Reds vs Nationals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 8th

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Reds @ Nationals Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Cincinnati Reds at Washington Nationals
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, August 8th
Time : 08/08/26 18:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cincinnati Reds Series Game 2 Game Today

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-best of the day for hitters.

,JJ Bleday pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.7% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Extreme flyball bats like JJ Bleday generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Andrew Alvarez.

,Brady House is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Brady House has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Brady House will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Chase Burns projects as the 19th-best SP in MLB right now, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Chase Burns has averaged 92.4 adjusted pitches per outing this year, checking in at the 81st percentile.

,The underlying talent of the Washington Nationals projected lineup today (.301 projected wOBA according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be a good deal weaker than their .331 wOBA this year.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Sal Stewart ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Sal Stewart is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Andrew Alvarez throws from, Sal Stewart will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Sal Stewart has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 75th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Batting from the opposite that Andrew Alvarez throws from, Matt McLain will have an advantage today.

,Matt McLain has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Dylan Crews is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Long-balls are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Nationals Park has the 10th-shallowest in the league.

,Dylan Crews will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Jacob Young has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Jacob Young will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Abimelec Ortiz is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Abimelec Ortiz will hold the platoon advantage over Chase Burns today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daylen Lile in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Daylen Lile is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Daylen Lile will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chase Burns today.

,Dane Myers has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (50% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Alvarez throws from, Dane Myers will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Dane Myers has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Noelvi Marte in the 78th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Noelvi Marte is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 93% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Alvarez throws from, Noelvi Marte will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz as the 5th-best hitter in the game when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Elly De La Cruz is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Elly De La Cruz has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically improves pitcher metrics in all categories, and Andrew Alvarez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Nasim Nunez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Jorbit Vivas will hold the platoon advantage over Chase Burns in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 85th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Tyler Stephenson will have the handedness advantage against Andrew Alvarez in today’s matchup.

,Tyler Stephenson has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects CJ Abrams in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,CJ Abrams is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Chase Burns throws from, CJ Abrams will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,CJ Abrams pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.5% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brady House in the 95th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Hitting from the opposite that Andrew Alvarez throws from, Ke’Bryan Hayes will have an edge in today’s game.

,Ke’Bryan Hayes has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.9%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Keibert Ruiz will get to bat from his good side against Chase Burns in today’s game.

,Keibert Ruiz pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.7% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Keibert Ruiz will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 97th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Eugenio Suarez is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Eugenio Suarez will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Alvarez in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Chase Burns projects as the 15th-best starter in MLB currently when assessing his strikeout ability, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Jacob Young’s BABIP skill is projected in the 79th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 80th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dane Myers in the 78th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Hitting from the opposite that Chase Burns throws from, Jose Tena will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Jose Tena will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daylen Lile in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Tena in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Abimelec Ortiz will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball hitters like Eugenio Suarez tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Andrew Alvarez.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, JJ Bleday ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The Cincinnati Reds have 3 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Matt McLain, Elly De La Cruz, Eugenio Suarez).

Negatives with the Washington Nationals Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Bleday in the 10th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,JJ Bleday has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (88% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The #7 field in the game for suppressing base hits to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park.

,Nationals Park’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which tends to lead to lower offensive output.

,Andrew Alvarez will have the handedness advantage over JJ Bleday in today’s matchup.

,Chase Burns will hold the platoon advantage over Brady House in today’s matchup.

,Erich Bacchus projects as a Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

,The 9th-shallowest right field dimensions in MLB are found in Nationals Park.

,The Washington Nationals have 6 bats in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage over Chase Burns today.

,Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Cincinnati Reds.

,Nationals Park profiles as the #24 field in baseball for righty BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Among every team playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals.

,Sal Stewart will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Matt McLain is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Matt McLain will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Chase Burns throws from, Dylan Crews will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 2nd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Jacob Young is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Chase Burns throws from, Jacob Young will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Abimelec Ortiz’s BABIP talent is projected in the 10th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Dane Myers in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball hitters like Noelvi Marte tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Andrew Alvarez.

,Noelvi Marte will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against Andrew Alvarez,Extreme groundball batters like Elly De La Cruz tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Andrew Alvarez.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Alvarez to throw 82 pitches in this game (4th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,When assessing his home run ability, Nasim Nunez ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nasim Nunez is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Nasim Nunez will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Chase Burns in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorbit Vivas in the 11th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Jorbit Vivas is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

,Tyler Stephenson is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

,Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Tyler Stephenson in today’s game.

,When estimating his home run ability, Ke’Bryan Hayes ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ke’Bryan Hayes is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Keibert Ruiz in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Keibert Ruiz is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Eugenio Suarez today.

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

,Nationals Park projects as the #22 venue in the game for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Playing on the road typically diminishes pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Chase Burns in today’s matchup.

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

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ke’Bryan Hayes in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Jorbit Vivas ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 16th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nasim Nunez in the 10th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,JJ Bleday will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

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