Orioles vs Dodgers match player stats Wednesday, August 28th 2024. Baltimore Orioles at Los Angeles Dodgers Series Game 2

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Orioles vs Dodgers match player stats Wednesday, August 28th 2024. Baltimore Orioles at Los Angeles Dodgers Series Game 2

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Todays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Baltimore Orioles at Los Angeles Dodgers
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, August 28th
28/08/24 22:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Max Muncy as baseball’s 18th-best home run hitter.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Dodger Stadium as the 3rd-best stadium in baseball for lefty home runs.

In the league, Dodger Stadium has the lowest average fence height.

Hitting from the opposite that Corbin Burnes throws from, Max Muncy will have an advantage today.

Max Muncy is an extreme flyball hitter and squares off against the weak outfield defense of Baltimore (#3-worst on the slate today).

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Will Smith ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The #3 stadium in the game for boosting home runs to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Dodger Stadium.

Will Smith hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Will Smith will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adley Rutschman in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Adley Rutschman is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Dodger Stadium has the 7th-shallowest CF dimensions among all stadiums.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Max Muncy will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Over the last 7 days, Max Muncy’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.8% up to 22.2%.

Max Muncy has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.3-mph to 94.6-mph over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Edman in the 86th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Tommy Edman will hold that advantage today.

When assessing his BABIP skill, Teoscar Hernandez is projected as the 9th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Teoscar Hernandez is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Teoscar Hernandez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Gavin Lux is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Corbin Burnes throws from, Gavin Lux will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Gavin Lux hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Colton Cowser is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mookie Betts ranks as the 14th-best hitter in the majors.

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

Mookie Betts hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

Ramon Urias has made significant strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 8.2% seasonal rate to 15.4% in the last 14 days.

In the past week’s worth of games, Ramon Urias’s 57.1% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 36.1%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eloy Jimenez in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Eloy Jimenez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Eloy Jimenez’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.1-mph over the course of the season to 99.9-mph lately.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Eloy Jimenez’s true offensive skill to be a .322, implying that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .036 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .286 wOBA.

Jackson Holliday will hold the platoon advantage against Jack Flaherty in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Jackson Holliday has suffered from bad luck this year. His .242 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .305.

Shohei Ohtani projects as the 4th-best hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shohei Ohtani is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Freddie Freeman ranks as the 12th-best batter in Major League Baseball.

Freddie Freeman is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

Anthony Santander is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

In the past week’s worth of games, Anthony Santander’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12.1% up to 17.6%.

Anthony Santander’s launch angle this year (23.4°) is significantly higher than his 20° mark last season.

Anthony Santander has posted a .348 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 84th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 93rd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Gunnar Henderson ranks as the 17th-best batter in the league.

Gunnar Henderson is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

Ryan O’Hearn’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ryan O’Hearn is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, Ryan O’Hearn will have an advantage in today’s game.

As it relates to his home run ability, Teoscar Hernandez ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his batting average skill, Freddie Freeman is projected as the 6th-best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Freddie Freeman will hold the platoon advantage over Corbin Burnes in today’s game.

Freddie Freeman will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The best projected lineup of the day in terms of overall offensive skill is that of the the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been the 6th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress going forward, Dodger Stadium grades out as the #3 park in MLB for home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Ramon Urias has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 96-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal average of 92.5-mph.

Ramon Urias’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls recently (17.3° in the past two weeks’ worth of games) is significantly higher than his 12.3° seasonal figure.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Miguel Rojas will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Miguel Rojas’s 64.5% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 43.8%.

Miguel Rojas has recorded a .282 batting average this year, placing in the 87th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colton Cowser in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Gavin Lux’s BABIP ability is projected in the 81st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gavin Lux will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

When assessing his home run ability, Cedric Mullins II ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, Cedric Mullins II will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Cedric Mullins II’s 23.6° launch angle (an advanced metric to evaluate a batter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the steepest in the majors: 100th percentile.

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

In notching a .270 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Adley Rutschman is positioned in the 80th percentile.

When it comes to plate discipline, Adley Rutschman’s skill is quite good, putting up a 1.71 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 88th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 92nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Mookie Betts will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Mookie Betts is in the 92nd percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .284.

Over the last two weeks, Miguel Rojas’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 86.3-mph over the course of the season to 88.6-mph of late.

With a 1.89 K/BB rate this year, Miguel Rojas has shown favorable plate discipline, placing in the 81st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Corbin Burnes in the 83rd percentile when estimating his strikeout talent.

Corbin Burnes has averaged 94.6 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, ranking in the 89th percentile.

In the last 7 days, Teoscar Hernandez’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 96-mph over the course of the season to 102.7-mph in recent games.

Teoscar Hernandez has posted a .346 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, grading out in the 84th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Colton Cowser will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jack Flaherty today.

Colton Cowser has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 98.7-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal average of 95.8-mph.

Gunnar Henderson will have the handedness advantage over Jack Flaherty in today’s game.

Gunnar Henderson’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, rising from 14.2% on the season to 25% in the last week.

Shohei Ohtani will have the handedness advantage over Corbin Burnes today.

Will Smith has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 10.4% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the past week’s worth of games.

Will Smith’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased lately, increasing from 22.3% on the season to 28% in the last 14 days.

Ryan O’Hearn hits many of his flyballs to center field (38% — 75th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

Ryan O’Hearn has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .335 mark is a fair amount lower than his .361 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

As it relates to his home run skill, Anthony Santander ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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Max Muncy is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 71% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-most suitable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

Max Muncy pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.6% — 97th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

The Baltimore Orioles infield defense projects as the 4th-strongest out of all the teams in action today.

Max Muncy has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs this year; his 35.1 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is quite a bit higher than his 26.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Will Smith has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (93% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the same side that Corbin Burnes throws from, Will Smith has a tough challenge today.

Will Smith’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last season to this one, decreasing from 42.1% to 34.5%.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Adley Rutschman will bat from his bad side against Jack Flaherty in today’s matchup.

Adley Rutschman will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Adley Rutschman has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 7% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the last 7 days.

Adley Rutschman’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined in recent games; his 89.9-mph seasonal average has lowered to 79.3-mph in the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 5th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Tommy Edman is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

The switch-hitting Tommy Edman will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Corbin Burnes, In the past 7 days, Tommy Edman has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to assess power).

Corbin Burnes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Teoscar Hernandez today.

Teoscar Hernandez has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences today.

Over the last week, Teoscar Hernandez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14.4% down to 7.7%.

Tommy Edman has displayed some bad exit velocity indicators lately, averaging just 81.2-mph on his flyballs in the past 7 days.

As it relates to his home runs, Gavin Lux has had some very good luck this year. His 15.0 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 10.5.

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

Colton Cowser’s launch angle of late (5.4° in the last two weeks) is quite a bit lower than his 12.4° seasonal mark.

Hitting from the same side that Corbin Burnes throws from, Mookie Betts meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Mookie Betts has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 5.6% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last 7 days.

Mookie Betts’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 92.4-mph EV last year has dropped to 90.4-mph.

Mookie Betts’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, going from 17% on the season to 5.1% over the last two weeks.

Ramon Urias is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.

When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Ramon Urias has been pinch hit for 12% of the time.

Hitting from the same side that Jack Flaherty throws from, Ramon Urias faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Ramon Urias has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Eloy Jimenez has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (92% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

Batting from the same side that Jack Flaherty throws from, Eloy Jimenez faces a tough challenge today.

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

Eloy Jimenez has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 8.6% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the last week.

Jackson Holliday is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

Jackson Holliday will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Over the past two weeks, Jackson Holliday’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.3% down to 0%.

Jackson Holliday has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89-mph dropping to 80.7-mph over the last 7 days.

Over the last 7 days, Shohei Ohtani’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 19.8% down to 10.5%.

Shohei Ohtani’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off lately; his 99.1-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 96.9-mph over the past 14 days.

In the last week, Shohei Ohtani’s 5.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 15%.

Freddie Freeman has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 9.4% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the past 7 days.

Freddie Freeman’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off recently, decreasing from 20.2% on the season to 11.4% over the last 14 days.

Anthony Santander’s BABIP skill is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Anthony Santander pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.2% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

Over the past 14 days, Anthony Santander’s 20% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 37.2%.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Gunnar Henderson in today’s game.

Over the last 7 days, Gunnar Henderson’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.1% down to 0%.

Gunnar Henderson’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off recently; his 95-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 84.1-mph over the past week.

In terms of his home runs, Gunnar Henderson has experienced some positive variance this year. His 33.7 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 24.0.

Ryan O’Hearn has been pulled from the game early 20% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ryan O’Hearn today.

In the past week, Ryan O’Hearn’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.7% down to 0%.

Ryan O’Hearn’s average exit velocity has fallen off recently; his 90.3-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 85.3-mph over the past week.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 9.6°, Teoscar Hernandez has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (5.7°) over the past 14 days.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Corbin Burnes’s overall pitching talent ranks in the 92nd percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB currently.

It is anticipated that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (John Bacon) calling pitches today.

Adley Rutschman, the Orioles’s expected catcher in today’s game, grades out as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When estimating his home run ability, Miguel Rojas ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Miguel Rojas is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Corbin Burnes throws from, Miguel Rojas will be in a tough position in today’s game.

In today’s game, Miguel Rojas is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 37.2% rate (92nd percentile).

Cedric Mullins II is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

Cedric Mullins II pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.3% — 88th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Cedric Mullins II today.

Over the last 14 days, Cedric Mullins II’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal EV of 89.6 mph to 80.7 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins II in the 10th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup on the slate today is the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 20.5% underlying K%.

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 Corbin Burnes in today’s matchup.

Corbin Burnes didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking batters out in his previous outing and accumulated 2 Ks.

Corbin Burnes has relied on his cut-fastball 11.9% less often this season (43.5%) than he did last season (55.4%).

Gunnar Henderson has been lucky this year, notching a .387 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .364 — a .023 difference.

The 4th-best projected batting order on the slate in terms of overall batting ability belongs to the Baltimore Orioles.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Rojas in the 20th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Anthony Santander has had some very good luck with his home runs this year; his 42.3 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is quite a bit higher than his 35.3 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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