Red Sox vs Yankees match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, June 6th

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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, June 6th
Time : 06/06/26 19:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Boston Red Sox Series Game 2 Game Today

In the league, Yankee Stadium has the 8th-lowest average fence height.

,In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast predicts for the 4th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 11.5-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats.

,Isiah Kiner-Falefa has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Isiah Kiner-Falefa has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 87.8-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal 84.8-mph mark.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 81st percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Paul Goldschmidt is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Trent Grisham ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Trent Grisham is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

,Yankee Stadium grades out as the #8 park in the majors for LHB home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Caleb Durbin has made significant gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 2.1% seasonal rate to 8% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 7.9°, Caleb Durbin has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 14.4° angle over the last 14 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 89th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.9% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ceddanne Rafaela in the 81st percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Ceddanne Rafaela has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (54% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Over the last 14 days, Ceddanne Rafaela’s 30.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 20.4%.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Mickey Gasper will get to bat from his strong side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (Will Warren) in today’s matchup.

,Mickey Gasper has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 93.8-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal figure of 90.5-mph.

,Hitting from the opposite that Ranger Suarez throws from, Jose Caballero will have an advantage today.

,Jose Caballero will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Jarren Duran is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Considering Will Warren’s large platoon split, Marcelo Mayer will have a massive advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today’s matchup.

,Marcelo Mayer’s launch angle lately (19.4° in the last week) is quite a bit higher than his 8.8° seasonal angle.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masataka Yoshida in the 91st percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Masataka Yoshida is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ben Rice ranks as the 18th-best hitter in MLB.

,Ben Rice is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

,Ben Rice pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 88th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Ali Sanchez will hold the platoon advantage over Ranger Suarez today.

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

,Anthony Seigler will have the handedness advantage against Will Warren in today’s matchup… and the cherry on top, Warren has a large platoon split.

,Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.330) provides evidence that Anthony Seigler has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season with his .233 actual wOBA.

,Anthony Seigler has put up a .289 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, grading out in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Batting from the opposite that Ranger Suarez throws from, Anthony Volpe will have an advantage today.

,Anthony Volpe will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 83rd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Yankee Stadium as the 8th-best park in Major League Baseball for righty home runs.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Austin Wells will hold that advantage today.

,Over the last week, Austin Wells’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.2% up to 14.3%.

,When it comes to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Ranger Suarez in the 76th percentile among all starting pitchers in the game.

,Ranger Suarez’s fastball spin rate has jumped 106 rpm this season (2057 rpm) over where it was last season (1951 rpm).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Will Warren’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 76th percentile out of all starting pitchers in MLB right now.

,Will Warren will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats across the board.

,Will Warren was firing on all cylinders in his last game started and gave up 1 ER.

,Among all starting pitchers, Will Warren’s fastball spin rate of 2549 rpm grades out in the 94th percentile this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Wilyer Abreu is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Ranger Suarez in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall pitching skills.

,The New York Yankees have been the 5th-luckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse in the future,Because of Will Warren’s large platoon split, Masataka Yoshida will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Willson Contreras is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

,Amed Rosario’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Amed Rosario is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Paul Goldschmidt will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ranger Suarez in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Caleb Durbin’s true offensive talent to be a .295, suggesting that he has been unlucky this year given the .048 disparity between that figure and his actual .247 wOBA.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Cody Bellinger is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Cody Bellinger pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 87th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Considering Will Warren’s large platoon split, Jarren Duran will have a big advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

,Trent Grisham will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Austin Wells has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 97.1-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal average of 94.3-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 10.4°, Jose Caballero has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 25.3° figure in the last week.

,Hitting from the opposite that Ranger Suarez throws from, Amed Rosario will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Will Warren in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his strikeout talent.

,Will Warren has notched a 26% strikeout rate this year, placing in the 76th percentile.

,Willson Contreras has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.2-mph to 93.2-mph over the last week.

,Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s launch angle this year (10.4°) is a significant increase over his 4° mark last year.

,Wilyer Abreu will hold the platoon advantage over Will Warren in today’s game… and even better, Warren has a large platoon split.

Negatives with the New York Yankees Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 2nd percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Isiah Kiner-Falefa is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Yankee Stadium projects as the #26 venue in baseball for righty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Built just 11 feet above sea level, Yankee Stadium has one of the lowest elevations among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.

,Will Warren will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Isiah Kiner-Falefa in today’s matchup… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Warren’s large platoon split.

,The Boston Red Sox outfield defense profiles as the strongest among all the teams in action today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Paul Goldschmidt’s true offensive talent to be a .323, suggesting that he has had some very good luck this year given the .057 difference between that figure and his actual .380 wOBA.

,Hitting from the same side that Ranger Suarez throws from, Trent Grisham encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Trent Grisham hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

,In the past 7 days, Trent Grisham’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.2% down to 0%.

,Trent Grisham’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 93.2-mph seasonal figure has dropped to 89.4-mph over the past 14 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 10th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Caleb Durbin is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

,Will Warren will have the handedness advantage against Caleb Durbin today… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering Warren’s large platoon split.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Yankee Stadium ranks as the #26 park in the majors for left-handed BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Hitting from the same side that Ranger Suarez throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Because of Will Warren’s large platoon split, Ceddanne Rafaela will be at a big disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish today.

,In today’s game, Ceddanne Rafaela is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38% rate (77th percentile).

,Ceddanne Rafaela will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Mickey Gasper is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game.

,Among all parks, Yankee Stadium’s CF dimensions are the 5th-deepest.

,Mickey Gasper will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Over the past week, Mickey Gasper’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.8% down to 0%.

,Jose Caballero is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,Jose Caballero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.2% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jarren Duran has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,Jarren Duran will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,In terms of plate discipline, Jarren Duran’s skill is quite poor, putting up a 4.14 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 13th percentile.

,Marcelo Mayer is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Marcelo Mayer has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,Marcelo Mayer will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Masataka Yoshida in today’s game.

,Masataka Yoshida’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 91.6-mph average last year has dropped off to 88.3-mph.

,Masataka Yoshida’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 88.3-mph seasonal mark has fallen to 82.5-mph over the past week.

,Ranger Suarez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ben Rice in today’s game.

,Over the past two weeks, Ben Rice’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 17.2% down to 11.8%.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Ali Sanchez ranks in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ali Sanchez is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Seigler in the 22nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Anthony Seigler is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Seigler in the 21st percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Anthony Seigler will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Anthony Volpe is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

,Today, Anthony Volpe is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.5% rate (96th percentile).

,Austin Wells is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the same side that Ranger Suarez throws from, Austin Wells will not have the upper hand today.

,Austin Wells has posted a .250 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 8th percentile.

,Placing in the 6th percentile, Austin Wells has posted a .263 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

,Ceddanne Rafaela has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 7.1% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 4th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Playing on the road generally lowers pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ranger Suarez in today’s matchup.

,Ranger Suarez’s 89.9-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 4th percentile among all SPs.

,Anthony Volpe’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 89.4-mph figure last year has dropped off to 84.4-mph.

,Anthony Volpe’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 84.4-mph seasonal average has dropped to 75.2-mph in the past week.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Isiah Kiner-Falefa today.

,The Boston Red Sox have been the 8th-unluckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress going forward,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Yankee Stadium as the 2nd-best ballpark in the game for walks.

,Wilyer Abreu will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Wilyer Abreu has recorded a .230 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, checking in at the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Given Will Warren’s large platoon split, Willson Contreras will be at a massive disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in this game.

,Willson Contreras pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.6% — 81st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,Willson Contreras will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Amed Rosario hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 92nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Amed Rosario has been lucky in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 24.7 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is inflated compared to his 18.9 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Ben Rice has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 92.4-mph dropping to 90.3-mph in the past 14 days.

,Despite posting a .428 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Ben Rice has had some very good luck given the .066 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .362.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 11th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Jose Caballero’s average exit velocity has decreased this year; his 86.1-mph average last season has lowered to 83.2-mph.

,Jose Caballero’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last year to this one, decreasing from 18.9% to 12%.

,Ranger Suarez will have the handedness advantage over Cody Bellinger in today’s game.

,Cody Bellinger’s average exit velocity has dropped off of late; his 89.1-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 83.8-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

,Compared to his seasonal figure of 15.3°, Jazz Chisholm Jr. has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (6.2°) in the last 14 days.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last season to this one, falling from 19.4% to 12.6%.

,Willson Contreras has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 13.9% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the last week.

,Amed Rosario has done a weak job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 3.4° angle is among the lowest in Major League Baseball since the start of last season (7th percentile).

,In notching a 2.000 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season , Anthony Seigler is ranked in the 8th percentile for power.

,Today, Caleb Durbin is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.8% rate (91st percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masataka Yoshida in the 24th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Marcelo Mayer has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 6.1% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

,Cody Bellinger has been lucky this year, putting up a .362 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .336 — a .026 gap.

,Mickey Gasper’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off lately, falling from 15.9% on the season to 0% in the past week.

,The Boston Red Sox have 6 hitters in the projected lineup that will have the handedness advantage against Will Warren in this matchup, which is especially precarious given his large platoon split.

,It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Will Warren has relied on his secondary offerings 5.3% less often this season (32.1%) than he did last season (37.4%).

,With a 0.6 deviation between Will Warren’s 9.79 K/9 and his 9.20 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in MLB this year when it comes to strikeouts and figures to negatively regress in future games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 14th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

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