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Padres @ Angels Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Angels
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, April 18th
Time : 18/04/26 21:38:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the San Diego Padres Series Game 2 Game Today

The #7 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

,Among all parks, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.

,In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report predicts for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Oswald Peraza will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 86th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 97th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Xander Bogaerts is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jake Cronenworth ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Out of all the teams in action today, the worst outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels.

,In the past week, Jake Cronenworth’s 50% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 41.9%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 7th-best stadium in MLB for left-handed home runs.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 10th-best batter in the majors.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Manny Machado ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Manny Machado is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the opposite that German Marquez throws from, Adam Frazier will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Manny Machado will have the handedness advantage over Yusei Kikuchi in today’s matchup… and the cherry on top, Kikuchi has a large platoon split.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ramon Laureano in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Ramon Laureano is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Zach Neto is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Zach Neto will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,When assessing his home run talent, Jo Adell ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jo Adell has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (65% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

,Considering Yusei Kikuchi’s large platoon split, Ramon Laureano will have a huge advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s game.

,Freddy Fermin will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today’s matchup… and even more favorably, Kikuchi has a large platoon split.

,Yusei Kikuchi has been given more leash than the average pitcher since the start of last season, tallying 5.4 more adjusted pitches-per-start than the average pitcher.

,Gabe Morales profiles as a Pitchers Umpire and is anticipated to be calling pitches in this game.

,Yusei Kikuchi will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his metrics across the board.

,In his previous start, Yusei Kikuchi was in good form and conceded 2 ER.

,Yusei Kikuchi’s higher usage rate of his secondary pitches this season (74.7% vs. 63.9% last season) figures to work in his favor considering they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today’s game… and even more favorably, Kikuchi has a large platoon split.

,Given Yusei Kikuchi’s large platoon split, Xander Bogaerts will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Lowe in the 78th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Ty France will have the handedness advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today’s matchup… and even better, Kikuchi has a large platoon split.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Yoan Moncada’s BABIP ability is projected in the 78th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Yoan Moncada is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jo Adell will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Hitting from the opposite that German Marquez throws from, Josh Lowe will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Josh Lowe will hold that advantage today.

,The Los Angeles Angels have been the 7th-luckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse in future games,German Marquez’s curveball rate has risen by 9.4% from last year to this one (31.3% to 40.7%) .

,Considering the 1.38 gap between German Marquez’s 6.59 ERA and his 5.21 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the league since the start of last season and should see positive regression in the future.

,German Marquez has put up a .326 BABIP since the start of last season, a sign that he has been one of the unluckiest mound aces in MLB on balls in play with better performance likely coming.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 92nd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Miguel Andujar has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (64% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

,Miguel Andujar will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today’s game… and moreover, Kikuchi has a large platoon split.

,The Los Angeles Angels (24.4% K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 5th-most strikeout-prone batting order of all teams on the slate.

,Angel Stadium profiles as the #6 ballpark in the majors for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Considering the 0.68 deviation between German Marquez’s 6.00 K/9 and his 6.68 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in MLB since the start of last season in terms of strikeouts and figures to positively regress in future games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 91st percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,Nolan Schanuel will have the handedness advantage against German Marquez in today’s matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mike Trout ranks as the 8th-best hitter in the majors.

,Mike Trout is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Oswald Peraza has made big strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 8.6% seasonal rate to 18.2% over the last week.

,Oswald Peraza has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.7-mph to 95.8-mph in the last week.

,Mike Trout will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Logan O’Hoppe will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.323) implies that Logan O’Hoppe has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .275 actual wOBA.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Yoan Moncada will get to bat from his strong side against German Marquez in this game.

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

,By putting up a .269 batting average since the start of last season, Adam Frazier grades out in the 78th percentile.

Negatives with the Los Angeles Angels Series Game 2 Game Today

Oswald Peraza is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

,This year, Oswald Peraza has been pulled from the game early in 12% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

,Batting from the same side that German Marquez throws from, Oswald Peraza has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Oswald Peraza’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, decreasing from 13.6% to 8.6%.

,Oswald Peraza has been lucky in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 16.7 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is a fair amount higher than his 11.4 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Ty France is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ty France today.

,This season, there has been a decline in Ty France’s speed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 25.06 ft/sec last year to 23.99 ft/sec currently.

,When it comes to power, Ty France is ranked in the 14th percentile, having paced 9.7 long-balls per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

,In terms of plate discipline, Ty France’s ability is quite poor, putting up a 3.88 K/BB rate since the start of last season while placing in in the 19th percentile.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Xander Bogaerts today.

,Xander Bogaerts’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined lately; his 91.3-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 88.2-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

,Xander Bogaerts’s launch angle lately (-5.5° in the last week’s worth of games) is significantly worse than his 10.8° seasonal mark.

,Jake Cronenworth is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Yusei Kikuchi will hold the platoon advantage over Jake Cronenworth today… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Kikuchi’s large platoon split.

,Jake Cronenworth has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jake Cronenworth in today’s game.

,Jake Cronenworth’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last season to this one, falling from 15% to 7%.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Fernando Tatis Jr. in today’s matchup.

,Fernando Tatis Jr.’s launch angle this season (5.2°) is significantly lower than his 9.6° figure last season.

,Fernando Tatis Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off recently, decreasing from 9.8% on the season to 6.3% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Manny Machado today.

,Manny Machado has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 12.9% rate last year has decreased to 7% this season.

,Manny Machado’s average exit velocity has decreased this season; his 92.9-mph average last season has dropped to 86.9-mph.

,Manny Machado’s launch angle this season (7°) is quite a bit worse than his 14.4° mark last year.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Adam Frazier ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Adam Frazier is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,In the past 14 days, Adam Frazier’s swing has not been well optimized for home runs, hitting a mere 0% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of 23° to 34°.

,Adam Frazier has been very fortunate when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 9.8 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a fair amount higher than his 2.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Since the start of last season, Adam Frazier’s 2.2% Barrel%, an advanced standard for measuring power, places him in the 4th percentile among his peers.

,From last year to this one, Manny Machado’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes BABIP (-4° to 26°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 46.6% to 27.9%.

,Ramon Laureano will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Ramon Laureano has been lucky this year, compiling a .386 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .333 — a .053 gap.

,German Marquez will hold the platoon advantage against Zach Neto in today’s game.

,Zach Neto pulls many of his flyballs (38.8% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,By putting up a 3.8 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Zach Neto has displayed poor plate discipline, placing in the 20th percentile.

,German Marquez will hold the platoon advantage against Jo Adell in today’s game.

,Jo Adell has struggled with his Barrel%; his 18.2% rate last season has lowered to 4.8% this year.

,Jo Adell’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 97.3-mph average last season has dropped to 93.4-mph.

,Jo Adell’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, going from 16.2% to 3.2%.

,Posting a 4.65 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Jo Adell has demonstrated poor plate discipline, checking in at the 10th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 7th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Nolan Schanuel’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 90.9-mph average last season has decreased to 86.3-mph.

,Nolan Schanuel’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off lately; his 86.3-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 83.7-mph over the past 14 days.

,Nolan Schanuel’s launch angle in recent games (1° over the past 7 days) is significantly worse than his 8.1° seasonal mark.

,Using Statcast data, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 19th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 11.600.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Freddy Fermin ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Freddy Fermin is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Freddy Fermin will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Freddy Fermin has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season. His .275 mark has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .262.

,In notching a 5.500 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 , Freddy Fermin grades out in the 8th percentile for power.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Logan O’Hoppe (the Angels’s expected catcher today) grades out as a weak pitch framer.

,The #6 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

,Josh Lowe is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Josh Lowe has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Josh Lowe’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 88.7-mph average last year has decreased to 85.3-mph.

,Josh Lowe’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined from last year to this one, going from 47.7% to 28.6%.

,By putting up a .275 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Josh Lowe grades out in the 9th percentile.

,Compiling a 6° launch angle in the past week suggests that Ty France has been finding it challenging to lift the ball of late, which is a key component of hitting for power.

,Ty France’s 10.4° launch angle (an advanced metric to measure a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most groundball-inducing in baseball: 22nd percentile.

,This year, Yoan Moncada’s Barrel% has decreased significantly, dropping from 14.1% last year to just 6.9% this year.

,Yoan Moncada’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this year; his 93.7-mph mark last season has fallen to 89.9-mph.

,Yoan Moncada’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last season to this one, going from 39.3% to 20.7%.

,In notching a .227 batting average since the start of last season, Yoan Moncada grades out in the 21st percentile.

,In notching a .349 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season, Josh Lowe finds himself in the 17th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts German Marquez in the 4th percentile when assessing his overall pitching skills.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects German Marquez to throw 85 pitches in today’s game (5th-least of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Miguel Andujar today.

,From last year to this one, Miguel Andujar’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 13.2% to 3.4%.

,Miguel Andujar has been cold recently, notching a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to evaluate power) over the past 14 days.

,Miguel Andujar has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .354 figure is quite a bit higher than his .286 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts German Marquez in the 8th percentile among all SPs in MLB.

,German Marquez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,There has been a significant decline in Yoan Moncada’s launch angle from last season’s 15.4° to 8.3° this year.

,German Marquez will have the handedness advantage over Mike Trout today.

,Extreme groundball bats like Mike Trout tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like German Marquez.

,Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (25.0) may lead us to conclude that Mike Trout has been lucky since the start of last season with his 30.7 actual HR/600.

,Oswald Peraza has notched a .246 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 17th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Mike Trout has been lucky this year, putting up a .422 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .371 — a .051 difference.

,Logan O’Hoppe is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,German Marquez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Logan O’Hoppe today.

,Today, Logan O’Hoppe is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.7% rate (81st percentile).

,Logan O’Hoppe has struggled with his Barrel%; his 14.2% rate last season has lowered to 9.1% this season.

,Logan O’Hoppe’s average exit velocity has fallen off this season; his 91.1-mph mark last year has fallen off to 87.7-mph.

,Yusei Kikuchi has compiled a .377 BABIP this year, indicating that he has been one of the unluckiest pitchers in baseball on balls in play with improved performance likely coming.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Miguel Andujar ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Adam Frazier ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.272) provides evidence that Adam Frazier has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season with his .308 actual wOBA.

,The San Diego Padres (20.3 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 4th-least strikeout-heavy group of batters on the slate today.

,The San Diego Padres have 8 bats in the projected batting order that will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi today, which is especially precarious given his large platoon split.

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