Reds vs Pirates match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 2nd

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Reds @ Pirates Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, May 2nd
Time : 02/05/26 16:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Cincinnati Reds Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Carmen Mlodzinski in the 76th percentile when assessing his overall pitching abilities.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 2nd-worst park in the league for home runs.

,Among all stadiums, PNC Park’s left field dimensions are the 10th-deepest.

,PNC Park has the 6th-tallest fences among all stadiums.

,The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this matchup to drop to the 3rd-lowest level on the slate at 54°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

,Among all starting pitchers, Rhett Lowder’s fastball velocity of 91.7 mph is in the 14th percentile this year.

,Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Rhett Lowder has utilized his fastball a lot this year, though: 54.8% of the time, checking in at the 100th percentile.

,Rhett Lowder has been lucky this year, putting up a 3.18 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.72 — a 1.54 disparity.

Negatives with the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 2 Game Today

Carmen Mlodzinski’s 2066-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 8th percentile among all SPs.

,Placing in the 20th percentile, Carmen Mlodzinski posted an 8.3% Swinging Strike percentage since the start of last season.

,Out of every team in action today, the 4th-best infield defense is that of the the Cincinnati Reds.

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