Pirates vs Yankees match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, July 21st

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Pirates @ Yankees Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Yankees
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, July 21st
Time : 21/07/26 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 2 Game Today

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Cody Bellinger is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the most humid conditions on the schedule today at 88%.

,Hitting from the opposite that Bubba Chandler throws from, Cody Bellinger will have an edge in today’s game.

,Cody Bellinger pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.6% — 85th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Austin Wells will have the handedness advantage against Bubba Chandler in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Austin Wells will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Bubba Chandler throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have an edge today.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls many of his flyballs (38.7% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Jake Mangum is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Yankee Stadium has the 7th-shortest fences in Major League Baseball.

,Jose Caballero will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,When assessing his BABIP ability, Bryan Reynolds is projected as the 19th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (Will Warren) today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 90th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Brandon Lowe is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Considering Will Warren’s large platoon split, Brandon Lowe will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate today.

,Ryan McMahon will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bubba Chandler in today’s game.

,Ryan McMahon will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Quinn Wolcott) in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Yankee Stadium as the 3rd-best venue in MLB for walks.

,The New York Yankees have 7 batters in the projected lineup that will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bubba Chandler today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 79th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Paul Goldschmidt is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Paul Goldschmidt has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) 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 game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esmerlyn Valdez in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Esmerlyn Valdez is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Ryan O’Hearn is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Ryan O’Hearn will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Will Warren today… and moreover, Warren has a large platoon split.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales in the 97th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Nick Gonzales has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esmerlyn Valdez in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jasson Dominguez in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,The switch-hitting Jasson Dominguez will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Bubba Chandler.

,Jasson Dominguez will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,When estimating his home run ability, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Trent Grisham ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Trent Grisham is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

,Trent Grisham will hold the platoon advantage over Bubba Chandler today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Trent Grisham will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Austin Wells ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Ben Rice ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ben Rice is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Bubba Chandler throws from, Ben Rice will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Paul Goldschmidt will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,Will Warren’s sinker usage has increased by 6.3% from last year to this one (20.9% to 27.2%) .

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Davis in the 89th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Among all starters, Will Warren’s fastball spin rate of 2538 rpm ranks in the 94th percentile this year.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Paul Goldschmidt ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Ben Rice pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36% — 86th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Brandon Lowe pulls many of his flyballs (38.5% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jasson Dominguez in the 81st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Negatives with the New York Yankees Series Game 2 Game Today

The #4 park in MLB for suppressing BABIP to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

,Built just 11 feet above sea level, Yankee Stadium has one of the lowest elevations in MLB, which tends to lead to less offense.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 3rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Austin Wells is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Yankee Stadium has the 5th-deepest CF dimensions in the majors.

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

,The switch-hitting Jake Mangum will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Will Warren… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Warren’s large platoon split.

,In today’s matchup, Jake Mangum is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 39.4% rate (98th percentile).

,Jake Mangum will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Jose Caballero is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Yankee Stadium grades out as the #27 field in the league for right-handed BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Bubba Chandler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Caballero in today’s game.

,Today, Jose Caballero is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.5% rate (93rd percentile).

,Bryan Reynolds has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,The New York Yankees infield defense profiles as the 5th-best among every team today.

,Bryan Reynolds will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brandon Lowe in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 21st percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Ryan McMahon is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Ryan McMahon hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,In his previous outing, Bubba Chandler was firing on all cylinders and conceded 0 ER.

,Bubba Chandler’s 97.9-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 99th percentile among all SPs.

,Among all SPs, Bubba Chandler’s fastball spin rate of 2408 rpm ranks in the 76th percentile this year.

,Bubba Chandler has been unlucky this year, compiling a 4.77 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.40 — a 0.37 gap.

,Bubba Chandler will have the handedness advantage over Paul Goldschmidt today.

,Considering Will Warren’s large platoon split, Esmerlyn Valdez will be at a huge disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Esmerlyn Valdez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Bubba Chandler is projected to throw 84 pitches today by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 14th-least of all pitchers on the slate.

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

,Ryan O’Hearn has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,Ryan O’Hearn will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Nick Gonzales is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Because of Will Warren’s large platoon split, Nick Gonzales will be at a tremendous disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

,Jasson Dominguez is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,Trent Grisham hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

,Esmerlyn Valdez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Nick Gonzales ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,When assessing his home run talent, Jared Triolo ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jared Triolo is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Considering Will Warren’s large platoon split, Jared Triolo will be at a big disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in this game.

,In today’s matchup, Jared Triolo is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.5% rate (86th percentile).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected lineup for the Pittsburgh Pirates in this game has an estimated true talent wOBA of .315, which is a fair amount worse than their actual wOBA of .335 this year.

,Austin Wells, the Yankees’s expected catcher in today’s game, grades out as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Will Warren will hold that advantage today.

,Henry Davis is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Will Warren will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Henry Davis in today’s game… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Warren’s large platoon split.

,Henry Davis pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.9% — 96th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Henry Davis today.

,Grading out in the 23rd percentile, Will Warren recorded a 9.1% Swinging Strike percentage this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Henry Davis in the 4th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

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