Royals vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, June 4th

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Royals vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, June 4th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, June 4th
04/06/25 19:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

Busch Stadium has the 10th-lowest fence height (on average) among all major league stadiums.

This game is predicted to have the 3rd-most humidity on the slate (82%); there is a small yet noteworthy correlation with increased offense (and decreased strikeouts) when the weather is humid.

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

Victor Scott II’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better of late, going from 19% on the season to 50% in the past week.

Jeffrey Caglianone will hold the platoon advantage over Miles Mikolas in today’s matchup.

Noah Cameron’s high utilization percentage of his secondary pitches (72.2% since the start of last season) ought to work in his favor since they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

Noah Cameron has compiled a .154 BABIP this year, making him one of the luckiest hurlers in MLB on balls in play and regression likely forthcoming.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Willson Contreras ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Willson Contreras is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Noah Cameron throws from, Willson Contreras will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Willson Contreras hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 80th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

Nolan Arenado will have the handedness advantage over Noah Cameron in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Nolan Arenado will hold that advantage today.

Over the last 14 days, Nolan Arenado has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 5.1% to 12.9%.

Nolan Arenado’s launch angle in recent games (28.7° over the last 14 days) is a considerable increase over his 19° seasonal angle.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Salvador Perez ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Salvador Perez is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Salvador Perez’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.3-mph over the course of the season to 96.5-mph in recent games.

Salvador Perez has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .270 rate is quite a bit lower than his .317 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 88th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Projected catcher Pedro Pages grades out as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Because flyball pitchers hold a sizeable advantage over flyball hitters, Miles Mikolas and his 35% underlying FB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a good spot in today’s matchup being matched up with 2 opposing FB hitters.

Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher metrics across the board, and Miles Mikolas will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Miles Mikolas has relied on his secondary offerings 7% more often this season (56%) than he did last year (49%).

The Kansas City Royals have been the 4th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better in future games,Miles Mikolas’s 91.3-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a significant 1.8-mph decrease from last season’s 93.1-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Ivan Herrera is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Noah Cameron throws from, Ivan Herrera will have an edge in today’s game.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Ivan Herrera ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ivan Herrera will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Jonathan India ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jonathan India is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

Jonathan India’s launch angle this season (17°) is quite a bit better than his 13.3° mark last season.

Jonathan India has been unlucky this year, compiling a .287 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .336 — a .049 gap.

Kyle Isbel will hold the platoon advantage against Miles Mikolas in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his batting average skill, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 5th-best hitter in baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bobby Witt Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

Bobby Witt Jr. has made big improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 12.5% seasonal rate to 31.3% in the last week.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 8th-best hitter in MLB.

Bobby Witt Jr. has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 96.9-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal 92.6-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Lars Nootbaar is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Lars Nootbaar hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.9% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Lars Nootbaar will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Pedro Pages will hold the platoon advantage against Noah Cameron today.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Pedro Pages will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Waters in the 92nd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Drew Waters will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Miles Mikolas in this game.

Drew Waters has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 4.8% seasonal rate to 21.4% over the past week.

Drew Waters has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.3-mph to 95.6-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Maikel Garcia is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Maikel Garcia hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

In notching a .372 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Maikel Garcia is positioned in the 90th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Donovan in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Brendan Donovan is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Brendan Donovan will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Brendan Donovan ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Compared to last year, Brendan Donovan has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for base hits, increasing his percentage of balls hit between -4° and 26° from 45.8% to 55.5% this season.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Vinnie Pasquantino will hold the platoon advantage over Miles Mikolas in today’s matchup.

Vinnie Pasquantino has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 94.5-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 91-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Masyn Winn’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Masyn Winn is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Noah Cameron throws from, Masyn Winn will have an edge today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Masyn Winn will hold that advantage in today’s game.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Scott II in the 16th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Victor Scott II is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Busch Stadium as the 5th-worst stadium in the league for run-scoring.

Batting from the same side that Noah Cameron throws from, Victor Scott II will have a disadvantage today.

Today, Victor Scott II is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.3% rate (91st percentile).

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Victor Scott II ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

From last season to this one, Victor Scott II’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 91 mph to 88.3 mph.

Busch Stadium profiles as the #26 field in the game for lefty home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Jeffrey Caglianone is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this game.

In the league, Busch Stadium’s RF fences are the 2nd-deepest.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jeffrey Caglianone in today’s game.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Noah Cameron is projected to throw 84 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 8th-least of all pitchers on the slate.

It is likely that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Scott Barry) in charge of the strike zone in this game.

Busch Stadium grades out as the #23 venue in baseball for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Playing on the road generally lowers pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Noah Cameron in today’s matchup.

The St. Louis Cardinals have been the 8th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress in future games,Busch Stadium grades out as the #28 ballpark in baseball for home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Noah Cameron is an extreme flyball pitcher (33% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be helped pitching in the #28 HR venue among all parks in this game.

Noah Cameron was rolling in his previous GS and conceded 0 ER.

There has been a significant decline in Willson Contreras’s launch angle from last season’s 14.1° to 6.6° this season.

The #4 ballpark in Major League Baseball for suppressing home runs to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

Willson Contreras has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.3-mph dropping to 84.5-mph in the past 7 days.

Nolan Arenado’s BABIP skill is projected in the 6th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nolan Arenado has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (80% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Today, Nolan Arenado is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 42.5% rate (100th percentile).

Extreme groundball bats like Nolan Arenado tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Noah Cameron.

Nolan Arenado’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last season to this one, falling from 45% to 35.2%.

Nolan Arenado has recorded a .287 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, placing in the 18th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Miles Mikolas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Salvador Perez in today’s game.

Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.9% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Typically, bats like Salvador Perez who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Miles Mikolas.

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

There has been a significant decline in Salvador Perez’s launch angle from last season’s 18.6° to 15.6° this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Miles Mikolas in the 5th percentile when it comes to his strikeout skill.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Miles Mikolas is projected to throw 83 pitches today by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 7th-least of all pitchers on the slate today.

The Kansas City Royals (20.5 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone group of hitters of the day.

Miles Mikolas is an extreme flyball pitcher (35% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be aided by pitching in the #28 HR venue in Major League Baseball in today’s game.

Ivan Herrera has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Ivan Herrera has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 11.1% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past week.

Over the past week, Ivan Herrera’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 11.1%.

Ivan Herrera has been lucky this year, putting up a .423 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .337 — a .086 deviation.

Hitting from the same side that Miles Mikolas throws from, Jonathan India will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Jonathan India pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 79th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

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

Over the past 7 days, Jonathan India’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal EV of 89.3 mph to 83.3 mph.

Jonathan India’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off lately, decreasing from 18.6% on the season to 7.4% in the past two weeks.

Kyle Isbel’s BABIP ability is projected in the 11th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kyle Isbel is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Kyle Isbel pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Kyle Isbel ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Kyle Isbel’s average exit velocity has dropped off this season; his 88.1-mph figure last season has dropped to 85.5-mph.

Miles Mikolas will hold the platoon advantage over Bobby Witt Jr. in today’s matchup.

In today’s matchup, Bobby Witt Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.6% rate (89th percentile).

Typically, hitters like Bobby Witt Jr. who hit a lot of groundballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Miles Mikolas.

Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Noah Cameron will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Lars Nootbaar in today’s game.

Lars Nootbaar’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off of late, going from 13.6% on the season to 0% over the past week.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Pedro Pages ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Pedro Pages is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Pedro Pages has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 2nd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Pedro Pages has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.9-mph dropping to 85.1-mph over the last 14 days.

Over the last two weeks, Pedro Pages’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (2°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 10.7°.

Drew Waters is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Drew Waters today.

By putting up a .295 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year, Drew Waters is positioned in the 24th percentile for offensive ability.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.260) provides evidence that Drew Waters has had some very good luck this year with his .281 actual batting average.

Miles Mikolas will have the handedness advantage against Maikel Garcia today.

Maikel Garcia will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

In the last week’s worth of games, Maikel Garcia’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.3% down to 0%.

In the past 14 days, Maikel Garcia’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal EV of 90.6 mph to 87.8 mph.

In the last 7 days, Maikel Garcia’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 13.9%.

When it comes to his home run skill, Maikel Garcia ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Noah Cameron will hold the platoon advantage over Brendan Donovan in today’s matchup.

Today, Brendan Donovan is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.9% rate (84th percentile).

In the past week’s worth of games, Brendan Donovan’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal mark of 89.9 mph to 77.3 mph.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 9.9°, Brendan Donovan has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (2°) over the last 14 days.

Brendan Donovan’s launch angle this season (9.9°) is quite a bit worse than his 13° mark last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brendan Donovan’s true offensive skill to be a .338, suggesting that he has been very fortunate this year given the .029 difference between that mark and his actual .367 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 10th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

In today’s game, Vinnie Pasquantino is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.1% rate (95th percentile).

Vinnie Pasquantino will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

In the last week, Vinnie Pasquantino’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.9% down to 0%.

In the past 7 days, Vinnie Pasquantino’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.2%.

Busch Stadium has the 5th-largest outfield in MLB — generally bad for HRs.

In the last 7 days, Masyn Winn’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal average of 90.4 mph to 80.1 mph.

Masyn Winn has been lucky this year, putting up a .341 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .306 — a .035 disparity.

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