Pirates vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 Monday, May 5th

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Pirates vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 Monday, May 5th

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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals

Todays Game is on Monday, May 5th
05/05/25 19:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Pirates vs Cardinals Matchup Today

Among all major league stadiums, Busch Stadium has the 8th-lowest average fence height.

Miles Mikolas’s 91.4-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a big 1.7-mph fall off from last year’s 93.1-mph figure.

Miles Mikolas’s 2167-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 20th percentile among all starting pitchers.

The Pittsburgh Pirates 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) (Joey Bart, Oneil Cruz, Alexander Canario).

Miles Mikolas’s higher usage rate of his secondary pitches this season (57.2% compared to 49% last year) should work in his favor considering they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Carmen Mlodzinski in today’s matchup.

Carmen Mlodzinski’s 2124-rpm spin rate on his fastball this season is a sizeable 165-rpm decline from last season’s 2289-rpm rate.

Negative Match Player Stats with Pirates vs Cardinals

The #4 stadium in MLB for suppressing home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

Busch Stadium has the 2nd-deepest RF dimensions in Major League Baseball.

The weather report predicts the 8th-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

Miles Mikolas is an extreme flyball pitcher (33.8% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the benefit of pitching in the #27 HR venue among all major league parks in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher metrics in all categories, and Miles Mikolas will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Miles Mikolas in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

Miles Mikolas has averaged 78.7 adjusted pitches per GS this year, placing in the 16th percentile.

The #8 stadium in Major League Baseball for suppressing strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

Miles Mikolas has recorded a 6.8% Swinging Strike percentage since the start of last season, ranking in the 2nd percentile.

Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Carmen Mlodzinski’s 94.8-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 81st percentile among all starting pitchers.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Carmen Mlodzinski is projected to throw 80 pitches in today’s outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 16th-least of all pitchers today.

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