Pirates vs Padres match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, August 25th

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Pirates @ Padres Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, August 25th
Time : 25/08/26 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 2 Game Today

Jackson Merrill’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jackson Merrill is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Jackson Merrill will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Paul Skenes in today’s game.

,Jackson Merrill will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

,Jared Triolo hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Michael King’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 82nd percentile among all SPs in baseball right now.

,Tallying 93.4 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Michael King places in the 85th percentile.

,The underlying talent of the Pittsburgh Pirates projected batting order today (.311 projected wOBA according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be significantly weaker than their .323 wOBA this year.

,Michael King will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats across the board.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. projects as the 10th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Fernando Tatis Jr. will hold that advantage today.

,Batting from the opposite that Michael King throws from, Jacob Gonzalez will have an edge in today’s game.

,Nick Gonzales is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Oneil Cruz is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

,Oneil Cruz will hold the platoon advantage over Michael King in today’s game.

,Oneil Cruz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Oneil Cruz as Major League Baseball’s 13th-best home run batter.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jackson Merrill ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the San Diego Padres Series Game 2 Game Today

When assessing his home run skill, Jake Mangum ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jake Mangum is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today.

,The switch-hitting Jake Mangum will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Michael King,Jake Mangum will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Jared Triolo ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jared Triolo is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Michael King will hold the platoon advantage against Jared Triolo in today’s matchup.

,Jared Triolo will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,Dan Bellino projects as a Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be calling pitches in this game.

,The Pittsburgh Pirates have 6 hitters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage against Michael King in this matchup.

,Paul Skenes will have the handedness advantage against Fernando Tatis Jr. today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Davis in the 4th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Henry Davis is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the same side that Michael King throws from, Henry Davis encounters a tough challenge today.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Henry Davis in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Gonzalez in the 9th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Jacob Gonzalez is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jacob Gonzalez pulls many of his flyballs (33.8% — 76th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

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

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

,Michael King will hold the platoon advantage against Nick Gonzales in today’s matchup.

,Nick Gonzales has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nick Gonzales in today’s matchup.

,Oneil Cruz will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

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