Red Sox vs Braves match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 16th

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Red Sox @ Braves Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, May 16th
Time : 16/05/26 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Boston Red Sox Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Payton Tolle in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent level.

,Truist Park has the 3rd-deepest left field fences in Major League Baseball.

,The Boston Red Sox outfield defense grades out as the best among all the teams playing today.

,Payton Tolle was firing on all cylinders in his last game started and allowed 1 ER.

,Out of all starters, Payton Tolle’s fastball velocity of 95.5 mph ranks in the 81st percentile this year.

,Recording 18.2 outs per start this year on average, Bryce Elder places him the 92nd percentile.

,The Atlanta Braves outfield defense projects as the 3rd-strongest among all the teams playing today.

,In his last start, Bryce Elder was on point and allowed 0 ER.

,Bryce Elder has relied on his sinker 19.2% less often this year (23%) than he did last season (42.2%).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Truist Park as the 8th-best ballpark in MLB for run-scoring.

,In Major League Baseball, Truist Park’s CF dimensions are the 5th-shallowest.

,Payton Tolle has been one of the luckiest hurlers in baseball on balls in play this year with a .243 BABIP and should see that luck normalize going forward.

Negatives with the Atlanta Braves Series Game 2 Game Today

Payton Tolle has been given a shorter leash than the typical pitcher this year, throwing 12 fewer adjusted pitches-per-game than the average starting pitcher.

,Truist Park profiles as the #3 venue in the league for base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest altitude in Major League Baseball. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.

,The weather forecast forecasts temperatures in this matchup to reach the 2nd-highest level of all games today at 84°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

,Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Payton Tolle has gone to his fastball a lot since the start of last season, though: 63.8% of the time, ranking in the 100th percentile.

,Bryce Elder’s 90.9-mph fastball velocity since the start of last season grades out in the 12th percentile among all starting pitchers.

,Among all starters, Bryce Elder’s fastball spin rate of 2221 rpm is in the 22nd percentile this year.

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