Pirates vs Giants match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, July 29th

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Pirates vs Giants match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, July 29th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Tuesday, July 29th
29/07/25 21:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Pirates vs Giants Series Game 2 Matchup Today

The #3 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.2-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats.

Batting from the opposite that Bailey Falter throws from, Luis Matos will have an advantage in today’s game.

Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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

Spencer Horwitz is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best venue in the game for LHB batting average.

Among all major league parks, Oracle Park’s RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest.

Spencer Horwitz will have the handedness advantage over Justin Verlander in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Bailey Falter throws from, Casey Schmitt will have the upper hand today.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Casey Schmitt will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rafael Devers in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Rafael Devers is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

Patrick Bailey, the Giants’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, projects as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Oracle Park grades out as the #30 field in the league for walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Justin Verlander is an extreme flyball pitcher (42% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the benefit of pitching in the #27 HR venue among all parks in this game.

Because groundball hitters hold a substantial advantage over flyball pitchers, Justin Verlander and his 42% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a difficult spot in this game matching up with 4 opposing GB bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Matt Chapman as the majors’s 17th-best home run hitter.

Matt Chapman is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

Matt Chapman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bailey Falter in today’s matchup.

Ke’Bryan Hayes has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

Extreme groundball batters like Ke’Bryan Hayes usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Justin Verlander.

Ke’Bryan Hayes’s launch angle this season (8.9°) is quite a bit higher than his 4.7° angle last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 95th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Tommy Pham is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 68% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Tommy Pham has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball batters like Tommy Pham are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Justin Verlander.

Wilmer Flores is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Bailey Falter throws from, Wilmer Flores will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

When assessing his home run skill, Willy Adames ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Willy Adames is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Bailey Falter throws from, Willy Adames will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

Extreme groundball bats like Isiah Kiner-Falefa usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Justin Verlander.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew McCutchen is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

This season, Andrew McCutchen has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 95.3 mph compared to last year’s 93 mph mark.

Oneil Cruz projects as the 7th-best home run hitter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Oneil Cruz is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Bailey Falter in the 25th percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent.

It may be best to expect positive regression for the San Francisco Giants offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 8th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Heliot Ramos ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Heliot Ramos is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Bailey Falter throws from, Heliot Ramos will have an edge today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Patrick Bailey will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Patrick Bailey has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 7.5% seasonal rate to 21.4% in the past week’s worth of games.

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Luis Matos’s BABIP ability is projected in the 12th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Matos is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

In the majors, the tallest fence height (on average) are at Oracle Park.

Built just 8 feet above sea level, Oracle Park has one of the lowest elevations among all stadiums, which often leads to lower offensive output.

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast forecasts the most favorable pitching conditions of all games today.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Spencer Horwitz in today’s game.

Spencer Horwitz’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 91-mph seasonal EV has dropped off to 83.1-mph over the past 14 days.

Spencer Horwitz has put up a .287 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 18th percentile.

Casey Schmitt is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this game.

In the past two weeks, Casey Schmitt’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 93 mph to 89.1 mph.

Jung Hoo Lee has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (83% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Bailey Falter throws from, Jung Hoo Lee faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Jung Hoo Lee’s average exit velocity has decreased this year; his 88.9-mph mark last season has dropped to 86.9-mph.

Bailey Falter will hold the platoon advantage over Rafael Devers in today’s game.

Rafael Devers’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined lately, going from 14.4% on the season to 8.7% over the last two weeks.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Rafael Devers has had positive variance on his side this year. His .365 figure has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .349.

Justin Verlander has averaged 14.9 outs per outing this year, checking in at the 25th percentile.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been the unluckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better going forward,As a result of his large reverse platoon split, Justin Verlander will have a disadvantage being matched up with 6 batters in the projected lineup who share the same handedness in this matchup.

Matt Chapman’s launch angle lately (4.8° over the past 14 days) is a considerable dropoff from his 17.5° seasonal angle.

As it relates to his home runs, Matt Chapman has experienced some positive variance this year. His 27.8 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 19.3.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke’Bryan Hayes in the 22nd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Ke’Bryan Hayes is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter 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.

Bryan Reynolds’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased lately, decreasing from 17.7% on the season to 12% over the last two weeks.

Bryan Reynolds’s 6.7° launch angle (an advanced metric to measure a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most groundball-inducing in Major League Baseball: 7th percentile.

Justin Verlander will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tommy Pham in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Tommy Pham in today’s game.

Wilmer Flores’s BABIP talent is projected in the 1st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Over the past 7 days, Wilmer Flores has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power).

Compared to his seasonal mark of 23.9°, Willy Adames’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls has dropped significantly of late (20.2° in the past 14 days).

Willy Adames has posted a .228 Expected Batting Average this year, grading out in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

Batting from the same side that Justin Verlander throws from, Andrew McCutchen has a tough challenge today.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Andrew McCutchen today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Oneil Cruz in today’s matchup.

Oneil Cruz’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off recently, decreasing from 41% on the season to 30.4% in the past two weeks.

Oneil Cruz has notched a .219 batting average this year, placing in the 14th percentile.

Bailey Falter has a reverse platoon split and is fortunate enough to be facing 7 opposite-handed bats in today’s game.

Bailey Falter was on point in his previous game started and allowed 2 ER.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Bailey Falter is projected to throw 81 pitches in this outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 3rd-least on the slate.

Heliot Ramos has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 10.3% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the past 7 days.

As it relates to his batting average, Heliot Ramos has had some very good luck this year. His .268 figure has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .252.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Patrick Bailey ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Patrick Bailey is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

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