Pirates vs Athletics match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, June 16th

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Pirates @ Athletics Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Athletics
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, June 16th
Time : 16/06/26 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales in the 95th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Nick Gonzales is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.

,The weather report predicts temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 102°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 17.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brandon Lowe is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Jack Perkins throws from, Brandon Lowe will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his BABIP skill, Henry Bolte is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Henry Bolte will hold that advantage today.

,Jeff McNeil will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Jeff McNeil will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Tyler Soderstrom is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Tyler Soderstrom will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jackson Perkins in the 86th percentile when assessing his strikeout skill.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats in all categories, and Jackson Perkins will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Jackson Perkins’s 95.3-mph fastball velocity since the start of last season ranks in the 84th percentile among all starters.

,Hitting from the opposite that Mitch Keller throws from, Lawrence Butler will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Lawrence Butler will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Zack Gelof will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Carlos Cortes is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Carlos Cortes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller today.

,Carlos Cortes will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Jack Perkins.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Shea Langeliers is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Shea Langeliers will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Horwitz in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Spencer Horwitz has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (59% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jack Perkins throws from, Spencer Horwitz will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum in the 96th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

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

,Nick Kurtz is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Mitch Keller throws from, Nick Kurtz will have an edge in today’s game.

,Shea Langeliers projects as the 15th-best home run hitter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Nick Kurtz as the league’s 9th-best home run batter.

,Jacob Wilson is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Jacob Wilson will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Ryan O’Hearn is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jack Perkins throws from, Ryan O’Hearn will have an edge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Tallying 91.9 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Mitch Keller ranks in the 76th percentile.

,Today’s version of the Athletics projected lineup is a bit watered down, as their .327 the leading projection system (THE BAT X) wOBA is considerably below their .339 overall projected rate.

,Mitch Keller turned in a great performance in his last start and allowed 0 ER.

,Mitch Keller has experienced some negative variance in regards to his ERA this year; his 5.14 mark is a fair amount higher than his 3.99 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,When assessing his batting average ability, Jacob Wilson is projected as the 14th-best hitter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The Athletics have 3 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Henry Bolte, Zack Gelof, Nick Kurtz).

,Mitch Keller has been unlucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, posting a 6.78 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.69 — a 0.91 K/9 disparity.

Negatives with the Athletics Series Game 2 Game Today

Jack Perkins will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Gonzales in today’s game.

,Nick Gonzales will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

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

,When assessing his home run skill, Jake Mangum ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jake Mangum is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The switch-hitting Jake Mangum will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against Jack Perkins,Jake Mangum has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.2%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jake Mangum will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Henry Bolte is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, Henry Bolte will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Henry Bolte hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 79th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 14th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Jeff McNeil is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Tyler Soderstrom has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Jackson Perkins is projected to throw 84 pitches in today’s matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 2nd-least on the slate today.

,It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Chris Guccione) in charge of the strike zone today.

,Projected catcher Shea Langeliers grades out as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Lawrence Butler is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Lawrence Butler has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Zack Gelof is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Mitch Keller will hold the platoon advantage over Zack Gelof in today’s matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Zack Gelof is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.2% rate (81st percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Cortes in the 17th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,In today’s matchup, Carlos Cortes is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.7% rate (86th percentile).

,Bryan Reynolds has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Bryan Reynolds in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, Shea Langeliers will have a tough matchup today.

,Today, Shea Langeliers is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.7% rate (81st percentile).

,Spencer Horwitz has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Spencer Horwitz in today’s game.

,Nick Kurtz has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Mitch Keller will have the handedness advantage against Jacob Wilson in today’s matchup.

,Ryan O’Hearn has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ryan O’Hearn in today’s game.

,Mitch Keller will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Mitch Keller’s slider usage has fallen by 7% from last year to this one (33% to 26%) .

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 17th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

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