Pirates vs Marlins match player stats | 2025 World Series Game 4 Sunday, March 30th

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Pirates vs Marlins match player stats | 2025 World Series Game 4 Sunday, March 30th

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World Series Game 4 Matchup Details

Pittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins
Series Game 4
Todays Game is on Sunday, March 30th
30/03/25 13:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Pirates vs Marlins Series Game 4 Matchup Today

Eric Wagaman has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (59% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects LoanDepot Park as the 6th-best park in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average.

Eric Wagaman will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Heaney today.

Eric Wagaman hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Eric Wagaman will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

LoanDepot Park grades out as the #7 stadium in baseball for overall RHB offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Ranked in the 86th percentile, Eric Wagaman has one of the highest average exit velocities in the majors since the start of last season (91-mph).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Javier Sanoja in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Heaney throws from, Javier Sanoja will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Javier Sanoja hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 85th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball batters like Javier Sanoja tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Andrew Heaney.

Javier Sanoja will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Joey Bart (the Pirates’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) projects as a weak pitch framer.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects LoanDepot Park as the 4th-best venue in the majors for walks.

With 8 bats of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected offense, Andrew Heaney will have a disadvantage while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

Considering that groundball hitters have a sizeable edge over flyball pitchers, Andrew Heaney and his 37.9% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a hard position in this outing being matched up with 0 opposing GB hitters.

Andrew Heaney will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Andrew Heaney in the 78th percentile among all starting pitchers in the league.

Out of all starting pitchers, Andrew Heaney’s fastball spin rate of 2401 rpm ranks in the 78th percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Derek Hill in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Batting from the opposite that Andrew Heaney throws from, Derek Hill will have the upper hand today.

Extreme flyball batters like Derek Hill generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Andrew Heaney.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Derek Hill will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Derek Hill has been hot in recent games, notching a a 16.7% Barrel% (an advanced stat to study power) over the last 7 days.

Derek Hill has hit one of the hardest balls in baseball in the past week’s worth of games — 111.3-mph — which is a favorable measure of recent form and raw power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Otto Lopez is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 78% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Heaney throws from, Otto Lopez will have an edge in today’s game.

Extreme groundball hitters like Otto Lopez are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Andrew Heaney.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Otto Lopez will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards as the 19th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his batting average skill.

Xavier Edwards is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Extreme groundball hitters like Xavier Edwards tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Andrew Heaney.

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

Xavier Edwards is in the 98th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (50.2% rate since the start of last season).

Xavier Edwards has notched a .359 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, placing in the 91st percentile.

Nick Fortes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney today.

Nick Fortes will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

LoanDepot Park projects as the #6 park in MLB for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Kyle Stowers hits a lot 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 game’s 6th-shallowest CF fences today.

Kyle Stowers will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.298) may lead us to conclude that Kyle Stowers has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .265 actual wOBA.

Kyle Stowers ranks in the 93rd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (50.4% rate since the start of last season).

The #7 venue in the game for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is LoanDepot Park.

In terms of his home runs, Kyle Stowers has been unlucky since the start of last season. His 8.6 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been a good deal lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 19.3.

When it comes to his home run talent, Kyle Stowers ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Stowers’s 91-mph average exit velocity ranks among the elite in MLB since the start of last season: 86th percentile.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have 4 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jared Triolo, Jack Suwinski, Joey Bart, Oneil Cruz).

Max Meyer will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his metrics across the board.

It may be sensible to expect better results for the Pittsburgh Pirates offense going forward, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 4th-unluckiest offense in baseball since the start of last season.

In his previous outing, Max Meyer allowed a staggering 5 earned runs.

With a 5.94 FIP since the start of last season (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that is concerned with the variables most within a pitcher’s control), Max Meyer falls in the 12th percentile.

The maximum exit velocity of any player on the Pittsburgh Pirates has been 121.5 mph since the start of last season, putting them as the #1 offense in MLB by this stat.

Jonah Bride is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Jonah Bride will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney in today’s matchup.

Jonah Bride will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Hitting 3 long-balls in the past 7 days, Jonah Bride has been on fire recently.

Over the last two weeks, Jonah Bride has posted a 19° launch angle, lifting the ball well and indicating strong home run potential.

Jonah Bride has put up a .348 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, grading out in the 89th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dane Myers in the 97th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Dane Myers is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Dane Myers will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney in today’s game.

Dane Myers hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball bats like Dane Myers generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Andrew Heaney.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Dane Myers will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Negative Match Player Stats with Pirates vs Marlins Series Game 4

Built just 6 feet above sea level, LoanDepot Park has one of the lowest elevations in the majors, which generally leads to less offense.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games today.

Out of every team playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Eric Wagaman has been cold recently, putting up a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to evaluate power) in the past week’s worth of games.

Putting up a 2.3° launch angle in the past 7 days suggests that Eric Wagaman has been finding it challenging to lift the ball in recent games, which is a key component of hitting for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles LoanDepot Park as the 8th-worst venue in baseball for righty home runs.

Javier Sanoja is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

Javier Sanoja has posted a .252 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 16th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his home run talent, Javier Sanoja ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The 3rd-weakest projected lineup of all teams today in terms of overall hitting ability is that of the Miami Marlins.

The Miami Marlins have been the 10th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball since the start of last season, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse going forward,It is likely that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Roberto Ortiz) calling pitches today.

The 4th-deepest right field dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in LoanDepot Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Andrew Heaney to be on a pitch count in this game, projecting a maximum of 80 pitches.

The Miami Marlins (20.5 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 5th-least strikeout-heavy group of batters of all teams on the slate.

LoanDepot Park grades out as the #22 ballpark in the majors for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Derek Hill is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this game.

Derek Hill has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Otto Lopez has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and will be challenged by the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences today.

Over the last week, Otto Lopez has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 84-mph on his flyballs.

When assessing his home run skill, Otto Lopez ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Xavier Edwards has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.4%) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Xavier Edwards is an extreme groundball batter and faces the strong infield defense of Pittsburgh (#2-best of all teams on the slate today).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards in the 1st percentile when assessing his home run talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Fortes in the 1st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Nick Fortes is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

In today’s game, Nick Fortes is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.2% rate (76th percentile).

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Nick Fortes ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Stowers in the 19th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Kyle Stowers is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Andrew Heaney will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Stowers today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles LoanDepot Park as the 8th-worst park in Major League Baseball for lefty home runs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Max Meyer to be on a bit of a short leash in this matchup, projecting a maximum of 80 pitches.

The 5th-weakest projected offense of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Jonah Bride pulls many of his flyballs (34.7% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Jonah Bride’s swing has not been well optimized for base hits, hitting a mere 27% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (15.8) suggests that Jonah Bride has been lucky since the start of last season with his 24.3 actual HR/600.

Dane Myers has experienced some positive variance in regards to with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .335 rate is significantly inflated relative to his .272 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Dane Myers has displayed bad plate discipline since the start of last season, placing in the 20th percentile with a 4.74 K/BB rate.

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