hitter in the majors.

,Juan Soto is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

,Juan Soto will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Lorenzen in today’s game.

,Coors Field grades out as the #1 stadium in the game for right-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Marcus Semien has been unlucky this year, notching a .244 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .319 — a .075 gap.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher metrics across the board, and Michael Lorenzen will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Michael Lorenzen has utilized his secondary pitches 5.9% more often this season (65.6%) than he did last year (59.7%).

,When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Freddy Peralta in the 90th percentile among all starting pitchers in the game.

,Compared to the average starting pitcher, Freddy Peralta has been given a longer leash than the average pitcher this year, recording an additional 3.5 adjusted pitches each outing.

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

,In his last start, Freddy Peralta was rolling and accumulated 7 strikeouts.

,As it relates to his BABIP ability, Edouard Julien is projected as the 19th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Edouard Julien is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

,Batting from the opposite that Freddy Peralta throws from, Edouard Julien will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,MJ Melendez is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

,MJ Melendez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Lorenzen in today’s game.

,MJ Melendez is likely to have an advantage against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies has just 1 same-handed RP.

,Hunter Goodman projects as the 17th-best home run hitter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hunter Goodman is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Hunter Goodman will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Hunter Goodman has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 16.7% seasonal rate to 24% in the past two weeks.

,Carson Benge will hold the platoon advantage against Michael Lorenzen today.

,The Colorado Rockies have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Carson Benge stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

,Carson Benge has seen a big gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 92.8-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal 90.6-mph figure.

,The switch-hitting Willi Castro will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Freddy Peralta.

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

,Willi Castro’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 43.9% to 57.4%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the 8th-best ballpark in the game for righty home runs.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Edouard Julien will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette as the 6th-best batter in the league when estimating his batting average skill.

,Bo Bichette is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

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

,Tyler Freeman is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Tyler Freeman will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Bo Bichette ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,In the last 7 days, Bo Bichette’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.1-mph over the course of the season to 100.3-mph in recent games.

,In the past week, Mark Vientos’s 83.3% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 46.7%.

,In terms of power, Francisco Alvarez is ranked in the 77th percentile, having paced 23.9 long-balls per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

,The #1 ballpark in the majors for boosting batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Mickey Moniak ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Compared to his seasonal average of 11.5°, Mark Vientos has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 24.5° mark over the past 7 days.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Michael Lorenzen’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 19th percentile among all starting pitchers in the majors currently.

,It may be wise to expect better numbers for the New York Mets offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the unluckiest offense in the game this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 86th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Ezequiel Tovar has had some very poor luck with his home runs since the start of last season; his 11.5 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is a good deal lower than his 17.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Tyler Freeman has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.7-mph to 92.7-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Negatives with the Colorado Rockies Series Game 2 Game Today

Francisco Alvarez is projected to hit 8th in the batting order today.

,The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to drop to the lowest level of all games today at 37°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

,Batting from the same side that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Francisco Alvarez will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

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

,In the last 14 days, Francisco Alvarez’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal figure of 94.9 mph to 87.3 mph.

,When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Mark Vientos has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 23% of the time.

,Hitting from the same side that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Mark Vientos has a tough challenge today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Mark Vientos in today’s game.

,Mark Vientos’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 94.9-mph average last year has dropped to 88.9-mph.

,Mickey Moniak has been lucky this year, notching a .455 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .324 — a .131 gap.

,Mickey Moniak has displayed weak plate discipline since the start of last season, placing in the 6th percentile with a 5.22 K/BB rate.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 11th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Jake McCarthy is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Jake McCarthy’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 86.5-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 80.9-mph in the last two weeks.

,From last season to this one, Jake McCarthy’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 18% to 9.3%.

,Troy Johnston is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Over the past 14 days, Troy Johnston’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal mark of 90.6 mph to 83.9 mph.

,Troy Johnston’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased recently, falling from 15.4% on the season to 0% in the last week.

,Over the last 14 days, Troy Johnston has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

,Brett Baty has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 23% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brett Baty in today’s game.

,Over the past 7 days, Brett Baty’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.7% down to 0%.

,Brett Baty has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.8-mph dropping to 80.9-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

,T.J. Rumfield’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined recently, decreasing from 13.9% on the season to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates T.J. Rumfield’s true offensive ability to be a .291, suggesting that he has been very fortunate this year given the .037 disparity between that figure and his actual .328 wOBA.

,Ranked in the 16th percentile, T.J. Rumfield’s average exit velocity of 86.8 mph ranks among the lowest in MLB this year.

,Ezequiel Tovar is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Freddy Peralta will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ezequiel Tovar in today’s matchup.

,Ezequiel Tovar’s average exit velocity has decreased this season; his 89.5-mph average last season has fallen to 87.2-mph.

,Ezequiel Tovar has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.2-mph dropping to 81-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

,Juan Soto will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 19th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Marcus Semien is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Michael Lorenzen will have the handedness advantage over Marcus Semien in today’s game.

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

,When it comes to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Michael Lorenzen in the 20th percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB.

,It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (James Hoye) calling pitches in this game.

,Coors Field projects as the #30 park in Major League Baseball for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Michael Lorenzen has notched a 15.7% Strikeout% this year, ranking in the 15th percentile.

,The Colorado Rockies have 6 batters in the projected lineup that will have the handedness advantage against Freddy Peralta in this game.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Freddy Peralta in today’s game.

,Over the last two weeks, Edouard Julien’s 10.5% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 15.5%.

,Checking in at the 15th percentile for power, Edouard Julien has hit 9.8 HRs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 9th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,This year, MJ Melendez has been pinch hit for in 49% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

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

,MJ Melendez has been cold lately, posting a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to assess power) over the past week.

,Hitting from the same side that Freddy Peralta throws from, Hunter Goodman will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.217) implies that Hunter Goodman has been very fortunate since the start of last season with his .271 actual batting average.

,Based on Statcast metrics, Hunter Goodman ranks in the 22nd percentile for offensive skills per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .295.

,When it comes to plate discipline, Hunter Goodman’s talent is quite weak, sporting a 5.23 K/BB rate since the start of last season while checking in at in the 6th percentile.

,Carson Benge is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Carson Benge will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Carson Benge’s launch angle recently (1.8° over the past 7 days) is significantly worse than his 9° seasonal figure.

,Carson Benge has been cold in recent games, putting up a 0% Barrel% (a reliable stat to study power) over the last 7 days.

,Willi Castro is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Willi Castro’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 89.3-mph mark last year has lowered to 85.9-mph.

,Compared to his seasonal angle of 17.9°, Willi Castro has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-3.3°) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

,Willi Castro has posted a .351 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season, grading out in the 18th percentile.

,Willi Castro’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last season to this one, falling from 18.2% to 7.4%.

,Marcus Semien has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 6.5% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

,Batting from the same side that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Bo Bichette has a tough challenge in today’s game.

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

,There has been a significant decline in Bo Bichette’s launch angle from last season’s 8.7° to 5.7° this season.

,Checking in at the 14th percentile, Bo Bichette has notched a .128 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

,Hitting from the same side that Freddy Peralta throws from, Tyler Freeman will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Tyler Freeman’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 88.5-mph average last season has decreased to 86.4-mph.

,Compared to his seasonal figure of 10.3°, Tyler Freeman has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (0°) over the past two weeks.

,Tyler Freeman has paced 2.3 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, ranking in the 4th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects T.J. Rumfield in the 21st percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Willi Castro has compiled a .291 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, grading out in the 22nd percentile.

,Bo Bichette’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off of late, decreasing from 14.8% on the season to 11.1% over the past 7 days.

,Francisco Alvarez’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 96.9-mph average last year has decreased to 94.9-mph.

,With a .215 batting average since the start of last season, Jake McCarthy has performed in the 11th percentile.

,Bo Bichette has recorded a .266 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 19th percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Freddy Peralta’s overall pitching ability ranks in the 87th percentile out of all starting pitchers in MLB right now.

,The 3rd-weakest projected offense on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability is that of the Colorado Rockies.

,Colorado’s 91-mph exit velocity on flyballs ranks them as the #28 club in the game this year by this standard.

,Hunter Goodman has had some very good luck with his home runs since the start of last season; his 33.7 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a good deal higher than his 29.1 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,With a 0.95 discrepancy between Michael Lorenzen’s 6.09 ERA and his 5.14 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the majors this year and should see better results in future games.

,Michael Lorenzen has compiled a .350 BABIP this year, indicating that he has been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the game on balls in play with improved performance likely coming.

,Based on Statcast metrics, MJ Melendez ranks in the 14th percentile for offensive ability per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .237.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 15th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

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