Padres vs Twins match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 30th

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Padres vs Twins match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 30th

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Padres @ Twins Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : San Diego Padres at Minnesota Twins
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, August 30th
Time : 30/08/25 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the San Diego Padres Game Today

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher metrics in all categories, and Taj Bradley will hold that advantage today.

In his previous outing, Taj Bradley turned in a great performance and accumulated 7 strikeouts.

Among all SPs, Taj Bradley’s fastball velocity of 95.5 mph ranks in the 86th percentile this year.

Taj Bradley has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his strikeouts this year, posting a 7.43 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.35 — a 0.93 K/9 disparity.

Brooks Lee is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 63% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Target Field profiles as the #9 ballpark in baseball for LHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The switch-hitting Brooks Lee will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Nick Pivetta.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Keaschall in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Luke Keaschall is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Target Field grades out as the #9 stadium in baseball for right-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Luke Keaschall will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Jose Iglesias’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jose Iglesias’s true offensive talent to be a .283, indicating that he has been unlucky this year given the .018 disparity between that mark and his actual .265 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Nick Pivetta in the 92nd percentile when assessing his strikeout talent.

Tallying 92.3 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Nick Pivetta checks in at the 81st percentile.

The Minnesota Twins have 3 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (James Outman, Edouard Julien, Matt Wallner).

Because groundball pitchers hold a notable advantage over groundball bats, Nick Pivetta and his 40.1% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a strong position in today’s game being matched up with 2 opposing GB bats.

Nick Pivetta’s curveball usage has increased by 5.3% from last year to this one (16.5% to 21.8%) .

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Ryan O’Hearn is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Ryan O’Hearn will have the handedness advantage against Taj Bradley in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Ramon Laureano ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ramon Laureano is penciled in 5th in the lineup today.

Ramon Laureano has made notable strides with his Barrel% recently, improving his 13.4% seasonal rate to 25% in the last week.

Manny Machado’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Manny Machado is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jake Cronenworth ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Jake Cronenworth will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Jake Cronenworth’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, rising from 42.2% on the season to 72.7% over the past 7 days.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 8th-best batter in baseball.

Fernando Tatis Jr. is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Arraez as the 2nd-best hitter in MLB as it relates to his batting average talent.

Luis Arraez is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Luis Arraez will have an edge in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, Luis Arraez grades out in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .289.

Batting from the opposite that Taj Bradley throws from, Gavin Sheets will have an edge in today’s game.

Gavin Sheets has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 94.2-mph average to last season’s 90.8-mph EV.

Based on Statcast metrics, Gavin Sheets is in the 78th percentile for offensive ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .341.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Trevor Larnach ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Trevor Larnach is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.

Trevor Larnach will have the handedness advantage over Nick Pivetta in today’s game.

As it relates to his home run ability, Royce Lewis ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Royce Lewis will hold that advantage today.

Royce Lewis’s launch angle recently (27.6° over the last two weeks) is considerably higher than his 18.2° seasonal figure.

Negatives with the Minnesota Twins Game Today

The San Diego Padres (18.2 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the least strikeout-prone team of batters on the slate.

Target Field profiles as the #22 venue in the league for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest altitude among all major league parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

Taj Bradley has gone to his four-seam fastball 5.1% more often this year (46.8%) than he did last year (41.7%).

Brooks Lee’s BABIP ability is projected in the 16th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Among all parks, Target Field’s centerfield dimensions are the 10th-deepest.

Out of every team in action today, the 5th-best infield defense is that of the San Diego Padres.

Brooks Lee’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 88.8-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 86.1-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 12.9°, Brooks Lee has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (7.3°) in the past two weeks.

Target Field has the 5th-highest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.

Hitting from the same side that Nick Pivetta throws from, Luke Keaschall has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

In the past 14 days, Luke Keaschall’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal figure of 90.6 mph to 87.3 mph.

Luke Keaschall’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, decreasing from 23.1% on the season to 18.8% over the past 7 days.

Jose Iglesias is penciled in 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Taj Bradley will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Iglesias in today’s game.

Jose Iglesias hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 81st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Jose Iglesias will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Jose Iglesias’s average exit velocity has declined this season; his 85.8-mph figure last season has dropped to 83.2-mph.

As it relates to his home run skill, Jose Iglesias ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nick Pivetta in today’s matchup.

10% of the time that Ryan O’Hearn has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been pinch hit for.

Ryan O’Hearn will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

In the past week, Ryan O’Hearn’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.2% down to 0%.

Ryan O’Hearn’s average exit velocity has decreased of late; his 90-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 86.8-mph over the last two weeks.

Hitting from the same side that Taj Bradley throws from, Ramon Laureano meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ramon Laureano today.

Despite posting a .385 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Ramon Laureano has been very fortunate given the .053 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .332.

Taj Bradley will have the handedness advantage over Manny Machado in today’s game.

In today’s game, Manny Machado is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.2% rate (91st percentile).

Manny Machado will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Manny Machado has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 12.4% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the last week.

Manny Machado’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off recently, falling from 14.5% on the season to 5.3% over the last 14 days.

Jake Cronenworth is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Jake Cronenworth will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Jake Cronenworth has negatively regressed with his Barrel% of late; his 6.2% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last two weeks.

Jake Cronenworth’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this year; his 91.9-mph average last year has dropped to 89.9-mph.

Taj Bradley will hold the platoon advantage against Fernando Tatis Jr. today.

Today, Fernando Tatis Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 40.3% rate (98th percentile).

Fernando Tatis Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Fernando Tatis Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last year to this one, falling from 48.8% to 42.4%.

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

Luis Arraez’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 87.9-mph EV last season has dropped to 85.7-mph.

Luis Arraez’s launch angle in recent games (-2° in the past week) is quite a bit lower than his 12.3° seasonal mark.

Luis Arraez’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (9.2°) is a significant dropoff from his 12.3° mark last year.

When it comes to his home run talent, Luis Arraez ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gavin Sheets’s BABIP talent is projected in the 25th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gavin Sheets is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

11% of the time that Gavin Sheets has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been pinch hit for.

Gavin Sheets will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Over the last 7 days, Trevor Larnach’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8% down to 0%.

Trevor Larnach’s average exit velocity has decreased in recent games; his 91.1-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 84.8-mph over the last week.

Trevor Larnach’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this year (6.1°) is a significant dropoff from his 12° mark last year.

Royce Lewis is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Nick Pivetta throws from, Royce Lewis will not have the upper hand today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Royce Lewis in the 19th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

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