Red Sox vs Yankees match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 29th

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Red Sox @ Yankees Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, August 29th
Time : 29/08/26 13:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Boston Red Sox Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Carlos Rodon in the 84th percentile when assessing his strikeout talent.

,Yankee Stadium’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all stadiums, which often leads to worse offense.

,According to the weather forecast, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 4th-best for pitching of the day.

,Carlos Rodon has recorded a 12% Swinging Strike% this year, checking in at the 78th percentile.

,Carlos Rodon has put up a 24.8% strikeout rate this year, ranking in the 77th percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Jake Bennett’s overall pitching talent is in the 83rd percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB right now.

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

,Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense belongs to the Boston Red Sox.

,In his last GS, Jake Bennett was rolling and conceded 1 ER.

,Out of all the teams playing today, the 3rd-weakest infield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.

,With a 3.73 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that focuses on the things most within a pitcher’s control), Carlos Rodon places in the 75th percentile.

Negatives with the New York Yankees Series Game 2 Game Today

It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Carlos Rodon has used his off-speed and breaking balls 7.5% less often this season (40.9%) than he did last season (48.4%).

,Compared to league average, Jake Bennett has been given less leash than the average pitcher this year, recording an -12.0 fewer adjusted pitches each start.

,Yankee Stadium ranks as the #3 stadium in the game for walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Among all major league parks, Yankee Stadium has the 7th-lowest average fence height.

,Jake Bennett’s 2157-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 21st percentile out of all SPs.

,Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are typically a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Jake Bennett has used his fastball a lot this year, though: 58.9% of the time, checking in at the 100th percentile.

,Considering the 0.97 gap between Carlos Rodon’s 3.15 ERA and his 4.12 estimated true talent ERA (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in Major League Baseball this year and should perform worse going forward.

,Carlos Rodon has been one of the luckiest hurlers in the game on balls in play this year with a .238 BABIP and figures to see that luck normalize going forward.

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