Todays Game 2 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Washington at Philadelphia Game 2 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Bohm in the 97th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Alec Bohm is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for batters.

Alec Bohm will hold the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin today.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Alec Bohm will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trea Turner as the 18th-best batter in the league when assessing his batting average talent.

Trea Turner is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Trea Turner will have the handedness advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Trea Turner will hold that advantage today.

Posting a 1.5 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Alex Call has shown favorable plate discipline, placing in the 94th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Aaron Nola in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent level.

Tallying 95.1 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Aaron Nola ranks in the 90th percentile.

The Washington Nationals projected lineup grades out as the 3rd-worst of the day in terms of overall offensive ability.

It may be wise to expect worse results for the Washington Nationals offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 5th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

Aaron Nola will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his metrics across the board.

Juan Yepez is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Juan Yepez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Juan Yepez has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 94.7-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal figure of 86.8-mph.

Grading out in the 85th percentile, Juan Yepez has put up a .465 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, James Wood is projected as the 8th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

James Wood is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

James Wood will hold the platoon advantage over Aaron Nola in today’s game.

James Wood has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 10th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Tena in the 92nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Jose Tena will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Aaron Nola today.

Jose Tena has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 10th-shallowest LF fences today.

Over the last two weeks, Jacob Young’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 85.2-mph over the course of the season to 88.5-mph recently.

Jacob Young’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased lately, going from 11% on the season to 25% over the last 7 days.

By putting up a .324 BABIP this year, Jacob Young has performed in the 79th percentile.

Kyle Schwarber projects as the 2nd-best home run batter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Schwarber is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Kyle Schwarber has strong power (100th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (28% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Patrick Corbin doesn’t generate many whiffs (22nd percentile K%) — great news for Schwarber.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Kyle Schwarber will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Castellanos in the 88th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Nick Castellanos is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Nick Castellanos will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Nick Castellanos will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Patrick Corbin in the 6th percentile when estimating his overall pitching skills.

The Philadelphia Phillies projected lineup projects as the 5th-strongest of the day in terms of overall offensive ability.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, James Wood ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Weston Wilson will hold the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today’s matchup.

Weston Wilson has strong power (75th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (29.1% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Patrick Corbin struggles to strike batters out (16th percentile K%) — great news for Wilson.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Weston Wilson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Weston Wilson has put up a .381 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 98th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Luis Garcia is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Aaron Nola throws from, Luis Garcia will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Luis Garcia 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 baseball’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Nick Castellanos ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Checking in at the 95th percentile, Juan Yepez sits with a .305 batting average this year.

Johan Rojas will have the handedness advantage over Patrick Corbin in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Johan Rojas will hold that advantage today.

In the past week’s worth of games, Johan Rojas’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 85.7-mph over the course of the season to 88.7-mph lately.

Compared to his seasonal average of 5.5°, Johan Rojas has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 9° mark over the last 7 days.

Bryce Harper projects as the 13th-best hitter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bryce Harper is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Bryce Harper has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Bryce Harper will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

CJ Abrams is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Aaron Nola throws from, CJ Abrams will have the upper hand in today’s game.

CJ Abrams’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls in recent games (26.1° in the past two weeks) is quite a bit higher than his 12.7° seasonal mark.

CJ Abrams has notched a .314 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, checking in at the 84th percentile.

Luis Garcia’s launch angle this year (8.5°) is considerably higher than his 4.5° mark last year.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, J.T. Realmuto ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

J.T. Realmuto will hold the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin today.

J.T. Realmuto will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

J.T. Realmuto has hit one of the hardest balls in the majors in the last 7 days — 108.6-mph — which is a favorable indicator of recent form and raw power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Bohm in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trea Turner in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.272) provides evidence that Jacob Young has suffered from bad luck this year with his .253 actual batting average.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Schwarber ranks as the 19th-best batter in the league.

Kyle Schwarber has made big gains with his Barrel% of late, improving his 14% seasonal rate to 28.6% in the last 7 days.

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Alec Bohm has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 7.3% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

Alec Bohm’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 90.8-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 84.4-mph in the last 7 days.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 10.7°, Alec Bohm has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (1.3°) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Despite posting a .353 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Alec Bohm has experienced some positive variance given the .027 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .326.

In the last 14 days, Trea Turner’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.3% down to 0%.

Trea Turner has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.8-mph dropping to 81.7-mph over the last 7 days.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 11.1°, Trea Turner has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (6.1°) over the past two weeks.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.248) may lead us to conclude that Trea Turner has had positive variance on his side this year with his .297 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Call in the 15th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Alex Call is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the same side that Aaron Nola throws from, Alex Call encounters a tough challenge today.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Alex Call in today’s game.

In the last 7 days, Alex Call’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal mark of 87.1 mph to 68.3 mph.

It is expected that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Mark Ripperger) in charge of the strike zone in this game.

Projected catcher J.T. Realmuto grades out as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Hitting from the same side that Aaron Nola throws from, Juan Yepez will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Juan Yepez today.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 8.2°, Juan Yepez has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (4.9°) in the past 14 days.

Over the past two weeks, Juan Yepez has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

Despite posting a .356 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Juan Yepez has had some very good luck given the .056 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .300.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for James Wood today.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 4.8°, James Wood’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls has dropped significantly of late (-0.6° in the past 14 days).

When it comes to his batting average, James Wood has had some very good luck this year. His .283 mark has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .235.

Jose Tena is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this game.

49% of the time that Jose Tena has started against a righty on the mound since the start of last season, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jose Tena in today’s game.

Using Statcast data, Jose Tena ranks in the 10th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .238.

Sporting a 2.100 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season , Jose Tena is ranked in the 8th percentile for power.

As it relates to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Patrick Corbin in the 21st percentile among all starters in baseball.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Patrick Corbin to throw 85 pitches in this outing (14th-most of all pitchers today), taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

With 6 bats who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Patrick Corbin meets a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

Alex Call’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last year to this one, decreasing from 16.1% to 8%.

When estimating his home run ability, Jacob Young ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jacob Young is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Aaron Nola throws from, Jacob Young will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jacob Young today.

In the last two weeks, Jacob Young has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

Batting from the same side that Patrick Corbin throws from, Kyle Schwarber faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

There has been a significant decline in Kyle Schwarber’s launch angle from last season’s 18.9° to 15.9° this year.

Kyle Schwarber has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs this year; his 32.3 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is quite a bit higher than his 28.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Nick Castellanos’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal average of 90.6 mph to 86.2 mph.

Philadelphia’s 91.5-mph exit velocity on flyballs ranks them as the #26 squad in the game this year by this stat.

Placing least steep in MLB this year, Philadelphia Phillies bats jointly have recorded a 10.5° launch angle on their hardest-hit balls (a reliable stat to assess power skills).

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.321) suggests that James Wood has been very fortunate this year with his .357 actual wOBA.

The 5.6% Barrel% of the Washington Nationals ranks them as the #30 club in the game this year by this stat.

Weston Wilson’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Weston Wilson is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Luis Garcia in today’s matchup.

In the last week, Luis Garcia’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.1% down to 0%.

Luis Garcia’s launch angle recently (-1.8° over the last 7 days) is considerably lower than his 8.5° seasonal mark.

Luis Garcia has been lucky this year, compiling a .337 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .316 — a .021 difference.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (17.4) implies that Luis Garcia has had positive variance on his side this year with his 21.0 actual HR/600.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Nick Castellanos’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (6.9°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 13.6°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Juan Yepez in the 23rd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Johan Rojas ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Johan Rojas is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

Johan Rojas’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last year to this one, going from 46.5% to 33.5%.

Johan Rojas has put up a .259 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, checking in at the 4th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In notching a .230 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Johan Rojas is ranked in the 24th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Tena in the 14th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Weston Wilson ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the same side that Patrick Corbin throws from, Bryce Harper faces a tough challenge today.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Bryce Harper’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 94.5 mph to 89.7 mph.

Bryce Harper’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased recently, falling from 13.8% on the season to 9.7% in the last two weeks.

Bryce Harper has been lucky in regards to his home runs this year; his 34.0 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a fair amount higher than his 23.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his home run ability, Johan Rojas ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

With a 5.400 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Johan Rojas is ranked in the 5th percentile for power.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for CJ Abrams today.

CJ Abrams has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 7.1% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

CJ Abrams has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.4-mph dropping to 78.2-mph in the past 7 days.

CJ Abrams has been lucky this year, notching a .333 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .311 — a .022 difference.

Over the last week, Johan Rojas has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to assess power).

J.T. Realmuto is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

There has been a significant decline in J.T. Realmuto’s launch angle from last year’s 16.6° to 8.8° this year.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 8.8°, J.T. Realmuto has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (4.2°) in the last two weeks.

J.T. Realmuto has displayed bad plate discipline this year, placing in the 20th percentile with a 3.92 K/BB rate.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.355) implies that Bryce Harper has been very fortunate this year with his .379 actual wOBA.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.310) provides evidence that Trea Turner has been very fortunate this year with his .348 actual wOBA.

Jacob Young has compiled a .289 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 24th percentile.

Jose Tena has compiled a .195 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, placing in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Kyle Schwarber has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .254 BA is considerably higher than his .234 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.