Pirates vs Giants match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 9th

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Pirates @ Giants Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, May 9th
Time : 09/05/26 21:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 79th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the 8th-best stadium in baseball for right-handed batting average.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.8-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for bats.

,Willy Adames will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Jung Hoo Lee has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (64% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

,In the league, Oracle Park’s RF fences are the 2nd-shallowest.

,Hitting from the opposite that Braxton Ashcraft throws from, Jung Hoo Lee will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Jung Hoo Lee will hold that advantage in today’s game.

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

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

,Hitting from the opposite that Landen Roupp throws from, Brandon Lowe will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Brandon Lowe pulls many of his flyballs (36.6% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Ryan O’Hearn is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 8th-best venue in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average.

,Oneil Cruz projects as the 11th-best home run hitter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Oneil Cruz is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Landen Roupp throws from, Oneil Cruz will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rafael Devers in the 94th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Rafael Devers is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

,Rafael Devers will hold the platoon advantage over Braxton Ashcraft in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his BABIP skill, Konnor Griffin is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 96th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Landen Roupp.

,The switch-hitting Patrick Bailey will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Braxton Ashcraft.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Patrick Bailey will hold that advantage today.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Heliot Ramos ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Heliot Ramos has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Heliot Ramos will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rafael Devers in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 91st percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Batting from the opposite that Landen Roupp throws from, Ryan O’Hearn will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Luis Arraez is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Braxton Ashcraft throws from, Luis Arraez will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Luis Arraez will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Chapman in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Matt Chapman is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Matt Chapman will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Batting from the opposite that Braxton Ashcraft throws from, Drew Gilbert will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Drew Gilbert will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

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

,Casey Schmitt is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Casey Schmitt will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Horwitz in the 75th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Spencer Horwitz has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (93% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Spencer Horwitz will hold the platoon advantage against Landen Roupp in today’s matchup.

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

,As it relates to his home run talent, Casey Schmitt ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Landen Roupp in the 75th percentile when assessing his strikeout ability.

,Landen Roupp has been given a longer leash than the typical pitcher this year, throwing 3.7 more adjusted pitches-per-outing than average.

,The Pittsburgh Pirates have 3 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Billy Cook, Konnor Griffin, Oneil Cruz).

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

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Ryan O’Hearn ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Braxton Ashcraft has averaged 17.9 outs per GS this year, grading out in the 89th percentile.

,As it relates to his batting average talent, Luis Arraez is projected as the 4th-best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his home run ability, Henry Davis ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Landen Roupp in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching skills.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Braxton Ashcraft in the 84th percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

,Among all starting pitchers, Braxton Ashcraft’s fastball velocity of 96.1 mph grades out in the 87th percentile this year.

,Grading out in the 88th percentile, Braxton Ashcraft notched a 13.3% Swinging Strike% this year.

Negatives with the San Francisco Giants Series Game 2 Game Today

Willy Adames is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 73% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,Built just 8 feet above sea level, Oracle Park has one of the lowest altitudes in the league, which tends to lead to lower offensive output.

,As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 3rd-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Braxton Ashcraft throws from, Willy Adames meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee in the 6th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-worst stadium in the league for lefty home runs.

,Among all stadiums, the highest average fence height are at Oracle Park.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Brandon Lowe today.

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

,Typically, hitters like Oneil Cruz who hit a lot of flyballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Landen Roupp.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Oneil Cruz today.

,Konnor Griffin is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Landen Roupp will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Konnor Griffin today.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Konnor Griffin in today’s matchup.

,Bryan Reynolds will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Henry Davis’s BABIP ability is projected in the 7th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Henry Davis is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Oracle Park grades out as the #26 stadium in the league for righty home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Patrick Bailey ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Patrick Bailey is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

,Heliot Ramos has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (50% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today.

,Landen Roupp will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Henry Davis in today’s game.

,When estimating his home run ability, Luis Arraez ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Braxton Ashcraft throws from, Matt Chapman has a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Drew Gilbert’s BABIP skill is projected in the 7th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Drew Gilbert is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Braxton Ashcraft throws from, Casey Schmitt will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Braxton Ashcraft in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching abilities.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the worst ballpark in Major League Baseball for walks.

,In his last GS, Braxton Ashcraft was in good form and conceded 2 ER.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Gilbert in the 24th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Landen Roupp’s curveball utilization has fallen by 6.9% from last year to this one (35.7% to 28.8%) .

,With a 0.77 discrepancy between Landen Roupp’s 9.76 K/9 and his 8.99 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in the majors this year when it comes to strikeouts and should negatively regress in future games.

,Hitting from the same side that Braxton Ashcraft throws from, Heliot Ramos will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

,The San Francisco Giants (20.2 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone set of hitters of all teams on the slate today.

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