Pirates vs Reds match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 2 Tuesday, March 31st

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Pirates @ Reds Series Game 2 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
2025 WorldSeries Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, March 31st
Time : 31/03/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Game 2 Game Today

Jordan Baker grades out as a Hitters Umpire and is expected to be umping today.

The #1 venue in the league for boosting home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.

Among all parks, Great American Ball Park’s right field fences are the 7th-shallowest.

This matchup is expected to have the 13th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Bubba Chandler will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

The #1 park in MLB for boosting home runs to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.

Spencer Steer pulls many of his flyballs (37.2% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Spencer Steer will hold that advantage in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Jake Mangum will get to bat from his good side against Brandon Williamson today.

Jake Mangum has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Jared Triolo is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Williamson throws from, Jared Triolo will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Jared Triolo has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Matt McLain is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

Matt McLain will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Matt McLain’s BABIP talent is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

TJ Friedl is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #1 venue in baseball for left-handed home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Hitting from the opposite that Bubba Chandler throws from, TJ Friedl will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

TJ Friedl pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.8% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Marcell Ozuna is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

Marcell Ozuna will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Williamson in today’s game.

When estimating his home run talent, Tyler Stephenson ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Tyler Stephenson has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Tyler Stephenson will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum in the 95th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

The #5 park in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.

Ke’Bryan Hayes has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Ke’Bryan Hayes will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Eugenio Suarez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

Eugenio Suarez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.4% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

As it relates to his home run ability, Will Benson ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Bubba Chandler throws from, Will Benson will have an edge in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Will Benson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Sal Stewart is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

Sal Stewart pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.6% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences today.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Sal Stewart ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Nick Gonzales is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Brandon Williamson throws from, Nick Gonzales will have an edge in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Yorke in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Great American Ball Park has the 6th-shallowest left field fences among all major league parks.

Nick Yorke will have the handedness advantage over Brandon Williamson in today’s game.

Tyler Stephenson’s BABIP skill is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Bubba Chandler in the 79th percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

The Cincinnati Reds have 5 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Matt McLain, Elly De La Cruz, Eugenio Suarez, Tyler Stephenson, Will Benson).

Great American Ball Park ranks as the #5 stadium in the league for LHB batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Brandon Lowe pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 89th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

Jared Triolo’s BABIP skill is projected in the 79th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Bryan Reynolds has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Eugenio Suarez as the game’s 14th-best home run batter.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcell Ozuna in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Ryan O’Hearn is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Ryan O’Hearn has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Nick Gonzales has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

When estimating his BABIP skill, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 3rd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Elly De La Cruz is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Elly De La Cruz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Bubba Chandler in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 90th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Elly De La Cruz ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Brandon Williamson will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his metrics in all categories.

Negatives with the Cincinnati Reds World Series Game 2 Game Today

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Bubba Chandler’s overall pitching ability is in the 79th percentile out of all starters in the game currently.

Bubba Chandler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against 6 opposing bats in today’s game.

Among all starting pitchers, Bubba Chandler’s fastball velocity of 98.3 mph is in the 99th percentile since the start of last season.

Bubba Chandler’s 2420-rpm fastball spin rate since the start of last season ranks in the 81st percentile among all SPs.

Bubba Chandler has been unlucky in regards to his ERA since the start of last season; his 4.02 figure is inflated compared to his 2.72 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Steer in the 19th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Spencer Steer is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Bubba Chandler throws from, Spencer Steer will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

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

Jake Mangum is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

The Cincinnati Reds infield defense grades out as the best out of every team on the slate today.

Jake Mangum is an extreme groundball batter and matches up with the strong infield defense of Cincinnati (#1-best on the slate).

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

Jared Triolo will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Batting from the same side that Bubba Chandler throws from, Matt McLain will have a tough challenge today.

Matt McLain hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

TJ Friedl’s BABIP ability is projected in the 10th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Marcell Ozuna in today’s game.

Tyler Stephenson is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Bubba Chandler throws from, Tyler Stephenson encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

When estimating his home run skill, Ke’Bryan Hayes ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ke’Bryan Hayes is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.

Bubba Chandler will have the handedness advantage over Ke’Bryan Hayes in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Bubba Chandler throws from, Eugenio Suarez will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Will Benson is projected to bat 7th in the batting order today.

Will Benson hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Bubba Chandler will have the handedness advantage over Sal Stewart in today’s matchup.

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

Nick Yorke is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Nick Yorke will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Bubba Chandler to have a pitch count in today’s game, projecting a maximum of 79 pitches.

Brandon Lowe has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (67% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Brandon Williamson throws from, Brandon Lowe encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Brandon Lowe will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Bryan Reynolds will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side against Brandon Williamson in this game.

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

Brandon Williamson will hold the platoon advantage against Ryan O’Hearn in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ryan O’Hearn in today’s game.

When assessing his home run skill, Nick Yorke ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Will Benson’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When assessing his home run skill, TJ Friedl ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Brandon Williamson to be on a bit of a short leash in this matchup, projecting a maximum of 68 pitches.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Ke’Bryan Hayes ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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