Royals vs Astros match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, May 13th

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Royals vs Astros match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, May 13th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Tuesday, May 13th
13/05/25 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Royals vs Astros Series Game 2 Matchup Today

Cam Smith’s BABIP ability is projected in the 94th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Minute Maid Park grades out as the #7 field in the league for righty home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest 6° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for offense.

Batting from the opposite that Kris Bubic throws from, Cam Smith will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Cam Smith will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Christian Walker is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Kris Bubic throws from, Christian Walker will have an advantage today.

Christian Walker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.1% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

Christian Walker will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 91st percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Victor Caratini is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 71% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

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

Isaac Paredes is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Isaac Paredes will hold the platoon advantage against Kris Bubic in today’s game.

Isaac Paredes pulls many of his flyballs (45.6% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball batters like Isaac Paredes usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Kris Bubic.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

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

Jose Altuve is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Kris Bubic throws from, Jose Altuve will have an advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 90th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.9% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Minute Maid Park ranks as the #7 ballpark in MLB for walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Minute Maid Park has the shallowest LF dimensions among all major league parks.

Because groundball hitters have a substantial edge over flyball pitchers, Framber Valdez and his 57.9% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a troublesome position in this matchup matching up with 2 opposing GB bats.

Framber Valdez has averaged 93 adjusted pitches per GS this year, placing in the 76th percentile.

Minute Maid Park profiles as the #6 venue in baseball for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 89th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Salvador Perez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Salvador Perez will hold the platoon advantage over Framber Valdez today.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Salvador Perez ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.5% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

When assessing his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Kris Bubic in the 83rd percentile among all SPs in the game.

Given that groundball pitchers hold a big edge over groundball hitters, Kris Bubic and his 43.5% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a favorable position today squaring off against 4 opposing GB hitters.

Mark Canha is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 60% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Mark Canha will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Hunter Renfroe will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Hunter Renfroe pulls many of his flyballs (39.3% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Jonathan India is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Jonathan India will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Jonathan India pulls many of his flyballs (33.3% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Jeremy Pena is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Kris Bubic throws from, Jeremy Pena will have an edge in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 75th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Batting from the opposite that Kris Bubic throws from, Jake Meyers will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jake Meyers will hold that advantage today.

Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Freddy Fermin will have the upper hand today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 4th-best hitter in the league when estimating his batting average skill.

Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Bobby Witt Jr. will hold the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez in today’s game.

Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 7th-best batter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Extreme flyball hitters like Bobby Witt Jr. tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Framber Valdez.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Waters in the 90th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Drew Waters pulls many of his flyballs (33.9% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Maikel Garcia will have an edge in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 7th-best stadium in the majors for left-handed home runs.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 81st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Hitting from the opposite that Kris Bubic throws from, Yainer Diaz will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Yainer Diaz will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 97th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Negative Match Player Stats with Royals vs Astros Series Game 2

Cam Smith is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this game.

Minute Maid Park has the 3rd-highest average fence height in the majors.

Built just 20 feet above sea level, Minute Maid Park has one of the lowest altitudes in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to less offense.

Cam Smith hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 85th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 9th-deepest CF fences today.

Minute Maid Park projects as the #21 stadium in the game for RHB BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 12th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Caratini in the 25th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Victor Caratini hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Typically, batters like Victor Caratini who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Kris Bubic.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 3rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Framber Valdez projects as the 20th-best pitcher in baseball right now, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Framber Valdez has a large reverse platoon split and is fortunate enough to be facing 8 opposite-handed batters in this matchup.

Framber Valdez will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his metrics in all categories.

The Kansas City Royals (20.2 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 4th-least strikeout-heavy team of hitters of all teams on the slate today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Salvador Perez in today’s matchup.

The Houston Astros (20.7 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone batting order of the day.

Playing on the road generally reduces pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Kris Bubic today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Kris Bubic in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mark Canha in the 22nd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Mark Canha in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Renfroe in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Hunter Renfroe is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Hunter Renfroe today.

Jonathan India will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Typically, hitters like Jeremy Pena who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Kris Bubic.

Jake Meyers is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

Today, Jake Meyers is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.6% rate (81st percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddy Fermin in the 23rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Freddy Fermin is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Freddy Fermin hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Bobby Witt Jr. has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Bobby Witt Jr. in today’s matchup.

Drew Waters is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Drew Waters will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Framber Valdez today.

Drew Waters will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Waters in the 25th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Maikel Garcia has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

Typically, bats like Maikel Garcia who hit a lot of flyballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Framber Valdez.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 17th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 9th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Vinnie Pasquantino has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (93% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Framber Valdez will have the handedness advantage against Vinnie Pasquantino today.

Minute Maid Park projects as the #21 park in the game for lefty BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Vinnie Pasquantino pulls many of his flyballs (37.4% — 95th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

Yainer Diaz is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

In today’s matchup, Yainer Diaz is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.5% rate (78th percentile).

Typically, hitters like Yainer Diaz who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Kris Bubic.

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