Padres vs Rockies match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 22nd

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Padres @ Rockies Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 22nd
Time : 22/04/26 20:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the San Diego Padres Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Jackson Merrill is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

,In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast forecasts for the most favorable hitting conditions of all games on the slate today.

,Jackson Merrill will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tomoyuki Sugano in today’s game.

,The Colorado Rockies have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jackson Merrill has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

,Troy Johnston is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Troy Johnston will have the handedness advantage over Walker Buehler in today’s game.

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

,Hunter Goodman projects as the 19th-best home run batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Hunter Goodman has a ton of pop (97th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (29.4% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Walker Buehler struggles to strike batters out (13th percentile K%) — great news for Goodman.

,Hunter Goodman will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,T.J. Rumfield is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,T.J. Rumfield will have the handedness advantage over Walker Buehler today.

,T.J. Rumfield will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

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

,Mickey Moniak will have the handedness advantage against Walker Buehler today.

,Mickey Moniak will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 75th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Brenton Doyle has a ton of pop (75th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (28.6% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Walker Buehler struggles to strike batters out (16th percentile K%) — great news for Doyle.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Brenton Doyle will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Cronenworth in the 77th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Jake Cronenworth will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tomoyuki Sugano in today’s matchup.

,Jake Cronenworth may have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies only has 1 same-handed RP.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 92nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Tomoyuki Sugano’s overall pitching skill is in the 10th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball right now.

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

,Tomoyuki Sugano has relied on his four-seamer 7.2% more often this year (26.7%) than he did last season (19.5%).

,Tomoyuki Sugano has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his ERA since the start of last season; his 4.56 figure is a good deal lower than his 5.44 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

,When it comes 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 hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Walker Buehler throws from, Edouard Julien will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Edouard Julien will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The weakest projected lineup of all teams today in terms of overall offensive skill is that of the Colorado Rockies.

,Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Walker Buehler has utilized his off-speed and breaking pitches 14.6% more often this year (73.4%) than he did last season (58.8%).

,Given the 0.68 disparity between Tomoyuki Sugano’s 6.13 K/9 and his 6.81 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in baseball since the start of last season in terms of strikeouts and ought to see better results the rest of the season.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the most strikeout-prone lineup in today’s games is the Colorado Rockies with a 26.4% underlying K%.

,Walker Buehler has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts since the start of last season, putting up a 6.89 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.32 — a 0.43 K/9 discrepancy.

Negatives with the Colorado Rockies Series Game 2 Game Today

Jackson Merrill will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Walker Buehler throws from, Hunter Goodman meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects T.J. Rumfield in the 20th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

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

,Freddy Fermin is penciled in 8th in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the same side that Tomoyuki Sugano throws from, Freddy Fermin will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

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

,Brenton Doyle is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Walker Buehler throws from, Brenton Doyle will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Jake Cronenworth is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

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

,Home field advantage generally improves pitcher stats in all categories, and Tomoyuki Sugano will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Tomoyuki Sugano turned in a great performance in his last start and gave up 1 ER.

,Tomoyuki Sugano’s 2399.1-rpm fastball spin rate since the start of last season is in the 76th percentile among all starting pitchers.

,Tomoyuki Sugano has notched a 3.54 K/BB rate since the start of last season, placing in the 76th percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Walker Buehler’s overall pitching ability is in the 11th percentile out of all starters in MLB currently.

,Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Walker Buehler in today’s game.

,With a 5.40 FIP since the start of last season (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that is concerned with the variables most within a pitcher’s control), Walker Buehler falls in the 4th percentile.

,As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Tomoyuki Sugano in the 15th percentile among all SPs in MLB.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tomoyuki Sugano to throw 81 pitches in today’s game (2nd-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,The San Diego Padres (19.9 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone set of batters of the day.

,When assessing his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Walker Buehler in the 25th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

,Checking in at the 12th percentile, Walker Buehler compiled an 8.2% Swinging Strike rate since the start of last season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Andujar in the 21st percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Miguel Andujar is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Tomoyuki Sugano throws from, Miguel Andujar will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

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

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