Pirates vs Cardinals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Wednesday, May 20th

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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 Wednesday, May 20th
Time : 20/05/26 19:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 2 Game Today

When it comes to his home run skill, Nolan Gorman ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nolan Gorman is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

,In the majors, Busch Stadium has the 8th-lowest average fence height.

,Batting from the opposite that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Nolan Gorman will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Bats such as Nolan Gorman with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Carmen Mlodzinski who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

,John Libka projects as a Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be calling pitches today.

,With 6 hitters of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Carmen Mlodzinski encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this outing.

,Playing on the road generally reduces pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Carmen Mlodzinski in today’s game.

,Carmen Mlodzinski’s 2047-rpm fastball spin rate this year ranks in the 6th percentile out of all starters.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcell Ozuna in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Marcell Ozuna is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Busch Stadium as the 9th-best venue in the majors for RHB batting average.

,Pedro Pages will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 95th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Jordan Walker is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

,Jordan Walker hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Jordan Walker will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Alec Burleson is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Alec Burleson will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Alec Burleson hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Ivan Herrera is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

,Ivan Herrera will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

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

,Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Busch Stadium as the 9th-best venue in MLB for LHB batting average.

,The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Michael McGreevy.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathan Church in the 79th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Nathan Church will have the handedness advantage over Carmen Mlodzinski in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Nathan Church will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcell Ozuna in the 91st percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Konnor Griffin as the 2nd-best hitter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brandon Lowe is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Brandon Lowe will have the handedness advantage over Michael McGreevy in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Victor Scott II will have an edge in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Victor Scott II will hold that advantage today.

,Spencer Horwitz will have the handedness advantage against Michael McGreevy today.

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

,Oneil Cruz is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Oneil Cruz will have the handedness advantage over Michael McGreevy in today’s game.

,Oneil Cruz has strong power (98th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (31% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Michael McGreevy has a pitch-to-contact profile (6th percentile K%) — great news for Cruz.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 77th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,The St. Louis Cardinals 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) (Pedro Pages, Jordan Walker, Nolan Gorman).

,In his previous outing, Carmen Mlodzinski was in good form and put up 8 strikeouts.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Pedro Pages (the Cardinals’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) projects as a good pitch framer.

,Michael McGreevy will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats in all categories.

,Michael McGreevy’s higher usage rate of his secondary pitches this season (59% vs. 53.1% last year) should work in his favor considering they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

,Cesar Prieto will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Carmen Mlodzinski today.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Cesar Prieto will hold that advantage today.

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

,Oneil Cruz hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Michael McGreevy in the 76th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent.

,Michael McGreevy has averaged 17.1 outs per start this year, ranking in the 77th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Wetherholt in the 87th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,JJ Wetherholt is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.

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

,JJ Wetherholt hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Alec Burleson ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Nolan Gorman will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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

Busch Stadium projects as the #30 stadium in the game for LHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Nolan Gorman pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.5% — 88th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 2nd-deepest RF fences today.

,The #1 stadium in the majors for suppressing home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

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

,Because flyball pitchers have a sizeable edge over flyball hitters, Carmen Mlodzinski and his 45.6% underlying FB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a strong position in this game being matched up with 4 opposing FB hitters.

,In his previous start, Carmen Mlodzinski was on point and gave up 2 ER.

,Carmen Mlodzinski’s change-up rate has risen by 16.3% from last season to this one (11.6% to 27.9%) .

,Dingers are generally less common at parks with deep fences, and Busch Stadium has the 5th-deepest in MLB.

,Michael McGreevy will have the handedness advantage against Marcell Ozuna in today’s game.

,Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense is that of the the St. Louis Cardinals.

,Marcell Ozuna will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Pedro Pages ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Pedro Pages is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

,Carmen Mlodzinski will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Pedro Pages in today’s game.

,Pedro Pages has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Carmen Mlodzinski will have the handedness advantage over Jordan Walker today.

,Carmen Mlodzinski will hold the platoon advantage over Ivan Herrera in today’s matchup.

,Today, Ivan Herrera is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.3% rate (84th percentile).

,Typically, hitters like Ivan Herrera who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Carmen Mlodzinski.

,Bryan Reynolds has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Nathan Church is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Typically, hitters like Nathan Church who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Carmen Mlodzinski.

,Konnor Griffin is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

,Michael McGreevy will have the handedness advantage against Konnor Griffin in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Konnor Griffin in today’s game.

,Brandon Lowe pulls many of his flyballs (37.1% — 91st percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Brandon Lowe in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Scott II in the 10th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Victor Scott II is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,In today’s game, Victor Scott II is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.5% rate (90th percentile).

,Typically, hitters like Victor Scott II who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Carmen Mlodzinski.

,Jared Triolo is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Michael McGreevy will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jared Triolo in today’s game.

,In today’s matchup, 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 35.1% rate (88th percentile).

,Jared Triolo will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,Spencer Horwitz is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game.

,Spencer Horwitz has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 7th-deepest LF fences today.

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

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Busch Stadium as the 2nd-worst ballpark in the majors for strikeouts.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Michael McGreevy in the 15th percentile when assessing his strikeout skill.

,Michael McGreevy’s 90.8-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 8th percentile among all starters.

,Ranking in the 15th percentile, Michael McGreevy put up an 8.1% Swinging Strike rate this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cesar Prieto in the 11th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Cesar Prieto is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

,Typically, batters like Cesar Prieto who hit a lot of groundballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Carmen Mlodzinski.

,Michael McGreevy has been very fortunate when it comes to his ERA this year; his 2.10 rate is a fair amount lower than his 3.96 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

,Michael McGreevy has notched a .201 BABIP this year, a sign that he has been one of the luckiest mound aces in the game on balls in play and regression likely forthcoming.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cesar Prieto in the 13th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Gorman in the 8th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

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