Royals vs Phillies match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, September 13th

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Royals @ Phillies Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Kansas City Royals at Philadelphia Phillies
Series : Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, September 13th
Time : 13/09/25 18:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Game Today

Citizens Bank Park profiles as the #7 field in baseball for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Citizens Bank Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which tends to lead to lower offensive output.

Out of all starters, Ryan Bergert’s fastball spin rate of 2405 rpm grades out in the 77th percentile this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Taijuan Walker in the 12th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching skills.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Citizens Bank Park as the 8th-best venue in Major League Baseball for home runs.

The 9th-shallowest LF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Citizens Bank Park.

Out of all starting pitchers, Taijuan Walker’s fastball velocity of 91.2 mph grades out in the 22nd percentile this year.

Ryan Bergert is an extreme flyball pitcher (37.8% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is stuck pitching in the #8 HR venue in Major League Baseball in today’s game.

With a 1.38 disparity between Ryan Bergert’s 3.48 ERA and his 4.86 estimated true talent ERA (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in the game this year and figures to negatively regress the rest of the season.

Negatives with the Philadelphia Phillies Game Today

Ryan Bergert has been given a below-average leash this year, throwing 6.5 fewer adjusted pitches-per-game than average.

This game is forecasted to have the 11th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

In his previous GS, Ryan Bergert struggled when it came to striking batters out and only managed to tally 2 Ks.

Ryan Bergert has had some very good luck with his strikeouts this year, putting up an 8.46 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.11 — a 0.35 K/9 difference.

In his last GS, Taijuan Walker was firing on all cylinders and conceded 0 ER.

Taijuan Walker has utilized his cut-fastball 20.2% more often this year (30.5%) than he did last year (10.3%).

When it comes to his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Taijuan Walker in the 3rd percentile among all SPs in the game.

Among all SPs, Taijuan Walker’s fastball spin rate of 2130 rpm is in the 16th percentile this year.

Checking in at the 2nd percentile, Taijuan Walker notched a 6.8% Swinging Strike% this year.

Ryan Bergert performed well in his last start and allowed 2 ER.

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