Pirates vs Cardinals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 29th

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Pirates @ Cardinals Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, August 29th
Time : 29/08/26 14:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Wetherholt in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,JJ Wetherholt is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

,Busch Stadium has the 8th-shortest fence height (on average) in the league.

,A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is forecasted to have the 3rd-highest temperatures of the day at 86°.

,Batting from the opposite that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, JJ Wetherholt will have the upper hand today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esmerlyn Valdez in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Esmerlyn Valdez is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

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

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

,The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Kyle Leahy.

,Jose Fermin is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

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

,Batting from the opposite that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Nathan Church will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Nathan Church 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 Brandon Lowe in the 90th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Brandon Lowe is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Kyle Leahy throws from, Brandon Lowe will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Leahy throws from, Jacob Gonzalez will have an edge in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Nolan Gorman will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Nolan Gorman will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Oneil Cruz as the game’s 13th-best home run hitter.

,Oneil Cruz is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Leahy throws from, Oneil Cruz will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,The #10 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

,Joshua Baez hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Joshua Baez will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Alec Burleson is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Alec Burleson will have the handedness advantage over Carmen Mlodzinski in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales as the 14th-best batter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,As it relates to his BABIP talent, Jake Mangum is projected as the 18th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Busch Stadium profiles as the #10 venue in the majors for lefty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The Pittsburgh Pirates have 3 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Esmerlyn Valdez, Brandon Lowe, Oneil Cruz).

,Kyle Leahy will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his metrics in all categories.

,Kyle Leahy’s high utilization rate of his secondary pitches (60.5% this year) figures to work in his favor considering they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Ivan Herrera ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ivan Herrera is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Ivan Herrera hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jordan Walker ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jordan Walker is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,Jordan Walker hits many of his flyballs to center field (40% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,Spencer Horwitz is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Leahy throws from, Spencer Horwitz will have the upper hand today.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Oneil Cruz ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Esmerlyn Valdez ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Busch Stadium as the worst field in the majors for home runs.

,Kyle Leahy has posted a 3.61 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the variables most within a pitcher’s control) this year, checking in at the 77th percentile.

,When assessing his home run skill, Joshua Baez ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Gorman in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Given the 1.15 deviation between Kyle Leahy’s 3.13 ERA and his 4.28 estimated true talent ERA (per the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in MLB this year and figures to see worse results in the future.

Negatives with the St. Louis Cardinals Series Game 2 Game Today

Busch Stadium projects as the #29 ballpark in Major League Baseball for left-handed home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Busch Stadium as the worst stadium in the league for righty home runs.

,Homers are generally less common at stadiums with deep fences, and Busch Stadium has the 5th-deepest in the league.

,Kyle Leahy will hold the platoon advantage against Esmerlyn Valdez today.

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Esmerlyn Valdez in today’s matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Bryan Reynolds is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.4% rate (83rd percentile).

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Bryan Reynolds in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fermin in the 20th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Hitting from the same side that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Jose Fermin will have a tough challenge today.

,Jose Fermin pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40.5% — 98th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences today.

,Nathan Church is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Busch Stadium has the 2nd-deepest RF fences among all major league parks.

,Brandon Lowe pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.9% — 96th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brandon Lowe in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Gonzalez in the 8th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Jacob Gonzalez is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,In today’s game, Jacob Gonzalez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.8% rate (75th percentile).

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

,Nolan Gorman’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nolan Gorman has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (84% of the time), but he is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,In today’s game, Nolan Gorman is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.4% rate (84th percentile).

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

,Joshua Baez has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Joshua Baez will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Gonzalez in the 24th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Fermin in the 8th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Nick Gonzales is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Kyle Leahy throws from, Nick Gonzales will not have the upper hand today.

,In today’s game, Nick Gonzales is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.5% rate (94th percentile).

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

,Jake Mangum is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Jake Mangum will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side against Kyle Leahy in this game.

,In today’s game, Jake Mangum is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 39.8% rate (99th percentile).

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jake Mangum in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Leahy to throw 84 pitches today (8th-least on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Busch Stadium projects as the #27 park in Major League Baseball for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The Pittsburgh Pirates have 6 bats in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage over Kyle Leahy in this matchup.

,Kyle Leahy wasn’t on when it came to striking hitters out in his last game started and notched 1 Ks.

,Hitting from the same side that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Ivan Herrera will be in a tough position today.

,Carmen Mlodzinski will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Walker in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Nick Gonzales ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Spencer Horwitz has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences today.

,Spencer Horwitz will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Church in the 24th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Kyle Leahy’s fastball spin rate has dropped 198 rpm this season (2176 rpm) below where it was last year (2374 rpm).

,When estimating his home run talent, Jake Mangum ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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