Pirates vs Rays match player stats | 2025 World Monday, March 31st

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Pirates vs Rays match player stats | 2025 World Monday, March 31st

PIT @ TB

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World Matchup Details

Pittsburgh Pirates at Tampa Bay Rays

Todays Game is on Monday, March 31st
31/03/25 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Pirates vs Rays Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Drew Rasmussen in the 79th percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects George M. Steinbrenner Field as the 5th-best venue in Major League Baseball for strikeouts.

Among all starting pitchers, Drew Rasmussen’s fastball spin rate of 2535 rpm ranks in the 96th percentile since the start of last season.

George M. Steinbrenner Field has the 10th-shortest average fence height in MLB.

Considering the 1.19 deviation between Carmen Mlodzinski’s 3.37 ERA and his 4.56 estimated true talent ERA (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in the league since the start of last season and should perform worse going forward.

Negative Match Player Stats with Pirates vs Rays

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the most suitable for hitting on the slate.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.7-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

Drew Rasmussen’s high utilization percentage of his fastball (58.1% since the start of last season) is likely dampening his results, consider they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Considering the 2.44 difference between Drew Rasmussen’s 10.99 K/9 and his 8.55 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in MLB since the start of last season when it comes to strikeouts and should see negative regression the rest of the season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Drew Rasmussen in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent level.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks George M. Steinbrenner Field as the 2nd-worst stadium in Major League Baseball for batting average.

In the majors, George M. Steinbrenner Field’s centerfield dimensions are the 5th-deepest.

Out of every team playing today, the 5th-strongest infield defense is that of the the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Pittsburgh Pirates infield defense projects as the 3rd-strongest among every team today.

Carmen Mlodzinski has compiled a 3.40 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that is concerned with the things most within a pitcher’s control) since the start of last season, placing in the 79th percentile.

Despite technically being the “starter” in today’s matchup, Carmen Mlodzinski may not go more than a couple innings since he will be treated as more of an opener.

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