Tigers vs Angels match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Friday, May 2nd

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Tigers vs Angels match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Friday, May 2nd

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Angels
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Friday, May 2nd
02/05/25 21:38:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Tigers vs Angels Series Game 2 Matchup Today

Angel Stadium has the shortest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.

Trey Sweeney will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Soriano today.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.306) implies that Trey Sweeney has had some very poor luck this year with his .264 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Zach Neto is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Tarik Skubal throws from, Zach Neto will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Zach Neto will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Zach Neto has made significant strides with his Barrel%, improving his 8.5% rate last year to 22.2% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colt Keith in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Colt Keith is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Colt Keith will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Soriano in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.324) suggests that Colt Keith has had bad variance on his side this year with his .277 actual wOBA.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Nolan Schanuel will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Nolan Schanuel’s launch angle lately (43° in the last 7 days) is considerably better than his 5.6° seasonal mark.

In terms of plate discipline, Nolan Schanuel’s skill is quite impressive, posting a 1.39 K/BB rate since the start of last season while ranking in in the 95th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 84th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Nolan Schanuel has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .251 rate is considerably lower than his .268 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Taylor Ward is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Tarik Skubal throws from, Taylor Ward will have an edge in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Over the last two weeks, Taylor Ward’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.9-mph over the course of the season to 96.6-mph in recent games.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Luis Rengifo will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against Tarik Skubal in this game.

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

Posting a .289 batting average since the start of last season, Luis Rengifo is positioned in the 93rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 80th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Despite posting a .250 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Luis Rengifo has been unlucky given the .047 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .297.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Batting from the opposite that Tarik Skubal throws from, Jo Adell will have an advantage today.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Jo Adell’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last year to this one, going from 38.3% to 50.9%.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Jo Adell has had bad variance on his side this year. His .241 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .311.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (17.8) implies that Javier Baez has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his 11.2 actual HR/600.

Over the last week, Javier Baez’s 83.3% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 47.3%.

The Los Angeles Angels have been the 3rd-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress in future games,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Angel Stadium as the 5th-best field in the league for walks.

Playing on the road generally reduces pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Tarik Skubal today.

The 10.7% Barrel% of the Los Angeles Angels grades them out as the #4 squad in MLB this year by this standard.

Tarik Skubal projects as the 3rd-best starter in MLB right now when assessing his strikeout ability, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Los Angeles Angels have 4 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Logan O’Hoppe, Mike Trout, Kyren Paris, Jo Adell).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Angel Stadium as the 6th-best ballpark in the game for strikeouts.

Tarik Skubal has averaged 17.3 outs per outing this year, checking in at the 81st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Jorge Soler as Major League Baseball’s 15th-best home run hitter.

Jorge Soler is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Jorge Soler will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tarik Skubal in today’s game.

Jorge Soler will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jorge Soler ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jorge Soler’s launch angle of late (23.6° in the past two weeks) is significantly better than his 19.8° seasonal angle.

Zach McKinstry has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (52% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

Zach McKinstry will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Soriano in today’s matchup.

Zach McKinstry has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 9.4% seasonal rate to 37.5% over the last week.

Zach McKinstry’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, rising from 15.3% to 21.9%.

In the last week’s worth of games, Zach McKinstry’s 87.5% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 50%.

In the last 14 days, Zach McKinstry’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.2-mph over the course of the season to 97.9-mph in recent games.

Gleyber Torres’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gleyber Torres is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

This season, Gleyber Torres has experienced a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 93.8 mph compared to last year’s 90 mph mark.

Gleyber Torres’s launch angle recently (32° in the last week) is significantly better than his 18.1° seasonal angle.

Gleyber Torres’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (22.3°) is quite a bit better than his 14° angle last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 81st percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Jose Soriano will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats across the board.

Jose Soriano has experienced some negative variance in regards to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 6.88 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.90 — a 1.01 K/9 difference.

Tallying 17 outs per game per started this year on average, Jose Soriano places him the 80th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Riley Greene is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Riley Greene will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Soriano today.

Riley Greene has made significant strides with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 11.8% seasonal rate to 35.7% over the last 7 days.

When it comes to his BABIP skill, Riley Greene is projected as the 4th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Riley Greene’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (18.4°) is quite a bit better than his 15.3° mark last season.

Dillon Dingler has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 102.3-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal average of 93.3-mph.

When it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34° (the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs), Dillon Dingler and his 20.2% rank in the 90th percentile since the start of last season.

Dillon Dingler’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, rising from 45.5% on the season to 60% over the last 7 days.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

Logan O’Hoppe will hold the platoon advantage against Tarik Skubal today.

Logan O’Hoppe will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Logan O’Hoppe has made big gains with his Barrel%, upping his 12% rate last year to 23.5% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 96th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Kyren Paris will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tarik Skubal in today’s game.

Kyren Paris will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Kyren Paris has been hot in recent games, putting up a a 22.2% Barrel% (a reliable standard to evaluate power) over the past two weeks.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Kerry Carpenter ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Kerry Carpenter is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Kerry Carpenter will hold the platoon advantage against Jose Soriano in today’s matchup.

Kerry Carpenter has made big gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 15.8% seasonal rate to 26.7% over the last 7 days.

This season, Kerry Carpenter has experienced a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 98.3 mph compared to last year’s 96.3 mph mark.

Negative Match Player Stats with Tigers vs Angels Series Game 2

Trey Sweeney is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for pitching of all games on the slate.

Trey Sweeney will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Trey Sweeney’s average exit velocity has decreased of late; his 87.6-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 85-mph in the past two weeks.

Trey Sweeney’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined recently, falling from 10.4% on the season to 0% in the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trey Sweeney in the 21st percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

As it relates to plate discipline, Zach Neto’s skill is quite weak, sporting a 3.77 K/BB rate since the start of last season while grading out in in the 20th percentile.

Colt Keith will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Colt Keith’s average exit velocity has fallen off this season; his 87.8-mph mark last year has fallen off to 84.2-mph.

Colt Keith’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last year to this one, going from 16.4% to 10%.

Colt Keith has performed at a clip of 12.5 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, ranking in the 24th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The standard deviation of Colt Keith’s launch angle since the start of last season (29.3°) is in the 24th percentile. A high deviation like this tends to lead to a lower rate of base hits.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 4th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

Hitting from the same side that Tarik Skubal throws from, Nolan Schanuel faces a tough challenge today.

Nolan Schanuel’s average exit velocity has decreased lately; his 86.1-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 83.5-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

There has been a significant decline in Nolan Schanuel’s launch angle from last season’s 10° to 5.6° this season.

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

Luis Rengifo has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (56% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Typically, batters like Luis Rengifo who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Tarik Skubal.

In the past 14 days, Luis Rengifo’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal mark of 90.4 mph to 85.3 mph.

Luis Rengifo’s launch angle this season (1.5°) is significantly worse than his 6.3° figure last season.

Jo Adell is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

In the last 7 days, Jo Adell’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.3% down to 0%.

In the past week, Jo Adell’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 94 mph to 85.8 mph.

Jo Adell has displayed bad plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 19th percentile with a 3.79 K/BB rate.

Over the last 14 days, Jo Adell’s 8.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 15.8%.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Javier Baez ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Javier Baez is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

Jose Soriano will hold the platoon advantage over Javier Baez in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball batters like Javier Baez tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Jose Soriano.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Tarik Skubal as the 2nd-best starting pitcher in the majors currently.

It is likely that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Cory Blaser) behind the plate in this game.

Dillon Dingler, the Tigers’s expected catcher in today’s game, grades out as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Tarik Skubal is an extreme groundball pitcher (44.2% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Angel Stadium — the #8 HR venue in Major League Baseball — in today’s game.

Tarik Skubal wasn’t on when it came to striking hitters out in his previous GS and posted 2 Ks.

Jorge Soler has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 11.9% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% over the past two weeks.

Jorge Soler’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (7.4°) is significantly lower than his 13.5° mark last season.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.293) provides evidence that Jorge Soler has been lucky this year with his .326 actual wOBA.

Zach McKinstry will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Grading out in the 7th percentile for power, Zach McKinstry has hit 6.7 HRs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

Despite posting a .381 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Zach McKinstry has had positive variance on his side given the .075 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .306.

Jose Soriano will hold the platoon advantage over Gleyber Torres in today’s matchup.

Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his batting average, Gleyber Torres has been very fortunate since the start of last season. His .259 mark has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .243.

By putting up a .194 Isolated Power (ISO) since the start of last season, Gleyber Torres grades out in the 24th percentile.

Gleyber Torres has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 14.4 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is a good deal higher than his 11.6 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Projected catcher Logan O’Hoppe projects as a horrible pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

With 6 hitters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Jose Soriano has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s matchup.

Jose Soriano’s 96-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a significant 1.7-mph fall off from last year’s 97.7-mph mark.

Jose Soriano’s sinker rate has risen by 6.7% from last year to this one (46.9% to 53.6%) .

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jose Soriano in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall pitching abilities.

It may be sensible to expect weaker performance for the Detroit Tigers offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 6th-luckiest offense in baseball this year.

Jose Soriano is an extreme groundball pitcher (54.9% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Angel Stadium — the #8 HR venue in Major League Baseball — in today’s game.

Riley Greene will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.279) suggests that Riley Greene has experienced some positive variance this year with his .323 actual wOBA.

Dillon Dingler is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Jose Soriano throws from, Dillon Dingler faces a tough challenge today.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Dillon Dingler today.

Dillon Dingler’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased lately, going from 21.8% on the season to 8.7% over the last 14 days.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.279) suggests that Dillon Dingler has been lucky this year with his .315 actual wOBA.

Logan O’Hoppe has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .362 rate is significantly inflated relative to his .308 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

As it relates to plate discipline, Logan O’Hoppe’s skill is quite poor, putting up a 5.07 K/BB rate since the start of last season while grading out in in the 6th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyren Paris in the 11th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Kyren Paris is projected to hit 8th in the batting order today.

Kyren Paris’s average exit velocity has declined recently; his 86.8-mph seasonal EV has dropped off to 84-mph over the past two weeks.

Over the past week, Kyren Paris’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 17.9%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Kyren Paris’s true offensive ability to be a .289, indicating that he has had some very good luck this year given the .044 difference between that mark and his actual .333 wOBA.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Kerry Carpenter today.

In terms of his batting average, Kerry Carpenter has had some very good luck since the start of last season. His .279 figure has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .265.

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