Pirates vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, July 8th

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Pirates vs Royals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, July 8th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Pittsburgh Pirates at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Tuesday, July 8th
08/07/25 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

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Seth Lugo has averaged 97 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, ranking in the 97th percentile.

Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Seth Lugo has utilized his off-speed and breaking pitches 5.6% more often this year (63.1%) than he did last season (57.5%).

Tallying 92.9 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Mitch Keller ranks in the 85th percentile.

Mitch Keller has gone to his slider 9.6% more often this season (34.7%) than he did last season (25.1%).

Among all starters, Mitch Keller’s fastball spin rate of 2399 rpm ranks in the 75th percentile this year.

Given the 1.01 gap between Mitch Keller’s 7.11 K/9 and his 8.12 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the game this year when it comes to strikeouts and figures to perform better going forward.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-worst venue in the majors for strikeouts.

Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest altitude among all parks, which often leads to more offense.

Seth Lugo’s 91.3-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 23rd percentile among all starters.

Seth Lugo has compiled an 8.4% Swinging Strike rate this year, checking in at the 14th percentile.

Mitch Keller’s fastball velocity has dropped 1.2 mph this season (93.3 mph) below where it was last season (94.5 mph).

Mitch Keller has compiled an 8.5% Swinging Strike% this year, placing in the 16th percentile.

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