Rays vs Nationals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 30th

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Rays vs Nationals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 30th

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Rays @ Nationals Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Tampa Bay Rays at Washington Nationals
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, August 30th
Time : 30/08/25 16:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Tampa Bay Rays Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Ryan Pepiot in the 83rd percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

Nationals Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in MLB, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense.

Low humidity has a small but significant correlation with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast expects the 3rd-lowest humidity on the slate today at 31%.

In his last outing, Ryan Pepiot turned in a great performance and put up 8 strikeouts.

Ryan Pepiot has utilized his four-seam fastball 6.4% less often this year (44.3%) than he did last season (50.7%).

Among all stadiums, Nationals Park’s left field fences are the 10th-shallowest.

Ryan Pepiot has been very fortunate when it comes to his ERA this year; his 3.82 rate is a fair amount lower than his 4.58 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

Ryan Pepiot has posted a .261 BABIP this year, making him one of the luckiest pitchers in the majors on balls in play and regression likely forthcoming.

Tallying 17 outs per outing this year on average, Ryan Pepiot falls in the 78th percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Jake Irvin’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 24th percentile among all starting pitchers in the league right now.

Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-worst infield defense is that of the Washington Nationals.

Jake Irvin’s 91.7-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a sizeable 2.2-mph decline from last year’s 93.9-mph mark.

With a 5.56 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that is concerned with the variables most within a pitcher’s control), Jake Irvin falls in the 5th percentile.

Tallying 92.4 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Jake Irvin places him the 81st percentile.

Negatives with the Washington Nationals Game Today

The #10 ballpark in the game for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Ryan Pepiot in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall pitching abilities.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Nationals Park as the 4th-worst stadium in MLB for walks.

In his last GS, Ryan Pepiot performed well and gave up 1 ER.

In his last start, Jake Irvin was rolling and allowed 2 ER.

Jake Irvin’s higher utilization rate of his secondary pitches this year (46.9% compared to 41.7% last season) should work in his favor since they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jake Irvin in the 10th percentile when it comes to his strikeout skill.

In his previous game started, Jake Irvin wasn’t on when it came to striking hitters out and was only able to tally 2 Ks.

Ranking in the 7th percentile, Jake Irvin put up a 7.4% Swinging Strike% this year.

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