Reds vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Thursday, August 7th

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Reds vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Thursday, August 7th

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Matchup Details

Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates

Todays Game is on Thursday, August 7th
07/08/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Reds vs Pirates Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Paul Skenes as the 2nd-best SP in baseball right now.

Paul Skenes has averaged 94.2 adjusted pitches per GS this year, placing in the 88th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the worst venue in Major League Baseball for home runs.

The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 9.8-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-best of the day for hurlers.

When it comes to his strikeout talent, Paul Skenes projects as the 7th-best starting pitcher in baseball right now, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Paul Skenes has gone to his change-up 20.3% more often this year (25.7%) than he did last year (5.4%).

Paul Skenes has posted a 14.1% Swinging Strike percentage this year, grading out in the 95th percentile.

Tallying 93.7 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Brady Singer checks in at the 86th percentile.

Brady Singer’s 2424-rpm fastball spin rate this year ranks in the 81st percentile out of all starting pitchers.

Negative Match Player Stats with Reds vs Pirates

Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is predicted to have the hottest weather of all games on the slate today at 82°.

Paul Skenes’s 97.5-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a notable 1.4-mph drop off from last year’s 98.9-mph figure.

Among all starting pitchers, Paul Skenes’s fastball spin rate of 2236 rpm ranks in the 22nd percentile this year.

Paul Skenes has been one of the luckiest mound aces in baseball on balls in play this year with a .253 BABIP and should see that luck normalize going forward.

PNC Park ranks as the #24 ballpark in Major League Baseball for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Cincinnati Reds infield defense projects as the 4th-worst among every team playing today.

Brady Singer has used his slider 8.5% less often this year (37%) than he did last year (45.5%).

Among all starting pitchers, Brady Singer’s fastball velocity of 91.6 mph ranks in the 20th percentile this year.

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