Reds vs Brewers match player stats | 2025 World Series Game 2 Friday, April 4th

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Reds vs Brewers match player stats | 2025 World Series Game 2 Friday, April 4th

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World Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Friday, April 4th
04/04/25 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Reds vs Brewers Series Game 2 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the best hitter in baseball as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Elly De La Cruz is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

The American Family Field roof projects to be closed today, making conditions in this game 13° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense.

Elly De La Cruz has a ton of pop (85th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (31% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Tyler Alexander has a pitch-to-contact profile (9th percentile K%) — great news for De La Cruz.

Elly De La Cruz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 85th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Sal Frelick is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Sal Frelick will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Martinez in today’s game.

Sal Frelick hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

Bats such as Sal Frelick with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Nick Martinez who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Sal Frelick’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batters such as Joey Ortiz with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Nick Martinez who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Among every team on the slate today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Cincinnati Reds.

Joey Ortiz will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand’s BABIP skill is projected in the 91st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Christian Encarnacion-Strand has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (80% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand will have the handedness advantage over Tyler Alexander today.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the 84th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Jackson Chourio is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Jackson Chourio hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jackson Chourio ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jackson Chourio will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oliver Dunn in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Batting from the opposite that Nick Martinez throws from, Oliver Dunn will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball bats like Oliver Dunn generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Nick Martinez.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Oliver Dunn will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blake Dunn in the 84th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Blake Dunn will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Alexander in today’s matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Tyler Alexander throws from, Santiago Espinal will have an edge today.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Rhys Hoskins will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

William Contreras is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 95th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Bats such as William Contreras with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Nick Martinez who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich in the 97th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Christian Yelich is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Christian Yelich will have the handedness advantage against Nick Martinez in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball batters like Christian Yelich tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Nick Martinez.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Brice Turang is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Nick Martinez throws from, Brice Turang will have an advantage in today’s game.

Brice Turang hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 85th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Brice Turang will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 76th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Projected catcher Jose Trevino projects as an elite pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Matt McLain is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Tyler Alexander throws from, Matt McLain will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Matt McLain hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 88th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Matt McLain has big-time power (84th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (28% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Tyler Alexander struggles to strike batters out (22nd percentile K%) — great news for McLain.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Matt McLain ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negative Match Player Stats with Reds vs Brewers Series Game 2

The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will bat from his bad side (0) today against Tyler Alexander,Out of every team today, the best infield defense is that of the the Milwaukee Brewers.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Elly De La Cruz today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 4th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Joey Ortiz is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

Nick Martinez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joey Ortiz today.

Joey Ortiz has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.6%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Nick Martinez throws from, Jackson Chourio will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Oliver Dunn is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Blake Dunn is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Blake Dunn has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Blake Dunn in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blake Dunn in the 20th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Santiago Espinal in the 6th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Santiago Espinal is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Santiago Espinal has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Santiago Espinal will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Santiago Espinal in the 24th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rhys Hoskins in the 4th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Rhys Hoskins is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Nick Martinez throws from, Rhys Hoskins encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Extreme flyball bats like Rhys Hoskins are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Nick Martinez.

Nick Martinez will have the handedness advantage over William Contreras today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 5th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Nick Martinez is an extreme flyball pitcher (34.1% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #10 HR venue in MLB today.

Given that flyball pitchers are least effective against groundball hitters, Nick Martinez (34.1% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged today with 5 GB hitters in Milwaukee’s projected lineup.

Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nick Martinez in today’s game.

Matt McLain will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

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