Pirates vs Reds match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, September 24th

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Pirates @ Reds Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, September 24th
Time : 24/09/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the 2nd-best hitter in the league as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Elly De La Cruz is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

High humidity has a small but significant connection with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 2nd-most humidity on the schedule today at 91%.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Elly De La Cruz will get to bat from his strong side against Paul Skenes in today’s game.

Elly De La Cruz has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Spencer Horwitz is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Spencer Horwitz will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Spencer Horwitz can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Spencer Horwitz has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 90th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Tyler Stephenson has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Tyler Stephenson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Lux in the 90th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Gavin Lux is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Gavin Lux will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Paul Skenes in today’s matchup.

Gavin Lux will probably have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Pittsburgh Pirates only has 1 same-handed RP.

Bryan Reynolds’s BABIP skill is projected in the 97th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Hunter Greene.

Oneil Cruz projects as the 10th-best home run hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Oneil Cruz is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Oneil Cruz will hold the platoon advantage against Hunter Greene in today’s game.

Oneil Cruz will probably have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Cincinnati Reds has just 1 same-handed RP.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Oneil Cruz ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

TJ Friedl is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Paul Skenes throws from, TJ Friedl will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

TJ Friedl has a good chance to have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Pittsburgh Pirates only has 1 same-handed RP.

TJ Friedl pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.4% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Spencer Steer is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 60% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Spencer Steer pulls many of his flyballs (36.8% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Hunter Greene projects as the 5th-best pitcher in the league right now when it comes to his strikeout ability, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Tallying 96.7 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Hunter Greene falls in the 96th percentile.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have 4 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Oneil Cruz, Jack Suwinski, Alexander Canario, Joey Bart).

Hunter Greene will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats across the board.

Jack Suwinski will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Greene in today’s game.

Jack Suwinski is likely to have an advantage against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the Cincinnati Reds has just 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Matt McLain has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Matt McLain will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 78th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Jared Triolo is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Jared Triolo has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Negatives with the Cincinnati Reds Game Today

Spencer Horwitz will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

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

Paul Skenes will hold the platoon advantage against Tyler Stephenson in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers 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 matchup.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Oneil Cruz in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects TJ Friedl in the 10th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Hitting from the same side that Paul Skenes throws from, Spencer Steer meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Adrian Johnson) in charge of the strike zone today.

Jack Suwinski’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jack Suwinski is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

Typically, hitters like Jack Suwinski who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Hunter Greene.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jack Suwinski today.

Matt McLain is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Paul Skenes throws from, Matt McLain faces a tough challenge today.

Hunter Greene will hold the platoon advantage over Jared Triolo today.

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

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