Pirates vs Guardians match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, July 18th

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Pirates @ Guardians Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Cleveland Guardians
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, July 18th
Time : 18/07/26 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 2 Game Today

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

,Kyle Manzardo is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to more offense.

,Batting from the opposite that Braxton Ashcraft throws from, Kyle Manzardo will have an edge in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Kyle Manzardo will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Brayan Rocchio has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (78% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 2nd-best ballpark in the league for LHB base hits.

,Brayan Rocchio pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Brayan Rocchio will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

,Bryan Reynolds’s BABIP talent is projected in the 97th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Progressive Field projects as the #2 venue in Major League Baseball for right-handed BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Bryan Reynolds has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Travis Bazzana is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Travis Bazzana will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Braxton Ashcraft in today’s matchup.

,Travis Bazzana will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 83rd percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,Chase DeLauter is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Chase DeLauter will hold the platoon advantage over Braxton Ashcraft in today’s matchup.

Negatives with the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 2 Game Today

This year, Kyle Manzardo has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 25% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Progressive Field as the worst ballpark in MLB for lefty home runs.

,The league’s 4th-tallest average fence height can be found at Progressive Field.

,Kyle Manzardo hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,In the last week, Kyle Manzardo’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11% down to 0%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 9th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Brayan Rocchio has been lucky this year, compiling a .325 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .291 — a .034 gap.

,Brayan Rocchio has performed at a clip of 8.1 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, ranking in the 12th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Brayan Rocchio has averaged 12.1 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year, placing in the 24th percentile for power.

,The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Logan Allen… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Allen’s large platoon split.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Bryan Reynolds today.

,Despite posting a .378 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Bryan Reynolds has had some very good luck given the .034 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .344.

,Travis Bazzana hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 7th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Travis Bazzana has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88-mph dropping to 81.5-mph in the past 7 days.

,Over the past 14 days, Travis Bazzana’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 11.9%.

,In the past two weeks, Travis Bazzana has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

,Chase DeLauter has been lucky this year, posting a .344 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .323 — a .021 difference.

,Kyle Manzardo’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 92.5-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 78-mph in the last week.

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