Rockies vs Reds match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 29th

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Rockies @ Reds Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Colorado Rockies at Cincinnati Reds
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 29th
Time : 29/04/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Colorado Rockies Series Game 2 Game Today

Recording 93.8 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Brandon Williamson places him the 80th percentile.

,The 2nd-weakest projected batting order on the slate today in terms of overall offensive ability is that of the the Colorado Rockies.

,According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 5th-most favorable for pitching on the slate.

,The Cincinnati Reds infield defense profiles as the 3rd-best among every team today.

,Because groundball pitchers have a notable edge over groundball bats, Brandon Williamson and his 38.2% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a good spot in this game being matched up with 3 opposing GB bats.

,Hunter Goodman is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Hunter Goodman will hold the platoon advantage over Brandon Williamson today.

,Hunter Goodman pulls many of his flyballs (38.8% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Willi Castro’s BABIP talent is projected in the 75th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his home run skill, Brenton Doyle ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brenton Doyle is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Brenton Doyle will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Williamson in today’s game.

,Brenton Doyle has big-time power (76th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (28.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Brandon Williamson struggles to strike batters out (14th percentile K%) — great news for Doyle.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Hunter Goodman as the majors’s 20th-best home run batter.

,Hunter Goodman has strong power (97th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (29.4% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Brandon Williamson struggles to strike batters out (12th percentile K%) — great news for Goodman.

,Spencer Steer pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38% — 93rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Spencer Steer will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Ke’Bryan Hayes has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Ke’Bryan Hayes will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When assessing his BABIP talent, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 8th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Elly De La Cruz is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Tomoyuki Sugano.

,Elly De La Cruz has big-time HR ability (81st percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (27.7% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano is a pitch-to-contact type (20th percentile K%) — great news for De La Cruz.

,When it comes to his batting average ability, Sal Stewart is projected as the 17th-best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Sal Stewart is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Sal Stewart has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Sal Stewart will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Kyle Karros’s BABIP skill is projected in the 84th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Kyle Karros will have the handedness advantage over Brandon Williamson today.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Will Benson ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Will Benson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tomoyuki Sugano in today’s game.

,Will Benson has a good chance to have an edge against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies has just 1 same-handed RP.

,Will Benson has big-time power (85th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (30.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano has a pitch-to-contact profile (9th percentile K%) — great news for Benson.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Beck in the 77th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Jordan Beck has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (86% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

,Batting from the opposite that Brandon Williamson throws from, Jordan Beck will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Elly De La Cruz has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 91st percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Tyler Freeman is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Williamson throws from, Tyler Freeman will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Tyler Freeman has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The Colorado Rockies have 4 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jordan Beck, Brenton Doyle, Ezequiel Tovar, Hunter Goodman).

,Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher metrics in all categories, and Brandon Williamson will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 78th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Ezequiel Tovar is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Williamson throws from, Ezequiel Tovar will have an advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Elly De La Cruz in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,TJ Friedl is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tomoyuki Sugano throws from, TJ Friedl will have an advantage today.

,TJ Friedl is likely to have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies only has 1 same-handed RP.

,TJ Friedl pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.1% — 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt McLain in the 75th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Matt McLain is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Matt McLain has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Matt McLain will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Nathaniel Lowe is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Nathaniel Lowe will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tomoyuki Sugano today.

,The Colorado Rockies have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nathaniel Lowe has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

,Nathaniel Lowe has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 81st percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Tyler Stephenson has a ton of pop (81st percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (28.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano struggles to strike batters out (14th percentile K%) — great news for Stephenson.

,Tyler Stephenson has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Tyler Stephenson will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 80th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Extreme flyball batters like Tyler Freeman generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Brandon Williamson.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Will Benson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Brenton Doyle’s BABIP ability is projected in the 75th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Sal Stewart ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Cincinnati Reds Series Game 2 Game Today

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Brandon Williamson’s overall pitching ability ranks in the 13th percentile out of all starters in baseball right now.

,Projected catcher Tyler Stephenson profiles as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.6-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for batters.

,With 7 hitters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected offense, Brandon Williamson meets a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

,Brandon Williamson is an extreme flyball pitcher (38.2% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #1 HR venue among all stadiums in today’s game.

,Extreme groundball hitters like Hunter Goodman generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Brandon Williamson.

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Hunter Goodman today.

,Willi Castro is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Willi Castro will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side against Brandon Williamson in today’s game.

,Willi Castro will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

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

,Troy Johnston is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Brandon Williamson throws from, Troy Johnston faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Troy Johnston will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Steer in the 19th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Spencer Steer is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Tomoyuki Sugano throws from, Spencer Steer will be in a tough position today.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Ke’Bryan Hayes ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ke’Bryan Hayes is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Tomoyuki Sugano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ke’Bryan Hayes today.

,Batting from the same side that Tomoyuki Sugano throws from, Sal Stewart will be at a disadvantage today.

,Kyle Karros is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kyle Karros in today’s matchup.

,Will Benson is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Karros in the 21st percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jordan Beck in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Tyler Freeman in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Brandon Williamson in the 10th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

,Typically, hitters like Ezequiel Tovar who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Brandon Williamson.

,Ezequiel Tovar will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects TJ Friedl in the 7th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Hitting from the same side that Tomoyuki Sugano throws from, Matt McLain will be in a tough position today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke’Bryan Hayes in the 25th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Tyler Stephenson is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Tomoyuki Sugano will hold the platoon advantage over Tyler Stephenson in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 14th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Benson in the 15th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects TJ Friedl in the 15th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

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