Pirates vs Marlins match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Wednesday, August 12th

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Pirates @ Marlins Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, August 12th
Time : 12/08/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Griffin Conine in the 87th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Griffin Conine is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Griffin Conine will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Carmen Mlodzinski today.

,Griffin Conine has a ton of pop (87th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (32% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski has a pitch-to-contact profile (5th percentile K%) — great news for Conine.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Griffin Conine will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales as the 14th-best batter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Nick Gonzales is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Owen Caissie’s BABIP talent is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Owen Caissie will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Owen Caissie hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Owen Caissie will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum as the 15th-best hitter in the majors as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Jake Mangum has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (56% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Javier Sanoja in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Javier Sanoja will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Esteury Ruiz will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Owen Caissie has big-time HR ability (91st percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (34.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski struggles to strike batters out (2nd percentile K%) — great news for Caissie.

,The Miami Marlins have 4 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Heriberto Hernandez, Owen Caissie, Esteury Ruiz, Griffin Conine).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards as the 18th-best hitter in the league when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Xavier Edwards is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

,As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Xavier Edwards will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Carmen Mlodzinski in this game.

,Xavier Edwards will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esmerlyn Valdez in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Esmerlyn Valdez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 6th-shallowest CF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Owen Caissie in the 91st percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Esmerlyn Valdez ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Esmerlyn Valdez has a ton of pop (96th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (30.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Janson Junk doesn’t generate many whiffs (8th percentile K%) — great news for Valdez.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Heriberto Hernandez ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Heriberto Hernandez is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

,Heriberto Hernandez has a ton of pop (91st percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (27% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski struggles to strike batters out (25th percentile K%) — great news for Hernandez.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Heriberto Hernandez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Jacob Gonzalez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Janson Junk today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Davis in the 88th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Negatives with the Miami Marlins Series Game 2 Game Today

The LoanDepot Park roof is expected to be closed today, making the temperature in this contest -8,° colder than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for pitching.

,Griffin Conine pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.9% — 81st percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 4th-deepest RF fences today.

,Hitting from the same side that Janson Junk throws from, Nick Gonzales faces a tough challenge today.

,Nick Gonzales has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Nick Gonzales will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Owen Caissie is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,When estimating his home run ability, Nick Gonzales ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The switch-hitting Jake Mangum will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Janson Junk,Jake Mangum has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 9th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Jake Mangum will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Javier Sanoja is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Javier Sanoja will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,Javier Sanoja pulls many of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 9th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Esteury Ruiz is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

,Carmen Mlodzinski will have the handedness advantage against Esteury Ruiz in today’s game.

,Esteury Ruiz pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.8% — 86th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 9th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Carmen Mlodzinski in the 24th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Carmen Mlodzinski is projected to throw 78 pitches in this matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 5th-least of all pitchers on the slate today.

,Hunter Wendelstedt profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be behind the plate in today’s game.

,Carmen Mlodzinski will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Ronny Simon ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ronny Simon is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ronny Simon in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Davis in the 5th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Henry Davis is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Janson Junk throws from, Henry Davis will be at a disadvantage today.

,Today, Henry Davis is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 39% rate (96th percentile).

,Xavier Edwards has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 9th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Esmerlyn Valdez has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (74% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Janson Junk throws from, Esmerlyn Valdez will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Esmerlyn Valdez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Batting from the same side that Carmen Mlodzinski throws from, Heriberto Hernandez will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Heriberto Hernandez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.2% — 88th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 9th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jacob Gonzalez’s BABIP talent is projected in the 11th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jacob Gonzalez is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Jacob Gonzalez pulls many of his flyballs (34.2% — 77th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jacob Gonzalez in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Javier Sanoja in the 8th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Henry Davis will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

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