Royals vs Tigers match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Wednesday, April 15th

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Royals @ Tigers Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 15th
Time : 15/04/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Kansas City Royals Series Game 2 Game Today

When estimating his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Jack Flaherty in the 92nd percentile among all starters in MLB.

,Throwing 94 adjusted pitches per GS since the start of last season on average, Jack Flaherty ranks in the 86th percentile.

,Jack Flaherty has posted a 27.7% strikeout rate since the start of last season, checking in at the 86th percentile.

,Seth Lugo has averaged 95.7 adjusted pitches per start since the start of last season, grading out in the 93rd percentile.

,Considering the 0.43 disparity between Seth Lugo’s 7.67 K/9 and his 8.10 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the game since the start of last season in terms of strikeouts and figures to see better results going forward.

Negatives with the Detroit Tigers Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Comerica Park as the 2nd-worst stadium in Major League Baseball for strikeouts.

,Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation tends to lead to better offense.

,This game is projected to have the 2nd-most humid conditions on the schedule today (78%); there is a small yet noteworthy link with increased offense (and decreased strikeouts) when the weather is humid.

,Jack Flaherty wasn’t on when it came to striking batters out in his previous game started and notched 2 Ks.

,Jack Flaherty’s curveball utilization has dropped by 6.1% from last year to this one (25.4% to 19.3%) .

,Seth Lugo’s curveball rate has fallen by 9.9% from last year to this one (32.3% to 22.4%) .

,Out of all SPs, Seth Lugo’s fastball velocity of 91.2 mph ranks in the 21st percentile since the start of last season.

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