Pirates vs Reds match player stats | 2026 Thursday, July 30th

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Pirates @ Reds Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds

Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, July 30th
Time : 30/07/26 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Game Today

When assessing his BABIP ability, Nick Gonzales is projected as the 16th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The weather report projects temperatures in this game to reach the 5th-highest level on the slate at 82°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

,Nick Gonzales has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the 5th-best hitter in the game when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Elly De La Cruz is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.

,The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Yohan Ramirez.

,Elly De La Cruz has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Bryan Reynolds will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Rhett Lowder today.

,Bryan Reynolds has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jake Mangum has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (66% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.

,Jake Mangum has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Sal Stewart is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

,Sal Stewart has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Sal Stewart will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum in the 97th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 85th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Tyler Stephenson has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (97% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Tyler Stephenson has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Tyler Stephenson will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,When assessing his home run talent, Tyler Stephenson ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ryan O’Hearn’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ryan O’Hearn is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Ryan O’Hearn will hold the platoon advantage against Rhett Lowder in today’s matchup.

,Ryan O’Hearn has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jacob Gonzalez will have the handedness advantage over Rhett Lowder in today’s game.

,Jacob Gonzalez pulls many of his flyballs (33.9% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Eugenio Suarez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

,Eugenio Suarez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.6% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Eugenio Suarez will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 89th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Brandon Lowe is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Brandon Lowe will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Rhett Lowder today.

,Brandon Lowe pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.8% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcell Ozuna in the 88th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,JJ Bleday is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,JJ Bleday will have the handedness advantage over Yohan Ramirez today.

,JJ Bleday pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.6% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,JJ Bleday will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Bryan Reynolds ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Eugenio Suarez as baseball’s 20th-best home run hitter.

,Recording 93.2 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Rhett Lowder falls in the 84th percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected lineup for the Pittsburgh Pirates in today’s game carries an estimated true talent wOBA of .318, which is a good deal worse than their actual wOBA of .331 this year.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher metrics in all categories, and Rhett Lowder will hold that advantage today.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Elly De La Cruz ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Edwin Arroyo’s BABIP skill is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Edwin Arroyo pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.2% — 78th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Edwin Arroyo will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Negatives with the Cincinnati Reds Game Today

Nick Gonzales is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

,Rhett Lowder will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Gonzales today.

,Among every team playing today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense belongs to the Cincinnati Reds.

,Playing on the road typically 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.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Bryan Reynolds in today’s game.

,When estimating his home run talent, Jake Mangum ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Jake Mangum will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Rhett Lowder in this game.

,Cincinnati’s #3-ranked outfield defense of the day poses a formidable challenge for Jake Mangum, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

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

,Yohan Ramirez will hold the platoon advantage over Sal Stewart in today’s game.

,Yohan Ramirez will hold the platoon advantage over Tyler Stephenson in today’s game.

,Ryan O’Hearn will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Gonzalez in the 12th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

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

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jacob Gonzalez in today’s game.

,Eugenio Suarez’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 19th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Yohan Ramirez will hold the platoon advantage over Eugenio Suarez in today’s game.

,Marcell Ozuna is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 59% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,Batting from the same side that Rhett Lowder throws from, Marcell Ozuna will not have the upper hand today.

,Marcell Ozuna will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yohan Ramirez to throw 25 pitches today (least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Yohan Ramirez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales in the 10th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Brandon Lowe will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 11th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Tyler Stephenson, the Reds’s expected catcher today, projects as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Edwin Arroyo is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

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