Red Sox vs Athletics match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, July 28th

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Red Sox @ Athletics Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Boston Red Sox at Athletics
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, July 28th
Time : 28/07/26 21:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Boston Red Sox Series Game 2 Game Today

Jonah Heim has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (51% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

,Sutter Health Park projects as the #3 park in baseball for RHB home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Sutter Health Park has the 4th-lowest fences in the league.

,A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the hottest temperature on the slate today at 103°.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 14.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for bats.

,It may be sensible to expect positive regression for the Boston Red Sox offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 9th-unluckiest offense in the league this year.

,It is anticipated that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Mark Wegner) calling pitches today.

,Sutter Health Park profiles as the #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for walks, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Ceddanne Rafaela’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ceddanne Rafaela is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Sutter Health Park as the 2nd-best ballpark in the league for run-scoring.

,Caleb Durbin will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gage Jump in today’s matchup.

,Romy Gonzalez is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jahmai Jones in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jeff McNeil will hold that advantage today.

,Alika Williams will hold the platoon advantage against Jake Bennett in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his BABIP skill, Henry Bolte is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Sutter Health Park ranks as the #2 stadium in baseball for righty batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Henry Bolte will have the handedness advantage against Jake Bennett today.

,When estimating his BABIP ability, Romy Gonzalez is projected as the 17th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Thomas White is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Wilyer Abreu is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Willson Contreras projects as the 17th-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Willson Contreras is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Gage Jump in the 87th percentile when assessing his strikeout ability.

,Gage Jump has posted a 25.8% strikeout rate this year, grading out in the 79th percentile.

,Jacob Wilson is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Jake Bennett throws from, Thomas White will have an edge today.

,The #2 field in the league for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.

,Jeff McNeil has made notable improvements with his Barrel% of late, improving his 1.2% seasonal rate to 11.1% in the past week.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Alika Williams will hold that advantage today.

,Andruw Monasterio will have the handedness advantage over Gage Jump today.

,The Athletics have 3 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Henry Bolte, Colby Thomas, Lawrence Butler).

,Jake Bennett has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 6.37 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.43 — a 1.06 K/9 disparity.

,Jahmai Jones will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gage Jump in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Jake Bennett.

,When estimating his home run skill, Colby Thomas ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Colby Thomas is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 10.7°, Caleb Durbin has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 22.6° angle in the past week.

,The #3 stadium in the league for boosting home runs to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.

,Colby Thomas will have the handedness advantage over Jake Bennett in today’s matchup.

,Andruw Monasterio’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved of late, going from 46.1% on the season to 75% in the past week’s worth of games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson as the 18th-best hitter in Major League Baseball as it relates to his batting average talent.

Negatives with the Athletics Series Game 2 Game Today

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Jonah Heim ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jonah Heim has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 12% of the time when starting against a left-handed pitcher this year.

,Jonah Heim hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 76th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Jonah Heim’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 90.9-mph EV last year has fallen to 88.8-mph.

,Despite posting a .306 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jonah Heim has had some very good luck given the .022 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .284.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Gage Jump in the 76th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching abilities.

,The 6th-deepest left field fences in Major League Baseball are found in Sutter Health Park.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher metrics across the board, and Gage Jump will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Among all starting pitchers, Gage Jump’s fastball velocity of 95.7 mph grades out in the 78th percentile this year.

,Gage Jump has put up a .332 BABIP this year, making him one of the unluckiest hurlers in the game on balls in play with improved performance likely coming.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Jake Bennett’s overall pitching talent ranks in the 85th percentile out of all starting pitchers in Major League Baseball right now.

,The worst projected batting order of all teams on the slate in terms of overall batting skill belongs to the Athletics.

,Among every team today, the 2nd-best infield defense belongs to the Boston Red Sox.

,In his last outing, Jake Bennett was in good form and allowed 1 ER.

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

,Ceddanne Rafaela’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 92.5-mph figure last season has decreased to 89.4-mph.

,Ceddanne Rafaela has been lucky this year, posting a .330 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .305 — a .025 difference.

,In terms of plate discipline, Ceddanne Rafaela’s skill is quite bad, posting a 4.38 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 9th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 12th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Caleb Durbin is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today.

,In today’s game, Caleb Durbin is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.1% rate (92nd percentile).

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Caleb Durbin in today’s game.

,Caleb Durbin’s average exit velocity has fallen off in recent games; his 84.3-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 80.2-mph over the last two weeks.

,Today, Romy Gonzalez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38% rate (76th percentile).

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Romy Gonzalez in today’s matchup.

,Romy Gonzalez has struggled with his Barrel%; his 13.1% rate last season has fallen to 5.6% this season.

,Romy Gonzalez’s average exit velocity has fallen off this season; his 93.3-mph EV last year has dropped to 90.3-mph.

,There has been a significant decline in Romy Gonzalez’s launch angle from last season’s 6.1° to 1.4° this season.

,Jahmai Jones is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,Jahmai Jones pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 77th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jahmai Jones will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,There has been a significant decline in Jahmai Jones’s launch angle from last year’s 19.7° to 13.4° this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Heim in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Jeff McNeil ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jeff McNeil is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

,13% of the time that Jeff McNeil has started against a lefty hurler this year, he has been pinch hit for.

,HRs are generally less common at fields with deep fences, and Sutter Health Park has the 9th-deepest in the majors.

,Hitting from the same side that Jake Bennett throws from, Jeff McNeil will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Alika Williams ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Alika Williams is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today.

,31% of the time that Alika Williams has started against a southpaw this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

,Alika Williams has been lucky this year, notching a .317 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .276 — a .041 discrepancy.

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Gage Jump is projected to throw 83 pitches in this matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 6th-least on the slate.

,Henry Bolte is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Henry Bolte hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

,In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Henry Bolte ranks in just the 1st percentile with a 1.7° launch angle, which is one of the most groundball-inducing angles in the majors.

,In terms of plate discipline, Henry Bolte’s ability is quite bad, putting up a 4.04 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 13th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thomas White in the 16th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Thomas White hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

,Putting up a lowly an 85-mph average exit velocity in the last 14 days, Thomas White has been in a slump recently.

,Compiling a 1.7° launch angle in the past two weeks suggests that Thomas White has been finding it challenging to lift the ball lately, which is a key component of hitting for power.

,Batting from the same side that Jake Bennett throws from, Tyler Soderstrom encounters a tough challenge today.

,Today, Tyler Soderstrom is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.5% rate (84th percentile).

,Tyler Soderstrom has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 10% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last 7 days.

,In the last 7 days, Tyler Soderstrom’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal average of 92.2 mph to 84.1 mph.

,Hitting from the same side that Gage Jump throws from, Wilyer Abreu will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Wilyer Abreu today.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Wilyer Abreu’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.8% down to 0%.

,With a .230 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Wilyer Abreu is ranked in the 24th percentile.

,Henry Bolte has recorded a .119 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, placing in the 3rd percentile.

,Willson Contreras pulls many of his flyballs (35.6% — 85th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Willson Contreras in today’s game.

,Over the past week, Willson Contreras’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal figure of 97.4 mph to 92.3 mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Willson Contreras’s true offensive talent to be a .363, suggesting that he has been lucky this year given the .037 disparity between that figure and his actual .400 wOBA.

,The #9 venue in the majors for suppressing strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Jacob Wilson ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jacob Wilson’s average exit velocity has declined recently; his 83.6-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 79.4-mph over the past week.

,Jacob Wilson’s launch angle in recent games (3.7° over the past 14 days) is considerably worse than his 6.9° seasonal figure.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Thomas White ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jeff McNeil’s BABIP skill is projected in the 19th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Jake Bennett is projected to throw 75 pitches in today’s matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the least of all pitchers today.

,Jacob Wilson has paced 3.9 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, ranking in the 7th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Andruw Monasterio is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

,Andruw Monasterio has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 9.4% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Andruw Monasterio has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.7-mph dropping to 84.8-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

,Colby Thomas has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 70% of the time when starting against a left-handed pitcher this year.

,Colby Thomas hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 96th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Posting a 7.07 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Colby Thomas has shown weak plate discipline, checking in at the 10th percentile.

,Tyler Soderstrom’s launch angle recently (-3° over the past 7 days) is significantly worse than his 11.6° seasonal figure.

,When estimating his home run talent, Caleb Durbin ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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