
PHI @ NYM



Phillies @ Mets Series Game 2 Matchup Details
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, August 26th
Time : 26/08/25 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch
Positives for the Philadelphia Phillies Game Today
When it comes to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Sean Manaea in the 82nd percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Citi Field as the 6th-best ballpark in the league for strikeouts.
Citi Field’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which generally leads to less offense.
Grading out in the 91st percentile, Sean Manaea has recorded a 28.2% Strikeout% this year.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jesus Luzardo in the 94th percentile when it comes to his strikeout skill.
Throwing 96.2 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Jesus Luzardo falls in the 96th percentile.
In his previous game started, Jesus Luzardo was rolling and posted 11 strikeouts.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Jesus Luzardo’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 88th percentile among all SPs in the league currently.
The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Citi Field as the 3rd-worst park in the game for batting average.
Jesus Luzardo was firing on all cylinders in his last game started and allowed 2 ER.
Negatives with the New York Mets Game Today
In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts for the 5th-best hitting conditions on the schedule today.
Sean Manaea’s fastball velocity has decreased 1.6 mph this season (90.7 mph) below where it was last season (92.3 mph).
Sean Manaea has used his four-seam fastball 49.5% more often this year (60.8%) than he did last season (11.3%).
Sean Manaea’s 2027-rpm fastball spin rate this year ranks in the 8th percentile among all starting pitchers.
Sean Manaea has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, posting an 11.05 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.27 — a 1.77 K/9 deviation.
Jesus Luzardo’s 2235-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 18th percentile among all starting pitchers.
With a 0.34 discrepancy between Jesus Luzardo’s 10.55 K/9 and his 10.22 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in MLB this year in terms of strikeouts and ought to see negative regression the rest of the season.
In MLB, Citi Field’s CF fences are the shallowest.
The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the weakest among all the teams playing today.
Jesus Luzardo’s slider percentage has risen by 8.7% from last season to this one (29.2% to 37.9%) .
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