Royals vs Brewers match player stats | 2025 World Series Game 2 Tuesday, April 1st

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Royals vs Brewers match player stats | 2025 World Series Game 2 Tuesday, April 1st

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World Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Kansas City Royals at Milwaukee Brewers
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Tuesday, April 1st
01/04/25 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

The American Family Field roof figures to be closed today, making the temperature in this match-up 15,° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for offense.

Hitting from the opposite that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Sal Frelick will have an advantage today.

Sal Frelick hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Sal Frelick will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 97th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Jackson Chourio is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Jackson Chourio hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Jackson Chourio will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 92nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oliver Dunn in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Oliver Dunn will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Lorenzen in today’s matchup.

Oliver Dunn will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

When assessing his home run ability, Salvador Perez ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Salvador Perez is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

William Contreras is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

William Contreras hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

William Contreras will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich as the 12th-best batter in the game when assessing his BABIP skill.

Christian Yelich is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Christian Yelich will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Christian Yelich will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jonathan India ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jonathan India is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Jonathan India hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 77th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

MJ Melendez will hold the platoon advantage against Chad Patrick in today’s game.

As it relates to his home run talent, MJ Melendez ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bobby Witt Jr. projects as the 7th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

When it comes to his batting average ability, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 4th-best batter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Brice Turang will have the upper hand today.

Brice Turang hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Brice Turang will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 79th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Mitchell as the 19th-best hitter in the majors when assessing his BABIP skill.

Garrett Mitchell is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

Garrett Mitchell will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Lorenzen today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Garrett Mitchell will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 89th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Bats such as Maikel Garcia with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Chad Patrick who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 91st percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Vinnie Pasquantino will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chad Patrick today.

Michael Massey is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

Michael Massey will have the handedness advantage against Chad Patrick in today’s matchup.

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When it comes to his home run skill, Sal Frelick ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Sal Frelick is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Michael Lorenzen will have the handedness advantage against Jackson Chourio today.

Oliver Dunn is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Chad Patrick will hold the platoon advantage against Salvador Perez in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball bats like Salvador Perez tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Chad Patrick.

The Milwaukee Brewers outfield defense grades out as the best among every team on the slate today.

Salvador Perez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Renfroe in the 3rd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Hunter Renfroe is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Chad Patrick will hold the platoon advantage over Hunter Renfroe today.

Hunter Renfroe will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Batting from the same side that Michael Lorenzen throws from, William Contreras will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Chad Patrick throws from, Jonathan India encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Jonathan India will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 18th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

MJ Melendez is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Today, MJ Melendez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.4% rate (90th percentile).

MJ Melendez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Batting from the same side that Chad Patrick throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Bobby Witt Jr. has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball hitters like Bobby Witt Jr. tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Chad Patrick.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 5th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Brice Turang is penciled in 6th in the batting order today.

Maikel Garcia is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Chad Patrick throws from, Maikel Garcia faces a tough challenge today.

Maikel Garcia has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Maikel Garcia will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

When it comes to his home run skill, Maikel Garcia ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Today, Vinnie Pasquantino is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.4% rate (93rd percentile).

Vinnie Pasquantino will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Michael Massey’s BABIP skill is projected in the 14th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In today’s matchup, Michael Massey is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 39.2% rate (97th percentile).

Typically, hitters like Michael Massey who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Chad Patrick.

Milwaukee’s #1-ranked outfield defense of the day poses a formidable challenge for Michael Massey, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

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