Pirates vs Angels match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 23rd

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Pirates vs Angels match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 23rd

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Angels
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 23rd
23/04/25 21:38:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Pirates vs Angels Series Game 2 Matchup Today

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Zach Neto ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Zach Neto has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (100% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Zach Neto will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Zach Neto will hold that advantage today.

Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Mike Trout projects as the 2nd-best home run hitter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mike Trout is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Mike Trout will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney in today’s game.

Mike Trout is an extreme flyball batter and squares off against the weak outfield defense of Pittsburgh (#3-worst of all teams today).

Mike Trout projects as the 9th-best batter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Mike Trout will hold that advantage today.

Recording 97 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Andrew Heaney ranks in the 88th percentile.

David Rackley profiles as a Pitchers Umpire and is likely to be calling pitches in today’s game.

Andrew Heaney’s curveball usage has jumped by 16.7% from last season to this one (3.7% to 20.4%) .

Ranking in the 79th percentile, Andrew Heaney has notched a 3.76 K/BB rate since the start of last season.

The Los Angeles Angels have 3 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Kyren Paris, Jo Adell, Logan O’Hoppe).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Taylor Ward is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Heaney throws from, Taylor Ward will have an edge in today’s game.

Taylor Ward will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Jo Adell will have the handedness advantage against Andrew Heaney in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Jorge Soler as baseball’s 15th-best home run hitter.

Jorge Soler is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Jorge Soler will hold the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jorge Soler will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Bryan Reynolds’s BABIP skill is projected in the 95th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against Jack Kochanowicz in today’s matchup.

Among every team on the slate today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Bart in the 79th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Joey Bart is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

Joey Bart has big-time power (79th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (28.6% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Jack Kochanowicz doesn’t generate many whiffs (18th percentile K%) — great news for Bart.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Oneil Cruz as the league’s 12th-best home run hitter.

Oneil Cruz is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Oneil Cruz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jack Kochanowicz today.

Oneil Cruz has big-time power (98th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (29.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Jack Kochanowicz doesn’t generate many whiffs (12th percentile K%) — great news for Cruz.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Heaney throws from, Logan O’Hoppe will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Logan O’Hoppe will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyren Paris in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Batting from the opposite that Andrew Heaney throws from, Kyren Paris will have an edge today.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Kyren Paris will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jack Kochanowicz in the 25th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching abilities.

Jack Kochanowicz’s four-seamer percentage has risen by 18.7% from last season to this one (6.2% to 24.9%) .

With a 4.96 FIP since the start of last season (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that focuses on the things most within a pitcher’s control), Jack Kochanowicz falls in the 25th percentile.

Jack Kochanowicz has experienced some negative variance in regards to his strikeouts since the start of last season, compiling a 3.67 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 5.24 — a 1.57 K/9 difference.

Enmanuel Valdez is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

Enmanuel Valdez will hold the platoon advantage over Jack Kochanowicz in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball hitters like Enmanuel Valdez usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jack Kochanowicz.

Negative Match Player Stats with Pirates vs Angels Series Game 2

Extreme flyball batters like Mike Trout usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Andrew Heaney.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Andrew Heaney’s overall pitching talent ranks in the 25th percentile among all SPs in baseball right now.

Andrew Heaney is an extreme flyball pitcher (36.4% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #6 HR venue in the majors today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Andrew Heaney today.

Andrew Heaney’s 89.3-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a big 2.2-mph drop off from last year’s 91.5-mph mark.

Andrew Heaney has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts since the start of last season, notching an 8.79 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.37 — a 0.42 K/9 gap.

Jo Adell is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.

Bryan Reynolds will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Tommy Pham has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (53% of the time), but he is projected to hit 8th in the lineup today.

Hitting from the same side that Jack Kochanowicz throws from, Tommy Pham will not have the upper hand today.

Typically, hitters like Tommy Pham who hit a lot of flyballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Jack Kochanowicz.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Tommy Pham today.

Jack Kochanowicz will hold the platoon advantage against Joey Bart in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Joey Bart in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 6th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Jack Kochanowicz throws from, Isiah Kiner-Falefa will have a tough matchup today.

Extreme flyball batters like Isiah Kiner-Falefa are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Jack Kochanowicz.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

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

Kyren Paris is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Jack Kochanowicz is an extreme groundball pitcher (51.1% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Angel Stadium — the #6 HR venue among all major league stadiums — today.

Considering that flyball pitchers have a sizeable advantage over flyball batters, Jack Kochanowicz and his 51.1% underlying FB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a good position today facing 2 opposing FB batters.

Jack Kochanowicz will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his metrics in all categories.

Out of all starting pitchers, Jack Kochanowicz’s fastball velocity of 95.1 mph ranks in the 82nd percentile this year.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Jack Kochanowicz is projected to throw 83 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 7th-least of all pitchers today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Jack Kochanowicz in the 0th percentile as it relates to his strikeout skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Enmanuel Valdez in the 12th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Enmanuel Valdez today.

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