Pirates vs Braves match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, September 27th

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Pirates @ Braves Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, September 27th
Time : 27/09/25 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Game Today

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Spencer Horwitz ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Spencer Horwitz is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

The #7 venue in the league for boosting base hits to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.

Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 3rd-best for hitting on the slate today.

The 4th-shallowest CF dimensions among all major league parks are found in Truist Park.

Brett Wisely will have the handedness advantage over Bubba Chandler in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drake Baldwin in the 81st percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Drake Baldwin is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Truist Park as the 7th-best field in MLB for right-handed base hits.

Nacho Alvarez Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 5th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Out of every team in action today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The #9 field in MLB for boosting strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.

Bubba Chandler’s 98.2-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 99th percentile out of all starters.

Out of all SPs, Bubba Chandler’s fastball spin rate of 2418 rpm is in the 81st percentile this year.

The #7 field in MLB for boosting base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Olson in the 95th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Matt Olson is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jurickson Profar ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jurickson Profar is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ronald Acuna Jr. ranks as the 5th-best hitter in baseball.

Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Oneil Cruz is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

Ha-seong Kim is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Nick Gonzales’s BABIP talent is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Hitting from the opposite that Bubba Chandler throws from, Michael Harris II will have an advantage in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Spencer Strider’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 83rd percentile out of all SPs in the league right now.

Throwing 94.4 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Spencer Strider places him the 89th percentile.

With 6 bats who share his handedness in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Spencer Strider ought to benefit from owning the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher metrics across the board, and Spencer Strider will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his strikeout talent, Spencer Strider projects as the 18th-best SP in baseball currently, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Yorke in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 78th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Jared Triolo is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 70% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Negatives with the Atlanta Braves Game Today

In today’s game, Spencer Horwitz is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 37.4% rate (93rd percentile).

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Spencer Horwitz in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brett Wisely in the 24th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Brett Wisely is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this game.

Drake Baldwin has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-deepest LF fences today.

When estimating his home run ability, Nacho Alvarez Jr. ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nacho Alvarez Jr. is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Bubba Chandler throws from, Nacho Alvarez Jr. will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Bubba Chandler is projected to throw 78 pitches in today’s matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 6th-least on the slate today.

The Atlanta Braves (21 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone set of hitters of all teams today.

Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Bubba Chandler today.

The 2nd-deepest left field dimensions in the majors are found in Truist Park.

Matt Olson has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and will be challenged by the league’s 2nd-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Bryan Reynolds will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Jurickson Profar will bat from his bad side against Bubba Chandler in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Spencer Strider throws from, Andrew McCutchen meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Andrew McCutchen will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Marcell Ozuna has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (84% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Bubba Chandler throws from, Marcell Ozuna encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Marcell Ozuna pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.7% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Bubba Chandler will have the handedness advantage against Ronald Acuna Jr. in today’s matchup.

Oneil Cruz will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ha-seong Kim in the 20th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Bubba Chandler will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ha-seong Kim in today’s game.

Ha-seong Kim pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 91st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 2nd-deepest LF fences today.

Nick Gonzales is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

Batting from the same side that Spencer Strider throws from, Nick Gonzales will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nick Gonzales in today’s matchup.

Michael Harris II is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Michael Harris II has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 2nd-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Spencer Strider has shown weak control this year, putting up a 14th percentile BB% of 9.7%.

Spencer Strider performed well in his last start and gave up 2 ER.

Nick Yorke is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Spencer Strider throws from, Nick Yorke will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Nick Yorke will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Spencer Strider throws from, Jared Triolo has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jared Triolo in today’s matchup.

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