Pirates vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, August 26th

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Pirates vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, August 26th

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Pirates @ Cardinals Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, August 26th
Time : 26/08/25 19:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Game Today

Ronny Simon is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 71% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Busch Stadium has the 9th-shortest fence height (on average) in MLB.

Ronny Simon hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thomas Saggese in the 93rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Out of every team in action today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Thomas Saggese will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Mitch Keller throws from, Nathan Church will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nathan Church has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Nathan Church will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Willson Contreras ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Willson Contreras is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Willson Contreras will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Mitch Keller has averaged 92.3 adjusted pitches per GS this year, checking in at the 80th percentile.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 4 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Pedro Pages, Jordan Walker, Nolan Gorman, Thomas Saggese).

Mitch Keller’s slider usage has spiked by 9.4% from last year to this one (25.1% to 34.5%) .

Mitch Keller has had some very poor luck with his strikeouts this year, notching a 7.20 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.02 — a 0.82 K/9 difference.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Bryan Reynolds will get to bat from his strong side against Andre Pallante in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 78th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Tommy Pham is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Tommy Pham hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 92nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Bart in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

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

Nick Gonzales is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Lars Nootbaar is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Lars Nootbaar will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller today.

Lars Nootbaar is likely to have the upper hand against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Pittsburgh Pirates only has 1 same-handed RP.

Lars Nootbaar hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (41.4% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Nolan Gorman is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

Nolan Gorman will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller in today’s matchup.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nolan Gorman has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Nolan Gorman will hold that advantage in today’s game.

As it relates to his home run ability, Nolan Gorman ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Pedro Pages will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Batting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Jack Suwinski will have the upper hand today.

When assessing his home run talent, Jack Suwinski ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jack Suwinski has a ton of pop (91st percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (30.9% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Andre Pallante struggles to strike batters out (8th percentile K%) — great news for Suwinski.

Projected catcher Pedro Pages profiles as a good pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Considering that groundball pitchers hold a big edge over groundball hitters, Andre Pallante and his 59.1% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a good spot in this matchup being matched up with 3 opposing GB hitters.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Andre Pallante will hold that advantage today.

Andre Pallante’s higher usage percentage of his secondary pitches this season (42.1% compared to 30.9% last season) should work in his favor consider they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Alec Burleson is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Alec Burleson will have the handedness advantage over Mitch Keller today.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Alec Burleson can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

Alec Burleson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masyn Winn in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Masyn Winn is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.

Masyn Winn will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

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

Negatives with the St. Louis Cardinals Game Today

When estimating his home run skill, Ronny Simon ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Busch Stadium as the 7th-worst ballpark in the game for run-scoring.

Extreme groundball batters like Ronny Simon are generally less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Andre Pallante.

Ronny Simon will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Thomas Saggese is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today.

Mitch Keller will hold the platoon advantage against Thomas Saggese today.

Thomas Saggese has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-deepest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Church in the 18th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Nathan Church is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this game.

The 2nd-deepest RF dimensions among all major league parks are found in Busch Stadium.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Church in the 12th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Busch Stadium has the 5th-most fair ground in the league — generally bad for HRs.

Mitch Keller will have the handedness advantage over Willson Contreras in today’s game.

Stu Scheurwater projects as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be behind the plate in today’s game.

The #1 park in the game for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

Playing on the road generally lowers pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Mitch Keller today.

Mitch Keller’s fastball velocity has dropped 1.2 mph this season (93.3 mph) below where it was last season (94.5 mph).

Mitch Keller has compiled an 8.6% Swinging Strike% this year, grading out in the 17th percentile.

Bryan Reynolds has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

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

Hitting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Tommy Pham faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Extreme groundball hitters like Tommy Pham usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Andre Pallante.

Tommy Pham will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Joey Bart is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 67% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Andre Pallante will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joey Bart today.

Joey Bart pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 83rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Joey Bart today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Liover Peguero in the 16th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Liover Peguero is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

Andre Pallante will have the handedness advantage over Liover Peguero in today’s game.

Liover Peguero pulls many of his flyballs (33.9% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Typically, bats like Liover Peguero who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Andre Pallante.

Batting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Nick Gonzales has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Gorman in the 15th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Nolan Gorman pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 83rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Pedro Pages in the 21st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Pedro Pages is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, Pedro Pages will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Pedro Pages has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Jack Suwinski’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jack Suwinski is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Today, Jack Suwinski is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.1% rate (76th percentile).

Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jack Suwinski in today’s game.

When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Andre Pallante in the 16th percentile among all SPs in baseball.

Andre Pallante has compiled a 16.3% strikeout rate this year, checking in at the 9th percentile.

Hitting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, Masyn Winn faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Jared Triolo is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Jared Triolo will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

In today’s game, Jared Triolo is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.7% rate (89th percentile).

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jared Triolo today.

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