Reds vs Guardians match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 16th

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Reds @ Guardians Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Cincinnati Reds at Cleveland Guardians
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, May 16th
Time : 16/05/26 18:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cincinnati Reds Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Gavin Williams in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall pitching abilities.

,Throwing 96.7 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Gavin Williams falls in the 95th percentile.

,Progressive Field has the 4th-tallest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.

,Gavin Williams’s slider percentage has increased by 7.5% from last season to this one (19.7% to 27.2%) .

,Out of all starting pitchers, Gavin Williams’s fastball velocity of 95.7 mph grades out in the 78th percentile this year.

,The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 3rd-strongest out of all the teams in action today.

,It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Chris Paddack has used his secondary offerings 8.2% more often this season (59.1%) than he did last season (50.9%).

,Chris Paddack has been unlucky this year, posting a 7.63 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.78 — a 2.85 discrepancy.

,Chris Paddack has been one of the unluckiest mound aces in the game on balls in play this year with a .347 BABIP and should see that luck normalize going forward.

Negatives with the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for walks.

,Progressive Field has the 2nd-shallowest left field fences among all major league parks.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Chris Paddack’s overall pitching ability ranks in the 25th percentile out of all starters in baseball currently.

,Generating 13.1 outs per start this year on average, Chris Paddack places in the 9th percentile.

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