Pirates vs Yankees match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Wednesday, July 22nd

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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 Wednesday, July 22nd
Time : 22/07/26 13:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 2 Game Today

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

,Esmerlyn Valdez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,This matchup is predicted to have the 15th-best conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.7-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for hitters.

,Esmerlyn Valdez has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Rice in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Ben Rice is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Ben Rice will hold the platoon advantage over Mitch Keller today.

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

,Nick Gonzales has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

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

,Brandon Lowe will hold the platoon advantage against Gerrit Cole today.

,Batting from the opposite that Gerrit Cole throws from, Tyler Callihan will have an edge today.

,Tyler Callihan pulls many of his flyballs (34.2% — 78th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,When assessing his home run skill, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Mitch Keller throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the upper hand today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Gerrit Cole in the 84th percentile as it relates to his strikeout skill.

,The Pittsburgh Pirates have 3 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Esmerlyn Valdez, Rafael Flores, Tyler Callihan).

,As it relates to his BABIP talent, 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 bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Gerrit Cole.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 78th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

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

,Paul Goldschmidt has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The New York Yankees projected batting order ranks as the 5th-best on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability.

,With 7 batters of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Mitch Keller will have a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

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

,Austin Wells will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller today.

,Austin Wells will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Jake Mangum has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (72% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Ryan McMahon will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Ryan McMahon will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 82nd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, 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.

,Batting from the opposite that Mitch Keller throws from, Trent Grisham will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Esmerlyn Valdez in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

,Cody Bellinger will hold the platoon advantage over Mitch Keller today.

,Ryan O’Hearn’s batting average ability 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 lineup in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Gerrit Cole throws from, Ryan O’Hearn will have an advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jasson Dominguez in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Jasson Dominguez will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Mitch Keller in today’s game.

,Jasson Dominguez will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

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

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

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

,When estimating his home run skill, Austin Wells ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Negatives with the New York Yankees Series Game 2 Game Today

Gerrit Cole will have the handedness advantage over Esmerlyn Valdez in today’s matchup.

,Among all the teams today, the 4th-best infield defense is that of the New York Yankees.

,Esmerlyn Valdez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Gerrit Cole in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall pitching abilities.

,The underlying talent of the Pittsburgh Pirates projected lineup today (.313 projected wOBA according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be a fair amount worse than their .335 wOBA this year.

,Projected catcher Austin Wells grades out as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Gerrit Cole will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats in all categories.

,Nick Gonzales is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Gerrit Cole will have the handedness advantage against Nick Gonzales in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nick Gonzales in today’s game.

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

,Tyler Callihan’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Tyler Callihan is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this game.

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

,In today’s game, Bryan Reynolds is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.2% rate (82nd percentile).

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Bryan Reynolds in today’s matchup.

,Mitch Keller will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Paul Goldschmidt today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

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

,When it comes to 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 is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Jake Mangum will bat from his weak side against Gerrit Cole in today’s game.

,Jake Mangum has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.4%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,Jake Mangum is an extreme groundball batter and faces the weak infield defense of New York (#30-worst on the slate today).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 20th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Ryan McMahon is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Ryan McMahon has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and will be challenged by MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Keller to throw 79 pitches in today’s game (10th-least of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Trent Grisham hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 85th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales in the 9th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Jake Mangum will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Ryan O’Hearn has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

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

,Jasson Dominguez has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (75% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the batting order today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Callihan in the 14th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

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