Rockies vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 23rd

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Rockies vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 23rd

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Rockies @ Pirates Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, August 23rd
Time : 23/08/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Colorado Rockies Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Goodman in the 96th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude in the league. High elevation tends to lead to better offense.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game is projected to have the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate today at 84°.

PNC Park grades out as the #4 ballpark in the game for righty BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Beck in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Jordan Beck is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Ritter in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Karros in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Kyle Karros has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (91% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

The 3rd-weakest projected batting order of all teams today in terms of overall offensive ability belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Ron Kulpa profiles as a Huge Pitchers Umpire and is likely to be umping in today’s game.

PNC Park projects as the #30 field in Major League Baseball for home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In his previous start, Kyle Freeland turned in a great performance and allowed 0 ER.

Kyle Freeland was in good form in his last GS and accumulated 7 strikeouts.

Kyle Freeland’s curveball utilization has increased by 5.6% from last year to this one (18.9% to 24.5%) .

Out of all starting pitchers, Kyle Freeland’s fastball spin rate of 2421 rpm grades out in the 79th percentile this year.

Kyle Freeland has had some very poor luck with his strikeouts this year, notching a 6.36 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.26 — a 0.9 K/9 difference.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

Bryan Reynolds will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 76th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Tommy Pham is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Tommy Pham will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Freeland today.

Tommy Pham will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Tommy Pham ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Joey Bart will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Joey Bart will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Joey Bart’s BABIP ability is projected in the 87th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Isiah Kiner-Falefa will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Freeland in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 86th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew McCutchen is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Andrew McCutchen will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Freeland in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 88th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Mickey Moniak has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (61% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Michael Burrows throws from, Mickey Moniak will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Mickey Moniak will probably have an advantage against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Pittsburgh Pirates only has 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 4th-best field in MLB for lefty BABIP.

When estimating his home run ability, Alexander Canario ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Alexander Canario will have the upper hand today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Alexander Canario will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Tyler Freeman is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

Liover Peguero will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Freeland in today’s game.

Liover Peguero will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Nick Gonzales’s BABIP talent is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nick Gonzales is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

Nick Gonzales will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Freeland today.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Nick Gonzales will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Ezequiel Tovar is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Mike Burrows in the 79th percentile when it comes to his strikeout talent.

The Colorado Rockies have 5 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Hunter Goodman, Ezequiel Tovar, Mickey Moniak, Ryan Ritter, Jordan Beck).

Mike Burrows will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his metrics across the board.

Mike Burrows’s 94.7-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 75th percentile among all SPs.

Mike Burrows has recorded a .268 BABIP this year, indicating that he has been one of the luckiest hurlers in baseball on balls in play and regression likely forthcoming.

Jared Triolo’s BABIP skill is projected in the 76th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jared Triolo is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 98% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Jared Triolo will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Jared Triolo will hold that advantage today.

Negatives with the Pittsburgh Pirates Game Today

Hunter Goodman has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (95% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

The #1 stadium in Major League Baseball for suppressing home runs to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

The league’s 6th-tallest fences can be found at PNC Park.

Batting from the same side that Michael Burrows throws from, Hunter Goodman will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Hunter Goodman pulls many of his flyballs (35.5% — 90th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Goodman in the 20th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-best infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

PNC Park has the 7th-deepest fences in Major League Baseball — generally bad for home runs.

Michael Burrows will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Beck in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jordan Beck today.

Ryan Ritter is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Michael Burrows throws from, Ryan Ritter encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Ryan Ritter will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Michael Burrows will have the handedness advantage over Kyle Karros in today’s game.

Today, Kyle Karros is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.4% rate (78th percentile).

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kyle Karros in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Freeland to throw 85 pitches today (12th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Kyle Freeland will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Kyle Freeland’s 91.1-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 17th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

PNC Park profiles as the #21 field in the majors for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Bryan Reynolds will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side against Kyle Freeland in this game.

Joey Bart has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (68% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Joey Bart pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.2% — 84th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

When assessing his home run ability, Isiah Kiner-Falefa ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today.

Andrew McCutchen pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.4% — 85th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the worst stadium in the majors for left-handed home runs.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Mickey Moniak in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Orlando Arcia in the 4th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Orlando Arcia is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the same side that Michael Burrows throws from, Orlando Arcia encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Orlando Arcia pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 82nd percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Orlando Arcia in the 12th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Alexander Canario is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alexander Canario in the 16th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Batting from the same side that Michael Burrows throws from, Tyler Freeman has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

When assessing his home run ability, Tyler Freeman ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Tyler Freeman will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Liover Peguero ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Liover Peguero is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Liover Peguero pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 83rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

Hitting from the same side that Michael Burrows throws from, Ezequiel Tovar will have a tough challenge today.

Ezequiel Tovar will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Burrows to throw 77 pitches today (least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Given his reverse platoon split, Mike Burrows will be in a tough position squaring off against 7 hitters in the projected batting order of the same handedness in this matchup.

The Colorado Rockies projected batting order profiles as the 2nd-worst on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability.

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